The best Restaurants in Oamaru | Sluurpy updated in April

"Really nice stuff. I asked for a vegan option and they were really open and offered me this amazing meal. It's vegan feta and she also changed the..."

Roxane

Gary Kircher

Jia Jhen Li

Delectables Bakery

91/100 (178 ratings)

Restaurants

"Great customer service and the best Pastie I've had in a long..."

Brendon A

"I love this place open up 5 am. Love brownie, pie and coffee from there Good for early morning travelers . They are the only one who open up at 5 am..."

Navjot Sidhu

"Hot roast beef and gravey sandwich avilable Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. They are..."

Michael

"It was hard to choose a bakery to stop at on our way through Oamaru. There are a few great options on Google maps. I'm glad we chose Delectables. The..."

Patrick Smith

"Lovely sandwich. Fresh fresh filling, and very tasty. Hubby had the beef, kumara and blue cheese pie. He gave it 4/5, so must have been good. Will..."

Sandy Newell

"Never written a review before, but had to as I ate the best pie ever. The steak and onion. Will be my go to visit every time in..."

Ollie Mackie

"Very yummy pies. My favorite pork belly and steak and blue cheese. Nice banana bread..."

Coral Edwards

"Best hot meat sandwiches around and love their cheese rolls, super friendly staff and great service, highly..."

Sharon G Kyles

"Friendly people, great food 😋 great service,, what more could you want ..."

Pete O'Hara

"Great pies and..."

Andrew Mitchell

"Their Steak n relish pies slap..."

Cassidy Blampied

"Best bakery! Amazing breakfast bap & also great sweet slice selection. Stop here anytime passing, but wish I could go all the..."

Aimee Whitmore

"Good food and clean premises. Best part is the Raspberry and White Chocolate Muffins. Worst part is I hit my head on the door when entering the..."

Mr. Campbell

"There hotdogs are the best in town with great service and amazing pies abit expensive at $4:50 a hot dog and $6 for a pie but worth it for there..."

Timera Fleming

"Awesome pies!! A must stop when you're in..."

Zane Shawn Celliers

"Bloody yummy, but yr definitely paying good..."

Susan Devaney

"Great range of bakery products. One of my faverouits would have to be their hot roastmeat sandwich....."

Graham McClelland

Scotts Brewing Co

91/100 (1300 ratings)

Wheelchair Accessible

Free off-street parking

"Always a great atmosphere. Awesome place to have a pint n catch up with friends and family. Piza is just the best in town. Wood fires roaring on cold..."

Chris Day

"Great place to meet friends and family and enjoy some time relaxing over a pint of 1905 is my favourite along with Gingerbeer that is delicious. The..."

Teressa Gibb

"We are from Oregon, USA and therefore like beer. A lot. The Harbourmaster IPA is the best we’ve had during a month in New Zealand. And the..."

Sarah Bachhuber Peroutka

"The beer is sublime, food is divine, warm staff and welcoming atmosphere. You must go there when in Oamaru..."

Belinda King

"Scrumptious beef brisket burgers. Great beer and cider. I want to come back and buy a Scott's flagan. Loved the huge shiny beer vats. A must do in..."

Wanda Jaggard

"Recently held our after wedding function there bringing in around 40 people for food and drink which was delicious. What a beautiful place to show..."

Jodi Ryan

"Great beer and great pizza with a fantastic outdoor area. Awesome to see they think about your kids too with the clipboards for colouring and a bag..."

Mark Exton

"Good easy drinking beer, delicious pizza, friendly staff, over all one of the best micro brewerys ive been..."

Terry Joe Harvey

"Good pizza, good fries, enjoyed the beer sampler despite the dark beer not being my..."

George Clark

"Wow... Great stuff, the hub of Oamaru. Valiant effort at working with gluten free ingredients to create a beer but it's not for me. I settled on the..."

Brian King

"We stopped here for a bite on our way to see the penguins. Ate some fairly tasty pizza and washed it all down some very good brews. Plenty of indoor..."

c “cfl” lane

"A great place. The bar and restaurant attached are a place to be especially on a summer evening. Wonderful pizzas recommended by two..."

Paul Collins

"Arrived in Oamaru very VERY hungry in the first days of January only to find a dead town and nobody open for service... Lucky we walked down to the..."

Louise Stevenson

"Great beer, great food & great staff. Their food rolls out the door in quick time, even when the place is packed. Runs like a well oiled steam..."

Chad Croucher

"Pizza is ok but the Harbourmaster is the best beer..."

Jason Nockels

"We were on our way to see the penguins when we saw this brewery and decided to give it a go. We were walking from our hotel and we thought Oamaru was..."

