E Chi Ban Cafe, a relaxed, family-friendly restaurant in Auckland, New Zealand E Chi Ban is a relaxed cafe which seems to serve just about everything.  You can get a specialty coffee at the coffee bar, get a fresh sandwich or order from a variety of Indian, Chinese or Thai meals.

Inside the family-friendly Aunty Mena’s Vegetarian Cafe, in Wellington, New Zealand Aunty Mena’s Vegetarian Cafe, in Wellington, New Zealand, is a family-run vary casual vegetarian restaurant.  The decor is simple to non-existent, but the atmosphere is still warm and welcoming.&#

Inside Tulsi, a great Indian restaurant in downtown Wellington, New Zealand Tulsi is actually a chain of Indian restaurants we saw in a couple of places in New Zealand.  In Wellington, they’re located right downtown in the central pedestrian area.  They have a reasonably pri

Chai, South East Asian Cuisine, Napier, New Zealand Chai, South East Asian Cuisine, restaurant is located in a beautiful area of Napier, facing the ocean.  They serve a mix of different Asian food.  There is a nice ambience, with candles and an aquarium mounted on the wall.&

Outdoor, street-side seating at the Fat Dog Cafe, Rotorua, New ZealandThe Fat Dog Cafe is a funky, family friendly cafe centrally located in downtown Rotorua.  It’s brightly decorated and there is both indoor and outdoor seating.  We choose the outdoor street seating. 

Wintergarden Pavillion’s beautiful outdoor seating. After we finished visited the Auckland Museum and the Wintergarden we were pretty hungry.  We were tempted by the Wintergarden Pavillion’s amazing location and we weren’t disappointed. …

Food Alley, Auckland Food Alley is a collection of small take-out/take-away restaurants all located under the same roof.  There are lots of different types of ethnic food represented.  There is everything from Thai to Turkish.  There is shared seating for all the restau

Outdoor seating on the deck at Morepark Cafe, Waitomo Morepark Cafe is in the YHA.  There is indoor seating and an outdoor elevated deck area.  The umbrella covered seating overlooks a tree-filled ravine which makes for a peaceful backdrop for a relaxed meal.…

Andale Mexican Restaurant, SFOWe were waiting for our flight and after the drive to the airport and the time to check-in and go through security we were starving.  We debated between the different places to get a bite to eat and finally settled on Andale.  As you might expec

Unassuming interior of Pho Vietnam, Santa Rosa, California Quite honestly, when we first saw the restaurant we weren’t too hopeful.  Pho Vietnam is tucked into a corner in a strip mall.  It has a very unassuming exterior and the inside, with its vinyl booths and help-y