Absolutely fantastic. From the brilliant service to the amazing food, I cannot fault a thing. The staff are attentive without being overbearing and portray a passion for the food and pride in what they have. The food... wow. The ingredients are showcased and treated with incredible respect, each and every dish was interesting and beautiful but above all tasted amazing. A special mention on the artichokes and the lamb - I have never had artichokes so beautiful and the lamb absolutely magic. A real food experience, this is the place to eat in Wanaka. I will certainly return and next time I'll have the sense to leave room for dessert! �
Amazing meal! Not to mention lovely wine/cocktails and great service. The salmon was definitely the stand out! We stumbled across this place whilst on holiday from Australia. A must do if in Wanaka!
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- Broccolini: burnt eggplant worked surprisingly well with the broccolini
- pattate fritte: amazing
- xo clams
- croquette: although the octopus was a bit weird and tough
- Canterbury duck: mandarin was amazing and the duck was very juicy and flavoursome.
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- didn’t change plates after entree - the sauce from the xo clams and tuna carried over to the mains
- tuna: tuna was great, so was the koji Mayo w/cucumber and wild rice when had as a trio, but didn’t feel like it was great when put together
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- come early as the restaurant fills up by 630
- parking outside from 6pm
Great service, nice ambience and delicious food! Came here on our first night in Wanaka and we really enjoyed our experience. Highly recommended!
Simply the best restaurant we’ve ever tried in New Zealand. Foods are just fabulous! Place is really cool. Ambience is great. Staff are super friendly. What else could we want? We really recommend Kika to all our friends who visit New Zealand.
The best dining experience we’ve had in a long time. The corn covered in popcorn was amazing & I have never tasted carrots like that before.
So Gordon Ramsay came into the restaurant 👌🏽 So you definitely will enjoy the food here and vibes!
It’ll be a solid 4.5-5 stars for anyone 🔥
Go check them on insta @Kikawanaka
Great food. We did the chef's choice and the whole meal was fabulous. Great tofu and mushrooms, salmon, goat cheese, and duck.
As President of the Clean Plate Club, I can highly recommend the fish. The service was above and beyond common courtesy and at the level of truly nice and kind people wanting to host and provide the best quality food and hospitality.
Wow!!!! I’m still thinking about this place 5 days later the food was amazing best gnocchi I have had in years. The fried chicken was just crispy, crunchy and delicious. And the deserts so hard to explain how good they are you just gotta go try it
A tapas styled restaurant where you share dishes with your table. The food is beautifully presented and the portions are generous, unlike other fine restaurants. The vibe is casual but elegant. The total bill came up to be very reasonable as well. Would recommend a visit when you are in Wanaka. You can easily make a reservation on their website.
This is simply superb food – up there with the best of any fine dining we’ve had in NZ and Australia.
As is now common at fine dining restaurants, Kika eschews the traditional entrée-main-dessert in favour of sharing plates of a series of small dishes, and then 1 or 2 mains, a side or 2 and a dessert (if you still have room).
It’s not cheap, but for the quality of the food, service and restaurant setting, it’s well worth it.
There’s plenty of veg, vegan and gluten-free options, and the superb staff will help you make the right choices, and make sure you don’t order more than you can eat.
We had a good meal at Kika. The tofu and the fried chicken were delicious! Goat cheese toast was good. The lamb shoulder was very tasty and the meat was soft👌🏽 The cabbage was just ok with nothing special. Broccolini dish was a bit too oily for our taste.
Drinks were yummy.
Service was great and we thought the staff was very friendly.
Ordered fried chicken, market fish crudo, beef tartare and hot peach pie with ice cream. Overall, the dishes (piccolo) were well done and presented beautifully. Particularly liked the fried chicken. Service was also very good. Arrived slightly late but the restaurant kept the table. Staff also served each dish with brief explanation and a smile. Dessert was automatically served without prompting. Place was packed, so reservation in advance will be necessary. Recommended if you are in Wanaka!
Had an amazing birthday dinner here for my partner. We are vegan - the food was amazing and the service was fast. All the meals were delicious. Highly recommend the "Just Feed Me" option if you have a few people who can help eat it all, otherwise ask for a take out container. It makes a great meal the next day too! Perfect for vegans - so many options. Our daughter had KFC (Kika Fried Chicken and Creme Brulee for dessert). Very clean, warm and comfortable restaurant. Highly recommended.
Excellent. The best and most genuine service I had in my whole trip to NZ. Really friendly and attentive. The food was great some unusual combinations and really tasty. Good selection of wine available also. Would highly recommend.
Decadent and very sharable meal- one of the best we’ve had in New Zealand. We ordered a few starters— the salmon and the fried chicken— and then the duck leg confit and the truffle mushroom gnocchi. They walked us through each dish and what sizes things were, so we knew what to order. Wine list was also very well done, and both wines we ordered were great. Everything was phenomenal and the service was excellent. Highly, highly recommended (and reserve in advance!)
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