Best places: Bars and Pubs in Timaru, New Zealand

Chic restaurant/bar in a 1925 building offering creative bistro dishes including steak & seafood.

👍👍 Zest Restaurant is located in Timaru, a town in the Canterbury region of New Zealand. It is a contemporary restaurant that offers a range of dishes made from locally sourced ingredients, including seafood, meat, and vegetarian options. The restaurant also has an extensive wine list featuring wines f...

👍👍 Great wholesome food, awesome smoothies and interesting teas. Lovely staff and a nice spot to people watch for a lunch break. Usually parking close by

👍👍 Best Japanese we have had in NZ. The decor is great (check the bar footrest). Our server was a pro. We only had a couple of items but we could tell these guys know what they are doing. Don't play yourself, check this one out!

👍👍 The service is enthusiastic. The cooking technique is very good. The fried chicken was juicy. The venison was very tender. The grilled pork ribs are delicious. For us the portions are huge. Great value for money. Probably staff shortage. The only surprise is that we spent two nights in Timaru....

👍👍 Went there with my partner as we were staying in Timaru for the night. Love the Asian fusion menu and the ambience in the restaurant. We ordered the beef cheek curry and salt and pepper squid, amazing flavours and reminds me of home. We finished off with the Thai fried bananas, absolutely enjoyed it...

🫤 A week ago - $8.20 for a toastie - can't eat cooked cheese so it was removed from the one on the platter, without an offer to make a fresh one, especially. Thin wafer half slice of tomato in each half with thin ham slice. Bread was dry toasted and not enjoyable. This is far too expensive for the d...

😠 Sorry! But.. ReBurger Timaru has to be the WORST EVER food experience I have ever had. Staff wiping hands on their clothes. Burger wrapped in paper that was falling apart by the time I unwrapped it to eat. Beef pattie was rare (not a problem for me as I prefer medium-rare) Way too much sauce, all sa...

😠 We text through a reservation with these guys on Monday. We didn’t hear anything back so Hubby rang on Tuesday to make sure we actually had a booking as we had booked a babysitter for Saturday but still unable to make any sort of contact… We finally get a phone call today (Friday) saying they can’t...

🫤 Very disappointed with tonights meal. Ordered seafood crepe which was advertised as shrimp, mussels and white fish in a creamy sauce enclosed in a crepe with cheese. Flavour was really great but only fish inside. Absolutely no sign of prawns or mussels even in the flavour. For the price very disappo...

👍👍 Stopped in for a brew after travelling for 7 hours. Made to feel welcome from the get go by the locals, had great service from the staff and enjoyed the live music. Karen was a great host, thanks also to Regan. Stayed for a few, recommend this establishment for a taste of Southern hospitality.

Relaxed Japanese restaurant serving teppanyaki, tempura & classic sides, plus sushi & sashimi.

👍👍 Stopped here for a breakfast while travelling to invercargill from Christchurch and had a Aalu Paratha Combo with Masala tea (Chai) . It was delicious and mouth watering. Breakfast like Home and perfect tea taste. Excellent Customer service. 100% recommended

👍👍 Lovely meals tonight. One pan roasted fish with seasonal veg, and one battered fish, fries and salad. Both beautifully cooked and very tasty. Great service too!

Housemade aïoli, kumara fries & made-to-order gourmet burgers in a car-themed counter-serve chain.

👍 A small Indian restaurant in Timaru. They offer dining in and takeaway. They are a popular franchise of Little India chain around New Zealand. Comparatively to Christchurch, Rolleston branches, it is small. They offer alcoholic drinks, soft drinks and other usual drinks too. There was a bold guy at...

👍 Had the lamb salad. The lamb was succulent. There was a good variety of greens and vegetables in the salad part. As a group of 6 people, I said on arrival that we needed to leave in a hour, the meals arrived quickly and we had time to spare. Outside dining available. Toilets. Limited free parking, p...

😠 Not sure where to start. Had two vege curries and spring rolls delivered which turned up with no rice so we had to cook some. There's reference to not including rice in a different part of the menu which should be made really clear when ordering curry. The curries were very thin and tasteless, had n...

👍 Always good service, fast & reliable. They use great chips & have great value & variety.