Excellent food, service and prices for what you get on a lake with a beautiful view. I had the…read moreduck, two glasses of Pinot Noir and the snowman for my dessert with a glass of port wine. Superb! I highly recommend this restaurant when at the Hilton or the Doubletree right across the street. Very relaxing ambiance looking at the lake with a fire pit outside.

One of my worst restaurant experiences ever. It took us an…read morehour to be served a bread appetizer. The majority of the food was well below average. Our waiter didn't seem to understand us (we speak English, English is clearly not their native language) so we had to repeat ourselves again and again and after 20 some minutes they would get our drinks wrong again and again, all night, including things like juice. Throughout the night some other wait staff would notice our drinks and plates empty for long periods of time and would help out because our waiter was nowhere to be found. The 'snowman' dessert was just like eating chalk. The gnocci dish literally had 5 pieces of gnocci laid on top of soggy eggplant. Then the last shock was the bill. We ordered a custom item which had been pre-arranged with the kitchen and when the bill came it was $200 for just the one item, not including any sides. We were told it was going to be 'market price' but I nearly fell out of my chair when the bill came. At that point in the evening we were hungry and tired and just had to get out there ASAP. Highly recommend against going here, I know there are limited options in the area but it's worth a uber to go somewhere else.

Food was fantastic. Lamb for two expertly prepared and served. Appetizer: King Salmon also…read morewonderful. So why you are wondering the low rating? Waitress cough directly into her hand throughout our meal, never washed her hand and then directly handled our food. So gross and unappetizing. I blame this on poor management of the Restuarant. This employee should have been sent home!!!!

The meal in itself was worthy of 4 stars. What they need is better all around service. We spent…read morearound 45 minutes between our first course and second without even an apology. They tried to up sell us on their wines. On a positive note, the view is fantastic. Also, when we were leaving one of the staff runs out and yells at us,"Did you pay?" They need to tighten up their operation to get to the next level.

Family and I decided to add on the dinner to our trip up with the gondola - a bit on the pricey…read moreside but if the weather is good, you've got a solid dinner with a beautiful view. We had not paid extra for the guaranteed window tables, but we're still one table away from the views. The food is buffet-style so you can really just pick and choose what you like. Start small and move your way through, but keep in mind that they are pretty strict to the 90 min time limit - we got a reservation for around 5:45pm and they were letting us know that the restaurant was closing (I think they probably do a full clean and changeover before the next seating) around 7/7:15. It was plenty of time to eat. I liked the salads (they had a really good salmon and apple cold salad), the green-lipped mussels and venison. Desserts were decent - although the person serving the ice cream gives a pretty small scoop of one of two options (cookies & cream, and a berry one). Post-dinner coffee was limited to instant coffee. Sister is a little bit more picky and didn't like the food as much, but I was able to find enough to eat. I think it's definitely worth a visit, but would consider options in future visit.

Quite high priced for just an OK food buffet with a great view. Roast beef was good, but the pork…read morebellies were somewhat tough. And they flunked Fish Preparation 101 by not taking the scales off the salmon before cooking it.

My friend and I were recommended to this delicious place by our zip lining guide and it did not…read moredisappoint. My friend and I had the lunch special which was amazing. You get 4 different types of dumplings and chicken corn soup and drunken noodles! Soo worth it. Our waiter was very nice. The atmosphere is fun. We loved the food would come back in a heartbeat!

Food - 5 Everyone enjoyed their dishes. I wasn't that hungry so only ordered the Korean friend…read morechicken bao buns and I wanted another order! Cocktails - 5 Ambience - 5 very cute, moody, cozy vibe. It is quite big and can accommodate large groups. Service - 5 we haven't had the best service experiences around town. White + Wong's changed that for us! Thank you!!

Great spot for Asian fusion cuisine. We shared several dishes, including the Rakiura salmon tataki,…read moretempura eggplant, and the Kaimoana boil-up. My favorite was definitely the boil-up, which featured soft shell crab, mussels, prawns, fish, and mushrooms in a rich, savory coconut broth that was packed with flavor. The interior is nicely designed. The service was prompt and attentive throughout. Overall, a thoroughly enjoyable dining experience.

