Cafebar - Ohakune

Great place to eat. Staff are good and quick service.

The staff recommended us a gingerbread latte. Not something I’ve had before but they seemed very passionate so we tried. So pleased I did! Free whipped cream too and Christmas themed. They were so happy to help. Way better than Starbucks

Called in for some fries and a bacon/egg muffin while passing through Ohakune. Friendly staff who served us (we unknowingly walked in veryclose to closing time). Food was quite good. Colourful decor.

We had a fairly large group and all the other places were full. We were lucky that there was space here to fit us all. The place had a really interesting decor, lots of interestingly painted animals, many of which were purchasable. The menu has a fair selection of items and there is also some cabinet food. It was a bit disappointing how the specials menu on the back of the counter were items on the menu. I had a hard time picking between the scotch and the lamb shank and ended up with the shank. I was not disappointed. The nicely cooked shank had a really nice sauce over it as well as a jug of mint sauce. I'm not a big fan of mint sauce but this one was nice because it wasn't overly minty. The potato underneath was also quite delicious. It did get busy later on, particularly since they were streaming the North Vs. South rugby game. It was a nice place for dinner and has decent options for drinks too.

This worked out better than any other restaurant in town that we first looked to go to after a day of skiing, but couldn't bc the others were all booked. We found a large table for 9 that happened to be open, they have beer, they have ribs, they have Rugby on 2 TVs and the audio dedicated to the game, andddd they have a great seafood chowder (heavy on the prawns, not on the mussels but you can order a platter of mussels too).