February 14, 2012 [ Updated April 27, 2012 ]
There’re lots of British style breweriana around on oak colored solid wainscott. Brew house is visible off side room. Carpet is dark blue with fleur de lis. Fantastic broad based menu reflecting the region. I had: "MAHY FARM BLACK ANGUS EYE FILLET ~ Pan roasted to order (med rare for me, although it was slightly underdone) with buttered calvo nero, bomba chorizo potato & mojo picon, manchego stuffed crispy queen olive, brava sauce. Damn, it was good! Fab sounding desserts too, such as Gooseberry Creme Brulee. Baartenders knew their stuff, were friendly, and helpful. Prices were reasonable for the area. Neat old building with high ceilings. Great back bar which was full service. You do place your order at the bar tho. Plenty of wood tables and chairs to sit at. Love to return some day.

January 13, 2012
Nice pub, located just outside the centre on walking distance. Friendly staff, good service. Very decent beers on tap and a great selection in bottles. They have more than decent pubfood. If I ever visit NZ again I would definately visit this pub again as well.

July 24, 2011 [ Updated April 2, 2012 ]
My fav spot in Auckland for beer. So happy to have found a place serving real ale and a great selection of NZ craft beers. The guest handles, which include some hard to find West Coast/US brews, rotate frequently and the house brews are generally top half of the class. Food is very good to excellent and there are daily specials. Fairly spendy, but I guess that’s the big city for you! Beer knowledge among the junior staff is pretty fair and they’re happy to talk beer if they aren’t getting crushed as they often are. Managers are very friendly and add a personal touch when they can. I plan on spending more than a few evenings here over coming months, will update my rating as needed.

January 4, 2010 [ Updated January 7, 2010 ]
Great place. Impressive selection of beers, delicious food, and beautiful interior. I’d love to have this near my house.

November 15, 2009
My favourite pub in Auckland. 4-5 English stye cask beers on handpump including Grafton Porter and the excellent Bitter & Twisted. Food is above-average pub grub, with the Fish & Chips and Lamb Shanks as standouts. Beautifully fitted out former library on the outer edge of the CBD but close enough to walk and also on the main bus routes. Bar staff are friendly & helpful and you can buy a flagon for takeaway and refills.

October 14, 2009
Galbraith’s is a great brewpub in the Mt. Eden area of Auckland, which we were able to take a nice long walk to from our downtown hotel. The building is dark green with red signage outside and a roomy, mostly wood interior- perfect atmosphere. The brewing operation is on the right as you enter, with the main bar and restaurant area on the left. We went on a slow Sunday night so I have no sense of how crowded it might be on other nights. The bartenders were fine. There are 9 taps, 7 of them house brews and 5 of those cask. The guest taps were Tuatara Hefe and one I don’t recall. Additionally, there are 50+ bottles in the fridge. The house brews are reasonable, but particularly the bottles from outside brewers are relatively expensive. We didn’t eat there but everyone said the food is outstanding. Very nice experience overall, and I recommend a tasting rack to try all of the cask ales.

June 27, 2009
First time Having a Real Ale, incredible setting. A place where I would be as happy sitting down for an entire afternoon with a book or friends.

June 4, 2009
best place in Auckland, if not Aotearoa to drink beer. If you look for traditional English Ales brewed with a New Zealand twist, don’t look further. Huge selection of local and international bottled beer as well as guest beers on draught. Nice atmosphere and even a nice little patio in the back. great!

March 24, 2009
Traditional English style pub with 8 house brews and a few guests on draught. Wooden interior, with brewing tanks visable through the window, and plenty of beer paraphernalia scattered amongst the pub. The beers are served from the hand pump and the food is reliable. I couldn’t imagine there would be too many quiet nights here.

April 7, 2008
Solid food, nice old building and kid-friendly. So far, every time I’ve been to Gallys (about every six months for the last few years) there has been something different to try. I’m not sure about their strongest brews but the bottled selection is excellent and their session beers are some of the best brewed in NZ. and my kids like all the crap on the walls and the fact that you can see the brewery in action.