Iriz York

"Sensationally presented craft brewery & restaurant, located down by the waterfront. A must for any visitor to Oamaru. First class in every..."

Scott Ingram

"Great meals at a great price. Unless you're a huge eater, buy one meal and share it. The loaded fries with pulled pork was..."

Rohan Matthews

"I loved this place, it had a very buzzy vibe with lots of people from families to friends out for a good night. We had pizza chips and beer and I..."

Linda Cutche

Criterion Hotel Bar & Eatery

Temptations Bakery

"Great place for a breakfast treat and coffee or a take away lunch bite. Cozy seating inside. Friendly and fast..."

c “cfl” lane

"Amazing bakery! clean, well presented, tasty, affordable!! lady was so kind and sweet and my cookies, cake, muffins all hit the spot. If I lived in..."

수수Susu

"I remember coming here as a kid and getting a snack after swimming lessons at the pool, I'm not sure if it was the time of day I arrived but the..."

Electric Tree

"A wee gem of a place with warm greeting, hot coffee and tasty soft cheese scroll all very modestly..."

Rod McLeod

"Great selection if you get in within..."

Tarryn Watson

"Called into Temptations Bakery in Aomaru to quench our thirst and hunger for the morning.The Bakery was nicely presented and clean. The lady behind..."

Annie Hackett

"So yummy. The sausage roll was cooked to perfection and my partners sandwich looked very full and healthy :p not expensive, prices were fair and the..."

Dylan Pay

"Great range of fresh..."

Anne Pritchard

"Innovative, local owners. The baker is a West- Islander (Australian). Him and his lovely wife employ locals to serve a variety of lovingly made..."

Cally McKenzie

"Freshly baked food thats good for you and great..."

Scott Ewing

India Garden

Wheelchair Accessible

"The food was pretty good - quite rich, but good meats and reasonable sauces. An odd restaurant in the sense that you are flanked by a queue of people..."

Francis Ridgeon

"Good and yummy Indian food.. 🍲 We had a lunch there. They provide lunch deal in 15.50 nzd which is very delicious with good portion of curry,..."

Pratik Singh Solanki

"This quaint little Indian restaurant makes the BEST Chicken biriyani we’ve had!! I like mine hot and hubby takes his mild. Both are equally..."

Chami Abeysinghe

"Purchased lunch on our drive through ti christchurch, absolutely delicious kebabs, would highly..."

Debbie Houkamau

"I love coming into this restaurant and smelling all the delicious food they have cooking. The meals are large and reasonably priced. The mango..."

S G

"Fantastic friendly service, delicious food and great..."

Krishna Prasad Bhandari

"Great wee restaurant with delicious food, big naan and friendly service! The price is correct! Would come..."

Alison Plazanet

"India Garden has moved to 263 Thames St and merged with Chef's Multi Cuisine. The menu now includes kebabs and some Indo Chinese dishes as well as..."

Allan Sherman

"Chicken Biryani vs Lamb Vindaloo (Away Game) - it's only getting better..."

Vladimir Verlinsky

"Absolutely delicious! It is my 'go to' place whenever I have a butter chicken craving!! Always perfectly cooked and you can easily share one Naan..."

Karena Scott

"Very tasty meals. We have a favourite Indian Curry Restaurant we went to for 15 years, in another city. When coming to Oamaru we were concerned we..."

Al Man

"Food was not too bad. Service could be a little better. When I approached the waiter at the counter, he did not ask whether I wanted to eat in or..."

Shiv

"Awesome food, great portion sizes will definitely be a returning customer. We had our food delivered, it was piping..."

Chrisse Curtis

Peter Pan Bakery & Cafe

Wheelchair Accessible

"Wonderful & friendly staff. Terrific coffee with Hazenut. Great selection of food. Worth..."

Mackenzie Fisher-Hewitt

"I had an awesome coffee there. Awesome service kind people that made great..."

Joanna Palmer

"Staff friendly coffee nice a bit more flavour in Milkshake would have been..."

Margaret Chapman

"Highly recommend the fresh cream bun from Peter Pan Bakery .Lovely staff ,clean tidy shop .Enjoyable to eat outside on the tables provided..."

Tracey Nimmo

"Delicious Vegetarian Pastry and tasty hot chocolate. Friendly staff See you next..."

Raj Parikh

"Lovely service and the best pork belly pies I've ever had - they even have little bits of crackling on top of the..."

Ange

"Just another bakery cafe. Nothing special. Yes I would stop..."

Barry Boyd

"Review is for the pies- phenomenal. Don't go anywhere else. The pastry is next level. Faves include the camembert, chicken and cranberry and the..."

