GRILL WITH ALL THE FRILLS AT EIGHT

Eight specialist kitchens beckon with top-class cuisine at Cordis’ appropriately named restaurant

Eight offers unrivalled quality and abundance from its Grill, Salad, Seafood, Chinese, Japanese, Indian, Italian and Dessert kitchens. Keep an eye out here over the next few weeks to discover the best picks from Eight, sweetened with exclusive offers for Canvas readers.

Life’s too short to eat poor quality meat: less often and better is a good motto to live by. So when you do choose to indulge in a carnivorous experience, why be restricted to one choice? At Eight, there’s a world of premium meats on offer, for one tidy, all-inclusive price.

One of the eight kitchens at Eight, the New York-style Grill kitchen is a veritable meat-lover’s dream. If steak’s your thing, you have a range of local, grass-fed options to choose from, plus classic Kiwi lamb. But there’s much more than your usual line-up at Eight — an impressive range of local and exotic game and farmed meats awaits those who are up for a bit of a challenge: venison, alpaca, ostrich and kangaroo grace the Grill counter at dinner time.

And when you’re tempted to try something a little different, you can rest assured that you’re in safe hands: the specialist grill chefs at Eight will talk you through the many choices, let you hand-pick your cut, discuss the best cooking technique with you before preparing your selected cut of meat a la minute exactly to your liking, right in front of your eyes. It’s really like having your own personal chef.

The best kind of Sunday roast is one when everyone gets a break from cooking and dishes. On Sundays at lunch and dinner service, The Grill at Eight boasts a special addition, serving your family a succulent roast of the day with all the trimmings including creamy fondant potatoes, roast veges and rich gravy — and then afterwards, Eight’s team of dedicated pastry chefs and the famous chocolate fountain have dessert covered.

Mention “CANVAS8” and receive a free bottle of Babich wine for every group of 4 adults booked for dinner. Call (09) 300 2924.