Emporium Brewing — Restaurant in Kaikōura

A bit out of the way (down a side street and around the back), but once you get there you will find a very cool, funky brewery. They have lots of craft brews on tap, soft drinks, and a permanent food truck that serves up burgers and similar style food. The one vegetarian main - a black bean patty on a pretzel bun - can be made vegan by omitting the cheese… and it’s great! They also have vegan polenta fries (quite a large portion as well) served with a vegan aioli, which are delicious as well. I’m sure vegans could also get hot chips with the aioli.

If you are fine with these being the only vegan options, this is a fantastic spot for lunch, especially with the abundance of outdoor seating if the weather is good.

Service was friendly and timely, and the server was knowledgeable about the vegan options.

For those inclined, they also have mini golf and...

It's a small town mini golf course attached to a brewery: set your expectations accordingly and you'll have fun! Greens are fast (they're blue rather than green, but you get the idea), it's got bricks on the sides giving lots of random reflections on the ball, a couple of the holes are almost literally impossible and entirely based on luck, and skill is a lot less important than luck. So a great leveller if you're playing with kids or non-golfers. Holes are the pretty predictable set of "through the tunnel, round the corner, up the slope" that you get all over the world. Beer is...

We are a family of 5 (2x adults, 3 chn 14, 11, 7). We did the escape room (The Gangster Hideout) - absolutely brilliant. Well thought out, everyone could take part. Clues were challenging but not so hard that impossible. One of the best escape rooms I've done. Then we played a round of mini golf. A fun well maintained course. We've played many rounds of mini golf as a family and this one was well up there in terms of challenge, fun and maintained. Emporium Brewing is definitely worth a visit and worth...