Gourmet Cuisine at Waipoua Lodge
Start your day with a luscious selection of your favourite breakfast dishes served in the dining room or in your private suite. Drink from the freshest rainwater from our taps - water as it should be – cool, refreshing and clean. Find the perfect balance in nature and palate with a picnic basket filled to your order including hand baked produce.
New Zealand cuisine is amongst the best in the world and we present refined, honest food elegantly, without confusing the palate or disguising the taste. Our salads and vegetables are picked fresh from our kitchen garden, or supplied by our local growers, served fresh and crisp to your plate. We care about what chemicals are used to produce foods and where possible use the best extra virgin olive oils, tamaris and GE free ingredients.
A 3 to 4 course gourmet dinner at the lodge is served in the dining room, with the menu changing daily. We offer a selection of 3 entrees, a set main course with fresh vegetables and 3 desserts, complemented by appetizers, fine cheeses & espresso. We stock a selection of the finest New Zealand wines. Share an intimate candlelit dinner for two in the privacy of your suite, or enjoy a light supper platter instead. Join other guests in the dining room to share a few travel stories in front of the fire, or retire to the verandah to share in nature and watch the puriri moths and owls that fly by night. While meals are elegantly served in the dining room, we encourage comfortable attire. We stock a selection of the finest New Zealand wines and drinks in our bar. Please advise of your dietary requirements.
As we are a wilderness forest lodge, there are no restaurants close by, but we happily recommend restaurants for your day trips.
The superb food and wine at Waipoua Lodge incorporates the traditions of New Zealand cooking, with organic vegetables, traditional maori herbs and the finest New Zealand meats and sea foods from our shores.
