Speight's Ale House Timaru — Restaurant in Canterbury

The food was good, but the waiter (older female) was very poor. We had a quiet chuckle when she accientally wrote down and read out my drink as tomato sauce not tomato juice, but the specials were described inaccurately. The fried fish was supposedly served with potato mash and green beans - we ordered two but they were on a rosti with chopped pineapple salad. We turned down the option of 1/2kg of braised mushrooms, only to see on the board on the way out it was actually mussels. That would've been easier to manage! The fish of the day was also described accurately on the blackboard menu, but it was on the floor leaning against a table and facing towards the outside tables so we could not read it ourselves. The burger was nice, fish not what we ordered but tasty nonetheless, and I would've gone for the mussels if I had...

Arriving at our hotel, we were informed their restaurant was closed and recommended we head to Speights Ale House instead. Being from Dunedin, I wasn't thrilled at the idea, as Dunedin's Alehouse is ok but not great. I was very happy to discover however that the Timaru Alehouse is quite different - cosy, with fresh decor, not too noisy, and cheerful, efficient service from the waitresses. Thank you to them. I love burgers, and have twice travelled to Wellington just for Burger Welly, so suffice to say, I have eaten a lot of burgers. The Alehouse beef burger at was one of the best I've eaten. The patty was tasty, seasoned, moist, juicy - perfectly cooked. Melted cheese, bacon jam, iceberg lettuce, onion rings - it all went together like magic. Excellent fries too. Made with love, huge compliments...

Most uncomfortable experiences of my life . Never thought I'd want to cry out of frustration, I got there at 17:00 went to order and the waitress said to go to the bar to order the food and drinks so my sister and I did after ordering and paying , taking a seat we where then told by the same waitress "oh sorry , this tables booked from 6 " so I said all good , is there some where else we could sit she then said "no we fully booked " i was surprised as she was the one that was there when we ordered but no one informed us... it was unprofessional and to feel so rushed waiting for the food and then having to scarf down my meal was honestly horrible. I wouldnt recommend this place or atleast not to go on a Saturday . But I must say not all the staff was as bad as our server , but the...