The Church Manapouri

Had a fantastic family night on a Friday after the Doubtful Sounds trip. Very friendly staff and atmosphere. Food was good and I recommend the battered cod. Batter was just right, nice and light. Superb location and building. Recommend booking a table upstairs for dinner.

The Chips. The chips! They know what they doing frying those to crunchy perfection with fluffy insides. Enjoyed the nook of 2 couches for dinner, food came fast, the cod was delisio. Beautiful sunset view.

Great spot for a feed or a drink. Or both! Great location in a church. Beautiful stained windows. There is also seating upstairs. Really attentive and friendly staff. It was order and pay at the counter but the lovely bartender came to our table. I had the beef schnitzel which was HUGE and delicious! It was perfect, really. Wife had the nachos which she reported as being excellent.

Nice decent food, just as it should be. The hot chocolate was rich and the seafood chowder was top notch. Will definitely go back.

Love this little local. Great atmosphere in a quirky old church. A must if visiting Manapouri. Their Blue Cod is legendary but this time we dined out on deep fried Camembert with crosscut fries and a bowl of loaded crosscut fries. Yummo!! Oh and they have a courtesy van if you need picking up and dropping off.