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Speight's Ale House

4.5(1,133)

About this score

A weighted average across available review sources.

Google 4.5 ★ (966)

TripAdvisor 4.6 ★ (16)

First Table 4.7 ★ (151)

Speight’s Ale House restaurant & bar in central Queenstown has always served the best, award winning, traditional kiwi ales and beers. Our menu has been designed to offer hearty value for money servings of Kiwi Style Pub food.

beers gluten-free vegan vegetarian

What to Order

bar plattercalamariciderfish and chipshazy pale alelamb shanknachosonion ringspork ribsvenison steak

What People Say

"Beer is must-try, no one can say no to Speight’s, so is the lamb shank. Lamb shank is spectacular here."

Reviewers consistently praise the friendly staff and good value for bar food, especially the lamb shank and nachos.

"Good ale house next to the brewery itself. Some fun memobilia on the walls. All beers of course are on tap. The taster paddle os a good option to try them all. Portions are huge and food is nice. Staff are friendly. It can get a bit noisy when tours are in as well, but generally lovely place."

"Best venison steak I've ever had! All the food was great, except the pork ribs. The pork ribs were dry and mostly fat/cartilage. Calamari didn't come with a sauce which was weird. Beer was fantastic tho, loved the hazy pale ale and my wife loved her cider!"

"Beer is must-try, no one can say no to Speight’s, so is the lamb shank. Lamb shank is spectacular here."

The Vibe

good ale house fun memorabilia can get a bit noisy pleasant friendly tourists bar food lovers families casual diners

Awards

Award Winning

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