Highlighting the positives first and foremost: the meat (and quality) on offer was absolutely fantastic. Could not fault the lamb and steak. If you’re looking for The sides, however, probably lacks in its worth in value. Duck fat potatoes lacked
The “not so great” (or...should I say is “non-existent”) is…service. There’s a blatant disregard from the outset, and the perceived “cashed up” (and I use this term very loosely) reigns supreme. It’s a fascinating observation in 2023, especially for somewhere like Queenstown that has felt the impacts of COVID in the last 2 year (you’d think we won a chance to be served by royalty and the service was expectedly sloppy but it’s OK because they’re simply “royalty”) so rather than allowing everyone to experience what’s on offer, “special attention” is afforded to only a few. Several instances we were forced to wave someone down for attention, despite the abundance of staff walking around and practically grovelling to a few others.More