Colonel Malones Restaurant & Bar
What makes your venue the Best Gastropub in New Zealand?
We have an amazing atmosphere with a beautiful garden bar. We offer great service from our friendly and welcoming staff. Our menu provides a great range of dishes suitable for any diners and is competitively priced.
We have Thursday night meat raffles, monthly pool tournaments and various other entertainment from live sport on the large televisions to live music, and an upcoming male review all the from Sydney.
Describe the experience your customers have at your establishment – what is your food and beverage offering and why do people come back for more?
We have a large selection of whiskeys and rums, 3 guest Craft Beer Taps, along with all the standard spirits and beers on tap. Customers can order bar snacks, platters and a wide range of food up to our amazing Reef and Beef or Eye Fillet Steak.
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?
We serve NZ Beef and Lamb, Fresh Seafood and support as many local suppliers as possible.
We have meals on our menu that can be altered to accommodate any dietary requirements, when the customer advises the extent of their allergies, the chefs go out of their way to ensure food is prepared in a way that suits the customers needs.
What are your key points of difference and how have you managed to deliver them?
Our venue provides a great atmosphere, we have a covered in conservatory for year round dining, and a beautiful outdoor area. We have a fabulous gas fire place in the restaurant to keep customers warm and cosy through winter. Our chefs pride themselves on their menu and serve food of high quality, good sized portions and competitively priced.
Best Known for:
Live sports streaming
Garden bar
Monthly Pool tournaments
Please describe your commitment to sustainability.
We use paper straws, we recycle all carboard and use all reusable equipment, crockery etc. Our takeaway coffee cups and meal packaging are all recyclable.
Please describe how you create ambience.
we have live sport on the televisions, music videos through Orange Door, and a peaceful atmosphere in the garden bar
