The Shakespeare Hotel I Restaurant & Bar I Pub I Micro Brewery

Hotel · Auckland Central

The Shakespeare Hotel I Restaurant & Bar I Pub I Micro Brewery

Hotel · Auckland Central

61 Albert Street, Auckland Central, Auckland 1010, New Zealand

Highlights

Nestled in a pastel Victorian building, this charming 1898 boutique hotel features cozy rooms, a lively pub with house-brewed ales, and a trendy restaurant.

61 Albert Street, Auckland Central, Auckland 1010, New Zealand Get directions

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"A well-known publican named Thomas Foley established the Shakespeare Hotel and Brewery a few blocks from the Auckland harbor in 1898. Foley grew up in the building and painstakingly rebuilt the property out of red bricks he imported from Melbourne. In 1986, then-owner Peter Barraclough and then-brewer Barry Newman established one of the first microbreweries in New Zealand at this central Auckland icon. Today, the new the brewery produces hundreds of thousands of liters of ale using traditional wild fermentation techniques. Just like the old days, the pub still offers affordable accommodation upstairs for travelers who want to be in the middle of the action, or those who drink one too many IPAs. Accommodations are small and simple but feature original windows and attic-style skylights. It’s probably the best deal in town, especially when considering the lively bar at the bottom of the Escher-like staircase."

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Jonathan Albanese

Google

Avoid the upstairs restaurant. I have never had a worse experience with service. Never got a menu and had to go get one. Never had someone come to take our order and had to go place it. The food never came. No apology no nothing. This was the worst restaurant experience I have ever had. Avoid avoid avoid.

Tony Markey

Google

Not just a great atmosphere but a fabulous food menu and incredible beer menu and an enormous whiskey menu. In addition to this the app is so ridiculously intuitive and better than many large companies or corporations can manage to do all in all a fabulous experience.

davodrums

Google

Fantastic grilled fish of the day and fish and chips. Beer and wine also great. The restaurant was under renovation so we ate downstairs in the pub but it was fine. The staff were friendly and courteous. Right near our accom so an easy walk home.

Jessika Cichy

Google

Didn’t stay here but popped in for dinner last night. Great pub in a good, central part of Auckland. My partner and I really enjoyed their brews (I had a cider & he had an ale) - they were very crisp and light. My partner had a scotch fillet and it was good but I had the fish burger and it was the highlight of the whole experience - an absolutely delicious dish that knocked my socks off. Service was a little slow (I think it just might’ve been understaffed at the time), but otherwise a pleasant experience and would recommend for anyone wanting a decent drink & meal.

Tess Stapleton

Google

My husband and I stayed here for our honeymoon in New Zealand and had an excellent time. We arrived a bit early, before check-in, and the manager allowed us to keep our heavy bags with him until check-in time so we could explore the city. When we did check in the manager, Sid, was incredibly nice, gave us a complimentary beer and gift card for use in the bar downstairs. He was also quite helpful when we asked for recommendations of nearby places to see, excellent service. The room was nice, very clean, and comfortable. This is a historic hotel so I think some guests may not have taken that into consideration in their expectations. I only take one star away from the room as the shower door was sort of funky and didn't quite close without a little finagling, but nothing major.

Larry Klueh

Google

The hotel's Pub is the oldest brewpub in Aukland, and the beer is Excellent. We tried Gravediggers Porter and Jesters Pilsner.

Stevo Australia

Google

This place has just gone completely downhill. Used to be a seriously great Auckland pub, one of the few proper pubs, that did great food and their own beer. Now the food is terrible, burgers taste like cardboard, the beer sucks. I’m pretty sure that there are new owners but it’s like they have zero respect for themselves or their business, treat customers with disdain and do the absolute bare minimum, running it like a Heineken-serving gastropub with zero appreciation of creating a community vibe. Seems to attract students and drunks (who continue to be served after being violently intoxicated) these days, which is basically a fair reflection of how far it’s fallen.

Svetla Nestorova

Google

Friendly staff, 8 exceptional beers brewed on-site, a good selection of meals to match.Their dark beer is the best I've tried in Auckland.