Collingwood Tavern — Restaurant in South Island

My wife and I had a lovely meal here on Friday 23 April 2021. Nothing more than good pub fare, but it was good. My wife had the roast on the day (chicken) and thought it lived up to the price point. Only comment was that the use of fresh broccoli and carrots would be a big improvement over the pre frozen vegetables. I had the rib eye. It was cooked to perfection. The mushroom sauce visually appeared pale and anemic, however the flavour was fantastic. Recommended to anyone who wants a good quality pub meal.

Update: Sat 24 April 2021. My wife and I decided to have takeaway from the Collingwood Tavern tonight. We waited 30 minutes or more for our meal - a bit longer than I expected for a two person takeaway order. My steak burger was very good, however my wife had ordered the Blue Cod and chips - $9 per fillet for the cod. When we got back to our motel we were very disappointed with two aspects of the fish. Firstly it was not blue cod, maybe blue nose or something, the flakes were way too big for cod. More importantly it was not fresh - it smelled awful and was inedible. Very...

A few of us were visiting the beautiful golden bay, and stopped in here to refuel with some lunch! What a great choice! We each ordered a coffee (Flat White) a seafood chowder each and a fisherman's basket to share. The Coffee was delicious, as coffee often is! The chowder was thick and creamy, and not too rich which is nice. The fish and seafood in the chowder were fresh, and there was also a good amount of vegetables, providing some nice textures and expanding the flavour profile, without detracting too much from the seafood. The fishermans basket was nice, with Mussels, Scallops, fishbites, squid rings and chips. Well cooked in clean oil, and a nice selection of sauces. A great stop over for a well priced feed, and also a good bar with a pool table just incase the weather is...

Having heard your radio add and specially dropped in to have your famous lamb & bacon pie, I was told only 1 mince pie was left. I thought about it since my pallet was looking forward to nothing else but the lamb pie, but I gave in and took the mince pie. Biggest mistake! I am really sorry to tell, but that was the worst tasting mince pie I have ever had. I am still looking for the mince amomgst all the colorless looking tiny pieces of who know what and a lot of sauce. I am actually on a health diet but decided to have my cheat for the year, do I regret my stupid decision?!! To say I am dissapointed is an understatement. The last time I had a juice filled pie like that, was 10 yrs ago back in Africa. No girls, not close to the high standards of a...