The Menu Guide : The most comprehensive guide to Wellington and regional restaurants (1982)

The Menu Guide offers a nostalgic look at the dining scene in Wellington in the early-mid 1980s. This was at a time when traditional 'family' and 'fine dining' establishments started to be joined by new 'ethnic cuisine' restaurants as Wellington's culinary tastes expanded. The booklet was a publishing venture of Henry Newrick and his firm Newrick Associates Ltd. The cover price of $4.95 would have been regarded as relatively high at the time (approximately $18 in 2020 terms) but the booklet also included a set of discount coupons for diners to use at a selection of restaurants; one of the first times that a discount coupon scheme had been introduced to Wellington.