We ate here for both of our nights in Franz Josef. Portions are huge, served quickly by friendly staff. The dining room is warm, so important as the weather was chilly at nights. We both had the lamb shanks on the second night to ward off the cold - soul food at its best followed by apple and blueberry crumble... More

Went here for dinner after being told by our motel that this is the place for a nice up market dinner! but in fact faced a over priced out dated restaurant. We were one of 3 tables in the restaurant on a Friday night at 7pm and still waited a hour for our mains,after complaining to the waiter twice we... More

Well, I must say this is second time we been here - visited last year in September 2011. And here we are again we just love the food and well coming approached. As always the food was amazing no doubt the chef still the same person.. The serviced was even better. Great to see the teams havin' a great laughs... More

The dining menu is outstanding, certainly the best in Franz Josef and one of the best we encountered in New Zealand. More

in a town with a handful of restaurants, it is easy to have mediocre food and do ok, but this place was great. they had huge portions (don't order a pre dinner salad unless you plan on sharing). the presentation was excellent and the portions generous. I had the venison and i couldn't finish it....and i always finish my meals.... More

Geat food, good service, must book to get a table, recommend it when in town. More

Ate her in mid Feb with half the tables full. I was sat at a table and provided with water but no glass. Twenty minutes later I got a glass. The waitress had no clue what the menu was talking about and had to ask another waitress to describe the dishes to her. There were three people waiting one obviously... More

Food was great, but service was rather unflexible in terms of special food arrangements. Waiter felt a little bit overwhelmed that night, due to the number of guests. It was New Year's eve though! If you are after fantastic food with average service, then this is the place to go in Franz Josef. About 30 Dollars for a main, a... More

Wonderful food, and wonderfully OTT maitre d' (Steve?) who made the evening for us. Knew his wines, and judged his customers to perfection. Go there! More