Caph's Cafe, Bar & Restaurant is excellent — always extremely good as evidenced by the crowd on a Wednesday night. They have good, simple food without pretension. Their staff are good, too.
The massaman beef at Thai Cornar Restaurant was wonderful, and their deep-fried wontons are to die for. The flavours are fantastic. Their service is also great.
The service was friendly, but the food took a while to come out. Plus, 65 Northbourne’s décor was a bit dated. Still, the main thing and the highlight was the food.