Jane Taafaki

"Beautiful food and friendly atmosphere and service reasonable price we will be..."

mary murphy

"Good kiwi..."

gary semple

Fat Sallys

90/100 (2762 ratings)

Wheelchair Accessible

"Hot diggity damn good grub!!! Portions are too generous and delicious. Friendly staff. Worth dropping by for a hearty meal. Lamb shoulder will..."

Benjamin T

"An absolutely outstanding meal! I was in the mood for fish so I asked for advice on which dish & went for the mitre gourmet option which was pan..."

Janita Patrick

"This was my first time eating here and it's one I would gladly do again. It was a fantastic experience from start to finish and was also enjoyed by..."

Andy Walker

"Really busy night after the All Blacks game. No table available when we came in, but they found us one whilst we waited at the bar. Food, portion..."

JC thebeerguy

"The food was delicious, beautifully cooked and presented. I can recommend the ribeye steak and the chocolate brownie. Our mock tails were served in..."

Linda Dow

"Warm decor with great atmosphere. The food was delicious, I had the chicken salad which was really tasty and a large serving, my friend had pasta of..."

Linda Cutche

"Loved the beer and the food was great. Puts the open steak sandwich in Australia to shame. You would get what we call minute steak in Australia,..."

Leo O'Dea

"We came too late for the dinner menu, so we ordered chicken wings. They were awesome. The french fries which came with them were a bit too saturated..."

Vladimir Bajić (VTerran)

"Great place for lunch. Great service from friendly welcoming staff. Food was fast and AMAZING! Steak sandwich and Harissa Pork would highly recommend..."

Katrina Amituanai

"Great place to eat. Meals were lovely, staff friendly and..."

Carol Leckie

"loved this restaurant, in an old pub, dining areas separated into 3 areas, ,with main area having full pub bar and bar service. very busy, great..."

Euan Ritchie

"1st time in Oamaru, based on reviews we went there. Dog friendly , fantastic feed for the $ had to ask for a doggy bag . Staff friendly and..."

Terry Klenner

"Good selection of food and kind..."

Ciara Kel

"Amazing food , fantastic helpful staff , great atmosphere , price was good. All round we had a great night. 5/5 Highly recommended. Thanks team..."

Hayley Johnstone

"Great friendly atmosphere, scrumptious food and delicious cocktails🍸 .Might go back..."

Jennifer Churton

"We came to this restaurant/bar a year ago and again this Sunday. As usual super friendly staff, fast service,great food and atmosphere. Thank..."

Kerry Williams

"Enjoyed a lovely late lunch here. Service was friendly and food was delicious. We were all happy with our meals. Would definitely recommend..."

Eva Ferrara

"Nice food and bar atmosphere for..."

feona sia

Coast Cafe Restaurant And Takeaway

Wheelchair Accessible

"Well worth a visit we go everychance we get. Food is amazing as is the service. Owner is super friendly amd dowm a.for a..."

Amy May

"Really good spot, food n views are awesome. Friendly..."

Susan Devaney

"Great food at reasonable prices. Quick food delivery after..."

Kerry Shields

"Amazing spot with stunning views lovely friendly staff and tasty..."

Charles Merfield

"Awesome Cafe with a great location and view over the coast! Highly..."

Isabel Granado

"Love this place. Great food, great staff and a great view. We go there everytime we are in..."

Helen Ruscoe

"Staff were very friendly and the chips and coffee were nice. Sat outside in the sun but there are good views from..."

Robert Jones

"Great place, highly recommend you stop in for dinner 🍽 😋 😀 Great views over looking the..."

Shane Turner

"Delicious fish and chips, and mixed seafood and chips. View very nice..."

Dawn Ledbetter

"Been twice recently. Good service with a smile and really enjoyed the fish. Well done..."

Olwyn Green

"Love this place. Great food, reasonably priced and the pineapple rings are to die for. The staff are brilliant and always friendly. Thanks..."

Freyja Munro

"Five star friendly service and fantastic crunchy chips and beautiful blue cod. Awesome views of the coast..."

Vicki Wadsworth

"Looks bit like a shop, was not sure what food would be like. Ordered blue cod and chips, crisp batter fish cooked perfectly, chips crunch again..."

Carl Hensley

"Beautiful Vista and very attentive waitress. Meal was beautifully cooked and fresh. Well worth a visit ..."

Rosemary Slemint

"Incredible friendly service, excellent food I had the chicken burger and it was amazing, fries are some of the best I have ever had they were..."

J

"I currently live in Sydney although I was originally born in Oamaru. We booked in at the Coast Cafe on our way back from Dunedin and had a fantastic..."

Rossana Cheng

"Lovely, just lovely, the staff are just lovely especially the short young girl whit brown hair, i think her name was Lilly, if it was me I would go..."

