Food was amazing! So tender and tasty. Decent drink selection. Everyone was welcoming and service was fine. Love sitting with wine barrels and in amongst orchards
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Lunch
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 4
My initial plan was to have lunch at Mt Difficulty winery, as I love their wines and wanted to pair it with the food from their kitchen. Due to the fact that I didn't make any reservation - I didn't know what time that I'd make it to the restaurant anyway - the earliest available slot was 3pm and I arrived at the winery around 12pm++.
Plan B - always have a backup plan just in case because popular winery is always packed. Located in the township of Cromwell (not Bannockburn), we quickly order the food. The waiter told us that it'd take at least 20-30 min to prepare the food, we walked to nearby Wild Earth (who also own Stoaker Room) to get a glass of their Pinot Noir 2010.
◾finger licking Stoaker chicken nibbles NZ$14 - lovely smoked taste with juicy meat.. the kids loved the chicken wings so much
◾Stoaker Grill pork ribs NZ$25 - fork tender and juicy meat texture. They didn't need any more convincing work to do... I believe that the grilling technique has been perfected here.
◾side of smoky grilled vegetables for NZ$10 - it turned out that we loved this dish the most. If there's a reason to go vegan, it'd be this dish!
◾Wild Earth Pinot Noir 2010 - pampered myself to a good glass of Pinot before continuing the journey to Dunedin.
It turned out to be one of the best smoked and grilled foods that we had in a while. We didn't have any expectations and therefore were wowed by the quality and taste of the dishes. After that, we went to have a wine tasting at Misha's Vineyard Tasting Room before leaving for our final destination - Dunedin.
The Stoaker Room
180 State Highway 8B, Cromwell
9310, New Zealand
Business hour: 10am-9pm
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Just superb! Friendly, warm, attentive but not overbearing service coupled with mouthwatering meals that deserve to be savoured mouthful by mouthful. Get there, you are missing a gem if you pass it by.
I was on a trip with my friend and on our way back to Christchurch this was our last stop for food. Totally worth it!
To start with, all the staff was so friendly. We had the nicest lady from Invercargill. My friend and I had some really silly questions and she was really patient, friendly and had great suggestions.
We had the mulled wine. So good!
And the food! Oh my the food was amazing. We had the burger and hot dog. The meat on the burger was juicy and the cheese was so cheesy!! The hot dog was made of goat meat and seasoned well.
Definitely worth the visit!
One of Cromwell's finer restaurants, offering tasty barrel cuisine for the sophisticated palette. The 450g ribeye steak is always a solid choice. Service is attentive and upbeat. Extensive wine list. A great place for a romantic evening or a night out with friends.
If you love meat and wine you should definitely go to this restaurant. They cook their food in old pinot noir wine barrels in an open kitchen. We had a platter with pork belly,pulled beef and smoked lamb. The food is amazing and the meat is melt in your mouth. We finished the meal with an amazing crack pie 🥧 . They also have a nice wine selection from their winery and they also offer wine tasting while dining 🍷I definitely recommend this restaurant so if you’re from the area or passing by you should definitely go here 🍺🥩🍗
My brother said that it was the best meal he’d ever had. He even said that he would give up his mother for more of the pork ribs 👩👦🐖🐖.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Lunch
Price per person
$100+
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5
Recommended dishes
Beef Burger
What an excellent range of food on the menu, delicious. Will try to get back there this holiday
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Lunch
Food: 4
Service: 4
Atmosphere: 4
