Guidebook for Waimate
Food Scene
Brunch, lunch, great coffee and amazing views, plus dinner on Friday and Saturday nights. If you feel like a walk, it takes about 20 minutes, bit of an uphill before you get there. Or a short drive. Soon to be opening a craft brewery there too.
Harvest Kitchen And Bar
228 Point Bush RdBrunch, lunch, great coffee and amazing views, plus dinner on Friday and Saturday nights. If you feel like a walk, it takes about 20 minutes, bit of an uphill before you get there. Or a short drive. Soon to be opening a craft brewery there too.
Good kiwi pub food, massive meals, plus pizza, fish and chips etc. Also home of Ted's Bottle, a bottle of beer left behind when a local soldier went to WW2, he told the publican to keep it until he returned however he was killed in action. Pretty remarkable.
Waihao Forks Hotel
Stoney Creek RoadGood kiwi pub food, massive meals, plus pizza, fish and chips etc. Also home of Ted's Bottle, a bottle of beer left behind when a local soldier went to WW2, he told the publican to keep it until he returned however he was killed in action. Pretty remarkable.
About a 25 minute drive towards Oamaru. Riverstone won NZ restaurant of the year, amazing food, very popular so it pays to book. One of NZ's most well known restaurants.
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Riverstone Kitchen
1431 State Hwy 1About a 25 minute drive towards Oamaru. Riverstone won NZ restaurant of the year, amazing food, very popular so it pays to book. One of NZ's most well known restaurants.
Entertainment & Activities
This isn't a zoo, it's a sanctuary for orphaned wallabies. Hand raised by Gwen the wallaby lady, you can hang out and hand feed wallabies. Very popular, great reviews on Tripadvisor.
Tame Wallabies EnkleDooVery Korna
71 Bathgate RdThis isn't a zoo, it's a sanctuary for orphaned wallabies. Hand raised by Gwen the wallaby lady, you can hang out and hand feed wallabies. Very popular, great reviews on Tripadvisor.
Arts & Culture
Absolute must see in Waimate. The painted silos on Queen St. Large scale street art representing four locals of significance. More info her under Silo Art www.waimate.org.nz
Queen Street
Queen StreetAbsolute must see in Waimate. The painted silos on Queen St. Large scale street art representing four locals of significance. More info her under Silo Art www.waimate.org.nz
Essentials
New World Waimate
95 Queen StThe local supermarket. Walking distance.