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Steak and Seafood Restaurant serving breakfast lunch and dinner 7 days a week in the heart of Queenstown
PRICE RANGE
$13 - $94
Special Diets
Vegetarian Friendly, Vegan Options, Gluten Free Options
Meals
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Brunch, After-hours, Drinks
CUISINES
Seafood, European, New Zealand, Grill
FEATURES
Reservations, Outdoor Seating, Seating, Highchairs Available, Wheelchair Accessible, Serves Alcohol, Full Bar, Accepts Credit Cards, Table Service
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Reviewed 6 days ago

Popped in for a drink while a group of us were on holidays from Ireland. 7 adults and a sleeping baby. Beautiful latte, and lots of americanas, pint of Guinness and a wine. Lovely service. Seats were very comfortable

Date of visit: March 2024
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Reviewed 2 weeks ago via mobile

Had a great lunch. The seafood chowder was excellent and the calamari was tender and yummy. Service was prompt and staff was friendly. We highly recommend it.

Date of visit: March 2024
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Reviewed 3 weeks ago

Fabulous food and super friendly, efficient staff. The monkfish was perfectly cooked and full of flavour. A “must visit” restaurant when in Queenstown

Date of visit: February 2024
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Reviewed 4 weeks ago via mobile

Three of us had a pretty good breakfast. I had Eggs Benedict, which would have been a four if the muffins were fully toasted and the salmon had of been smoked. My preference only, I’m sure others would have liked it the way it was...served. We’d go again.More

Date of visit: February 2024
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Reviewed 11 January 2024 via mobile

What a certain choice! We had lunch twice during our stay in Queenstown. Well located in Queenstown mall; good service and well served meals. Nice side salad with great simple sauce. Tartar and calamari sauce were great! Good execution and consistency!

Date of visit: January 2024
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Reviewed 8 January 2024

We saw the crayfish coming out to tables as we walked by on Saturday evening. Booked in for Sunday evening. Our server was Jemma. She was so good. Explained all the specials n gave us time to consider the options in crayfish. As she was...entering our order a colleague told her the crayfish we had ordered had already been sold and we saw her face fall. Jemma came to tell us and it was no problem for us to order another slightly more expensive one. We had a really good evening. Place packed out. Advisable to book. Big portions. Sides enough for two. Would highly recommend for fish and meat lovers. Two options for veggies. I had the Gnocchi. Good food. A night veggies take a back seat for the sake of their meat eating buddies. Just a great place to be.More

Date of visit: January 2024
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Reviewed 13 December 2023 via mobile

The beef is a tag too salty for my taste. If you don’t mind, just try it without getting the sauce ($5 top up for sauce). The lamb is too mushy and tasteless on its own. So if you wan to try, Add sauce. And...they charge $5 additional for the sauce. The seafood chowder is great, with lots of ingredients . Thick type. Very nice, served with slices of bread.More

Date of visit: December 2023
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Reviewed 11 December 2023

Food was good. Service was prompt. We happened to go walk past this place and decided to give it a try, no regrets.

Date of visit: December 2023
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Reviewed 10 December 2023 via mobile

This is a very nice choice in Queenstown. The decor is fun and comfortable. The service was warm and friendly and there are many good choices on the menu. I’d certainly return.

Date of visit: December 2023
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Reviewed 27 November 2023 via mobile

We had a drinks order taken and delivered relatively quickly, but were never asked again if we wanted top ups. We waited well over an hour for our mains (we didn't have starters), which is OK if a place is very busy but there were...about 20 diners inside and about 10 outside when we ordered. Diners who were seated after us received their meals before ours and when we did get them two of our meals were lukewarm at best. PS..When you order a steak that is literally all you get on the plate (which I've never experienced before) (and we are from NZ so do know what is usual) Needless to say we didn't request dessert for fear of waiting another hour for that to arrive.More

Date of visit: November 2023
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Reviewed 17 November 2023

Wow,what a great place,super friendly staff,above and beyond, Chris from England was a superhost,we will definitely visit again. Absolutely the best place.

Date of visit: November 2023
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Reviewed 12 November 2023

Jemma was an amazing server. Appreciated her attentiveness and suggestions. Cheers oye. Great people watching spot

Date of visit: November 2023
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Reviewed 12 November 2023 via mobile

Thanks to Alec and Jemma for making our dining experience something special. Would recommend this restaurant to anyone who visits Queenstown.

Date of visit: November 2023
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Reviewed 9 November 2023

This is a fun spot with great food and great staff. We shared the seafood platter. It was amazing. My dessert was the perfect finish.

Date of visit: October 2023
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Reviewed 8 November 2023

We had a great evening out with the family. We had no trouble making a reservation, and the restaurant, and particularly our server, Jemma, was warm and welcoming. We had a mix of fresh and tempura oysters (both fantastic and our first from New Zealand),...and the monkfish special. We shared a fresh garden salad and a lemon curd cheesecake. All excellent. Would definitely return.More

Date of visit: November 2023
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