Scotto's

Back in the early 00’s, my family owned a restaurant in northern New Zealand. It was called “Scotto’s,” after my dad, Scott Overmyer. Besides being an American restaurant, it was also a grocery. We imported all kinds of foods and other American things.

I worked there briefly as a server and prep cook. It was at Scotto’s that I learned how to make espresso properly. I also learned a lot about cooking, but at the time I was usually just irritated that I had to go work. Now, I’m grateful for those lessons.

This page serves as a memorial and archive of sorts for the restaurant. There was a website once at http://scottos.co.nz, but that has long since disappeared into the aether.

<div class="caption">The logo for Scotto's, hand painted by my mom</div>

The original address was:

Scotto’s Restaurant
6/229 State Highway 17
Albany, Auckland
New Zealand

I don’t have a record of the second address. I just remember that it was next to a Toyota dealership.

Back in the late 90s or early 00s I made an image of my dad in the style of South Park. This made its way to the Scotto’s official website.

An image of Scott Overmyer in the style of South Park

<div class="caption">I did this. I regret nothing.</div>

The menu in the first location was fairly static. After the restaurant moved, the menu had special themed days occasionally.

Check out some of the menus below.

A photo of the main dining area at Scotto's

<div class="caption">The main dining area at Scotto's</div>

A photo of some of the groceries for sale

<div class="caption">Some of the groceries that were available</div>

A photo of the main dining area at Scotto's, showing the wingback chairs

<div class="caption">All of the accent furniture was my family's</div>

A photo of the main entrance to Scotto's with the hand-painted sign

<div class="caption">Mom painted the sign for the main entrance</div>

A photo of the side entrance to Scotto's

<div class="caption">Mom painted the sign for the side entrance too</div>

A photo of a bakery case with several fresh pies

<div class="caption">We always had fresh pies on offer</div>

A photo of the main dining area showing several paintings on the walls

<div class="caption">All of the paintings in the restaurant were by Mom, except for one, which I had done.</div>

A photo of the giant map of the USA and the Declaration of Independence on the wall at Scotto's

<div class="caption">The giant map of the US and the Declaration of Independence were on display</div>

<div class="caption">From left to right: my sister, my mom, and my dad ('Scotto'), catering at a festival at Massey University</div>