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Alberto's Restaurant

Main Road | Arorangi, Cook Islands
Ranked #5 of 67 restaurants in Rarotonga
4.5 of 5 stars 65 Reviews
Cuisines: European
Good for: Child-friendly, Romantic, Groups, Business, Special Occasion Dining, Entertaining clients, Cheap Eats
Dining options: Dinner, Reservations, After-hours, Dessert
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Good for: Child-friendly, Romantic, Groups, Business, Special Occasion Dining, Entertaining clients, Cheap Eats
Dining options: Dinner, Reservations, After-hours, Dessert
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Rarotonga
1 review
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 2 May 2012

Alberto's is hard to beat. I live here and am not writing this to pump up someones tripadvisor page. But I want to say to anyone visiting Rarotonga and dining out don't miss Alberto's. I have never had a bad meal here. The meals sizes are huge. The steaks are always perfect and melt in your mouth. I just had... More

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Highland
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5 reviews 5 reviews
4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 31 March 2012

Alberto's is an excellent choice to dine. Excellent service, cleanliness and food. I would highly recommend Albeto's, More

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Canberra, Australia
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19 reviews 19 reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 29 March 2012

Alberto's was one of our least preferred meals on the island, but not because it was bad. We ordered a smoked chicken pasta which was GIGANTIC and comes with a complimentary garlic bread and my partner ordered the steak (which means you get to help yourself to salad bar). The salad bar isnt huge ( a few types of salad,... More

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Havelock North
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11 reviews 11 reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 March 2012
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Not much atmosphere here, but food and service is good. Meals were all huge, we struggled to finish. More

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Sequim, Washington
Senior Reviewer
6 reviews 6 reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 29 February 2012

This restaurant is one of the main reasons my husband who hates to fly keeps heading back to Raro! Wonderful "basic" food, NZ beef of gigantic porportions. Tender chicken cutlets, great saladbar, very pleasant and welcoming staff. More

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Melbourne, Australia
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11 reviews 11 reviews
Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
7 helpful votes 7 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 February 2012

We were in Raratonga for 7 nights and had 2 meals at Albertos. My husband had steak both times and I had Chilli beef and steak on the second night. Both visits to the restaurant proved to be great. The steak was melt in the mouth and the chilli beef was also great and ample. The staff were really friendly... More

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Wellington, New Zealand
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11 reviews 11 reviews
Reviews in 5 cities Reviews in 5 cities
4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 February 2012

We ate here last week and thoroughly enjoyed the meal. I had the swordfish which was yummy. The restaurant is immaculate inside and out, the service is fast and friendly. Prices are average for Rarotonga and the helpings are big. More

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Mission, Canada
2 reviews
4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 November 2011
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Have been to the Cooks for 4 weeks during the past 2 years,and although our resort had a resteraunt we went to Albertos 5 times and just loved it.A small place but Kerry and Tania do an awesome job making sure everthing is just right.The ribeye steak,well what can you say just mouth watering,prawns were fresh and tastey,salad bar was... More

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Kaitaia, New Zealand
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14 reviews 14 reviews
Reviews in 5 cities Reviews in 5 cities
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 November 2011

Very nice meal, huge steaks all nicely cooked. The surf n Turf recommended but wont leave room for desert, big meals.A really good menu selection. More

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Vancouver
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27 reviews 27 reviews
Reviews in 10 cities Reviews in 10 cities
14 helpful votes 14 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 November 2011

After reading the comments about Alberto's we were looking forward to an excellent meal but came short! My wife had the catch of the day and when it came, it was so overcooked it was solid and dried out! I had the surf and turf....the seafood was fine but my steak was burned on the outside and even though it... More

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