Parts & Service
November 29, 2018
“My preference is to share a meal as this breaks down the formal aspect of dining and with this in mind, and combined with experience gained over the years, it has led me to where I am now and the food I cook.”
Society Coffee Roasters
September 19, 2018
Published in the Nelson Mail 19.09.18 Society Coffee Roasters is the latest entrant into Nelson’s boutique coffee production sector, and the owner brings a wealth of experience with him. Guy McCracken used to own Café on Oxford, a nice, bright…
Mapua Country Store
August 15, 2018
Published in the Nelson Mail 15.08.19 In recent weeks the business area at Mapua has had a couple of power outages, no power at any time for a business isn’t a great thing (remember the debacle in Auckland years ago)…
Hardy St Eatery
July 25, 2018
Published in the Nelson Mail 25.07.18 If you remember café’s like Faces, In Vino Fides and Café Max you will know exactly where the Hardy St Eatery is. Since opening in the early 1990’s as Face Café the premises has…
The Pantry Door – Nelson Mail 18.04.18
April 18, 2018
It isn’t often I come across business owners as excited and positive about their business as Pat and Phillipa Ashton at The Pantry Door in Stoke, opposite the new Greenmeadows centre. The first impression I got when I walked in…
The Smoking Barrel – Nelson Mail 07.02.18
February 7, 2018
While succulent slow cooked barbecue and smoked meats are behind the name of this popular restaurant it is the fresh, handcrafted donuts that have made The Smoking Barrel almost world famous. Plenty of people from all around the region make…
Dunbar Estates – Nelson Mail 24.01.18
January 24, 2018
The majority of this region’s wine growing happens on the Waimea Plains, in the Moutere Hills or in the Tasman area, but tucked away in the Motueka Valley at Ngatimoti in a delightful setting is Dunbar Estates. As well as…
Moutere Hills Vineyard Café & Winery – Nelson Mail 27.12.17
December 27, 2017
Moutere Hills Vineyard Café & Winery – Nelson Mail 27.12.17
December 27, 2017
All of the stress of Christmas dinner is behind us so it is time to kick back, let someone else cook for you and enjoy the many outdoors dining opportunities the Nelson Tasman region has to offer. You can sit…