Woof! — Restaurant in Otago

wandered in and the bar staff offered a menu to look at, and suggested to take a seat. it was not til some time later they told me it was bar service only. i asked for a whisky first, to be followed by a glass of red wine and a hotdog. apparently the cheese ball is better for sharing. the wine was poured first, and i proceeded to a seat outside , and the whisky soon followed, and seconds later the hotdog, which was barely worth half the price. it was cold by the time i finished the whisky and my cigar. the wilsons manuka whisky was great. while sipping my wine, one of the owners popped his head out, asked how i was doing and proceeded to talk about the weather, making some remark that required a question. oh yeah, he then pushed the climate change barrow, something i have no strong opinion on. he seemed offended by this. an entirely inappropriate direction for a hospitality provider. the two stars are given for the quality of the whisky and wine, a mesta tempranillo which i would have drunk a bottle of. readers of this review can tell the drinks are worth 5 stars, but it is all negatively compensated for by the retrograde, and unnecessarily politicised service. A sad and shameful experience, as clement weather is its own reward, and undeserving of the owner's bitter and closed-minded view...

I tried sitting up at the bar when the owner stormed across towards me. He started asking me for some kind of papers, I couldn’t really tell what he was saying because he has this really high-pitched voice and was sort of screaming. Anyway he’s getting visibly red in the face, and I let out a small laugh of surprise. Big mistake.

He starts grabbing at me and telling me to get out, but every time he tries to yank me off the chair the fabric of my clothing slips through his fingers. I asked him “What are you doing?” but before I realized his grip strength was just really poor, his pinky fingers snapped. He howls on the floor in pain, and I can see he’s crying now. I say “I’m sorry man, I’m going to head out, have a good day.” but he’s cussing, calling me a chud and trying to spit on my shoes. He says it’s my fault and he’s gonna sue me.

I wouldn’t normally share this but as he said he’s planning on suing me; while I was stepping over him on my way to the door, I noticed a big puddle forming around his trousers. I just don’t want him to say I somehow did that to him as well.

I wish the staff the very best but unfortunately I cannot recommend this location to anyone, as my experience...

My friend and I visited Woof! during our time in Dunedin and loved it so much we went back again the next night. The vibes were fantastic, the staff were welcoming, friendly and helpful, and the place was decorated extremely well.

The first night we both had the South Island Iced Tea which combined gin, white rum, gentian liqueur, spiced vanilla liqueur, cognac, Averna Amaro, cola and kawakawa tea. It was absolutely delicious with an earthy vanilla and caramel vibe to it. I've never had anything like it.

The second night my friend had the Blood Orange Margarita and I had the Sage Advice. I'm a big fan of savoury drinks but never see much of them on menus so I was super happy to see it and even happier...