Guidebook for Queenstown
Arrowtown
Walk through the town to the tree lined area and find Provisions in an old cottage and garden - try their sticky buns.
The lunch or coffee is excellent, the fruit and vegetables are fresh and there is in town free parking.
117 residents recomanen
Raeward Fresh Queenstown
53 Robins RdThe lunch or coffee is excellent, the fruit and vegetables are fresh and there is in town free parking.
A very popular daytime cafe at The Landing and near the Remarkables Park shopping centre.
51 residents recomanen
Odelay cafe
5 Hawthorne DrA very popular daytime cafe at The Landing and near the Remarkables Park shopping centre.
Kiwi cuisine, substantial and well priced. It is also the closest to my address.
Its in an interesting old stone building. We went in May 2018 and shared one $20 entree and got a variety of meats and cheeses salmon olives onion gerkins plus a warm loaf with flavoured butter. My venison main (a medium /rare lean steak) with vegetables was up there with the best I have tasted at pricier restaurants . Peter was a little over whelmed by a delicious sheet of pork ribs covering a huge platter. Wine is $8 a glass. It specializes in tap beer and 6 are on offer.
Speight's Ale House
50 Stanley StKiwi cuisine, substantial and well priced. It is also the closest to my address.
Its in an interesting old stone building. We went in May 2018 and shared one $20 entree and got a variety of meats and cheeses salmon olives onion gerkins plus a warm loaf with flavoured butter. My venison main (a medium /rare lean steak) with vegetables was up there with the best I have tasted at pricier restaurants . Peter was a little over whelmed by a delicious sheet of pork ribs covering a huge platter. Wine is $8 a glass. It specializes in tap beer and 6 are on offer.
Bespoke Kitchen
9 Isle StYummy healthy food.
Vudu Cafe
16 Rees StYummy healthy food.
Big Fig Queenstown
62 Shotover StLovely variety of slow cooked food to take out or eat in - very affordable.
Expensive and special - I love it for a celebration lunch/dinner in town.
119 residents recomanen
Rata
43 Ballarat StreetExpensive and special - I love it for a celebration lunch/dinner in town.
This is a place for a special occasion in the country
66 residents recomanen
Akarua Wines & kitchen by Artisan
265 Arrowtown-Lake Hayes RdThis is a place for a special occasion in the country
A super special occasion restaurant near Lake Hayes - simply the best in this district.
169 residents recomanen
Amisfield Winery station
A super special occasion restaurant near Lake Hayes - simply the best in this district.
Arrowtown
Park and walk through this charming old gold mining village.
Essentials
FreshChoice Queenstown
64 Gorge Rd This is the closest full range supermarket.
Its enormous - so many long isles - with an excellent fish department and delicatessen and the best prices.
148 residents recomanen
PAK'nSAVE Queenstown
302 Hawthorne DrIts enormous - so many long isles - with an excellent fish department and delicatessen and the best prices.
This supermarket has the best selection of up market food.
216 residents recomanen
New World Supermarket
12 Hawthorne DrThis supermarket has the best selection of up market food.
Drinks & Nightlife
Eichardt's Bar
2 Marine ParadeLovely tapas at a good price.
Parks & Nature
In summer climb up to Lake Alta or to see the view back to Queenstown. In winter it has the best terrain for beginner snow riders.
153 residents recomanen
Estació d'esquí The Remarkables
In summer climb up to Lake Alta or to see the view back to Queenstown. In winter it has the best terrain for beginner snow riders.
Drive to Glenorchy at the head of the lake. There are great views all the way there. It is also tnear the start of several great walks.
No car - then do the jetboat safari which includes transport to Glenorchy. Its a jetboat ride into the upper reaches of the Dart River. Some guests add the Funyaks trip and kayak back down the river.
170 residents recomanen
Glenorchy
Drive to Glenorchy at the head of the lake. There are great views all the way there. It is also tnear the start of several great walks.
No car - then do the jetboat safari which includes transport to Glenorchy. Its a jetboat ride into the upper reaches of the Dart River. Some guests add the Funyaks trip and kayak back down the river.
If the weather is wet here its sunny at Milford and vice versa.
Milford - best option first.
1 Book an overnight cruise before or after your Queenstown visit.
2 Fly/cruise/fly (flights 45 mins each way)
3 Fly a circuit there without landing
4 Coach/cruise/fly (weather dependant)
5 Coach/cruise/coach (coach with glass roof is nice)
6 Drive/cruise/drive (5+2+5=12 hours) congested road with buses.
6 Drive/cruise/drive Doubtful Sound alternative (3+3+3=9 hours) .
My most successful drivers to Milford left before 6am (before the buses) booked an 11am boat trip and managed to return by 6pm. Some get back so late they sleep all the following day or don't get back the same day.
84 residents recomanen
Milford Sound
If the weather is wet here its sunny at Milford and vice versa.
Milford - best option first.
1 Book an overnight cruise before or after your Queenstown visit.
2 Fly/cruise/fly (flights 45 mins each way)
3 Fly a circuit there without landing
4 Coach/cruise/fly (weather dependant)
5 Coach/cruise/coach (coach with glass roof is nice)
6 Drive/cruise/drive (5+2+5=12 hours) congested road with buses.
6 Drive/cruise/drive Doubtful Sound alternative (3+3+3=9 hours) .
My most successful drivers to Milford left before 6am (before the buses) booked an 11am boat trip and managed to return by 6pm. Some get back so late they sleep all the following day or don't get back the same day.
For lunch or a snack. This is a great inexpensive place with views and parking and welcomes non golfers. It gives you a reason to drive into this parklike area.
17 residents recomanen
Queenstown Golf Club
759 Peninsula RdFor lunch or a snack. This is a great inexpensive place with views and parking and welcomes non golfers. It gives you a reason to drive into this parklike area.
Its a 20 minute drive from here on a sealed road. Park and take the free shuttle to the restaurant. There are great views across the Wakatipu basin the the Remarkables.
133 residents recomanen
Àrea d'esquí de Coronet Peak
Its a 20 minute drive from here on a sealed road. Park and take the free shuttle to the restaurant. There are great views across the Wakatipu basin the the Remarkables.