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The Old Vicarage Cafe, Restaurant & Bar

335 Halswell Road, Christchurch 8001, New Zealand
0064 3 322 1224
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Ranked #71 of 325 restaurants in Christchurch
3.5 of 5 stars 7 Reviews
Price range: -1 AUD - 27 AUD
Cuisines: European
Dining options: Reservations
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Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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5 reviews 5 reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 March 2012

A gorgeous old building with a really lovely atmosphere. A lovely lunch to end our stay in christchurch. Excellent food and a fantastic hot strong coffee. We will be back More

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12 reviews 12 reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 2 March 2012

Handy location to Aidanfield food and service was very good More

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47 reviews 47 reviews
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6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 January 2012

A great restaurant with a lovely atmosphere. Had several meals here including dinner and breakfast and find all to be very good. The food is well prepared, very tasty with good and friendly service. Lots of space as well as separate rooms for family or other functions. Great coffee too. More

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Christchurch, New Zealand
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48 reviews 48 reviews
Reviews in 15 cities Reviews in 15 cities
7 helpful votes 7 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 18 September 2011

I've eaten here a few times in the past few years. This time I chose it for my birthday lunch. I was disappointed. The food is average for the price. The Wontons with a local awesome Goats cheese were undercooked. The food was ok, a nice building but I doubt I will be going back as there are better places... More

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Christchurch, New Zealand
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2 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 September 2011

We have eaten at this restaurant on a number of occassions, but today will cast dought over wether I will return. Waiting staff were great. We started with the garlic bread which was nice, my partner had the pasta which he said was tasty. I have had this dish before and it was lovley but decided to try something different.... More

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Christchurch, New Zealand
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73 reviews 73 reviews
Reviews in 44 cities Reviews in 44 cities
61 helpful votes 61 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 29 May 2011

We went here as a group. The surroundings are great. It is a nice place to be but the food was extremly poor. Out of a group of 14 2 had meals that they thought were ok. All the meat dishes were well and truly over cooked. If you hade fallen on the chicken brest you would have skinned your... More

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Auckland, New Zealand
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 December 2010

great stop on the way to akaraoa. we were surprised by the quality. Nothing we didn't like about the experience More

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