Bella Robbins

Waitaki Cafe & Diner

"Great little cafe. Name has now changed to Max’s Diner. Wonderfully cooked full breakfast. Definitely on our stop by..."

Richard Lee

"A beautiful, clean, well-presented diner. Barista style coffees that were well made. What a surprise!! I ordered the special $10 cheeseburger, chips..."

Olivia Mason

"If you haven’t been in here I suggest you do, the pies are fantastic. Like I would give them a gold medal fantastic. I will be back again to try..."

Mark Moffitt

"What an awesome diner. Very clean and tidy. The staff are absolutely amazing, nothing is a problem to them. We drove 1100km's to get here and we are..."

Grant Blair

"Being a sales Rep I tend to eat at alot of places. I tried this place and wow, really impressed. Great little place very friendly service. I was..."

Jamie & Jody

"Food was g8, best hamburger with fresh lettuce and slices of tomato. Order of potato chips were hot and crisp. Excellent service and tables clean. An..."

Carolyn King

"I had the cheeseburger which was recommended. Given the choice of homemade mayo or normal I chose homemade. This burger was delicious. Great service..."

Travis Meyer

"Great food! homely atmosphere, home made pies are delicious and the burgers and fish and chips are mouth watering and well..."

aston Ferris-itter

"Great place to eat. Meals and service top notch. Will definitely stop there..."

Jan Turner

"Great food! Great people! We love stopping at this little gem on our way..."

Rebecca Palmer

"Great little diner & takeaway. Good food and friendly..."

Graham McClelland

"Great food, old fashioned truck stop diner. Staff friendly and..."

Sue Taylor

"Great food, good service highly..."

Lenny Gray

"Max's Diner is a traditional truck stops with plates stacked high with wholesome..."

Rod Auton

"Good basic meals and great value. Be great to see it busier with locals and..."

Aden Omnet

"Max's pies are the best there is. Home made by max at the diner..."

Sarah Hollamby

"Great food great staff very..."

Louise Daley

"Friendly and food was tasty I would definitely go..."

Vicky Mohi

The Galley

88/100 (1204 ratings)

Wheelchair Accessible

Wine and Beer

Parking Available

Free off-street parking

Breakfast

Lunch

Mid-range

"great food great coffee exellent staff enjoyed my meal will come again with the family kids meals were great as well also the view and park beside..."

Paul Mount

"Great coffee, excellent food, great service. Very busy little place but well worth the..."

Christine Hakkaart

"Yummy food and friendly staff. Enjoy the good view from the..."

Hendriani Trisaptayuni

"Great place, great food, fantastic..."

Leona Field

"Awesome building, awesome food, awesome coffee and wonderful friendly staff! All with a picture perfect view..."

Talia Pearson

"Great place and great food. And awesome location to head..."

Reece Mitchell

"We had the yummiest burgers!!! Would definitely reccommend to..."

Melinda Proffit

"Lovely staff, lovely coffee. Always a pleasure visiting each..."

Teresa Scott

"Great food, awesome place..nice atmosphere...Looking out to sea while having your lunch is..."

Brian Bman Thornley

"That has to be the best breakfast I've had in a long time. Traveling to Christchurch to fly home to Hamilton. Cheers Gary..."

Gary Holmes

"Fantastic as always...Thanks team! Great to be able to relax and enjoy a beer and..."

Gavin Mockford

"Gorgeous building on the waterfront. Service was excellent and attentive, and the coffee and food was absolutely beautiful! I had the chicken waffles..."

R Wilson

"I stumbled upon this cozy and charming cafe on Google, initially thinking it might be just another breakfast spot. However, when I opened the door, I..."

Tree Koko

Kennedy Dawson

"This is my local go to place for my breakfast! I absolutely love the friendly staff and upbeat atmosphere. The food is to die for and a full cooked..."

Karena Scott

"Excellent food and atmosphere, food didn't take to long. Dishes are huge and delicious. Hubby had the open steak sandwich, and I had the crispy..."

Starlite

"My partner and I came here with a couple friends who wanted to visit the Victorian Precinct, and it was "unequivocally bussin" if you will. The food..."

Alice Garraway

"Visited here on advice from a local. Despite being super busy due to a town market day, the staff were efficient with orders at the till. Our..."

Vicki Cloutman

"Excellent scones and coffee. Great location and view. Well worth the..."

Nathan lean

"Nice cafe with harbour views and a playground nearby. Great selection of cabinet foods and coffee, awesome service..."

Faye O

"Scrumdidilyyyumptious praise Jesus I had a good coffee and yum didly scrumptious. Came back for another coffee before I departed oamaru. Praise..."

G0Riller dude

"Excellent eatery with habour views centrally located by Holmes Wharf, and the marine parade. Good selection of cabinet food, and breakfast/lunch menu..."

