Forest Restaurant

Forest Restaurant We are a small vegetarian restaurant located at 177 Symonds Street, Eden Terrace.

We serve a 3 course set menu which changes weekly, based on seasonality and what we have preserved. We’re open from 6pm, Wednesday to Saturday, and prefer bookings because they help us prepare just the right amount of food. We believe that we have a responsibility to run our restaurant in a way that is respectful of our environment. As a means to lessen the impact we have on our climate, we source

the majority of our ingredients as locally as possible, and aim to create as little waste as we can.

Stracciatella with smoky panfried potato balls, sticky capsicum vinegar, roast onion oil and a salty seasoning made from...
08/06/2026

Stracciatella with smoky panfried potato balls, sticky capsicum vinegar, roast onion oil and a salty seasoning made from potato skins & toasted paprika. πŸ₯”πŸŸ‘🟑🟑 We're back from 5pm this Thursday!

Green apple & amaretto sundae, stretchy apple toffee, chewy dried apple and flaky sea salt. 🍏πŸ₯ƒ
03/06/2026

Green apple & amaretto sundae, stretchy apple toffee, chewy dried apple and flaky sea salt. 🍏πŸ₯ƒ

Spicy caper brine margarita. πŸ‹β€πŸŸ© We're closed this week but will be back pouring these from June 11th!
02/06/2026

Spicy caper brine margarita. πŸ‹β€πŸŸ© We're closed this week but will be back pouring these from June 11th!

See you this week or see you after! πŸ’œπŸ„β€πŸŸ«
27/05/2026

See you this week or see you after! πŸ’œπŸ„β€πŸŸ«

Cabbage gratin! πŸ₯¬ Layers of juicy grilled cabbage baked in jalapeΓ±o & potato cream with load of chives, seedy mustard, t...
21/05/2026

Cabbage gratin! πŸ₯¬ Layers of juicy grilled cabbage baked in jalapeΓ±o & potato cream with load of chives, seedy mustard, thyme, and a smoked garlic & sesame panko crust. πŸ˜›

Blood orange jelly, kyoho grape jam, marigold cream, bitter finger lime & blood orange sherbet. πŸŠπŸ¦πŸ“’ We're taking a littl...
19/05/2026

Blood orange jelly, kyoho grape jam, marigold cream, bitter finger lime & blood orange sherbet. 🍊🍦

πŸ“’ We're taking a little mid-year break for the first week of June. Bookings will pause from June 1st-6th, then back to normal after that. 😘

Fried halloumi covered in chewy coconut and spiced onions, tomato tamarind sauce, crispy curry leaves and stripes of cha...
18/05/2026

Fried halloumi covered in chewy coconut and spiced onions, tomato tamarind sauce, crispy curry leaves and stripes of charred cauliflower and lime leaf yoghurt. πŸ¦“πŸ§€πŸƒ

πŸ“’ Our fried feijoa officially has 2 weeks left for the year! If you're keen to get your hands on one, your last day will...
18/05/2026

πŸ“’ Our fried feijoa officially has 2 weeks left for the year! If you're keen to get your hands on one, your last day will be Saturday May 30th. πŸ™‰πŸ‘‹

Passionfruit salad dressing sundae! πŸ₯—πŸ¨ Olive oil and mustard ice cream, champagne vinegar caramel, fresh passionfruit, s...
04/05/2026

Passionfruit salad dressing sundae! πŸ₯—πŸ¨ Olive oil and mustard ice cream, champagne vinegar caramel, fresh passionfruit, salt & pepper sugar. Sounds like an April Fools joke, tastes yum. πŸ₯Έ

πŸ₯•πŸ™ Spicy pickled carrot margarita! Spiked with jalapeΓ±o, lime juice and aleppo salt. πŸ‹β€πŸŸ©πŸŒΆ
30/04/2026

πŸ₯•πŸ™ Spicy pickled carrot margarita! Spiked with jalapeΓ±o, lime juice and aleppo salt. πŸ‹β€πŸŸ©πŸŒΆ

Sweetcorn salad! 🌽🌽🌽 Juicy raw corn dressed with marmite balsamic, capers, hazelnut garlic crunch, shallots and tarragon...
28/04/2026

Sweetcorn salad! 🌽🌽🌽 Juicy raw corn dressed with marmite balsamic, capers, hazelnut garlic crunch, shallots and tarragon oil.

