The prices are too dear compared with other cafes around the town. Staff were lovely.read more

Had a great evening at Stumpers. Live music, locals and tourists all singing, dancing and drinking…read more Loved it!

This place was a gem! Had the avocado chicken salad as well as a side of the sweet chili and aioli…read morefries and my mate had a burger with wedges. It was all phenomenal! The waitress was very kind and attentive and the other staff behind the bar were also friendly and helpful.

I stayed at the collocated hotel and ate here a few years ago. While doing so, I had the best lamb…read moreI've ever had. So when I came back to Fox Glacier, I had to come back and have some more of that delicious lamb. Bottom line? They came through again. We each ordered the lamb shank. You can get either one or two; I got one and found it to be enough. The lamb came on the bone with some vegetables on the side. The lamb came with a savory sauce that had a touch of mint. The meat was very tender and practically fell off the bone. Once again, it was truly excellent. We ordered dessert and got the walnut brownies with a scoop of ice cream. They were quite good. Other than that, the service was great - I thought they were pretty fast in getting the food out. In the end, this place is great, and I'd absolutely recommend eating here. As for the lamb, it's still the best I've ever had.

Monteith's in THE original West Coast brewery, a classic worth visiting in Greymouth. Despite this…read more-- and the inclusion of a seemingly delightful brewery tour through their expansive brewery area with many a shiny stainless steel tank -- they apparently don't even brew on-site anymore. Regardless, it's a strategically located lunch spot on ones way down the rugged, tempestuous West Coast. They were shamelessly open on Good Friday, but with the 15% surcharge in full effect, of course. We ordered a tasting flight of 3 beers (200mL's at 20 NZD) and some small bites. The Driftin IPA and West Coastin' IPA were solid with familiar hops (some American) though the Wayfarer Pilsner's crispness sums up my new appreciation for NZ pilsners. For food, we had the fried Calamari and the Venison sliders, the latter being quite yummy, the toasted up brioche buns and venison medallions smothered in chili jam and aioli making for an enjoyable mix of sweet and salty. Seating was super comfortable in the truly massive restaurant. Many a friendly worker to service you on your lunch stopover.

Decided on this place by their recent reviews. When you…read morewalk in the door there are signs that tell you to go to the bar to place your order and to first find a table where you will be seated and give them the table # so they will know where to bring your food. If you need anything you have to go to the bar to get it. They do not have servers walking around. We orders a couple of Local lady's and a prawn appetizer. For the mains we ordered Fish and Chips and the Warm Thai Chicken Salad. The salad had great texture but the mayo and avocado was really bland. Perhaps ordering a different dressing would help. Other than that we enjoyed our food. We talk to locals that were sitting at our table. It was great!

Wish I could give more than 5 stars. . Staff is attentive, efficient, accommodating, and…read morefriendly. Food is comparable to big city / fine dining. Went 2 nights in a row. ( Enough said). Each had different choices both nights. Absolutely delicious and well prepared food. Ribs and veg pasta 1st night. Fillet and Salmon on 2nd night. Fabulous. Beautiful presentation. Not as busy as the other places in the town hub. The little walk up the little hill is well worth it.

Good food okay service. We had to wait for a while to get food ~30 mins and we were the 2nd people…read morein the restaurant so I really didn't understand the issue... but the food was fine did the job. Good escape from the rain for us. Would probably have tried a different restaurant down the street if not for crowds.

Very nice restaurant up above Hokitika a bit. Seems to be off the beaten path, given that it's not…read morein Yelp (until I wrote this review) and is also outside of the city proper. We we advised to visit by the owner of our Airbnb, and we made reservations (that didn't seem necessary, it was just us and one other party) before visiting. Your mileage may vary on reservations. Their menu is small - only about 5 mains. They have quite a few accolades on their website regarding their beef and lamb offerings, so I went with the lamb fillets, which were three smaller pieces of lamb, ordered medium rare, rubbed with some middle eastern spices and served over some greens and cumin infused feta. The lamb was good - although came out borderline cool in the center, more rare than medium rare (although this was fine with me). Good although mild flavor, and I liked the spice rub. The salad was a little boring - there wasn't a ton of feta, but it was a nice accompaniment. There was also a little mashed potato croquette thing - a nice little crust on it, quite tasty. We also ordered a side of the cucumber fennel salad, which was exceptionally boring. Needed salt, vinegar, something, anything to bring out a little flavor. There was also very little fennel - I was imagining sliced or cubed fennel bulb, but it was really just fennel greens. But all in all, quite tasty meal. Others had the filo chicken - sort of a chicken roll with bacon, peppers, cream cheese, and almonds, wrapped in filo dough. This was really excellent, tender and moist, good balance of flavors, with a great kind of yogurt dressing. The location is pretty picturesque - not quite overlooking the ocean, but the sunset was really lovely on a nice weather day. The hotel/restaurant are set on some almost pasture land, with a scenic little water wheel...just kind of an idyllic setting. I would recommend this to anyone in the area looking for a little nicer meal than some of the spots in town (not that there's anything really wrong with what I had from restaurants in town).

