Jimmy's Restaurant and Bar

Jimmy's Restaurant and Bar

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+64 3-355 5633+ Add website
Hours
Sun
7:00 am - 10:00 am6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Mon
7:00 am - 10:00 am6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Tue
7:00 am - 10:00 am6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Wed
7:00 am - 10:00 am6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Thu
7:00 am - 10:00 am6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Fri
7:00 am - 10:00 am6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Sat
6:00 am - 9:00 pm
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4.5
4.5 of 5 bubbles

RATINGS
Food
4.3 of 5 bubbles
Service
4.3 of 5 bubbles
Value
4.2 of 5 bubbles
Atmosphere
4.8 of 5 bubbles
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CUISINES
New Zealand
Special Diets
Vegetarian friendly, Vegan options, Gluten free options
Meals
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
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CUISINES
New Zealand
Special Diets
Vegetarian friendly, Vegan options, Gluten free options
Meals
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
FEATURES
Reservations, Seating, Parking Available, Highchairs Available, Wheelchair Accessible, Serves Alcohol, Full Bar, Table Service
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4.5
4.5 of 5 bubbles154 reviews
Excellent
90
Very good
42
Average
13
Poor
4
Terrible
5

Tony M
5 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Jan 2025 • couples
Great little bar and restaurant with oodles of atmosphere. The menu is very reasonable with $30 dollar specials each day. My steak was very tasty and I was able swap the eggs for a lovely salad. The staff are very welcoming and friendly. The restaurant decor is amazing with a family museum adorning the walls with interesting information about their life at the hotel since 1900’s. Well worth taking time to have a good look round. Oh, and the food is good as well!
Written 13 January 2025
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Debbie Horncastle
Thank you very much for your feedback on your dining experience with us. Glad you enjoyed your dinner and the atmosphere and we look forward to welcoming you back with us again in the future.
Written 5 February 2025
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Retired-math-teacher
Evergreen125 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Oct 2024 • couples
We had a wonderful cooked buffet breakfast here this morning. I would call it an English breakfast because there were also beans, mushrooms and fried tomatoes to accompany the (real) scrambled eggs, poached eggs, and all the other items you might imagine. Juice, strong coffee, teas, milks, toasts, mini-sweet rolls and croissants, yoghurt, sausage, bacon, potato wedges, fruit...did I miss anything? With certain room packages at the Pavilions Hotel, the cost of breakfast is included in the rate. Sit in a glass covered dining room. Cost without a hotel stay is presently $30 for the full breakfast, or $18 for the continental breakfast.
Written 22 November 2024
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Debbie Horncastle
Thank you for taking the time to post a review on your dining experience with us. Our breakfast is always a great way to start the day here. This breakfast has often been described back to me as the best breakfast anywhere they have ever had. We look forward to seeing you back again soon.
Written 26 November 2024
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Rose R
Adelaide505 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Dec 2023 • couples
We had our Christmas dinner here. It had a lovely ambience with Bonbons on the table. Naturally we ordered the Chef's special -roast turkey, ham and vegetables. For dessert it was Christmas in pudding with cusy, cream and ice cream. All good and very reasonable prices considering it was Christmas with attentive staff. We loved the decor too.
Written 25 December 2023
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Debbie Rollinson
Thanks so much for posting a review on your dining experience with us. Glad you enjoyed our special Christmas dinner and the atmosphere.
Written 2 April 2024
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Hannah C
1 contribution
1.0 of 5 bubbles
Nov 2022 • friends
Very disappointed, wait staff forgot multiple drinks had to ask 3-4 times, food portions were VERY disappointing and not worth the money. We thought the first food was the entree only to find out no it was the meal, on review of the menu we order a couple items were left off. Overall would not return here
Written 25 November 2022
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Horncastle
Sorry to hear of your experience. I can honestly say that it is not normal and we do get fantastic feedback. Our meals are very large portions - I am not sure what your ordered but very surprising feedback. Unfortunately we are suffering some staff shortages like everyone at this stage and I apologise for the service. We are quite sure this is now rectified but do appreciate your feedback.
Written 11 December 2022
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jas
