One of the key ingredients of a stay in a luxury lodge is the quality of the food and wines on offer. With breakfast
and dinner served in our elegant dining room and lunch (if required) served in the bar (or as a gourmet picnic for
those who venture away from the lodge), our chefs delight in designing and preparing meals for small numbers of
discerning guests.
Breakfast may be your favourite meal of the day, so we freshly prepare a full range of options for you each day: toasted
muesli drizzled with fresh yoghurt, fabulous pancakes topped with just about anything or the more traditional New Zealand
cooked breakfast. Everything is beautifully served with the care and attention that you would hope for.
For many, dinner is the highlight of the day as guests come together by flickering candlelight to share in culinary
experiences that many return to repeat, year after year. Blessed with bountiful supplies of fresh meat, fish, seafood,
vegetables, locally grown berries and a great deal more, eating at Lake Rotoroa Lodge is always a fun and satisfying experience.
Add to that an extensive wine cellar, which showcases the finest, and world class, New Zealand and Australian wines
and you should already be starting to enjoy your time with us.
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If it were possible to take a day in the life of New Zealand, its people, its environment and its unique flora and fauna
and to extract the essence of those things and seal them in an experience that reflects them all, then, and only then, would
you begin to have some sense of what eating and drinking at Lake Rotoroa Lodge is really all about.
For New Zealanders, food is special because, when it comes to fresh, natural, raw ingredients, we have some of the best you
could hope for right on our doorstep. We have grown up with it this way and we risk taking it for granted in a way that
people never do in Manhattan, London, Chicago, Dublin and other urban centers around the world.
At Lake Rotoroa Lodge we will never take it for granted. Rather, we shall always look for new, fresh ways to introduce this
culinary heritage and uniqueness to our guests. Freshness, variety and availability are the things that characterise our
food sources and at the lodge, our chefs are skilled in sourcing and making the very best of New Zealand raw ingredients.
And the result is always a uniquely kiwi dining experience in the midst of this very special place.
Our guests consistently rave about such local delicacies as whitebait from the West Coast, Nelson Bay scallops and oysters,
kiwi fruit, tamarillos, and fejoa, pumpkin, yams, and kumara (our sweet potato). Cervena venison served with a crème de cassis,
rack of lamb and fresh fish served within hours of being caught, all accompanied by the freshest, locally grown vegetables.
Wine Selection
We are always keen to try new wines at Lake Rotoroa Lodge and know that many of you will be too. Therefore we often have sample
cases and bottles for all of us to enjoy and comment on - many of which will not appear on the wine list, but may appear on the
bar or at dinner for your enjoyment.
