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Reviews
Vicki was as delightful as the wines themselves! Highly recommended in an area where other wineries were a little unwelcoming, this place was great. Akarua was lovely.
Let us start with a positive it was a lovely setting. We had a table of 4 women, we waited for an unacceptable time for all our plates to come out 15mins between the first plate and last plate being delivered. The salmon dish $85 for 2 people looked like it had come out of the packet and was dry and underwhelming, the 2 sides of asparagus and tomatoes showed no flair or flavour. We had to walk up to the counter to ask for water, our wines never got refreshed unless we asked for more. $112 per person. Not a great experience considering the great food we have experienced elsewhere.
This place was Akarua Wines & Kitchen by Artisan, not to be confused with the winery. Lovely place, great atmosphere we are only giving this three stars because of the extras on the menu, we ordered Beef Cheeks to share which was nice, small portion for what you paid for two people. My friends ordered a portion of potatoes cost $14 crazy, we ordered the corn for $18 for four small pieces burnt Dissatisfied with the price of the sides be warned well over the top of any sides we have ever ordered and with a small main made it a very expensive lunch. Would go back only fir the wines and selected meals, in Queenstown no need for overcharging for sides like that. Four of us eat out a lot and we were all disappointed overall
Booked a lunch here after a recommendation and although the food, wine and outdoor setting was amazing the service was parallels apart. We asked to sit in the sun as there were many tables available and this didn’t seem to impress one waitress who hardly spoke to us while serving us the whole time we were there. When the food came out she failed to say a thing, meaning I touched the fish pie plate having no idea it had been in the oven and now have a massive burn on my hand. We then asked another waitress about the wine tasting and she replied she didn’t know because she was new. Unfortunately we cut our visit short and had a much nicer experience at Amisfield down the road.
We came here for breakfast and I must say it was outstanding. I had the big breakfast and it was delicious - the hollandaise sauce was the best I've ever had, sooooo yummy. My husband had the smoothie bowl and really enjoyed it. The waitress remembered me from a previous wine tasting and stopped to have a chat. We had a really great experience and would recommend them to anyone visiting them area.
We went to Akarua for lunch on Saturday. It has a lovely outdoor area and the food was pretty good but the service was very poor. The waitress who was serving us was plain rude. It was probably the worst service we've ever had. We went to Amisfield for lunch the following day, which is only 2 minutes away from Akarua, and the service, food and atmosphere were absolutely sensational. The contrast between the two experiences makes it hard to see Akarua being able to compete long term. It's a shame because otherwise it could be a great place with great wines.
As a part of my Sperm Donation World tour of New Zealand, I arrive in Cromwell, Central Otago region. Absolutely loved the whole range of wine here and the service was great.
Love their wines and we are on the mailing list. In visiting yesterday I bought a bottle of the rose for $30 highest discount available only to discover that it is available elsewhere for up to $10 a bottle less!! Very disappointing.
Good wines and experience but pricing slightly higher than what you can find in stores eg. Brut sold 26 to 30 NZD elsewhere instead of 35. A way to cover the free tasting maybe?
Beautiful location, very friendly and knowledgeable host. Would recommend wine tasting. The limited edition pale port fantastic.
