The Woodstock Hotel
What makes your venue the Best Gastropub in New Zealand?
Our amazing staff are friendly and welcoming. The food is fresh and all made from scratch on premise by our talented chefs using as much local product as we can source.
Our Brewmeister provides us with the freshest beer straight from our onsite brewery. All this is served with care in an historic pub with stunning views looking up the Hokitika River to the majestic Southern Alps.
Describe the experience your customers have at your establishment – what is your food and beverage offering and why do people come back for more?
A friendly welcome by staff who are genuinely pleased to see them; tasty food which they can't get at the next restaurant they go to as it is all made here on site and is not just brought in and reheated; local beer - brewed on site so you can't get more local than that. Every year we even grow our own hops and create a fresh hop beer for our customers to enjoy.
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 is mostly gluten free and is designed this way. Our chefs create dishes for those customers with specific dietary requirements.
We run regular specials and adapt dishes depending on the season and what fresh food is available and in season. Other local West Coast products feature on our menu such as Blackball Salami Company, West Coast Pie Company, local whitebait, Westgold Butter, all local grown lettuce and herbs, tomatoes grown in Hari Hari and we are currently investigating being able to grow and sell our own lamb and pork via a local abattoir.
What are your key points of difference and how have you managed to deliver them?
We are a full experience.
Onsite brewery growing own hops to make fresh hop beer which is sold on tap and also bottled to be enjoyed later.
Fresh tasty good value food prepared to high standards which keeps our locals and visitors to the region coming back time and again.
Fantastic views over the Hokitika River and Southern Alps with amazing sunsets.
Spacious, comfortable accommodation onsite.
Qualmark rated Silver award for sustainability due to our care and attention to the environment around us and how we affect it.
We care for our staff providing ongoing training and have successfully trained chefs and front of house apprentices with them gaining full qualifications.
Regular live music with the local Hokitika Music Club hosted every week.
We regularly give back to our community by regular donations of prizes for fundraisers, sponsorship of sports teams eg providing free meals to player of the day, provide fundraising evenings to community groups to help them raise the funds they need.
Best Known for:
Onsite brewery
historic pub
Prominent gluten-free menu.
Please describe your commitment to sustainability.
We were awarded the Qualmark Silver in the Sustainable Tourism Business Award.
Please describe how you create ambience.
We create ambience through engaging staff, music set to the right level and lighting. We host the Hokitika Music Club every Sunday and regular live music on weekend evenings.
