Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Eating & Drinking
Hospitality can be pretty hit and miss in Blenny, with some of the best food found at the
wineries.
Ritual Cafe
CAFE $
(10 Maxwell Rd; meals $7-18; 7am-4pm Mon-Wed, to 10pm Thu-Sat)
This hip joint, with its B-
movie decor, booths and up-cycled furniture, is where Blenheim's cool cats come to purr
over great coffee, all-day eggy brekkies and a counter-full of pastries and salads. Excel-
lent smoothie hangover cures.
BV Gourmet
DELI, CAFE $
(
www.bvgourmet.co.nz
;
2a Park Tce; snacks $4-8; 8am-5pm Mon-Fri, 9am-3pm Sat & Sun)
Micro-sized cafe serving a compact range of pastries, salads, sweets and notable coffee.
Picnickers will delight at the gluttonous selection of cheeses, meats and treats from NZ
artisan producers and overseas.
Dodson Street
CRAFT BEER
(
www.dodsonstreet.co.nz
; 1 Dodson St)
Pub and garden with a beer-hall ambience and suit-
ably Teutonic menu (mains $17 to $27) featuring pork knuckle, wurst and schnitzel.
Stars of the show are the 24 taps pouring quality craft beer including next-door neigh-
bour Renaissance, the 2013 Brewer's Guild champion.
Information
Blenheim i-SITE
( 03-577 8080, 0800 777 181;
www.lovemarlborough.com
;
Railway Station;
8.30am-5.30pm Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm Sat, 9am-4pm Sun)
Information on Marlborough and
beyond. Wine-trail maps and bookings for everything under the sun.
Post Office
(cnr Scott & Main Sts)
Wairau Hospital
(
03-520 9999;
www.nmdhb.govt.nz
;
Hospital Rd)
Getting There & Around
AIR
wick Rd.
Air New Zealand
(
0800 747 000;
www.airnewzealand.co.nz
)
has direct flights
