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South American Oven

Restaurant Meal takeaway Catering service Health food restaurant Food court Health food store Argentinian restaurant South american restaurant

👍👍 The Argentinian sandwich is delicious! The milanesa sandwich tastes very authentic! Great empanadas! Bravo! People often mention empanadas, sandwich, delicious, Empanadas, recommend,


Address

7 Queen St, Harbour Eats Commercial Bay, 1010, New Zealand

Website

www.southamericanoven.co.nz

Contact

+64 9 600 2713

Rating on Google Maps

4.70 (157 reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Friday: 11 am to 9 pm
  • Saturday: 11 am to 9 pm
  • Sunday: 11 am to 8 pm
  • Monday: 11 am to 8 pm
  • Tuesday: 11 am to 8 pm
  • Wednesday: 11 am to 8 pm
  • Thursday: 11 am to 8 pm

Featured Reviews


Frequently mentioned in reviews: empanadas (16) sandwich (13) delicious (9) Empanadas (9) recommend (6)
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  • 5/5 Nestor C. 2 years ago on Google
    The Argentinian sandwich is delicious! The milanesa sandwich tastes very authentic! Great empanadas! Bravo!
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 2/5 Angelo R. 6 months ago on Google • 101 reviews
    For the price definitely not worth it. A bidfood ciabatta roll, sub par slow cooked brisket Mayo and slaw??? Hardly any sauce nothing to make it unique how is this even South American????? 3 Empanadas and enough weak chimichuri for 1???? Would not recommend, go somewhere else only gave 2 stars because it was edible and tasted okay.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Its J. 8 months ago on Google • 67 reviews
    Do it- skip all the other restaurants and go here. The slow roasted beef brisket sandwich was so good - I would get another one if I wasn't so full. Great portion, meat was perfect and great fresh ingredients. They've made the perfect sandwich. Can't speak on the other items but I'm satisfied.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Jessica Ureste (. 2 months ago on Google • 438 reviews New
    The sandwich argentino was pretty good, although a little pricy for the size. Service was relatively quick for being a busy lunchtime. Ordering via the screen is easy, although you may want to browse the menu ahead of time as to not hold up the line when it comes to your turn to order.

  • 4/5 Nirmal G. 8 months ago on Google • 85 reviews
    So close to being awesome 😯 Decided to try their signature slow cooked beef brisket ‘Argentino’ for lunch. Ordering was nice and easy on the touch screen, food is coming out pretty quickly and it’s all going wonderfully well. Order ‘dine-in’ as we’re in a food court, food comes out fairly quickly, sit down and it’s just waaay to oily / fatty, and all the flavours are lost. The bun is lightly toasted to perfection, but the bite just doesn’t deliver the expected payoff 😢 They do a wide range of Empanadas - with a lunch discount when ordered a pair, so maybe that’s the better alternative if you decide to go there. Would definitely not recommend this option, but they have lots of other items that could be winners, so I’m not going to suggest this one visit is sufficient to judge their whole menu.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 3/5 Rising S. 2 years ago on Google • 346 reviews
    I was excited to experience a few bites from the south American cuisine. The presentation and the colours were delightful and the prices inviting. The taste? Mediocre. The empanadas was rather dry, so most of the taste came from the souces on the side.

  • 5/5 Lucas B. 1 year ago on Google
    Great place to have the best Argentinian empanadas in Auckland. I usually go here and I recommend the sandwiches!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Kristin P. 1 year ago on Google
    Really enjoyed our visit to the One Queen markets and loved our empanadas from the South American Oven. Delicious!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Pablo M. 1 year ago on Google
    The most delicious Empanadas in all Auckland! I recommend "Chicken, Bacon and Mushroom"so yummy!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 3/5 Cynthia O. 1 year ago on Google
    The Empanadas needed a little more cooking, the outside part. Spinach one didn't have much filling They were not gluten free Empanadas.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Andy G. 3 years ago on Google
    (Just a note that they are located on level 2 inside the new shopping mall at Queen St.) Fantastic food, great flavours! Also great staff!! If you never tried empanadas before you need to go there and try them. I loved them and will be back!! Thank you!!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Alice 7 months ago on Google • 81 reviews
    I got the argentino sandwich via ubereats - so worth it! this sandwhich was delicious and the meat tender.

  • 3/5 Rook De M. 4 months ago on Google • 65 reviews
    got the beef & olives and lamb & vegetable (pictured) Empanadas. both were tasty, but its a bit too pricey for what it is. Leaving a 3* as i may return to try their sandwiches.

  • 5/5 robert k. 4 months ago on Google • 55 reviews
    Definitely coming back for more whenever we get a chance in downtown CBD

  • 5/5 Nancy G. 5 months ago on Google • 31 reviews
    The food was very delicious, I tried several menus, some empanadas of different flavors, a Neapolitan Milanese, a sandwich, Argentine beef brisket. All very awesome.