Noel J

"This is a really lovely cafe in a big metal building by the coast (you can't miss it). The food was absolutely amazing and the view was beautiful...."

H awkins

"Went to the galley for morning tea the food and coffee were delicious and house staff super friendly and they had stunning views of the..."

Thomas Coulter

"Looking for a place to have breakfast today and came upon this lovely place, with a gorgeous view of the Harbour. The kai was absolutely delicious..."

Peter Armstrong

"Great place with the harbor view. Relaxing atmosphere and nice food. The big breakfast looks great and tastes great as..."

林倩如

"View is spectacular. Food and coffee was delicious. Come back here for..."

Murray Schofield

"Lovely food, great coffee, excellent staff and unbeatable views. We had a lovely relaxed breakfast here. Bacon and egg sandwich, veggie feast of..."

Richard Levy

"I don’t visit Oamaru often, but when I do, I’ll be sure to come here again! Beautiful ocean/harbour views, good coffee, exquisite food...."

Ben Harvey

Vinbrux Bakery & Kaffeehaus

"This is our favorite restaurant in the town. We visited many times already and never disappoint us. Their German dishes are very yummy. We got bonus..."

Gift Gift

"Lovely little cafe. Lovely staff. Small selection of cabinet food and blackboard menu. Delicious coffee and enjoyed our croissant.Not a big seating..."

Di Lewis

"Best cafe in town. Love all home style food n best mocha in oamaru I've try. A charming Piano man will play live on every Tuesday n Friday fr 12pm..."

Kuna Chow

"Real cute shop with lots of charm. Coffee was delicious and the pastry selection is..."

Stephan Marshay

"The most delightful bakery and Kaffeehaus I’ve come across, it transports you in time, not sure when but that barely matters as you feel very warm..."

DanDukeBox

"Amazing Almond custard cake and macchiato! The texture for the cake is nicely done and it is really unique! Not too sweet just on point! :) the foam..."

Jovie Ong

"Absolutely amazing, a short drive or walk out of town to find the best baker's and coffee shop you will ever find. One of those incredible local..."

Gill Hedworth

"Super delicious German Roggenbrot, which tastes exactly like in Germany. Also very tasty German style Croissants. Super cozy interior and friendly..."

Axel Klink

"Loved our visit coffee was great, my plum slice VERY large but yummy and the Black Forest Gateau was delicious. The family are such good hosts so..."

Sharon Scott

"Great coffee and really nice pastry. Such a hidden gem in a small town. So far my fav..."

Carrol Jin

"Friendly staff with yummy fresh baked breads and pastries and good coffee. Seating area decorated with musical..."

Allison Booth

"Absolutely 10/10 experience - the food, the hospitality, the yarns, the attention to detail, the coffee; honestly, Richard & Cristel have created a..."

Adam Nesbitt

"Amazing coffee, arguably the best I have had in the South Island. My partner and I are conscious of our plastic use, and the milk there is all fresh..."

Sierra Torell

"My top ten of cafes in the world, everything homemade and bread just so good. Cakes to die for and goulash soup excellent. Lovely people who own it..."

jilly hedworth

"As usual the food was sensational! Tastes like home cooking, with real ingredients. And they make the best coffee! Reasonable prices too. Highly..."

Tracy Cameron

"Only popped in to buy a coffee to take away. Really surprised to see a nice sounding piano being played really well. Next time in Oamaru I'll make..."

Neil Howie

"Everything is perfect. Highly..."

羅慧香

"The Mocha's are amazing! And to top it all the little short bread biscuits are just amazing... the just melt in your mouth. Had breakfast and the..."

GD Purdy

"Lovely coffee.... Amazing tomato soup amongst other gems. Love coming to just sit and enjoy a wee oasis from the world.... Thank..."

lynley muir

Station Oamaru

"We had a wonderful meal there last week. We ordered separately but then combined our meals, the food was excellent! My partner lived in China for..."

Kathy O'Shea

"Great food, fantastic hosts, an their brew's are the to die..."

Viv Brown

"Nice food and..."

Richard Chen (Jia)

Mike Bailey

lorraine middlemiss (Rainez)

Solomon Li

Indian & Nepalese Kitchen

"I regularly get a takeaway from here. The consistency is excellent the portion size is perfect and the Chicken Vindaloo extra hot as asked for it on..."

Nick Miall

"Under New Management/OwnershipThe food is absolutely devine.Have had Butter Chicken, Mango Chicken, Naans and a variety of other lamb..."

M N

"Great staff, lovely curries and naan. Good for takeaways too - very..."

Jono

"mean feed of butter..."

Terri

"Very Good The waiter was very..."

