Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Eating
Astro Café
CAFE $
(Mt John Observatory, Godley Peaks Rd; mains $6-11; 10am-5pm)
This glass-walled pavilion
atop Mt John has spectacular 360-degree views across the entire Mackenzie Basin -
quite possibly one of the planet's best locations for a cafe. Tuck into bagels with local
Aoraki salmon, or fresh ham-off-the-bone sandwiches; the coffee and cake are good too.
Kohan
JAPANESE $$$
(
www.kohannz.com
;
SH8; mains $11-19, bento box $25-35)
Kohan serves some of the South Is-
land's best Japanese food, and the lake views do their best to distract from the style-
devoid cafeteria ambience. With a salmon farm just up the road, you can be sure the
sashimi is ultrafresh. Leave room for the handmade green-tea ice cream.
Run 77
CAFE $$$
(
www.run77laketekapo.co.nz
; SH8; mains $11-22; 7.30am-4pm; )
Relax on chunky
wooden furniture and enjoy sandwiches, burgers and pies made from local salmon, and
beef, lamb and venison from the owner's high-country spread (the
real
Run 77). Soups,
salads and anitipasto platters tick both the healthy and tasty boxes.
Mackenzie's Bar & Grill
PUB $$$
(SH8; lunch $15-20, dinner $22-34; 11.30am-late Mon-Fri, 10am-late Sat & Sun)
Serving up in-
teresting spins on steak, chicken and seafood, everything at Mackenzie's comes with a
side order of stellar lake and mountain views. Robust dishes like lamb shanks and Aoraki
salmon are the perfect answer to an active day's adventuring.
Information
Tekapo Springs Sales & Information Centre
( 03-680 6579; SH8; 10am-6pm)
Since
the i-SITE closed, the folks from Tekapo Springs have filled the gap, dispensing bro-
chures and advice. The only bookings they take are for their own complex though.
Getting There & Away
urch ($30, 3¼ hours), Geraldine ($20, 1¼ hours), Twizel ($20, 40 minutes), Cromwell
($30, three hours) and Queenstown ($30, 3¾ hours).
