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Frankton Arm Tavern - Kitchen.

Frankton Arm Tavern

3.7(3 reviews)
1.1 km
•$

Took an Uber for the hotel because the kitchen indicated they were open late…read more Server came by and let me know it was last call for the kitchen at 8.45. I asked for a chicken sandwich. They came back and told me the kitchen was closed. The place was very cold , as was the service

Came here on a recommendation for lunch…read more Rustic, homey, comfortable atmosphere. Large fireplace and seating outside. A couple, smaller fireplaces inside. Beautiful view of the water and of the planes descending over the water to land at the nearby airport. As we've discovered while on holiday here, the overall quality of food (ingredients, preparation, cooking and presentation) in New Zealand is above par! You can see and taste the freshness in everything you eat. The food at Frankton Arm Tavern is no exception. We had the cheesy bacon fries, chicken wings, and kids mac and cheese (of course). EVERYTHING was delicious - especially the wings. They were perfectly cooked with a thick, sticky, sweet, bbq sauce on top (a little tang would have been nice, but they were delicious none the less). The girls, unfortunately, didn't like the mac and cheese. Unfortunately (for them) the cheese wasn't cheddar (or processed cheddar), maybe edam instead, and it was flavored with herbs and cumin. I, on the other hand, LOVED IT! We've also found the service everywhere in NZ to be exceptionally welcoming, pleasant and helpful. The gentlemen at the bar here were all of the above. Frankton Arm Tavern is a MUST when you're in Queenstown! Note: DO NOT confuse with the Frankton Ale House which is a block or so away and is a Chinese restaurant. We mistakenly walked into the Frankton Ale House and were greeted with stares from the Chinese patrons (you know, the "wtf are you doing here?" face) and pointedly ignored by the Chinese staff. Felt just like home. Ha.

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Frankton Arm Tavern - Street view .

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Frankton Arm Tavern - Steak fries with sauce.

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Steak fries with sauce.

Stacks Pub

Stacks Pub

3.2(13 reviews)
1.3 km
•$$

I really wanted to like this place. After sitting down and dealing with the super nice staff I was…read moreon my way to composing a 5 star review... until I had the food. I ordered onion rings and a Carnivore BBQ pizza. Both looked amazing (pictures posted) but looks can be deceiving and my meal was very deceptive. The onion ring portion was very generous but they were over cooked, almost burnt. I could live with it since it came with ketchup and a lovely garlic aioli - the second onion ring I but into had a blond hair in it. I wanted to throw up I was so disgusted. I was hungry so I moved on to the pizza - looked and smelled great but the crust was awful and the toppings tasted frozen. The 2 stars was for the great service. This place will always have customers as it's attached to the two Hilton hotels in town.

Seafood chowder... bland and a little grainy...I needed to add a lot of salt! Came with two slice…read moreof garlic bread which were also a little bland. Half and half pizza: stacks favourite and wine's mate. Pizza was pretty salty... :( the bottom of the pizza was soggy instead of crispy. The salt and pepper calamari was deep fried but not battered. It was oddly tender instead of chewy/ and springy. I don't know if I liked it or not haha. Even though it was deep fried it was soggy on the outside. I wanted a crunch! Overall it was okay... it is a convenient location. I wish they paid more attention to us after we ordered and served our food. They had a lot of TVs playing 80s music videos. Very interesting hahah. It's a CONVENIENT LOCATION. So still worth going if you don't want to go to the town center.

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