New Zealand School of Food and Wine Reviews 

As someone who intends to work as a stewardess on a boat, it was fantastic to be able to obtain this qualification online.

It was really accessible through Zoom, which made it easy to complete anywhere. The mentors were all very helpful, ensuring that we meet the requirements to pass and gain this certificate/qualification.

Good experience teach

Enjoyable course , picked up some good knowledge

I attended this course in November of 2025 and had a wonderful experience. The front desk staff were welcoming, helpful, and accommodating, as was our chef, Nicolas and his assistant, Lola.
As a Muslim, I truly appreciated the thoughtfulness shown around my needs - when I requested a space to pray, it was provided without hesitation, and Nicolas kindly offered to wait until I had finished before beginning the session (as it only takes a few minutes), which was very supportive.

Nicolas answered all of our questions patiently, thoroughly (even about a few other things baking-related), and we came away having learned so much. I was also grateful to the assistant, Lola, who went out of her way to help me verify whether the ingredients used were halal.
Overall, a fantastic experience - thank you to the whole team for being welcoming and considerate and for the taught material.

The course was very easy to book and they have them regularly in person or online. The coursework was clearly communicated and presented in an informative way. Making it easy to complete the qualification and pass.

My LCQ test experience was very informative. I completed the course through online classes, where the teacher explained all topics very clearly and in an easy-to-understand way. I learned about New Zealand alcohol laws, host responsibility, checking valid ID, and how to handle intoxicated customers. This has helped me feel confident to apply this knowledge in a real work environment.

It was very straightforward and easy to understand and explain in depth overall good experience.

Tutor is really good and supportive give fully details and clear explanation

The course did help to explain and complete the assessment with ease. I would say that the amount of time to explain the whole workbook was a bit much. It isn’t hard to understand the material, but saying that I’ve been working in a bar restaurant since I was young so everything felt obvious to me.
Outside of that it’s an easy assessment just tedious but nothing hard to answer and workbook has everything to answer the questions.
The tutors were lovely people and very helpful with any info and corrections, just a long lesson is all I’d say :)

The layout for the slides and the info-book was good and easy to understand. The video call also went well, though it would be nice to have questions answered during the presentation as some questions would've been better answered during the moment for context. The feedback on the unit standard was also very nice and easy to correct. Overall it was good and informative.

Subject matter was explained simply and easy to follow.

Good communication and made it quick and easy

Thankyou !

Excellent well run course with good communication leading up to it. The exam was tougher than I expected but only around digging out the information from a large document, which is probably the whole point.

Instructor was professional and patient:)

A well-organized course that provides excellent knowledge about food safety.

Hi, I rated the Barista Part 1 course 4 stars as it met my expectations overall. The class was well structured, and the content was clear and easy to follow. I enjoyed the hands-on learning experience and found it very helpful.

This course is very helpful to improve my knowledge in barista journey

Firstly, from the point I registered the communication was just too good.

On the day of the course, it was well organized and flowing with no technical challenges. The presenter/ tutor was explaining very well, you could easily follow through.

Also I really appreciate the 2nd chance to fix our mistakes or what we would have gotten wrong.

Thank you.

Brilliant tutor. Clear and concise Instructions and expectations. He was brilliant.
The rest of the experience was ok