A series of one-off dinners that take us somewhere else for the night. Different cuisines, different stories, all done the Ari way: thoughtful, generous and full of flavour, shared around the table.
$89pp | 5 Courses | Doors open at 6pm for 6.30pm start
This year’s line up:
20th May | Mexican (sold out)
24th & 25th June | Greek (sold out)
22nd July | Nigerian (sold out)
12th & 13th August | Brazil (12th sold out)
23th & 24th September | Japan 2.0 (23rd sold out)
These have become some of our favourite nights of the year. A full room, a set menu, and a chance to cook something a little different and bring people together, the way we love to host.
Bookings are essential. We’ll take credit card details to secure your seat, but nothing is charged unless required. Please advise dietarys in advance.
Second Sunday of each winter month
Three courses | $55
There's something special about a proper Sunday roast in winter.
This winter, we're inviting you to join us for Ari's Sunday Roast Club - a series of long Sunday lunches built around generous seasonal roasts, shared tables, good wine and comforting food.
Held on the second Sunday of each month from June through September, each lunch features a three-course menu for $55 per person, with a different roast taking centre stage each month.
Whether you're gathering family, catching up with friends or simply looking for an excuse to get out of the house on a cold winter's day, Sunday Roast Club is all about slowing down and enjoying the afternoon.
Prawn toast, bisque mayonnaise, spring onion relish
Roast beef scotch, smoked beetroot purée, roasted beetroot, caramelised onion and goat's cheese dauphinoise
Apple tarte fine, cinnamon sugar, vanilla ice cream
Smoked fish and celeriac velouté, fried bread
Roasted lamb rump, lamb hot pot pie, wilted garlic brassicas
Chocolate cremosa, roasted pears, Chantilly cream
Mushroom risotto, truffle miso butter, pangrattato
Pork belly, sage butter gnocchi, Granny Smith apple, chestnut purée
Cheesecake and citrus
Blood orange and gin cured fish, fennel, lilput and sesame dressing
Roasted chicken, confit garlic mashed potatoes, loaded iceberg salad
Mandarin Eton Mess, yoghurt, sherry
We'll take credit card details to secure your seat, but nothing is charged unless required.
Available Thursday evenings with our a la carte menu only
Corkage $30 per bottle
For groups of 1-7 guests
Every Thursday night, we invite you to bring along a bottle of something special and enjoy it with dinner at Ari.
Whether it's a treasured cellar bottle you've been saving for the right occasion, a favourite wine discovered on a recent Hawke's Bay cellar door visit, or simply something you love sharing with friends, BYO Thursday is your excuse to pull the cork.
Our menu is designed to pair beautifully with great wine, and we love seeing what our guests have tucked away in their collections.
Show us what's in your cellar! We've opened everything from treasured back vintages to bottles picked up that very afternoon. Every wine has a story, and we're always keen to hear it.
