Top Restaurants in Te Anau
South Island, New Zealand Food Guide: 4 Pub food Must-Eat Restaurants & Street Food Stalls in Te Anau
Discover Restaurants offering the best Pub food in Te Anau, South Island, New Zealand. A gateway to Fjordland National Park, the quaint and peaceful township of Te Anau is nestled on the edge of a lake of the same name—the perfect site for jetboating or fishing. Embark on one of many day-long or multi-day hiking or walking tracks, then return to town to restore your body with a soak or massage at a spa and a delicious café meal. Nature lovers will marvel at the Te Anau glowworm caves, the Wildlife Park and Ivon Wilson Park, where rare Takahe birds flutter freely.
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1. The Ranch Cafe Bar & Grill
Overall Ratings
4 based on 1120 reviews
Successful family owned restaurant operating now for over 20 years. Our team works hard in providing exceptional service, quality food within a great atmosphere.
Reviewed By JS30MR
Found this place when searching for somewhere to watch the rugby World Cup and decided to go for dinner too. Looked pleasant from the outside but the service and lack of atmosphere inside made it feel awkward - in hindsight we should have cancelled our order and left but we chose to give it a go. The monkfish and smoked salmon stack had 5% salmon 95% monkfish (which was ok because the salmon was very dry and the monkfish wasnât bad!). Also had the fish and chips which was more like fish goujons but was ok. Some people who came in afterwards had a different waitress who was a lot less awkward and spent time describing the specials - we didnât even get told there were specials. Saw the waitress and chefs having a row over portion sizes (which were small considering they advertise big portions). Waitress also accidentally dropped a bit of fish off someoneâs fish and chips - for a minute I thought she was going to put it back but she just took the meal out with 2 goujons instead of 3! A pint and a half of tap beer/cider and 2 meals was $70 plus the 1.5% credit card charge. Wonât be returning.
Best New Zealand food near Te Anau, South Island, New Zealand
2. The Moose Bar & Restaurant
Overall Ratings
3 based on 482 reviews
A family friendly restaurant and bar located on the shore of Beautiful Lake Te Anau. We have it all, from an exciting kids menu to a whole range of styles of our signature dish - The good ol' steak! Whether you chose to sit in our fantastic beer garden an
Reviewed By holidaymaker282
We went to the Armadillos restaurant within the moose and we were really disappointed. It would be ok for a cheap meal but my pork at least was not worth the $30. It was a bit 1980s and the verge tasted like the freezer. Kids all commented their fries were weird and the ice cream was solid. I do wonder if the freezer is set too high or food is in there too long? Service was ok with our waitress polite by all means, but not exactly enthusiastic. No wine list at present was a bit annoying. So many better options in Te Anau for a meal.
3. The Garden Bar and Bistro Te Anau Club
Reviewed By RossnAmberM
The staff were very friendly and the food was amazing! We were all very relaxed and enjoyed great food - highly recommended for the family and a night out
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4. Jimmy Cook's Kiwi Kitchen and Bar
Reviewed By AoteaTravelMan
Only stayed because I had no choice, staff are nice and friendly but really best to go elsewhere, part of the Kingsgate Hotel, rooms are clean but broken, I advised reception of a continuous running fridge, answering she knew about that. WTF fix it before you put another guest in there. This hotel is relying on the large number of visitors to this town on their way to Milford. The food is not good, the wifi sucks and the noise from the other rooms makes for a bad sleep. Better elsewhere.
