Review Speights Ale House - Ashburton

Came here on a Monday. Nice and quiet. The atmosphere was extra chill and the staff were super friendly. Wendy was a gem and an absolute delight to talk to. The brews were well priced at $9 and the food was delicious. Definitely worth stopping in if you want To relax and enjoy a tasty beverage.

We were there on Boxing Day (the worst day to judge any place). But service was good, staff friendly, and food was good. Be prepared for a large meal. This isn't the kind of place we have been to before, but will definitely try again.

Friendly, helpful staff, great atmosphere, and beautiful meals every time! Totally recommend 👌 👍 o

Was a good experience overall. Same as we always get from the Ashburton restaurant. We hadn't booked, but a table was available. Our two kids (6 and 2) were with us, so we thought their meals would come out fairly quickly. We approached the wait staff who checked and came back to say all our meals were nearly ready, so everything came out at the same time. Not ideal but it didn't ruin the night. Would happily eat there again.

Total stranger made to feel instantly welcome. Food order taken very quickly and it arrived just as quick. Coffee good, service abundant. Thanks everyone at the Ashburton Speights Alehouse you did yourselves proud.

Good service, reasonable good food for bar standard. But they have really good chips. Coffee was ok.

This is a nice Speight's Ale House. The place had a good atmosphere and some welcoming staff. It is a great place to have a family event and the meals, well no complaints.

Great food, service even better! Plenty of room, clean friendly atmosphere. Highly recommend Speights Alehouse Ashburton to anyone!

Always a lovely visit here to the Speights Ale House, Ashburton. I have been here more times than I can count. The staff have always been lovely, the food is always beautiful, I genuinely love coming here. I chose this venue for my birthday dinner recently for a group of roughly 20 people, and none of us were disappointed. A massive thank you to Wendy, very welcoming and I love interacting with you when I’m in. Keep it up team, you’re all awesome!

Went there with a couple of friends had a enjoyable experience there Pasta was a little too salty for my friend but was to be expected with a bacon and Parmesan pasta

We had the most amazing service team,made our evening with done great banter..THANKS Wendy & team.

After a long day of traveling my wife and I enjoyed a lovely hot bowl of mussels and a chicken parcel. It was an older crowd, no kids when we went in. Seems like they’ve also done a bit of training with their wait staff based on some negative reviews left a few months ago because the service we had was great. They kept checking in on us and were happy to bring drinks over to save us ordering at the bar. Mussels were perhaps a little pricey at $32.5. Had a similar sized bowl at a restaurant in Franz Josef for $23. Very delicious though and would happily go back.

Great place and a must visit for those who enjoy a tipple or two of the local nectar. It is primarily an ale house as suggested by the name, but there is a lager on tap as well called summit. Staff are very friendly and there is plenty of parking available for those just passing through.

Great friendly staff and amazing food

We didn't book, which was our fault but we did manage to get a table. There were only 2 staff members serving and they were both doing an exceptional job. Wendy was the lady taking orders and clearing tables, the young lady behind the bar, whom I unfortunately have forgotten her name was fantastic. She kept thanking us for being patient. How could we not with this fantastic service. Well done team, great job

Speights Ale House | Ashburton the best kids platter I have ever seen with no sweets or junk food on it....the boys loved your whole outdoor area collecting walnuts, throwing leaves playing in the house and plenty of room to safely run around.....would definitely go again and recommend you to other parents looking for a catch up with kids

Arrived unannounced this evening with 2 kids in tow. A table was quickly reset for us and the kids were given some colouring in. Perfect. Also I love how you have chosen twistable crayons because the boys were able to continue colouring instead of running coloured pencils down or breaking parts of the crayons as often happens. Anyway onto the service and food... The drinks we ordered arrived promptly and correctly, as did everything we ordered. The kids snack platters were good sized and good to see a variety of fruit on offer also. They made wee sandwiches with the cold meat and cheese and beautiful bread. The half loaf was a very tasty entree as was the chefs special main of potato skins with guacomole and salsa which we opted to have as an extra sharing entree! Simply devine!! And we commented that it should be on the regular menu it was very delicious. My partner had the Large Ribs and they were the most tender they have ever been from here. They simply fell off the bone so no wastage! I had the Lamb Salad which was so scrumptious I could have eaten a repeat helping. To finish off I chose the daily cheesecake which happened to be one of my favs, Passionfruit and White Chocolate.. mmm mmm I was not disappointed. The crumble that my partner ordered was also extremely tasty. The kids had their iceblocks and were very content. The service was outstanding.. Just the right amount of checking in on us during our meal and to ask if we required anything else. Keep it up Speights! We will be back :) The personal service from the young girl who was dealing with our table was very professional and friendly without being over the top. Very happy diners.

We had another happy family birthday tea and definitely have to say it was so incredibly delicious, everything was cooked to above standed and the atmosphere was awesome, Ray and Thomas spoilt us with there great service and happy attitude and the rest of staff constantly asked if we were happy or needed more drinks, thanks for another lovely meal and excellent service, Hubby love his complementary cake and candle, special touch to end the night

Had a great night great food had by all with drinks paired up with the food thanks to all the staff

I've always enjoyed eating with you guys but last night after an hour wait for food I had to go looking for my meal 5 minutes after everyone else at the table had been served. Turns out the chef burnt my meal and was doing a new one. That would have been fine but it wasn't communicated with me when the other meals were brought out. So mine was 10 minutes after everyone else's. We were given free drinks and I thank you for that but I think the communication needs to be worked on.

Out for my mums birthday dinner, the service from Jo absolutely top notch! Food divine �

Amazing food, but even better service always. Jo and the team make us feel like family, she even knows my beer order before I remember it, how good is that?

Amazing service and tasty food. Great with gluten free meals aswell. Thanks everyone

Great meal , loved the colouring for our 2 year old and the kids healthy platter was awesome , thank you

Great meal tonight, very quick service for the kids so they didn't get grumpy and ours was rite behind them Cheers guys

I enjoyed a bite to eat and a drink with my husband tonight, and we thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. Food was great and service exceptional. Definitely will be back! “Thankyou” �

Went in for an impromptu meal, without a reservation, we were greeted quickly and were found a table quickly. Even tho the place was full with a couple big tables we didnt wait long for our fantastic meals. Just what we wanted and needed. Thanks Speights.