14 contributions
1.0 of 5 bubbles
Aug 2022 • business
Unfortunately did not live up to the reviews & was very average at best. Service was not good with grumpy wait staff who were disinterested & not attentive. The rib on bone steak was dry & tasteless (also over cooked) but worse was the brandy green peppercorn sauce that only had a few peppercorns & tasted of nothing (certainly not any brandy). Plus expensive for a very poor meal. Anyway suggest you try somewhere else.
Written 2 August 2022
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Horncastle
Sorry this did not live up to your expectations. I order this steak almost one a week and have never had a bad steak. Many say it is the best they have had. We are suffering staff shortages as is everyone, however I am quite sure we have this rectified now.
Written 11 December 2022
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foxy61
Kapiti Coast105 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Dec 2024 • couples
This is a lovely restaurant . The memorabilia displayed and its story for all to see. Calamari was our starter and what joy . Beautiful tender lightly coated pieces that melt in your mouth . A lovely chilli dip and accompanied by crispy fried veggies for texture . My husband had mushroom risotto and this was so so good . Creamy and flavourful . Such a large portion that he struggled to finish it . Delicious . I had fillet steak with mushroom sauce and mash . The steak was so tender and cooked to perfection . The mushroom gravy tasty . The mash lovely but again a large portion so not all eaten . There is always room for dessert and again a winner . We shared a beautiful rich chocolate cake . We were lucky to be staying at the hotel here so took dessert back to our room . This restaurant is fabulous and I would highly recommend it to everybody .
Written 9 December 2024
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Debbie Horncastle
Thank you for taking the time to post a review. The food is outstanding and you cannot go wrong with whatever you order. The OB Ribeye is my favourite and I don't seem to get a steak that good anywhere else. Our chefs have been with us over 10 years and the food is very consistent. Thanks also for highly recommending us, it is the highest form of compliment.
Written 16 December 2024
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Lala123
Oamaru13 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
May 2020 • family
Greeted by the lovely younger man in the bar was certainly one of the highlights. Nothing was a problem from him. The food was lovely, steak was cooked absolutely perfect on all three steaks. The fish was fresh and served well. A few issues we had was the table service, my parents are big drinkers and found that we had to wait a long time before someone would come and check on us and we were always asking the wait staff to get us new drinks. My partners meal was forgotten by the chef therefore was late and also when ordering my mothers meal they misheard me and sent out the wrong fish dish. Although a few miner imperfections this place is really worth it and we will be back.
Written 24 May 2020
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Horncastle
Thank you so much for the feedback on your dining experience with us. The lovely young man in the bar is my son - so I will certainly pass on your feedback. I am glad you enjoyed your meals. Unfortunately COVID level 2 issues are quite a challenge with single server single table seated issues and does place a lot of extra stress and time on staff at this time. Hopefully we will back at level 1 soon and can provide our normal level of outstanding service. We look forward to welcoming you back.
Written 2 June 2020
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CedHull_UK
Auckland Central36 contributions
1.0 of 5 bubbles
Feb 2020 • family
As a family group of 8 wanting to dine at a restaurant with good reviews and nearby to our hotel we chose this location. “Walk in’s Welcome “ the sign said! Entering the empty restaurant we pushed to tables together only to asked by the most unfriendly waitress ever have you booked? We said not and she said you should have ,try the Burger King. We were clearly unwelcome and happily left and enjoyed an a great meal at the Italian Restraunt one block down.
Written 4 February 2020
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Horncastle
I was shocked to read this review. I actually went back to review our cameras to see what had happened and it is hard to see a problem when viewed on the camera. Although I accept you may have felt this way, I can assure you this particular waitress is a fantastic member of our team and I am sorry that you did not experience this - as you will see from this site our staff are fantastic and we normally have such good feedback on this. We welcome any business and I am sorry you didn't get to experience our real service or meals.
Written 17 February 2020
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Ken S
Christchurch277 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Jun 2021 • none
