An absolute must visit place for anyone passing through Hokitika. Delicious local ice cream and…read morehandmade fudge. I had a lovely scoop of orange choc chip ice cream and another of vanilla. Perfect. And all with super friendly service.

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.

Stopped in during a road trip to pick up some coffee before checking out Fox Glacier!…read more Medium Chai latte w/ 2 espresso shots 4/5, this was made quickly and quite good! I was just surprised by the portion sizes since I usually order a size small in all my coffee based drinks but their medium is the same size as other places size smalls,,,

Yum place to grab lunch before a hike to to the glaicier…read more Fast service and the good was good too