Really nice ambience inside with a very open patio area outside. Service was fine and you're…read moreconnected to a server by pressing a button at your table. Seemed to work well. We tried the bait fish omelette appetizer. It was amazing with the mayo sauce on it. Actually not so great without it. For our mains, we had the bangers and mash and the pork ribs. I would recommend the bangers and mash, but not the pork ribs. They were dried out, overly drenched in sauce on a bed of french fries. The french fries were fine, but not my favorite type and became soggy quickly with all the barbecue sauce. I definitely would not order the ribs again. For dessert we had the sticky pudding and it was excellent. A good variety of wine and beer choices. We recommend the Alice May export gold beer and the Villa Maria Pinot Noir.

It's got kind of a mix of different foods. The story of the restaurant is cool. The placemats…read moreexplained the namesake of the restaurant. We had the pan roasted chicken breast and the bangers and mash. The chicken breast was really, really dry and tough. I loved the abundance of accompanying vegetables though. Taste was average. The venison bangers were better. Not too gamey. Service was a little inefficient. The servers didn't have assigned tables. We had about 4 different servers helping us at various times. They were all really nice but seemed to be running around helping whomever they see.

Entrees are pre-made and reheated for serving, nothing is freshly made. A total disappointment and…read morea waste of money.

Very generous servings. the pork belly was Disappointing, all the more because the gratin potato…read morewas so perfect. I'm used to pork belly being very tender and flavourful. This wasn't. Where's the 5-spice and slow cooking?

Nice little local pub down the Rapahoe beach. Great amazing view…read more The service is what you expect from a small town pub. Cheap drinks and food. Has a typical pub menu, burgers, wings, chips, etc. monteith's on tap. The burger came highly recommended. Not bad for the price I thought. Good size, well cooked, but as expected no 'wow' factor to it. To my surprise there is free wifi!! Not sure why you need it there but I guess cellphone reception is very intermittent so Internet becomes handy. Would come back here again for the view. It's right down the beach and close to Point Elizabeth walkway.

This may have been the only place open for dinner. It had a lot of cars in the parking lot and was…read moreclose to where we are staying. We walked thoughts bar side with a lot of people and a commotion going on. We found out it was horse racing. We worked our way to the dining room side where it was not busy and finally someone showed us a table with menus. Our server was very nice but was managing the dining orders plus the bar side. She definitely needed help. We started with shoestring fries and an Apple Cider on tap. I ordered the Beef Cheeks and my husband ordered the Pasta Carbonara as entrees. They were both really good. My beef was so tender that I cleaned my place . I'm glad we hiked today.

Haven't had any bad food in Fox Glacier, but White Pub was the best of the four places we sampled…read more May have been a dollar or two more than other Fox restaurants for a similar dish but you definitely get quality for that extra dollar! Servers were friendly, knowledgeable, and efficient; food came quickly, and the place had a great, social vibe. There's a lively pool table in the bar area. You know it's good when the classy locals hang at the bar (as opposed to the local who's drunk at 1:00pm on a Monday and hitting on the waitress...which we witnessed at another place in Fox). My wife loved that the whole place was warm. Good, free WiFi. And delicious dessert!!

Love this gem of a place tucked in the heart of Greymouth. Very impressive entrance with a good…read moresize bar, pub tables, long tables, good choice of drinks, beers, and great service and great food! The shrimp skewers were delicious and so were the fish sliders. The menu has lots of choices. If you're in Greymouth stop into this pub atmosphere with classy fireplace and some comfy seating as well

The loaded wedges were the best appetizer we've ever had. A must get!!! The service was a tad slow…read moreand grumpy at first, but they picked it up and were more cheery towards the end. Next time I would skip the Cesar salad (too expensive for the size you get, no Cesar salad dressing on it). I got the pasta of the day and it was amazing two thumbs up! My family really enjoyed their meals as well. I love the couch area, a cute spacious place. We would come back next time we pass through graymouth