The Blacksmith Eatery and Bar
What makes your venue the Best Gastropub in New Zealand?
Our chefs source the freshest local ingredients, crafting a menu that showcases the diverse flavors of New Zealand while incorporating global influences with the aim to provide comfort food to locals.
Describe the experience your customers have at your establishment – what is your food and beverage offering and why do people come back for more?
Our customers know us because of our generous pub style portions and food full of flavors. People enjoy the ambiance of our pub with multiple massive screens where they can enjoy their favorite sport with their favorite beer on tap along with yummy food. For the 10 years that Blacksmith has been in operation, we have generated some signature dishes which bring our loyal costumer back to us. BBQ Pork Ribs is the most popular dish that is offered on our menu.
Tell us how you showcase NZ produce / offerings? Does your menu change with the season and how is it locally influenced. How do you accommodate allergy and dietary requirements?
Our menu offering changes every 6 months. We design our menu around what is in season. Next to every item listed on the menu we put in a keyword which tells the guest if the particular items meet their dietary requirement or not. The key to it is listed at the bottom of front page for guest to easily understand how it works. We have ample options of Gluten Free, Dairy Free, Vegetarian, Vegan meals. We can also accommodate nut free request with most of our meals.
Tell us how you showcase NZ produce / offerings? Does your menu change with the season and how is it locally influenced. How do you accommodate allergy and dietary requirements?
Our menu offering changes every 6 months. We design our menu around what is in season. Next to every item listed on the menu we put in a keyword which tells the guest if the particular items meet their dietary requirement or not. The key to it is listed at the bottom of front page for guest to easily understand how it works. We have ample options of Gluten Free, Dairy Free, Vegetarian, Vegan meals. We can also accommodate nut free request with most of our meals.
What are your key points of difference and how have you managed to deliver them?
The food that we offer is not short of flavors or generous portions. We make sure that we offer consistent quality in our product. We have a generous collection DB beer on tap. We have two large floors that offer various spaces which are perfect to host private events such as 21st birthdays, baby showers, conference, meetings, weddings etc. We also have the biggest LED screen in the whole of Auckland to enjoy your favorite sport. We are known as the place to be for special events and good food.
Best Known for:
BBQ pork ribs
Space for hosting events
Orange Door playlists
Please describe your commitment to sustainability.
We use biodegradable materials such as takeaway containers, coffee cups, paper straws etc. We also buy in season and local wherever possible to minimize food miles.
Please describe how you create ambience.
We use a multimedia music software platform known as orange door. Orange door crafts a random playlist everyday based on the nature of the venue and demographics of our guest. Video of the music is also shown on the screens including 3 BIG screens upstairs & downstairs all the time. It also allows our guest to put in a request for a song they would like to listen to and enjoy via Smart phone app. We can control and play various genres in various zones of our venue via this system. We also have ability to offer the use of screens and our audio equipment's for private functions. This is very popular offering amongst our clientele. We play all the favorite sports action on our big screen, whether its Rugby or Cricket or Supercars or anything that our guest would enjoy.
