Prego Restaurant

Enjoy a lovely lunch with friends. The food is amazing, especially the pizzas, which are hard but delicious. Almost everything here is really good.

Lamb was cooked incorrectly, medium rare instead well done and took long to fix. The food tasted decent. Be aware of long wait times and hard to find parking spots.

Delicious food! I had the Prego Pie, and it was absolutely delicious, flavourful, hearty, and incredibly filling. The pie was perfectly crispy, and everything on the plate complemented each other beautifully. It felt like the ultimate comfort food. I’m already looking forward to coming back and trying more dishes from the menu! The customer service was excellent as well. Our server was friendly, attentive, and made the experience even better.

Having heard from some friends that Prego is one of the best Italian spots in central Auckland, we were keen to give it a try! It definitely lives up to the hype! Getting there was easy—though depending on the time and day, parking might be straightforward or involve a short walk. The venue is surprisingly spacious and seats a good number of diners. According to their website, they don’t take reservations, so we walked in for dinner on a Monday evening. Even though it was still busy, we were seated right away. The staff were attentive, friendly, and quick to top up our waters throughout the night. For two people, we ordered the calamari fritti ($28), linguine alla marinara ($42), and filetto ($48). The standout for me was the linguine—partly because I’m a sucker for seafood, but also because the pasta was perfectly cooked and generously loaded with prawns, mussels, cockles, and tuna. The seafood was beautifully tender and fresh, adding real depth to the dish. The filetto was served with potatoes au gratin that were crisp on the outside and beautifully layered—absolutely delicious. The steak itself was topped with chimichurri and a rich jus, and we were pleased to receive it exactly as ordered: a perfect medium rare. No complaints—just a perfectly executed dish. The calamari fritti was also cooked beautifully—light and tender and perfectly paired with some greens and lemon. To end the night, we couldn’t resist trying the tiramisu ($18), especially after seeing a few go past to other tables. I’m glad we did—easily one of the best we’ve had. The sponge was nicely soaked with espresso and marsala, and the balance between the whipped egg and mascarpone cream layers was spot on. Rich, but not overly sweet—something many tiramisus struggle to achieve. Dining here is definitely a treat, but it’s an experience worth having. We’re already looking forward to coming back to explore more of the menu!

We loved the food, atmosphere and especially their customer service. Special thanks to Sam! We had great pizza and pasta recommendations and quick service. I can’t wait to go back! Purely an Italiano aura

I recently visited Auckland, New Zealand, for the first time, and I absolutely loved everything about it! After a full day of exploring, we had dinner at Prego and enjoyed a lovely evening. We started out at the bar with Strange Nature Spritzer, which was most excellent. Olie and his bartending partner were so much fun! They created 6 Spritzers for us. We were then so very excited to get a table for a large group outside. It was a really nice night. We shared a platter of calamari, which was delicious, and then I had the seafood pasta, which was divine! I even had my cold leftovers for breakfast. That was super. I highly recommend Prego. I will go back again!

Got here at around 8:30pm on a Saturday, only around a 30min wait for a table, but we sat at the bar and had cocktails and the time flew! We were seated outside undercover and were served by Cameron who was delightful. Food was definitely worth the wait! I couldn’t decide, so I had the pizzetta, kingfish crudo and linguine marinara all to myself - absolutely delicious!