UPCOMING EVENTS
Open Tuesday - Saturday from 6pm.
EXECUTIVE CHEF NICK HONEYMAN
Nestled discretely in the rear of the beautifully dressed venue is an absolute surprise. Make your way through the hustle and bustle of one of Auckland’s busiest bars to discover one of its best attributes....“Cru at Sale St” provides some of Auckland's most innovative and contemporary NZ-French cuisine in a relaxed and inviting atmosphere, all amongst the liveliness of one of Auckland's top bars.
Cru mixes French dining with Kiwi ingredients creating cutting edge cuisine. Cru, which means ‘raw’ in French, is brought to life by chef Nick Honeyman. The restaurant, which was formerly Dallow’s and a Cuisine Top 50 Restaurants Finalist 2011.
Nick Honeyman strives to offer a new dining experience serving five and seven course degustation menus along with a la carte. The menus change regularly and showcase the best of New Zealand’s seasonal produce. Nick believes some ingredients are best left in their raw and natural state, then enhanced with complimentary ingredients to deliver unique textures and flavours.“I strive to find the best and most unique ingredients to enhance our customer’s dining experience. We use cutting edge molecular techniques married with old school French techniques which allows us to create fresh new flavors and styles of cuisine,” he says. “I welcome diners to come in and leave your meal in my hands, that’s where your food journey will begin.”
All Nick’s dishes are presented with creativity and flair and can be matched with wine. The mind-blowing culinary experience is enhanced further by the passion of the service staff and the chef team.
Whilst some degustation experiences can be lengthy, Cru’s offering is not aimed to be an all night affair, although in saying that if a leisurely dining expereince is what you are after we can certainly provide that. Allow 1 hour for the five course degustation , 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 hours for the seven course degustation.