Dine with me: All aboard the sushi train

Saturday, 29 June 2024

South Indian flavours from Kera-la-carte get the tick from Labour’s Dr Ayesha Verrall.

Wellington’s eateries are doing it tough so The Post has launched a new series through winter to throw our support behind them. Each week we’ll ask a Wellingtonian where we’re likely to spot them eating. This week, Labour’s Wellington Issues spokesperson and former Health Minister Ayesha Verrall.

Read designer James Bush’s recommendations and Dame Miranda Harcourt’s

Best coffee in Wellington? (and what's your order? with or without a pastry?)

Peoples Coffee in Newtown. First coffee of the morning is a long black. If I have a second it's a flat white. No pastry.

Best place to people watch?

I try not to watch people in the vain hope it stops people watching me. If I walk up the Terrace to La Cloche I’m bound to meet someone there or along the way who wants to share a tip with an opposition MP.

Where to for an early evening wine/whisky/whatever?

Puffin is good for a wine and there is a small courtyard out the back where you can have a quiet conversation without interruption.

Best kid friendly menu/restaurant?

I have a 10-year-old daughter who loves the sushi train at Kazu Sushi. The novelty of the food cycling past never seems to wear off.

Best Indian?

Kera-la-carte in Courtenay Place. The staff are very friendly and the South Indian curries seem more diverse and differently flavoured than what I’ve struck before.

And fave neighbourhood bistro?

I love the Salty Pidgin in Brooklyn. That’s my local. The menu is simple but done well and with enough specials for variety. Going there feels both comfortable and a treat at the same time.