Liam

"Ordered 2 lunch special deals which was served with curry of our choice, rice, naan and a can of soft drink (fanta or sprite). We chose lamb sagwala..."

Madeline Ng

"We just have a wonderful dinner. Their cook Nepal dumplings really yummy which is as same as I ate in Nepal. I can see they are well balance taste..."

Wilson Ding

"Like another review said, lunch special is really a good deal. We just eat half of food and we're full. We went there today (30/Jun/2018) about 12pm..."

Wangchang Pan

"Meal was fantastic. Server carefully explained what items on the menu could be made vegan. Had a brilliant meal. Best Indian we’ve had in..."

Hannah Rose Capstick

"Highly recommend. Ignore the location and decor. The food was absolutely marvellous - heaps of vegetarian options, everything has clearly been hand..."

Julie Fitzjohn

"We ordered one Tikka masala and one palak paneer 20 mn before close and in the rush the palak paneer was literally half full, but in the end they..."

Gareth Donald

"Lovely meal good service we will be..."

Burma Yates

"Best Curry's in Waitaki. Portion sizes are good and it's always good quality. Be adventurous in your meal selections as well. The starters are..."

Darren Wood

"Food was delicious and the staff were so helpful. We didn't have an NZ cash and the owners were lovely - we worked it all out. We ordered delivery..."

Andrea Reupert

"Food was delicious. Service..."

Tracey Hardie

"We sometimes stop in Oamaru on the way home from the north and we always get food here. It's some of the best Indian food I've had in NZ and the best..."

Paul Moody

"I really enjoyed the food here. Been here twice. It is my first time trying nepalise cruise . I was blown away by their dumplings. It's a unique mix..."

Pradeesh Parameswaran

"We just been to the restaurant. The food was really amazing, we liked the real Indian flavour in all curries and rotis were served with desi ghee...."

Lucky Singh

"We took 2 lunch menu : 13,5$ each for any curry + rice + plain nana + 1 soft drink. The owner from Nepal is very kind. I took a mango chicken curry..."

Flore

Badger And Mackerel

Wheelchair Accessible

"Beautiful atmosphere with plants and paintings. Lovely staff and talented chefs. They really know how to pair flavors and provide the right balance,..."

Claire Wallath

"I had the Pulled Pork Nachos, a smoothie and a rhubarb and apple crumble muffin. Amazing 😍. We Visited during a public holiday, they were..."

Brad Garrett

"Amazing pies and cabinet food. Their famous mutton pie is a must try! Staffs are amazing and friendly. Very nice indoor and outdoor sitting..."

Jenny Zheng

"Excellent meals. Fresh and very..."

James Wenn

"From hospitality, service and food taste could not fault one bit! They went the extra mile to bring cold milk to go with the hot chocolate’s for..."

Faiz Shahdan

"Run, don't walk to get the caramelised onion cheese scone. Hands down the best cheese scone I've tasted in almost a decade of being in..."

Sarah Vernon

"Always great coffee! Sandwiches we had this morning were amazing!..."

Leonna Heath

"A great option for a quick brunch and coffee. The cabinet food is pretty amazing, crazily constructed rolls, slices, quiches, etc. lots of quality..."

E.R Stewart

"Called in this mōrena for Breakast (kāwhe & kai). What an enjoyable experience. Received such a warm friendly greeting. Great menu, drink (wera &..."

Peter Armstrong

"Oh my gosh, this place rocks! My husband and I love this place. The staff is amazing, super friendly and moving fast... the food was excellent and..."

Marketa O'Connell (Peggy)

"I always stop here when in/passing through Oamaru. Very busy café but staff are all well trained and keep up whilst providing absolutely lovely..."

Ru Parry

"Nice cafe centrally located, good selection of menu and cabinet items. Couch and table..."

Noel J

"Always busy - A true reflection of the top class service and range of food/drinks. One of the hottest places in Oamaru to stop by. It will not..."

Broadcast

"Great cabinet selection . Always busy but staff still very friendly and helpful. Nice..."

glynn cooper

"Great food, good service and great..."

Joanne Hosie

"A place everyone should visit for a coffee or a lunch break. Great atmosphere with yummy..."

Lorraine Murdoch

"Accidentally came across the cafe and so pleased we did. The food was delicious, had a great range, they offered a few different items that I..."

Aroha Skinner

"Ladies always greet you with a smile food is great scones sell out fast coffee can't be beat. 10 out of 10 from..."

roger putt

Riverstone Kitchen

85/100 (2633 ratings)

Non-smoking restaurants

Dog Friendly

Outdoor Seating

Wheelchair Accessible

Accepts American Express

Free off-street parking

"Beautiful food in a gorgeous setting, with impeccable service. We did a day trip from Christchurch hoping for something special, and it was exactly..."

