WOAP2015: Hannah Laneway Commons
Where? Hannah Factory Laneway (Wellington CBD, Wellington, New Zealand) Map
When? Saturday August 15, 2015
Who? Tim, Dewi, Dwayne
Food Style? Innovative Seasonal Tucker
Joining Eva Street and Leeds Street, the Hannah Factory Laneway is home to pizza specialists Pizza Pomodoro, craft brew bar Golding's Free Dive, Wellington Chocolate Factory, Red Rabbit Coffee and Leeds St Bakery. These businesses have teamed up with next door neighbours Egmont Street Eatery to provide a winter canteen in a marquee between Goldings and the Chocolate Factory, and just under the balcony of Pineapples Resort™. This was only available for two days, so I met with Tim, Dwayne and Dewi on Saturday night before Dewi's departure for Japan.
The atmosphere is pretty bustling. We were seated by 6pm - any later and we would have had to wait in a massive queue. The back of the marquee is where all the cooking is happening; patrons are free to visit Goldings for some cold drinks or the Chocolate Factory for some hot drinks. I've opted for the miso braised beef cheeks and wok-fried tuatuas (clams). This is costing me $15 each, and unfortunately on arrival, they amount to no more than a mound of food smaller than the size of my palm. Thankfully, the food is very tasty, and I've stolen some of Tim and Dwayne's garlic pizza bread to scoop up my sauce - it's fantastic. To round it off, I've ordered some of Leed St Bakery's ginger cake with toffee sauce. It's warm and moist and absolutely delectable - definitely the winner on the night.
A pretty cool idea, but way too expensive for what we got. I like the collaborative nature of the setup, and I think it had potential to be more like a night market, but really needed to be at least half the price of what we paid.
Posted by Jeremy at 10:46am on Monday August 17, 2015 :: 0 comments :: 