Great classic cocktails in a fabulous old building. Food was pretty good. We had the tapas, the chicken and salas was amazing but the vegetarian pasta and pork was pretty average. Staff were really nice and helpful. Atmosphere was nice and quiet.
Absolutely amazing food and great atmosphere. The tapas menu is delicious with so many different options. Loved the black doris plum cider too. So impressed, I think it’s the best restaurant in oamaru! 10/10 Definitely recommend!
A friend suggests trying dinner at Criterion as they used to live in Oamaru.
It was a lovely night to have dinner at Criterion. The service and food are great. We ordered 3 dashes for the night. The Mixed gill was eye catching and tasty, all the meat cooked perfectly. On the menu It said for 2 pe
Spent a few nights in Oamaru recently. Planned to visit a few restaurants but ended up back at the Criterion every night - the food is just that good! The staff are so friendly and welcoming and their house Black Dorris Plum cider goes down a treat. 10/10 service and 10/10 delicious food. Will defin
Change your plans to visit the Criterion.
We arrived in town from Dunedin last night. Called in to the Criterion for a drink with no great expectations (I did say we just came from Dunedin!) So fantastically surprised! Good prices, friendly staff, quality fresh, tasty, tasty food. You must try 3-4
Having dined here twice before I knew this would be the perfect venue to have our 100 Years North Otago District Council AA celebration. Katrina was easy to deal with, assisted with menu ideas, and her and the team delivered a top service experience with an amazing high quality cooked meal and an a
Served by an absolute customer service star - Jacob. It's always the people that make an establishment shine, and Jacob is clearly the Criterion's shining light.
Of course the experience wouldn't be what it was without beautiful food. My wife had the Pork Carnitas Taco and I had the Loaded Fries (
We share 10 tapes between 4 of us. Lots of lovely flavours, attentive friendly staff in the heart of the historical part of oamaru. I thought it was really yummy. Thankyou!
I missed the Vegans Welcome sign but they sure are. Enjoyed a glass of vegan friendly wine and my scrumptious vegan veggie stack. (They also cater for the carnivores). Good place.
Stopped to listen to the Foxy Tones..at the criterion. They were fantastic so we had a few drinks and were lucky enough to get a table for 10 in a room to ourselves. The food and service was amazing and so was the entertainment! Highly recommend! Oamaru Jazz festival is a must!
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