The best 10 restaurants and places to eat in Invercargill, September 2022

Elegance At 148 On Elles Restaurant

90/100 (612 ratings)

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Private Dining

Free off-street parking

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Fine Dining

"Outstanding on all accounts. The service was attentive without being obtrusive, the wine list had a good range representing good value and the meals..."

Neil Selman

"This restaurant has to be one of the very best in Invercargill. Had a truly magnificent meal there last night. Meals were outstanding, beautifully..."

Dianne McFaul

"Great service, felt very welcome from the moment we walked in. Food tasty but definitely not 'fine dining', perhaps for Invercargill it may be..."

Sunita McGrath

"My husband and I finally found a place in Southland that's worth every cent. The meals were perfection. Staff were exceptional. As ex-Aucklanders..."

Colleen Lennon

"Everything a fine dining restaurant should be! Excellent service, delicious food and a nice setting, will definitely be..."

Melodie Thorne

"Excellent service here.We have been before and had very good service from the present owners and staff.However this time it was..."

Robin

"This place is amazing. The service is outstanding. The food is the best I have had in Invercargill. I had the scollop's on the potato pom poms for a..."

Colin

"Amazing,The food was perfectly cooked, Presentation was fantastic, And going the extra mile for grandad just made it perfect. its nice to see real..."

Jenny & Les

"Went for dinner with my Husband, Daughter & Son-in law to be. I only have high praises for the delicious, beautifully presented meals. The..."

Anne-Marie Keville

"Were stoked with this place. Waitress was really helpful and friendly, looked after us and gave us a great table. Food was really nice and..."

Sarah Kerby

"Our recent visit was on a relatively light mid week occasion. The service was outstanding, helpful & friendly, without being intrusive. The food..."

Peter Downey

"Completely faultless. Best service and food in town. Can't believe we waited so long to go here. My favourite place in Invercargill now. The food was..."

Eatingoutallthetime

"In a word: Brilliant. Took my partner here over a year ago for her birthday and everything was fantastic. Traveled down to Invercargill again for my..."

Bryce Sellars

"Could this be Invercargill's best kept secret?Absolutely delicious food, beautiful presentation, the venison was melt in the mouth, great wine..."

Teresa Van Hout

"We had a lovely evening at Elegance in August. Quiet background music, a warm welcome from attentive but unobtrusive staff and dinner at our own..."

M Tait

"Wow, what a wonderful experience. Great hosts, lovely premises and the food just delicious. My partner and I had a dozen oysters meal each, cooked..."

Arahi McLeod

"Excellent restaurant! They categorized themselves as 'Fine Dining', and it is probably the first 'Fine Dining' restaurant that has actually lived up..."

Kieran Colina

"This restaurant was the celebratory venue for the wedding mentioned in Uptown Girl's column in the Southland Times (attended 16 Oct).It was baby..."

Mia Mcknight

"My husband took me for dinner in April 2010 for my birthday. We had a fabulous meal. We both work in the hospitality industry so can be very..."

Amanda

"What a great place! Service was exceptional! Warm, welcoming, friendly and knowledgeable. The meal; we all went 3 courses and what a treat! ..."

Tasha

"This place never fails to delivery us with a fabulous evening. Service and food are both top notch without being contentious. Love the new Summer..."

Love2dine

"Agree with all the people who said they would be back. Service was fantastic, again attentive but not annoying, wine list was really good. The..."

Eatinoutlots

"Wow what a wonderful place! Very friendly Staff and Food to die for! Had an amazing night out. We will be..."

Rata Morris

"Once again we had an evening out here a few weeks ago, this time it was a mid winter work dinner. We enjoyed our meals very much...oysters were a..."

Lauren Allott

"Had a lovely quiet meal here. Not many other patrons so chef came out and talked with us for a while which was cool. Meal was fantastic and we..."

Dan

"absolutely love there salads and as soon as u walk in there u are greeted with some warm welcomes only thing they need is kids menus and..."

Angela Huntley

"Wow had not been here for years and now wonder what had I been missing out on? The night started with a warm welcome and an offer to sit in the bar..."

S Petrie

"Once again this restaurant has given its all. The chef takes pride in serving up the well presented food in the lightest of sauces so that one can..."

Dianne Chinn

"One of the nicest pieces of blue cod I have ever eaten, cooked in a beautiful crisp beer batter to absolute perfection. The oysters were huge and to..."

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