  • 5/5 C W. 8 months ago on Google
    Superb spot ! Sandwiches & pastries are delicious.

  • 5/5 Juan Emilio R. 2 years ago on Google
    Excellent Argentinian Empanadas!!! Have to comeback to try deep fried and the milanesa sandwich!!!!

  • 5/5 Brad W. 5 months ago on Google
    Food was fantastic, tried an empanada a a roll and schnitzel bites were both great. Would highly recommend.

  • 5/5 Misha Z. 6 months ago on Google • 11 reviews
    Real Argentinian meat in a sandwich with coleslaw! Need to try! Empanadas was okay. I little overcooked

  • 4/5 Benedict U. 3 years ago on Google
    The restaurant is one of the many in the Harbour Eats food court in the commercial Bay building. They serve a range of different empanadas and have a fairly large selection of vegetarian and meat-filled empanadas. There was a counter upfront with all the flavours they have to offer. I was sharing some with a friend so we grabbed the 3 empanadas for $16 and he gave us a sample of all the three sauces that they had. I quite liked the lamb and vegetable one. Nice bits of lamb in thin, tasty pastry. The mushroom, spinach and feta one was also quite tasty. The leek, bacon and cheese one was ok. We also got a card to remind us of the fillings of the empanadas. All the sauces were not spicy but the pico de gallo had a bit of tartness to it. The nice pastry filled treats are a good option for food in the area.

  • 5/5 Freddy 7 months ago on Google
    Oh my goodness, I can't even begin to express how much I enjoyed my meal. I ordered the Ham and Cheese empanada and the Argentino (Slow-cooked Brisket), and it was an absolute culinary delight. It's not often that a dish transports you halfway across the world, but this one did just that. Thank you

  • 5/5 Peter P. 2 years ago on Google
    Loved the Empanadas. Friendly staff.

  • 5/5 Max M. 1 year ago on Google
    Everything on the menu is delicious. The brisket sandwich, pork belly sandwich, and the chicken and mushroom empanadas are just to die for. Servings are perfect-sized, and the chimichurri sauce is the perfect touch. They are on Uber Eats too!

  • 5/5 Kim S. 8 months ago on Google
    Brisket sandwich was so bloody good. Would have paid restaurant prices for it and been extremely pleased

  • 5/5 Bianca P. 9 months ago on Google
    Amazing empanadas. Really took me on a trip back to my country.

  • 5/5 A 10 months ago on Google
    Great empanadas! But bit surprised to find half a dollar surcharge on all non-cash purchases even EFTPOS swipe!

  • 5/5 Joel N. 10 months ago on Google
    This might just be the best burger (“sandwich”) I’ve ever had! It was AMAZING! 😍

  • 5/5 hwaterboy 3 years ago on Google
    This is my new favourite empanada vendor! The flavours and quality of these empanadas are bang on. I have tested a lot of empanadas in my day in Argentina and these are at another level, with some very delicious improvements on the flavour options. I was glad my son did not eat all of his seasonal special as one was not enough! Well done and keep it up as we will surely be back soon!

  • 5/5 Deevz L. 1 year ago on Google
    Great service and even more amazing food!! This place is my "go to" for weekend empandas for the entire family.

  • 5/5 Macarena S. 1 year ago on Google
    Best Argie food in all NZ, almost as good as Riquelme. Staff always friendly and food delicious , thank you South American Oven 💙💛

  • 5/5 Tomás C. 1 year ago on Google
    Best Argentinian food in town.

  • 5/5 Bea L. 1 year ago on Google
    ❤ love this place! So nice to be able to get veggie snack for a reasonable price. I always get the empanada. Definitely recommend

  • 5/5 Saki W. 1 year ago on Google
    DELICIOUS! I got 120 empanadas for a party, and the guy at the counter helped me carry them to my vehicle which was ages away. It was 6pm, a busy time for dinner, but he insisted. What an absolute LEGEND. Had a few foodies at the party, so many positive comments about how delicious they were. Thanks guys, great job and outstanding service.


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Amenities


  • Payments
    • ✓️ Debit cards
    • ✓️ Credit cards
    • ✓️ NFC mobile payments
  • Offerings
    • ✓️ Alcohol
    • ✓️ Small plates
  • Accessibility
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible lift
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible toilet
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible seating
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible car park
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible entrance
  • Dining options
    • ✓️ Lunch
    • ✓️ Dinner
    • ✓️ Dessert
    • ✓️ Seating
    • ✓️ Catering
    • ✓️ Breakfast
  • Service options
    • ✓️ Dine-in
    • ✓️ Delivery
    • ✓️ Takeaway

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