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Stumpers Bar and Grill

  • November 22, 2006
  • Rated 4 of 5 by UK Flower Girl from Market Weighton, England
Stumpers Bar and Grill

After Tom and I got checked into the Fitzherbert Court Motel, we set off for a bite to eat in town. We had a long drive that day and were hungry for some grub. Stumpers, a local bar and café had a great selection of meals from lighter snacks to the full starter, main and dessert.

Located in the heart of Hokitika on Weld Street, Stumpers, and the rest of Hokitika, were quite busy when we arrived. Lucky for us, we got the last available table in the place. People steadily streamed in after us and had to wait for tables. Our friendly waitress seated us and took our order for drinks. Both of us ordered a local dark beer and it was wonderful. Too bad I can’t remember what we ordered.

Tom ordered a scrumptious Ribeye with Hollandaise sauce, asparagus, potatoes, and a side salad. I ordered a glass of milk and the "Pasta of the Day" which turned out to be a huge bowl of pasta carbonara. There was so much pasta in my bowl that I couldn’t finish more than half of it and even Tom couldn’t polish off the rest of it. Service was a bit slow, but other than that I had no complaints. And, it was busy so that may be why it was so slow.

Light meals such as pasta, salads, bar baskets and so on run about NZ$16. Larger mains including steaks, chicken, salmon, fish, pork, etc., come with a side of steamed veggies or side salad and run from about NZ$20-30. We didn’t order dessert ourselves, but we saw some delicious looking creations come from the kitchen. Most of the desserts were about NZ$9 and looked large enough to share.

Vegetarians may have a hard time finding much to eat here as most of it is meat-based. They did have one item on the menu: Vegetable Stack with roasted veggies on a falafel rosti. Fish-eaters will have an easier time with a few different fish selections: Cod, Salmon, Orange Roughy, and Whitebait.

Stumpers offers a huge selection of breakfast items served from 7am to 11am if your accommodation does not provide breakfast. They have everything from Tea and Toast to the Stumpers Big Breakfast. Lunch is served from 11:30am to 2pm and the lunch menu is quite extensive with sandwiches, salads, all-day breakfast and a variety of other options.

As well as excellent food, Stumpers is now offering budget accommodation. With 20 rooms to chose from there should be something to meet your needs.

Unfortunately I did not take any photos when we visited as we left the camera behind at the motel. Their website offers a complete menu as well as a few photos of the bar and grill. I would highly recommend Stumpers should you like a place to eat in the Hokitika area.

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