River Kitchen

Food was great. We had the seafood chowder & open chicken sandwich. Both very tasty and well seasoned by New Zealand standards! (I find there's a tendency to under-salt here!) Service friendly and helpful, you can pay as soon as you're done ordering if you're in a rush to get out. Cute, mainly outdoor cafe on the side of the river at the edge of town.scenuc spot, dog friendly but watch out for the seagulls! The staff do have a super soaker to fend them off if required ;)

River Kitchen is temporarily within building renovation paper so it looks a little different/disguised. Located adjacent to a handy public car park but looks out onto the river. Excellent service - friendly & obliging staff. The food is excellent. We had breakfast there. I would recommend the smoked fish potato cakes with poached eggs. The fish cakes were crispy on the outside & the soft inside had plenty of tasty smoked fish. We booked to return later that day for lunch to meet up with friends who were flying over from Wellington so I got to try some of the treats from the cabinet. The capable staff coped professionally with a crowd of 10 people. River Kitchen lived up to its highly recommended reputation.