Pynylopy

"Unfortunately they google review have 5 stars. I would give 10 🌟 🤩 stars to this place. I love their breakfast , so unique and so..."

Navjot Sidhu

"Came at 2:59pm (kitchen closes at 3pm), we were greatly surprised when our waitress insisted the kitchen remain open for our last order of lunch..."

Xiao Cui

"Lives up to reputation. The food was very, very good, the service was awesome. The squid dish was amazing, the pumpkin and parmesan soup was the..."

Sue Lind

"Lovely garden, delicious food, and in a beautiful setting. Staff were friendly and food came out rather timely. Definitely worth dropping by if..."

Benjamin T

"We had a brilliant lunch here. Every course of everyone’s meal was great! And because we were able to eat outside under cover it felt really..."

Jillian Crisp

"Great warm indoor dining with plenty of outdoor sitting options too. Had best lamb in last few years! Amazing in house baked bread and desert..."

Vasile Remus Coman

"Our tour stopped here for lunch (so can't speak to price or variety on the menu). We were running late for our arrival time but the staff were all..."

Jason Zahn

"Drove from Dunedin for afternoon tea at Riverstone kitchen and the service was great. Took a little to be seated (when heaps of empty tables) but..."

Lena K

"The food wasn't the best but we did not try much of it. The waiters and cooks were extremely fast and got our food relatively quickly(The place was..."

Daniel M

Courtyard Restaurant

Wheelchair Accessible

Breakfast

Dinner

Mid-range

"Asked waitress to customise meal to vegan/vegetarian. First of all fully understood what I meant. Initially they said no, but I said I was flexible,..."

Lisa Mclean

"Such a great wee family friendly place. Sometimes less is more! This is a very basic menu but executed beautifully! Angus patty is delicious in the..."

S Hall

"Unexpectedly amazing in every way. Extremely friendly staff, and an amazing ribeye! Great service,..."

Grant Larcom

"We had a 50th wedding anniversary here for my in-laws. Shiv put on an awesome buffet for us. The team were friendly and super helpful. Highly..."

Cheryl Stafford

"Ordered TBonesteàk and it was the best cooked steak that we have ever had ànd we have eaten a herd of beef. We will most certainly be back for..."

Jane Willetts

"Tasty food and great dining..."

lulu 0909

"Best t bone steak cooked blue to my taste. Best I have had .thanks Andrew and team well back for my surf and turf meal next..."

James Parish

"Amazing service, very friendly staff & the food was amazing..."

Dylan Johnson

"Most amazing food! Absolutely love coming here. Would hands down rate the quality and flavour of the food to be the best in..."

Alice Perry

"Great food! Some of the best in Oamaru! But the decor and ambiance is just average motel restaurant. So go for the food, but don't expect..."

Gail May-Sherman

"Very nice food for breakfast handy ti..."

Kombizone

"Very yummy food, had buffet & dessert Bailey's Cheesecake Delicious, Friendly staff..."

Lynda Hodgson

"Amazing food, really delicious and the staff were friendly. Top shout to the chef..."

Bex Icles

"I've tried a lot of restaurants in oamaru and this is definitely my favourite. Very friendly staff, great service and outstanding..."

Alex Grierson

"Fantastic food, outstanding..."

Greg Plunket

"Had the duck special..."

Julie McCleery

"Great accommodation and..."

Simon Boon

Criterion Hotel

"Awesome place to stay and the food was fantastic This place deserves all the praise it can get, the staff from owner Sue and everyone else thanks..."

Cheryl Gallagher

"Wow would highly recommend to anyone & everyone. Great atmosphere, awesome friendly staff & amazing meal, oh & I can not forget the pudding - YUM...."

Tammy Carter

"Thank you so much for the meal we won in your Valentine’s day completion, Lovely staff and fabulous meal, we will be..."

Missy Duncan

"Had a great day sampling interesting craft beer. Finished off with with a tasty chicken burger in the Snug at the..."

Graeme Simpson

"Excelente location with good access to public parking. Lovely staff. The best pork ribs I’ve ever had. The rooms are comfortable and many options..."

Emilia Samek Morrone

"Recently went to the Criterion on the Monday afternoon of the long weekend in NZ. A local put myself and 6 of my mates from Oz onto the pub.....what..."

Terry Blanch

"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..."

Pippa Harding

"Absolutely amazing food and great atmosphere. The tapas menu is delicious with so many different options. Loved the black doris plum cider too. So..."

Chantelle Bradfield-Stanger

"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..."

Brian Kwok

"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..."

Danielle T

"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..."

Ross Hicks

"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..."

Karen Weir

"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..."

Clayton Hill

"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..."

Carl Hensley

"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..."

Colin Wolverson

"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..."

