Hummingbird Cafe & Bar

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20 Courtenay Pl,
Wellington Central
Wellington,
6011

04 8016336

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5/17/2012
Hummingbird is going through a refurbishment at the moment and unfortunately it seems to be a turn for the worst. The theme can only be described as Soho Chic meets Hutt Valley sleep out. When visited on a Saturday for lunch the only menu offered to us was the brunch menu with a stark selection. The staff while pleasant kept standing in between people who were having conversations to top up their water. The food was definitely nothing to write home about either. A bowl of fries could not even be ordered as a side dish, really?
It's like they've taken away all the charm that made Hummingbird such a Wellington staple. Lets hope once the refurbishment is done and dusted we're left with a more appealing venue.
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Reviewer Hummingbird
5/23/2012
Hello there,

Jed Coleman here, one of the people behind the new Hummingbird. A lot of things have changed at Hummingbird and I'm sorry you didn't enjoy your brunch with us. If you come in again, please make yourself known to me and I'll shout you a drink or something to eat.

The renovations are complete here. When we were renovating, we found original tiles and brick from when the site was a butcher's shop many decades ago. We like those heritage features and so have incorporated them into our design. I'm not quite sure what you mean by "Soho Chic meets Hutt Valley sleep out", but we're pleased with the way the place looks.

We're open for dinner, cocktails and tapas every day from 3pm, and we open for weekend brunch/lunch from 9am. Our brunch/lunch menu has about 15 dishes on it (that includes brunch and lunch items). We think that's enough as we're aiming for quality. And no, we don't serve fries, but in the evenings we do serve our own version of fries, which arecrispy fried potatoes with paprika salt and aioli. They're delicious.

If you'd like to discuss this further, please don't hesitate to give me a call - 801 6336,

Regards,
Jed - Report
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Reviewer tuttifrutti
1/29/2010
One of my absolute fav's. Hummingbird is me all over. Be there this Sat as usual.
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Reviewer Rebecca
10/9/2009
Fantastic spot for an after work drink. Great cocktails - fantastic spicy bloody marys. Best tapas plate around.
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Reviewer Jarnie
8/31/2009
You don't win all those for no reason, its a top shelf establishment and I get there whenever I can.
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