Found this place when I was searching First Table and we went on a Sunday evening. Never heard of this place before and was so surprised by the resturant layout and set up as its a history of the family that owns the hotel and is really very interesting and well done. The menu was not large but the dishes we had were well balanced, cooked and presented and really highlighted NZ food. We were impressed by the service as well and will be back.
Written 27 June 2021
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Horncastle
Thank you for taking the time to post feedback. I am glad you were pleasantly surprised by your total experience. The food is really fantastic as are our staff and we look forward to welcoming you back with us again soon.
Written 15 July 2021
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Kiwipj
105 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Jan 2020 • couples
Thoroughly enjoyed our meal. We visited on a Grabone so, essentially, one main was free. Service was excellent and the blue cod very good. A Greystone Pinot Gris and Macs Greene Beret IPA from the bar went down well and the cheesecake special and sticky date pudding provided a very good end to the meal. A very friendly restaurant by the way, which is always a plus.
Written 10 January 2020
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Horncastle
Thank you for taking the time to post a review on your dining experience with us. I am glad you enjoyed the total experience, our food is certainly fantastic as are our staff and we do hope to see you return again soon.
Written 23 January 2020
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bill e
Christchurch9 contributions
3.0 of 5 bubbles
Sept 2020 • couples
Venison while tasty lacked anything else on plate. Lamb salid was good on one dish but overcooked and hard on the other. Mentioned to waiter but nothing happened. Fish meal was excellent. For the price was a poor meal.
Written 10 September 2020
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Horncastle
I am sorry to hear of your comments as you will see from this site it is certainly not normal. Fish is always outstanding and generally I would say the same for any of our meals - I hope that you will be able to return some day as we really do not have comments like this.
Written 20 September 2020
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highsideinn
New Delhi53 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
May 2020 • none
We enjoyed a full westcoast style cooked breakfast. Loads of bacon, freefarm eggs, creamed mushrooms etc. The service was excellent. We will definately be back..the price is the best in Christchurch..thankyou.
Written 25 May 2020
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Horncastle
Thank you so much for taking the time to post a review. Our breakfasts are great and our wait staff fantastic so glad you enjoyed the experience and look forward to welcoming you back again soon.
Written 2 June 2020
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Jonathan L
37 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Mar 2024 • couples
We were staying on a nearby motel and were told this bar up the road was a good place to ear. It was very busy but the staff made us very welcome, found us a table and took our order pretty quick. The drinks arrived promptly and the food came a short while later. The food was lovely. We had Spaghetti Bolognase and Carbanari, which was excellant, followed by a chocolate cake, which again was superb. Totally recommended and great value.
Written 29 March 2024
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Debbie Rollinson
Thanks so much for taking the time to post feedback on your dining experience with us. Glad that you enjoyed our food, atmosphere and staff. Thanks for choosing to recommend us to others also, it is the highest form of compliment.
Written 2 April 2024
This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of Tripadvisor LLC.

GallopingGourmet51
Christchurch133 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Jun 2020 • couples
Jimmys is a wonderful local restaurant and something of a secret hidden inside the Pavilions Hotel. The food is first class, as is the service. The decor is somewhat eclectic and may not appeal to everyone but what will appeal is the comfy little bar which is a part of Jimmys.
Written 10 July 2020
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Horncastle
Thank you so much for your feedback on your dining experience with us. We are glad you enjoyed the food and atmosphere and hope to welcome you back again soon.
Written 13 July 2020
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trevor m
Auckland140 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Dec 2023 • family
What a delightful spot for a meal, full of memorabilia of the owners past. The service was spot on, the food came out promptly and it was better than expected. I had the warm beef salad and my wife the pasta. We both enjoyed the night and the history in the room.
Written 31 December 2023
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Debbie Rollinson
Thank you so much your review. I am glad you enjoyed the memorabilia that my father spent many years creating and leaving an amazing legacy. Our food is fantastic and the atmosphere makes it even more special.
Written 3 January 2024
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