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Hours
Sun
10:00 am - 11:00 pm
Mon
10:00 am - 11:00 pm
Tue
10:00 am - 11:00 pm
Wed
10:00 am - 11:00 pm
Thu
10:00 am - 11:00 pm
Fri
10:00 am - 12:00 am
Sat
10:00 am - 12:00 am
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PRICE RANGE
$6.00 – $30.00
CUISINES
Bar, Pub, Gastropub, New Zealand
Special Diets
Vegetarian friendly, Vegan options, Gluten free options
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World Famous Pub on Wharf! Live local musicians playing Thursday to Sunday every week and an awesome location looking over Queenstown Bay & the Remarkables! We have live sport with plenty of high definition TV’s so you won’t miss a thing, bloody great craft and traditional style beers, cool cocktails, and a great local wine list with an easy and relaxed atmosphere, where you just pop to the bar and order when you are ready. So if you’re in the mood for a laid-back kiwi pub with great music, great food, and great beer you’ve got to come and spend some time at Queenstown's favorite local – Pub on Wharf!
PRICE RANGE
$6.00 – $30.00
CUISINES
Bar, Pub, Gastropub, New Zealand
Special Diets
Vegetarian friendly, Vegan options, Gluten free options
Meals
Lunch, Dinner, Brunch, Drinks
FEATURES
Outdoor Seating, Seating, Television, Highchairs Available, Wheelchair Accessible, Serves Alcohol, Full Bar, Wine and Beer, American Express, Mastercard, Visa, Free Wifi, Accepts Credit Cards, Live Music, Waterfront
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4.5
1,544 reviews
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Very good
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Average
97
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Terrible
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BobSki-UK
Claygate816 contributions
Jan 2025 • solo
Having been travelling (from the UK) for over 36 hours, I just wanted a good honest meal and a beer. Thankfully I lucked out with the “Pub On Wharf”. At the recommendation of the English barman, I had the Lamb Shank dinner washed down with a great pint of DB Draught.
The live music (2-piece) was good but the young female singer was probably trying a little too hard.
Written 31 January 2025
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Roving46057372481
2 contributions
Sept 2023 • business
Went walking round Queenstown looking for a dinner option on a Thursday night. Pub on Wharf had a good number of food options for a great price. Went with work colleagues as we were at a work conference. The menu had something for us all. Meals came quickly and as we were all hungry the plates ended up empty! Good number of fries with my meal and a delicious all round meal
Written 29 September 2023
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Bebington267 contributions
Nov 2023 • couples
We were in Queenstown for three nights and a combination of bad weather, the marathon weekend and everywhere being heaving meant we ate here every night.
We had six different mains between us, and they were all great, good quality and not too expensive.
Place was busy every night so the atmosphere was good too.
A good selection of beers and wine, and an option to get a bigger beer at a discount, most enjoyable.
Written 5 February 2024
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Alicia
Penrith4 contributions
Dec 2024 • family
The food is fine enough (we ordered fish & chips and a cheeseburger) but the drinks are extremely expensive. $21.50 for a glass of wine! I understand that it’s in a popular tourist destination but $90 in total for lunch for 2 was more than we expected to pay. Nice ambience and a great place to people-watch (especially if the local markets are on).
Written 27 December 2024
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TRAMPAS76
Aston Clinton59 contributions
Jan 2023 • family
Visited due to the reviews, but found the food really disappointing! It really wasn’t worth the $20 charged - looking around at other restaurants they only charge a couple of dollars more. Fish and chips came with a slice of badly buttered white bread!! When we asked for tartare sauce, or even mayonnaise we were just blankly told it just came with ketchup. Would not return
Written 14 January 2023
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neil p
1 contribution
Feb 2023 • couples
Just had a nice meal, but beware when ordering starters.
Starters were delivered at same time as main meal, turns out you must state you want your staters as starters when you order. ( arsey bar man , shouted I should have read the menu wording) this dispute ordering 2 mains and 2 drinks. Turns out the bar staff can raise their voice and insult the fact you are British, but not allowed to question why all the food was served at once. The way he talked at me, seem that I am not the only person ( Brit) to have raised this issue.
Manager came to have a chat about me raising my voice, but understood my complaint. Seems in New Zealand it normal to have a starter / sharer with main meal.
In conclusion , meal very good but wasted starter & side.
Written 1 February 2023
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Anne G
19 contributions
Feb 2024 • couples
The table where we sat was dirty and sticky.
There didn’t appear to be anyone wiping them down.
We ordered chicken Caesar wraps , which to be fair were generous in size.
However, my husband’s chicken in the wrap was very undercooked .
The staff did replace it , however we had lost our appetite by the time it came and were put off by the poor quality of the first wrap so couldn’t face eating the second one .
