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    Francesca's Italian Kitchen

    4.4 (45 reviews)
    ModeratePizza, Italian
    Closed 12:00 pm - 3:00 PM, 5:00 PM - 10:00 PM

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    What's the vibe?
    Moderate noise
    Good for kids
    Outdoor seating
    Good for groups

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    Tiger D.

    Great wood fire pizza, crispy crust with tasty tomato sauce and prawn pasta. Nice view along the river if you seat outside. Definitely try desert menu.

    John M.

    Stopped by on the advice of my B&B host. When I saw the size of the pizzas I asked my server if they had a smaller size. They did, the children's size which they allowed me to order. They have a wood fired oven for baking the pizzas so I ordered the salami pizza which has slices of potato on it along with fresh rosemary. It was delicious! Thin crust pizza with the crust cooked all the way through with a crunchy rim. Perfectly cooked. The salami was tasteful and more importantly not salty as many Italian salamis tend to be. They also had olive oil infused with hot chilies to sprinkle over the pizza which is typical of what you get in Italy. I ordered the house Chianti and it was very good. Definitely recommend!

    Delicious Pasta!
    Pearl L.

    Finally a delicious Italian meal during my 6 days trip in Queenstown area. Pasta was so delicious I have to order a dessert to complete the meal and the panna cotta was so nice! Recommend to travelers who will visit Wanaka.

    Hannah R.

    Absolutely deliciously food made with love. Prices are so cheap for such a great and filling meal. Staff were really helpful in giving suggestions as describing the meals. Very nice wine list as well. The one thing is that it is a very loud restaurant but otherwise everything is 5 star.

    Potato skins with truffle oil, porcini salt and pecorino

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    12 years ago

    Beautiful meals, attentive service and very reasonably priced. Great gluten free options. And enjoyable ambience (not too noisy!)

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    9 years ago

    With only 3 nights in Wanaka, we came here for 2 of the nights since it's that good!!! Highly recommend!

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    Review Highlights - Francesca's Italian Kitchen

    Had the prawn pasta which was al dente and delicious, and husband had venison pepperoni wood fired pizza which was also fantastic.

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    Dominos - GREAT

    Dominos

    5.0(1 review)
    0.3 km

    Ok, when you see a Dominos (well, if you're from the U.S.), you may not typically think "Great…read morelunch option!" This is partly because it's not always a bargain, at least not in Hawaii (where we live). But when we were on the search to feed our 7 year old twins and spied a familiar pizza spot on the horizon, the dynamic duo decided that they "had" to have pizza for lunch, especially since the other option in consideration (by mom and dad) was fish 'n chips. We walked in, were immediately welcomed and explained how the two different menu options worked (one for take out and one for eat in). Hell, I wasn't even considering an "eat in" option since there wasn't a dining room in sight. I conveyed this to the Mrs. and she was like whatever gets these kids fed. So I settled the family in the dining area (upstairs) and headed back down to do the ordering. Looking at the prices for a pie ($5 NZD), I figured that these pizzas must be of the "personal pan" variety, ya know, a mini pizza for one. So I ordered a cheese pizza for each of the girls, a veggie for my bride and a Italian sausage (which wound up being much different than I was expecting, more a hot dog taste to me) for me. Since we need fluids, I ordered the 1.5L soda and garlic bread as well. Grand total: $25 NZD! WHAT!?!? That's about $17 USD . . . I could NEVER feed a family of 4 in Honolulu for that. Bargain! After 10 minutes or so, we were notified via a monitor upstairs that our order was complete. I headed downstairs and this dude was standing there with 4 MEDIUM sized pizzas. I verified that this was my order and, surprisingly, he nodded . . . why, yes it is. Shocked, I grabbed the pies, soda and bread, and headed upstairs. My wife saw the full sized pizzas and the look on her face said it all: guess we're having pizza for dinner, too. The service was fantastic and efficient. The store was exceptionally clean. There was a customer restroom. The price was RIGHT - a medium size pizza for $3.40!!! Thank you Dominos New Zealand.

    Cinema Paradiso - Sofa seats

    Cinema Paradiso

    4.9(14 reviews)
    0.3 km
    $$

    We enjoyed a nice evening out at Cinema Paradiso. Cool vibes with good pizza and brews. Definitely…read morerecommend ordering the fresh baked cookie for half time (intermission). Two thumbs up!

    Cinema Paradiso is a cool throwback to the drive in days. It's a popular spot so make sure you drop…read morein or call to reserve your tickets in advance. There's only three theatre rooms. Pretty dope that you can bring food and drinks into the theatre. We dropped in earlier during the day and bought tickets for the last show of the night. It's $15.00 NZD/ticket for adults. There's an intermission halfway through the movie (15 minutes) to grab cookies and drinks. Everyone comes here for the comfy couches and cars to sit in. It's a fun spot with a cafe inside. There's drinks (beer, wine, cider, coffee and tea), popcorn and pastries available. Their speciality is homemade ice cream ($4.50 NZD) and cookies ($4.00 NZD, three kinds). Cool that they also have a few board games to keep you entertained. We came back to eat dinner. The menu is small but there's pizza, snacks, salads and burgers. We shared two dishes. - Lamb burger ($16.00 NZD) - lamb was excellent; cooked perfectly and had a great spice rub. We also liked the beets and cabbage slaw along with the bun. - Spinach ravioli ($15.00 NZD) - won't blow you away but it was a solid ravioli. Great spot to watch a movie on a rainy day. Food is pretty solid too.

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    Francesca's Italian Kitchen - pizza - Updated July 2026

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