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Local Beer - Local Wine - Local Fresh Seafood - Our Stonegrill experience is a must - served on a 400 degree Celsius volcanic stone. Alternatively we have a fantastic tapas menu or try our handmade gourmet pizzas. Indoor and outdoor seating with gorgeous views of the Picton Harbour. The smiles are free and if you choose we have an ‘at table ordering system’ for your convenience.
PRICE RANGE
US$9 - US$27
Special Diets
Vegetarian Friendly, Vegan Options, Gluten Free Options
Meals
Lunch, Dinner, After-hours, Drinks
CUISINES
Seafood, Cafe, European, New Zealand, South American
FEATURES
Takeout, Outdoor Seating, Seating, Television, Highchairs Available, Wheelchair Accessible, Serves Alcohol, Full Bar, Accepts American Express, Accepts Mastercard, Accepts Visa, Free Wifi, Reservations, Street Parking, Wine and Beer, Accepts Credit Cards, Table Service, Live Music, Gift Cards Available
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Reviewed 2 weeks ago

Stopped in for some local craft beer. Apparently the taps had a leak? No one told us for 40 minutes. Seemed unorganized. Waitress offered to refund our money, but we didn’t pay for anything cause we didn’t get anything. Could have walked away with thirty...dollars but did the right thing and told her.More

Date of visit: November 2023
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Jo Macdonald, Owner at Cortado Restaurant & Bar, responded to this reviewResponded 1 week ago

Hi 'TheWindedTraveller'. We are very sorry to hear that you were caught up in the middle of a CO2 leak that feeds our beer taps. Thank you for your honesty re not accepting the 'refund'. Our team were caught unawares and unfortunately we were not...More

Reviewed 3 weeks ago

We ordered our drinks and were left standing for 10 minutes to get our drinks. Very disorganised and disappointing. Tables were not cleared and they were dirty !More

Date of visit: November 2023
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Jo Macdonald, Owner at Cortado Restaurant & Bar, responded to this reviewResponded 3 weeks ago

We are so disappointed that we were unable to accommodate your needs on this busy weekend. It can be challenging to manage a large influx of guests all at once, and this is where we will be working with our team to ensure that we...More

Reviewed 4 weeks ago

Excellent Lunch provided for 22 Elderly people on their annual day trip. Could not have faulted anything.

Date of visit: November 2023
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Jo Macdonald, Owner at Cortado Restaurant & Bar, responded to this reviewResponded 3 weeks ago

Hi Maria Thank you so much for choosing us to host your event and for giving us 5 stars. We look forward to hosting you again. Warm regards for the team and management

Reviewed 5 June 2023 via mobile

Apart from enjoying a lovely lunch with newly met friends, the outdoor area was great. All our meals were delicious and they had a good selection of wines to accompany their food.

Date of visit: May 2023
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Reviewed 27 May 2023

The food here was actually quite good, although the garlic bread was dry and hard. But the service was below average. We waited a long time for a drink and then longer for the 'garlic bread' and our meal a fair while later. I went...to the bar for another wine, different to my first and they poured it into THE SAME glass. I am not a snob but I have never had this in a restaurant, ever. The bar itself was covered in dirty glasses and trays. It seemed the 2 woman were pretty overrun and could have done with more help. For the price we paid I was not satisfied with our experience at all.More

Date of visit: May 2023
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Jo Macdonald, Owner at Cortado Restaurant & Bar, responded to this reviewResponded 29 May 2023

Hi Erin I am so sorry to hear that your experience with us was not up to our usual standard. It is our policy to replace the glass when we pour a new drink So am very disappointed that our policies weren’t followed. There were...More

Reviewed 13 April 2023 via mobile

We stopped for dinner on a Saturday night and enjoyed observing the street by the warmth of the outdoor fire. The drinks were a generous pour and the pizza was excellent - flavoursome and with a good topping. We will definitely stop here again.

Date of visit: March 2023
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Reviewed 8 April 2023

Arrived in Picton close to 2 pm on a Saturday, another cafe cooly refused us lunch service as they were closed even though not yet 2pm. Walked across the road to Cortado, instantly made feel very welcome, enjoyed live music, great feed and good service...all with a smile. A lovely open feel to this establishment, if wasn't driving back to Blenheim could have easily spent the afternoon here over a coldie or 3 !More

Date of visit: March 2023
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Reviewed 7 April 2023

Got 2 pizzas. One cheese and herb. One vege mumma. They were both overcooked and dry. But if thats what you serv as a vege pizza, its very dissapointing, got afew tiny blk olives, dried mushrooms, and a miserable amount of rubbery feta. And 2...of the slices had 3small thinly bits of red onion. For $19. Wount be back, only ate2bits.More

Date of visit: March 2023
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Reviewed 6 April 2023 via mobile

A definite Spanish tapas feeling with an interesting menu in a wonderful shore side location. Friendly service delicious pizzas

Date of visit: April 2023
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Reviewed 25 March 2023

We stopped by and we're so pleased that we managed to eat here. The service was very friendly even though busy. We had several tapas dishes and they were delicious - mussels, jalapeno poppers, garlic prawns and meat balls. Well executed and full of flavour....A place not to be missed!More

Date of visit: March 2023
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Reviewed 16 March 2023 via mobile

We found this place after looking through Picton to find most places closed (Thurs night) and boy are we glad we came here. We ordered a large chicken, cranberry and Brie pizza along with the calamari and bubbling garlic prawns tapas to share between us....The food was stunning in presentation, taste and flavour. We wouldn’t hesitate to come here again or to recommend it.More

Date of visit: March 2023
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Reviewed 12 March 2023

Nice place to meet up for a few drinks an dinner. Reasonably priced and very tasty food. Staff were helpful and friendly.

Date of visit: March 2023
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Reviewed 6 March 2023

I Love Picton, but, unfortunately, or accidentally found this restaurant, big mistake, I have been to too many restaurants to count but this is by far the worst, with the most ignorant staff, slowest service and substandard food, this all happened during the weekend of...ferry break downs and if this restaurant was understaffed or had a kitchen problem they should have closed instead of taking peoples money and letting them wait for service, drink or food. Never again.More

Date of visit: March 2023
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j0j023, Owner at Cortado Restaurant & Bar, responded to this reviewResponded 8 March 2023

Thanks for your feedback. We are working really hard to recruit new staff and upskill our current staff. The team has been working incredibly hard under very difficult conditions all summer and we do ask our guests to be patient with us.

Reviewed 25 February 2023

We had an awesome experience at Coratdo. Delicious food and excellent service. Would absolutely recommend!

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

They gave us a still dirty table and despite we asked to get it cleaned they brought us some food on the not cleaned table. Beers arrived after some of the ordered food and they told us to be patient for the rest of the...order. After 20 minutes we asked again and they finally told us they did not correctly took the order. Food was really average so in short a terrible experience.More

Date of visit: February 2023
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That is no problem at all. Our voucher system allows you to use the voucher over multiple visits. We look forward to seeing you
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Unfortunately oysters are out of season at present. We do however have lovely local clams, green lipped mussels, king salmon etc
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CORTADO RESTAURANT & BAR, Picton - Menu, Prices & Restaurant Reviews

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Yes, Cortado Restaurant & Bar offers takeaway services.

Cortado Restaurant & Bar is rated accordingly in the following categories by Tripadvisor travellers:
  • Food: 4
  • Service: 4
  • Value: 4
  • Atmosphere: 4