You have to try this! We spent the afternoon on Saturday at Zodiac drinking Veuve Cliquot and eating delicious sharing plates of Asian food. We ordered the Veuv...
Dreadful and needs rebranding. New Years Eve and The Cuban is advertising live music. So Cuba & live music equals SALSA! Ya think??? No. As we pay our $15 we're...
It's seldom that you have a perfect dining experience. But yesterday's lunch at Casita Miro was such a one. Our table was beautifully situated to overlook the v...
Such a cool wee shop tucked on a little shopping arcade on Oneroa's main stretch of shops. It's full of the most creative up cycling in the form of clothing for...
Such a good service! Got off the plane and straight onto the bus which whisked me all the way to Britomart within the hour. The buses leave the airport for cent...
Imagine my surprise! When someone suggested dinner at the Fox and Ferret, I was less than excited. However, push on through the crowded, noisy, beerily carpeted...
This was a very nice venue for a birthday lunch. It's a large, airy space tacked onto the end of the Untouched World clothing shop. The food was delicious, alt...
The vibe is Italian. Similar format to Mediterranean Foods in Christchurch. Maybe they're linked? Similar menu. Similar set up - grocery/deli/cafe combo. The ti...
This is a nice homely cafe tacked onto the Riverina Hotel in Hamilton East. We had perfectly nice coffee and tea here and my request for very hot and very stron...
Here is a little gallery in the backstreets of Sydenham (which, incidentally, is becoming quite the location for small galleries showcasing local artists) showi...
The Gelato Lab is situated on a suburban through road so parking is super easy. Just pull up and there you are! Apart from a couple of benches at the door on th...
We visited here with a nearly 4yr old in tow. He loved it, especially if there were buttons to push or levers to manoeuvre. There was a lot of information, incl...
I am so impressed with The Cellar Door! Yesterday I was taken to lunch there by a friend and I will be back. It was lovely. The staff were unoverpoweringly atte...
In an industrial side street in Sydenham you will find our very own distillery. They offer tours and tastings and you can buy product on site. Not that it's che...
We attended a Handel Opera here. This is a great performance space but is still an operational place of worship. The stained glass is Pasifika modern woved into...
This little building must be one of the original structures in Cornwall Park. It's Arts and Crafts in style and still has a Marseille tile roof. The bistro serv...
Whilst I wouldn't get ecstatic about Fava, the food there is pretty good. Our menu choices proved delicious and generous and the plates going past looked good t...
This is basically a big concrete hangar which does nothing particularly well, but which gets used for everything from lifestyle expo's to opera and all sorts in...
The Canterbury University Bookshop has always been the most wonderful independent bookseller. Obviously, it's full of required texts for students but it also ha...
Visited the farmers market at the community centre today. Nothing of real interest. Mostly a collection of stalls and vendors I had come across at other local m...