Awards & Press

"Prego has been around for 22 years because it excells in simplicity. You know what you will get has been paid the greatest respects in the kitchen. You know it will be delivered by wait sorts who know and like their stuff. It is the epitome of hospitality consistency."

Sunday Star-Times, January 2009

Awards

Prego is proud to have consistently received accolades over the years including:

Cuisine ‘Restaurant of the Year’:

Prego has entered 3 times, and for all 3 years has been shorlisted to finalist.

Metro Magazine

2009:

Restaurant Personality of the Year, Brandon Lela’ulu

The Lewisham Foundation Awards: (Auckland hospitality industry awards)

2011

2010:

2009:

Waiter of the Year, Logan Harris.

Best Auckland Establishment

Oustanding Maitre’D, Brandon Lela’ulu
2008:

Outstanding Restaurateur, Krishna Botica
2007:

Oustanding Maitre’D, Brandon Lela’ulu
Best Ambience Established, Prego Restaurant
Outstanding Waiter, Robere Pothier
2006:

Outstanding Restaurateur, Krishna Botica
Outstanding Waiter, Vicky Pethybridge
2005:

Outstanding Waite, Donna Robinson
Outstanding Maitre’D, Krishna Botica

Press

‘… it would be hard to find anywhere more charming than the front courtyard……and the skilled staff take care of you well. Unpretentious and consistent, Prego is great fun, with a grown up approach to casual dining and well-deserved popularity on a strip with plenty of choice.’
Cuisine 2009

‘There is pasta – with sauces simple & uncluttered. There are pizzas of serious calibre. There is fish as fresh as you could possibly expect. And there’s a good range of sides that are given equal footing with the mains in terms of care & treatment.’
Geraldine Johns (About Town) January 18th 2009

‘I’m biased. Me and Prego, it’s true amore. Love the atmosphere…..chatter. Clatter. Bustle. Hustle. You have to admire them for being so consistently good, and that’s a rare thing in an Auckland restaurant.
Ewan McDonald in Viva 20 Feb 2009

‘The calamari… was tender and crunchy without being oily. There was not one dud note in the entire meal. The pizza puttanesca…… was the best I’d ever eaten. The …. Brulee was the best $10.50 worth ever. Ditto the tiramisu. Prego has retained its old buzzy, fun atmosphere, … held its prices, kept its menu favourites – and improved its service and cooking by several notches.’
Carroll du Chateau Canvas magazine May 2007