They don't take reservations, but we only had to wait for a few minutes for a table on a busy…read moreSunday for lunch. After ordering, it took over 30 minutes for our food to be delivered. But it was worth the wait! I had a chicken breast with a white wine/carmelized onion sauce. Yum! It came with potato wedges and kumara salad with cashews, bacon, slaw, sweet potatoes and dressing. One of the best meals I've had in New Zealand.

A nice find on a quiet Tuesday night in Gore. We were passing through town and were pleased to find…read morethis fun and busy dinner spot. We had the pork fillet, chicken schnitzel, and salmon, all of which were huge portions and delicious. We sat on the bar side because the dining room was already full. Prices felt a bit steep for sitting in a bar, but the taste and portions did not disappoint.

This is a must. We were here as it opened. Within minutes it was crowded…read more Staff were friendly. You order at the counter then sit. Breakfast was very good. An interesting range of dishes. I'm sure everyone could find something, as we did.

Hard to find!! Eight in the corner but the signage is frosted in the windows so hard to see. Sign…read morein front was changed to a smaller round one so we had to really hint for it! Food was excellent!

Best fish & chip in the town ，especially after a stressed out 5 hours drive and two hours…read moreBoat cruising

I thought the food was just okay until later that night (27 Nov 2025) I got violently ill. One of…read morethe specials was seafood linguini. Can't say for sure but I believe the mussels were bad. I got food poisoning from this dish. My wife had the gnocchi and she was fine. After dinner, we shared a gelato from another cafe so I know it was the seafood linguini that made me sick that night.

Can't speak for most things, but I can speak for the fried blue cod, chips, and bluff oysters. Fish…read moreand chips are one of the most popular kiwi dishes and I knew I had to have some. Plus I love them myself since I've had the stuff many times in the UK. I say it's golden! My hostel manager recommended this place and I always take the word of a local. The fish was fresh, chips just fried, and the oysters nice and salty. Not the best oysters I've had, but still tasty. Plus I sat next to some Brits who gave it approval! Also I love that it's an Asian-Kiwi owned mom and pop shop. Chinese I think! Only one or two employees work here and they work so hard. Give this local place a chance!

It is a simple set up which doesn't seem to shout much and we only stepped in because we wanted to…read moregrab a quick lunch. Was pleasantly surprised to get tasty and fresh seafood. We had the fisherman's basket with fried fish, mussels, scallops , squid rings and chips. Batter was light and not oily, crisp to bite. Also had a simple but tasty fish sandwich. Only comment would be that the venison in the venision bigger was a lill too thinly sliced. Could barely taste it amongst the bed of greens. But the greens were crisp & sweet. They do have seafood with rice too which the local lads ordered. Overall, a simple quick lunch spot for a tourist stopover town.

We almost didn't come here because of reviews being older. However, a couple we met on one of our…read moreexcursions today highly recommended it. The food was outstanding! I had the Lamb Pot my husband had the Chicken and Bacon Stack. Both were delicious and served very hot and fresh. It's unassuming from the outside but highly recommend this place!! It's attached to Armadillos restaurant as they're all one location.

Maybe the bartender doesn't like Americans but, this was the rudest service I received in New…read moreZealand. I went into the establishment and kindly asked for a beer. The bartender poured it and asked what else I needed. I asked for a cocktail menu and he said we're not the kind of bar as I looked at many bottles of liquor. I sat down and saw a slushee machine still running and went back to the bar and asked for a slushee with vodka. Bartender said, " The machine is turned off." Confused about the service I went back to my seat, quickly finished my beer and left. The bartender must not be a Kiwi because every encounter with Kiwi's has been super positive. Once again, confused because you're in a tourist town but behavior was completely unacceptable. Beware of this place if you're a tourist.

Excellent beer! This ale house has a very nice atmosphere,…read moreexcellent beer, attentive staff and good food. The portions are large and it's very reasonably priced.

Such an amazing restaurant/bar. I got a chicken and apricot filo and it was amazing. Absolutely…read moreloved it. They have a big menu so lots to choose from.

We tried getting dinner at several other restaurants and even the grocery store in town, but they…read morewere either closed or said they were booked (looking at you, Lumberjack even though you let another couple in just a few minutes before closing after you turned us away). The owner of this cafe saw us driving around and actually came outside to let us know he still had take away options. The young male employee was super friendly and helpful. My husband ordered a bacon and egg hamburger with chips. I got a yummy loaded baked potato (shredded cheese, sour cream, and sweet pepper sauce) with a side of slaw. We got two brownies for dessert. Nice to know good people were looking out for us so we didn't have to drive 90 minutes back to our rental hungry after a day of touring.

best date scone I have ever had - we came by accident but…read moreboy o boy was that fate highly rec to everybody in area