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$15 - $40
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European, New Zealand
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Vegetarian Friendly, Vegan Options, Gluten Free Options
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Reviewed 3 days ago

Celebrating my daughters graduation and wanted a special night. Should have read reviews 1st. Ordered drinks which never arrived. Had to keep asking. They were only raspberry and coke eventually told machine was broken. Had water. $44 for Blue cod and chips over cooked fish....Would have like smaller portion. Requested doggie bag which never arrived. Were going to share dessert but waitress never came back. She wasnt friendly or helpful. Place was busy and I could only see 4 staff for the whole place which is rediculous. Eftpos playing up. Wont be back. Eventually found doggie bag left at counter. Wished we went elsewhere.More

Date of visit: December 2023
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Reviewed 1 week ago

Awesome food and service. The staff were very pleasant and accommodating! I would definitely recommend!

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Date of visit: December 2023
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Reviewed 4 weeks ago

Extremely overpriced for the meals we got. Asked for 2x steaks to be rare and 2x medium. 1 x was rare, 1 x medium and 1 x very well done. The grade/quality of meat cooked was very poor - and certainly not worth the price...tag. The ribs were dry and over spiced. Definitely won’t be back in any hurry. Like the other comment - service was good and very friendly - meals were rubbish.More

Date of visit: November 2023
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Reviewed 5 November 2023

Friendly staff and great service, the meals came out quickly. Unfortunately we ordered the rib eye steak x2. It was overcooked, dry, poor quality meat (from what we could tell by how overdone it was) which was very disappointing. We used to eat here regularly...but our favourites are no longer in the menu.More

Date of visit: November 2023
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Reviewed 3 November 2023

Okay, what can I say....Fabulous venue, beautiful food, clean and fresh environment, great staff, THANK YOU :)

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Date of visit: October 2023
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Reviewed 14 October 2023

A great meal and service, the only downside is that if you want to have a normal conversation, it can get very noisy after a group of people have had a few drinks, but that is common in a lot of places. It is local...to us and we are happy to dine there often. Had it been a bit warmer on the night we would have dined outside.More

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Date of visit: October 2023
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Reviewed 9 October 2023

Finally a restaurant that ticks al the boxes. Value for money. Excellent atmosphere. A must do when visiting Invercargill

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Date of visit: October 2023
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Reviewed 25 September 2023

Not a lot of love went into making our meals. This used to be a nice place to go but now it lacks atmosphere and lacks good food.

Date of visit: August 2023
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Reviewed 24 September 2023

Seated and after a while got our drinks. Entrees out in a reasonable time but then other than dropping our mains off, service stopped!.. our mains were delivered with all of our dirty entree dishes left on the table. The mushroom sauce was awful tasting...burnt! In 2 hours we had one drink service and had to remove our own entree plates and dump them on the bar!..Danni (who was not our original server) ended up bearing the brunt of of our complaint admirably. She went above and beyond to ensure the rest of our experience was ok... the rest of the staff could learn a bit about the hospitality industry.More

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Date of visit: September 2023
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Reviewed 23 September 2023

WORST ever night at what used to be my favourite restaurant It was for my friends 50th Service was non existant, 1 drink in 2 hours, appetizer dishes still on the table, the mushroom sauce was foul, used to be lovely Dirty dishes were piled...on the bench Danni was amazing, she listened to our complaints with patience and apologies. She was the best part of the night I was going to book for my 60th next year, definitely won't be nowMore

Date of visit: September 2023
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Reviewed 8 September 2023 via mobile

We dined out here this evening and won’t be returning in a hurry. Wasn’t once asked if we would like a drink, and we’re expected to go to the bar and get our own. Meals came out and 3 steaks that were ordered medium rare...came out well done, dry and tough. When told the waitress said she would take something off the bill and yet nothing was taken off our bill despite half the steak being sent back to the kitchen. Pork Belly was dry and barely edible. When paying that much for meals you expect better. Could cook better at home. Service and food 0 starsMore

Date of visit: September 2023
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Reviewed 3 September 2023

Great options (in particular for vegan and Gluten free) of meals, great meal, awesome service and fantastic value for money on cocktails. Highly recommend.

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Date of visit: September 2023
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Reviewed 28 July 2023

Staff were very good and very swift to get our order and bring it out. The device was completely amazing

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Date of visit: July 2023
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Reviewed 9 July 2023

We had another fantastic meal and will be back in 3 weeks time. Great services and will be back I. 3 weeks. See you then

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Date of visit: July 2023
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Reviewed 23 May 2023

the service was great, the staff werevery welcoming and friendly. everyone enjoyed their meal from start to finish

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Date of visit: May 2023
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I don't know where they get their steaks from sorry. I'm just a diner there not the owner.
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