The Exchange Bar — Restaurant in South Island

Flipped a coin and went here for breakfast, should not have listened to the coin, a disappointment. Ordered the breakfasts my partner ordered a fresh orange juice and big breaky. I ordered salmon eggs benny. Girl seems like she didnt like customers or being at work. Paid and went to the table, atmosphere is quite crammed in. My partners juice arrived he said it was really nice, my coffee didn't arrive, about 20nins later the breakfasts arrive, still no coffee I asked if my coffee was still coming and the girl said yes it's on it's way. My breakfast.. potato roasti over cooked, soggy Spanish, water on the plate from it, not very nice, and my partners breakfast had the same soggy Spanish with water on the plate, and bland. Finished my breakfast still no coffee... waited about 5mins then went up to the counter to go cancel it and they said sorry it's been sitting here we didnt know where you were sitting.... ask to get it in a takeway cup so I could leave. Sat down again 5mins later or more still hadnt brought it out so got up to just leave, then the lady finally comes out with it. Appoligic but still is it really that hard... not impressed wont return, bad service, below average food, above average price, and crammed...

This new bar goes for a bold, eclectic aesthetic but lands somewhere between quirky and chaotic. Gold-painted antique-style furniture and décor clashes with neon lasers, a life-sized bear wearing a cape, and and remnants of its previous life as a contemporary café; creating a space that’s part vintage lounge, part nightclub, but not fully either.

In Queenstown terms, It feels as if Cowboys and Bardeaux had a child that spends their nights at Winnies. For those who love an anything-goes atmosphere, this place may have its charm. But for others, the mix of odd curiosities can feel more like a cluttered thrift store than a thoughtfully designed space. The cheap drinks are a plus for bringing in new customers, though they do little to elevate the ambiance.

I’d strongly recommend refining the theme. The bar seems to be juggling between affordable nightclub, vintage cocktail lounge, restaurant, and sports bar and in doing so, in my opinion, doesn’t fully...

Worst service ever. We waited almost 2 hours for our food to arrive and it never did. we left because we were tired of waiting. We asked the staff every 30 minutes where our food was and they kept saying “your food is next to come out” when Infact everyone around us ordered way after us and ate way before us.

There was so explanation as to why they never gave us our food or apologies. Also unsure as to why they said they don’t do scrambled eggs when it says “your way” on the menu and multiple tables around us had scrambled eggs?

Not to be a Karen but this was a very poorly run place and the staff seemed clueless about...