It might be Monday morning, but it's never too early to start planning your next almond negroni! Made with Suze, Disaron...
26/04/2026

It might be Monday morning, but it's never too early to start planning your next almond negroni! Made with Suze, Disaronno, Lillet Blanc, and infused with roasted almonds and sea salt. πŸ₯ƒ

Pumpkin pie rice pud, salted maple ice cream, burnt sugar walnuts. πŸŽƒ Made using cured Gisborne squash and proper Canadia...
22/04/2026

Pumpkin pie rice pud, salted maple ice cream, burnt sugar walnuts. πŸŽƒ Made using cured Gisborne squash and proper Canadian maple syrup in a can - sourced direct from their motherland by some of our favourite customers. πŸ€—πŸ’ŒπŸ

It's officially broth season! This week we'll be pouring this caramelised leek, balsamic & brown butter number. πŸ«–πŸ‚
15/04/2026

It's officially broth season! This week we'll be pouring this caramelised leek, balsamic & brown butter number. πŸ«–πŸ‚

Brown sugar molasses ice cream swirled with sour kyoho grape sorbet, salted shiso syrup, and yuzu oil! πŸ‡πŸ₯„
07/04/2026

Brown sugar molasses ice cream swirled with sour kyoho grape sorbet, salted shiso syrup, and yuzu oil! πŸ‡πŸ₯„

Smoked cabbage pancake, Tabasco aioli, sour green apple, roasted sesame, chives and sweet soy. πŸ₯¬ Open tonight as usual! ...
02/04/2026

Smoked cabbage pancake, Tabasco aioli, sour green apple, roasted sesame, chives and sweet soy. πŸ₯¬ Open tonight as usual! 🐣

Smoked purple kūmara, red pepper molé, jalapeño cream, and crushed peanuts. 🍠Molé is a traditional Mexican sauce and thi...
25/03/2026

Smoked purple kūmara, red pepper molé, jalapeño cream, and crushed peanuts. 🍠
MolΓ© is a traditional Mexican sauce and this is our very untraditional version featuring roasted nuts, seeds, spices, chillies, tiny Coromandel bananas and dark chocolate.

It's Kyoho grape season again and we're pouring vanilla olive oil vodka grapetinis! πŸ‡πŸΈ Tiny hand or huge grapes?
24/03/2026

It's Kyoho grape season again and we're pouring vanilla olive oil vodka grapetinis! πŸ‡πŸΈ Tiny hand or huge grapes?

Honeydew matcha ice cream, stretchy almond caramel, salted watermelon ice and crispy honeycomb. πŸ‘‹πŸŒžπŸˆπŸ‰
18/03/2026

Honeydew matcha ice cream, stretchy almond caramel, salted watermelon ice and crispy honeycomb. πŸ‘‹πŸŒžπŸˆπŸ‰

Spicy pickled purple cabbage margarita! 🌢🟣πŸ₯¬ Spiked with bay leaves, peppercorns, lots of lime and of course pickled cabb...
17/03/2026

Spicy pickled purple cabbage margarita! 🌢🟣πŸ₯¬ Spiked with bay leaves, peppercorns, lots of lime and of course pickled cabbage juice with plenty of chilli. πŸ˜›

A whole feijoa - peeled, poached, deep-fried in a light batter, then rolled in feijoa skin sherbet - sitting on sticky g...
15/03/2026

A whole feijoa - peeled, poached, deep-fried in a light batter, then rolled in feijoa skin sherbet - sitting on sticky ginger cake covered in earl grey custard. Crispy on the outside, jelly on the inside. On our menu for the next month or so! πŸ₯šβ˜•οΈπŸ«š

Bubbly fried halloumi, red wine cherries, marmite caramel, torched figs and a pool of fig leaf & thyme oil. πŸ”₯πŸ§€ Thanks to...
09/03/2026

Bubbly fried halloumi, red wine cherries, marmite caramel, torched figs and a pool of fig leaf & thyme oil. πŸ”₯πŸ§€

Thanks to everyone who came and supported our dessert pop-up Scoops! We are now back to regular programming, serving both salty and sweet treats. See you soon. 😘

Marigold leaf, peach & custard sundae! 🍨πŸ₯„ Layers of fragrant green marigold ice cream, peach & vanilla custard, peach sk...
09/03/2026

Marigold leaf, peach & custard sundae! 🍨πŸ₯„ Layers of fragrant green marigold ice cream, peach & vanilla custard, peach skin sherbet and poached peaches we tried our best to make taste like . πŸ˜šπŸ’—πŸ‘

Tomatoes, pickled melon, whipped goat cheese, red onion agrodolce and dill. πŸŸ‘πŸŸ’πŸŸ πŸ”΄
03/03/2026

Tomatoes, pickled melon, whipped goat cheese, red onion agrodolce and dill. πŸŸ‘πŸŸ’πŸŸ πŸ”΄

Toasted marshmallow rice pudding, pretzel ice cream and pickled strawberry sauce! 🍑πŸ₯¨πŸ“ Covered in a salty strawberry pret...
23/02/2026

Toasted marshmallow rice pudding, pretzel ice cream and pickled strawberry sauce! 🍑πŸ₯¨πŸ“ Covered in a salty strawberry pretzel crumb that makes it taste like a Rocky Road ice cream from the dairy.

Address

243 Dominion Road
Auckland
1024

Opening Hours

Wednesday 5:30pm - 10pm
Thursday 5:30pm - 10pm
Friday 5:30pm - 10pm
Saturday 5:30pm - 10pm

Telephone

+64 210 901 3352

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