Rangi Clark

Portside

"Wow!! What a dinner!! The food was amazing! We had the seafood chowder, blue cod and bacon and my favourite.. the best Polenta chips ever. I would..."

Karyn Coker

"Tried the new menu tonight. Was absolutely amazing...compliments to the chef and the staff were awesome..."

Kaye Murdoch

"Outstanding service, waitress was lovely even gave us some local tips and some of her knowledge on fishing in the area. We only had a small meal as..."

Adam Carr

"Great food. One of the best Seafood Chowder I have had. Would recommend this..."

Maree White

"Seafood platter in the sun with a rose -..."

Ruth Macindoe

"Had a great meal lunch with seven of our friends and my Mother to celebrate her 91 St Birthday. Nice tasty meal, wonderful service and very helpful...."

Max Muldrew

"New menu rocks. Pork was out of this world great service and beautiful..."

Jenna Wylie

"Great food, great staff and great..."

Dylan Winter

"Portside has the perfect setting right beside the sea with a menu for everyone, sophisticated and smart we dine there nearly every week! The best..."

Annabel Berry

"Yum yum amazing food amazing..."

Belinda Spivey

"Second time we've been here so far, lovely spot, great food and service. Definitely will be back..."

Catherine Barr

"Lovely service and the menu with interesting choice, quite different from the usual stuff around. Two of us had the sea bass which we both found a..."

John Steel

"My partner and I came here on our way home from Christchurch on Sunday the 6th of April. From opening their really awesome door to getting back in..."

Jennifer Jury

"We had our wedding reception here in January. Originally we were going to be at Fleur's Place in Moeraki but after the most disgusting treatment we..."

Angelina Wood Marques

"Very pleasantly surprised by the great places to eat in Oamaru. Great food, awesome setting - I managed to get a table facing the ocean and away..."

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The Last Post Pub & Restaurant

84/100 (1617 ratings)

Wheelchair Accessible

"I highly recommend this restaurant - had a roast meal here yesterday for lunch & it was seriously one of the best I have ever eaten. The service was..."

Chris Allan

"Thankyou to the lovely service from all the girls especially Karen full of laughs and good spirits the whole service. Thankyou to the great food..."

Brittaney Payne

"loved the food an the service was so nice to meet all my brothers co workers :) would defiantly drive up again to eat there..."

Kimmy Casey

"Awesome food great friendly staff good..."

Andrew McDonald

"Lovely atmosphere...lovely fireplace! Warm and friendly staff food..."

Judith McLaughlin

"Always excellent customer service, great food. And wonderfull with my children. . .top marks team. We will always..."

Aleisha Maindonald

"if you want a very nice Guinness this is the place to go. Very friendly staff and a great..."

Mick Hall

"Excellent food,excellent service, would thoroughly..."

Steve Thorne

"Really nice place!! ☺️ Good atmosphere, lovely staff and delicious..."

Renee Papahadjis

"Best meal I’ve had in..."

Sarah Marchant

"went there for lunch today - great staff, great food and great service. Only problem is the covered in 'outdoor' space, it is too hot on a warm/hot..."

Helen

"Fantastic - had the bacon wrapped pork fillet followed by banoffee pie. To die for, and I probably will, eating too much! Took half of the dinner..."

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"Spent a couple of weeks dining here whilst away with work, highly recommend it, have pretty much done the whole menu with no flaws found. Awesome..."

Rob

"Great service, great food, great..."

Camille Strowger

"Randomly dropped by for dinner during our stay in Oamaru and was pleasantly surprised by the high standards of food served here. Do not miss out on..."

HL

"What a delicious meal, even the medium size,pork roast was huge, the blue cod dish was also very tasty.The garlic bread was so crunchy. The waitress..."

susan Hopkinson

"Fantastic meals, with very lovely service. Portions were very large, but taste was actually pretty good. I'm normally very critical as I run venues,..."

JC thebeerguy

"Had dinner with friends, great prompt service with excellent menu including my special meat... Just kidding, local Campbell's butchery meat, prices..."

Campbell Braddock

"Great little restaurant with excellent food! Friendly greeting as you walk in..."

Chrissy

"When I arrived(6 people) was nice , there was only 1 other table, but I can see why it started to full up. OMG food was absolutely amazing, decent..."

Elizabeth King

"Have always had great service here, meals are generally very..."

Remco Bol

"Wow! Outstanding food & very friendly & accommodating staff. Steak cooked perfectly & awesome bangers & mash. The special was “Kitchen Creation”..."

Mark Hope

"I had the roast of the day which was Pork! And husband had Ribeye Steak. Both lovely meals and great..."

Rosie Hale

"Cosy European pub feel, wonderful staff, big serving on..."

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