Written 25 February 2024
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Chloe N
25 contributions
Mar 2023 • couples
This place is really nice and does great food! However, I was halfway through eating my dinner when a waitress came over and started putting our table rubbish (used napkins etc) and cutlery on my plate and took it away as if I was finished when I was not! I thought maybe this was a mistake but my plate was gone before I could say anything, there was still half my dinner left. Very disappointing, felt like I was being rushed out even though it wasn’t quite closing time yet. Would be great if in the future waitresses asked ‘have you finished’ before taking plates away as I wasn’t even asked this question.
Written 14 March 2023
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Ritchie R
Christchurch8 contributions
Feb 2021 • none
Pub on Wharf
Queenstown
Dinner
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On 24/2/21 my wife and I and a friend visited pub on wharf for dinner. I scanned in at 7.20pm.
The bar person on at the time has bad situational awareness, he couldn't distinguish who was at the bar first for service out of 2 people, myself and some other person who just pushed in ahead of me after arriving after me and was served immediately before me.
I brushed that off and ordered 3 meals and 3 drinks. I ordered a beef wellington for myself, a chicken parmigiana for our friend, and a lasagne for my wife.
My wife doesn’t eat meat.
When the food came the wait person brought us 2 beef wellingtons (for me and mistakenly for my wife) and the chicken parmigiana for our friend. We stated that I didn’t order 2 beef wellingtons, whereupon this waitress started arguing with us very aggressively, we retaliated similarly. She even went so far as to go away then come back and say I was on the “security camera” as saying I ordered 2 beef wellingtons. I didn’t want 2 beef wellingtons because my wife doesn't eat meat, I had no reason to order 2 beef wellingtons.
The upshot was I was so angry I left without eating my meal, the following confusion and distress caused by this waitress meant we paid for the meals and somehow my wife didn’t get a meal.
The staff have a lot to learn about service at "pub on wharf"!
Learn more about updated safety procedures and reopenings on our Travel Safe page.
Written 8 March 2021
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Pauline Gaide
Chambery6 contributions
Nov 2024 • couples
Restaurant nice for the atmosphere with a band playing that night. Cute terrace and beautiful interior, very well placed. Very friendly and helpful staff. Reasonable price for the city of Queenstown, my dish didn’t taste much I had asked to remove an ingredient but it was wrong done it’s a shame.
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Written 18 November 2024
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Fred Rubble
Narrabeen3 contributions
Apr 2023 • family
The worst steak I have ever had in my life. Staff after receiving the feedback just seemed to ignore it and move on. I should have thought that a $20 steak was going to be bad…..oversight on my behalf. My son had the ribs, he also said they were very poor quality. Suggest you up your prices and serve real food or don’t serve food at all.
Written 10 April 2023
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SBPB2014
Hamilton55 contributions
Mar 2021 • none
For $20.00 you can choose from a good selection of food. We chose the salmon which was generous sized and delicious which was served with mashed potato and green beans. The staff were very friendly finding us a quiet spot because my husband has a hearing disability. Thanks for that. The service was very efficient.
Written 2 March 2021
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sofiaryan7
Wellington105 contributions
Jul 2020 • none
Located in a perfect place in Queenstown. I looked at the menu and what caught my eye were that all mains were $20. I was really surprised because there were classic pub dishes like fish and chips and pork ribs but there were also beef Wellington and salmon which are really expensive dishes in other restaurants and countries.
It is really warm inside. Really busy. Very few people order food, they mostly just go there fore beer. I ordered the beef Wellington. The food took about 40 minutes to come and my beef Wellington looked really nice. However, there wasn't a lot of meat, there was a lot of pastry and not enough mushroom duxelle and bacon but I loved the sauce. I would've just preferred a slice of beef Wellington.
Great atmosphere, everyone in the pub looked like they were enjoying themselves so please come here and try the food.
Written 10 July 2020
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TJouer
Bellbrook2297 contributions
Jan 2024 • couples
We ate our first night in Queenstown at The Pub. The outdoor seating was great for people watching, and the service was friendly. The drink selections are good. The food tastes like home cooking. I had the barbecue rib platter which is huge enough to feed two people. The rib sauce was delicious, and the ribs were tender.
Written 13 January 2024
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Bec
Birmingham543 contributions
Feb 2021 • couples
This place is in such a great location with outdoor seating overlooking the lake with very fair priced food. Most dishes are $20 which is fantastic for the quality and quantity you get! Really tasty, we’d recommend the ribs and beef Wellington, although the steak on a nearby table looked very appetising too. Live music gave a really good vibe to the place, and the staff were friendly. If I were around this area again I’d pay them another visit.
Written 1 February 2021
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