The Kingston Flyer Cafe & Bar — Restaurant in Otago

The Flyer used to be the pride of Kingston, but now it rots in the rain.

The steam train was the symbol of the small town on the southern tip of Lake Wakatipu, where fog creeps from the surrounding mountains and descends like smoke, hanging above a long, stony beach.

While the train slides further into decay, expansion plans for the community are enormous. Huge demand for housing in Queenstown, which is quickly becoming hemmed in by its geography, is putting responsibility on towns such as Kingston to ease the pressure.

Its 200 houses may soon become 1100, based on a private, billion dollar development consented behind the township, which would all but...

Beautiful wee cafe, we had lunch here after doing the flyer so was a little busy but the staff were friendly and coped with the busyness! Food was great, best chicken burger ive had, and my man had the blue cod and cleaned up the plate. Mocha was delicious too. They had a range of pizzas, a couple of burgers, a salad, and a couple of other mains, so a few different options. A little on the pricey side but was expected as tourist attraction and far away from a supermarket/bigger town. We would definitely come back next time we visit kingston,...

Food was ok - place was busy so took a long time for the food to come out. About 40mins I'd say. Burger tasted off but the fish and chips was good.

I'd suggest getting rid of the carpet as food was all over it and it looked yuck. Wood flooring would be easier to clean.

There were so many kids and their parents didn't take control of them so they were running around screaming which meant we didn't enjoy the experience. I get kids are kids but the parents could be considerate of other patrons and tell their kids...