Some dishes were good some were lacking. Overall I feel like the execution/cook on the dishes were…read moregreat but the flavors were a bit off. I may be biased because I'm coming from San Francisco where we have really good Asian food and fusion food. But I felt like the shaking beef sauce was way too sweet and overpowering, but the cook on the beef was amazing. the curry was a little bit, lacking in flavor and the chicken just seemed like grilled chicken thrown into the sauce rather than cinnamon within the sauce. The tuna and the nachos was really good, but the sauce is overpowered the taste. The kokoda was actually one of my favorite dishes though. Service was good overall. You go up and pay at the end. Ambiance is a little bit of a tiki scene - dark and a bit loud

We came here for dinner. The service is not that great as it took about 20 minutes for our food to…read morearrive. This is more a Happy Hour place with not too many options for an entree. Still we ordered a few appetizers, like Chicken Satay, Prawn toast, Malaysian cabbage and we added Duck to that meal because it was suggested that the Chicken will come spicier. Anyway, the Chicken Satay is yummy with three skewers. However, the peanut sauce that came with this didn't taste like there's any peanut in the sauce as it was very pale in color. We, also, felt there's way too much sesame seeds and too little shrimp for the prawn toast with the Sriracha mayo.

So in my haste to make a reservation, I definitely accidentally did it for the Hamilton location…read moreinstead of the Queenstown location, but since I was doing an early dinner, the restaurant was completely empty and it wasn't an issue. Especially considering this is in the downtown area, I can see it getting packed for dinner. I loved the ambiance and decor inside the restaurant. I got the laksa after reading many reviews recommending this dish. It was on the spicy side, and it was good, but I wouldn't say it was outstanding. Next time I would try something else. I was intrigued by the Portuguese custard tarts, as that wasn't expected from a Malaysian restaurant, but I was already planning on getting dessert later, so I skipped them this time.

Alivate serves overpriced, small portions of Asian fusion food. The quality of the food was sub par…read moreand the service was really slow. On the positive side, Alivate has a great view, happy hour from 5-6pm, and friendly service. I also liked the Man o War cab blend. * Short ribs - 2.5 stars: This kind of reminded me of meat loaf, it was far from falling apart and the size of an appetizer plate. The coconut rice was good but way too mushy. * Duck crepes - 3.5 stars: pretty good but small. Comes with 2 rolls which are cut in half. * Pork Belly - 2 stars: Good chunks of poorly seasoned overcooked pork belly. How do you mess up pork belly?! Overall, great atmosphere, decent drink list - come for happy hour and maybe for a few apps.

We were very happy with this restaurant and most of all its selection of meals! That's why we came…read moreback two nights in a row, it suited us perfectly! It's an Asian fusion restaurant, very fresh food. Salads tossed in some lime vinaigrette which is what I had with my monkfish and prawn in coconut milk the first night. Very nice starters or small plates as they say, chicken wings and dip, seafood and more, just walking around the restaurant at dinner time to get to your table is a delight because you see all these beautiful dishes! With big plates you can decide between meet, fish, vegetarian, lamb. Good portions, the monkfish was good, not too much, whilst the ribeye was a huge portion! The first night we got our food super fast, but the second time it took us quite some time to get both starter and main. So I guess it varies. We were very happy with the service and the VIEW is just perfect. On the second floor overlooking the lake, dinner is served to perfection. Taste wise it wasn't always a 5/5 for me so that's why it ends up being a 4/5. Love the place though!

I went expecting it to be more of a restaurant but it's an order at the counter and sit or take…read moreaway place. No alcohol. Service was fine, just order and wait patiently. There were enough places to sit but maybe not in a busy rush period. It's very casual and laid back. I went for dinner because I was staying nearby and didn't want to travel far and saw it had food ratings. There was only a couple pieces of sushi left, so not really a sushi place for dinner. I ordered spicy beef ramen and loved it! A really good balance of spice and flavor. Nice thin pieces of beef and tender. Perfectly cooked egg with slightly runny center. Delicious!

Love this awesome sushi bar that has recently opened. My fiancé and I are both really into food so…read morequite fussy but this place is great. Nice and fresh and good flavours. Staff are always super friendly and welcoming. We have been about 5 times already and even came over from Wanaka one day expecially ! Can't wait to give their ramen a try next

Great Filipino-Chinese food... each bite brings me back my childhood in Philippines love the foodread more

They serve Chinese, Thai, and Filipino dishes…read more It's a plain Mom and Pop eatery with a few tables and chairs. Seats about 16. You order at the counter, pay, and fetch your food when called. There was one cook and one server/order taker/table cleaner. We had the calamari rings (did not taste like calamari but like a cooked frozen version), dumpling noodle soup (good), and Filipino crispy pork with garlic fried rice (very good). It's hearty, inexpensive food.