Blog entries tagged 'Dining'

Christchurch Restaurant of the Month: The Gallery

Ruth

While the uber-stylish Diamond bar has housed many Slynkey events, the Christchurch Casino isn't somewhere I'd normally visit. I'm not a gambler at all – while a friendly game of Texas Hold 'Em over cocktails doesn't go a miss in my books, I leave my casino fantasies to the silver screen (real life gambling isn't ever as suave as it's pre [...]

Christchurch Resturant of the Month: Silk Road

Ruth

Asian-fusion has always had a place in the hearts of Cantabrians. We're always pretty eager to savor the finer tastes of the east (especially when they one-up the flavours of the greasy local Thai takeaway). Indochine was first of this kind on the Christchurch market, but has somehow lost it's cache over recent years with the arrival of Moji and [...]

slynkey reviews Christchurch Resturant: The Belgium Beer Cafe

Ruth

Winter was leaving us with a final lashing of wind and rain one Friday night when our group of three couples visited the Belgian Beer Cafe. We were craving a warm, hearty meal in a cosy atmosphere and this destination located in the historic Canterbury Provincial Council Building was the consensus. (The fact they took the entertainment card was [...]

CHRISTCHURCH RESTAURANT: Slynkey dines out at Mitchelli's

Ruth

I love going to little family-run Italian eateries. Red gingham tablecloths, hanging garlic – it makes me feel like I’m in My Big Fat Greek Wedding (I know, completely different country – perhaps it’s just the quaint Mediterranean family thing). On a lunch-hour walk around the city, I found myself exploring Poplar Lane one Friday afternoon an [...]

CHRISTCHURCH RESTAURANT: Slynkey dines out at Lone Star

Ruth

The last time I went to Lone Star I was about 12 years old. It was the quintessential family restaurant of the 1990s: a fun, themed atmosphere, friendly, somewhat theatrical staff and generous (to say the least) portions.

The Lone Star hasn’t changed – but my visit on a cold Christchurch Monday night proved this wasn&rs [...]

CHRISTCHURCH RESTAURANT: Slynkey dines out at Double Drop

Ruth

There aren’t too many late night DJ bars in Christchurch that happen to be open from 7am, everyday – serving breakfast, lunch and dinner. If you are in the market for your morning coffee, lunchtime sandwich, evening pizza and finally a night-cap mixer all from one place, check out the new Double Drop Café and Bar on High Street. [...]

LYTTELTON RESTAURANT: SLYNKEY DINES AT LONDON STREET

Ruth

My last visit to Lyttelton for slynkey was just as the warm breezes of summer had begun and I enjoyed a night out at Freemans. I had a car, thus was not drinking this night, so the concept of going out of Christchurch was quite quaint and charming.

Winter now beckons and I have just returned from a second night out in Lyttelton, and while the concept of [...]

slynkey dines out in Chch @ Joes Garage

Ruth

Monday morning outings aren't a familiar occurrence to the start of my working week, as I'm normally still inhaling coffee fumes in a bid to forget that there are a whole five days of work ahead of me. But in the name of research, I ventured out for brunch with a friend to a new spot on Hereford I'd heard little about.

Joe's Gara [...]

slynkey dines out @ SOHO, Riccarton Road, Christchurch

Ruth

There aren’t many night-time bars that I am too happy visiting at 11am on a Sunday morning in Christchurch, but the recently opened ‘Soho’ in the Parkview complex is definitely a lively bar-by-night come brunch-spot-by-day that doesn’t feel like it belongs in one particular segment of the day. When a friend suggested doing brunch at Soho I was a li [...]

slynkey dines out - The Headless Mexican in Sumner

Ruth

I had never been to the Headless Mexican before and to be honest did not know it was tucked away in the Nayland St shops. Sumner is not an area you immediately associate with Mexican, more your café and classic dining comes to mind, but I was nicely surprised when I entered the cozy, small restaurant with its authentic Mexican look and [...]

slynkey dines out - The Cupcake Parlour, Christchurch

Ruth

An 18th century French queen once said “Let Them Eat Cake!” when leering down at the poor peasants of old-world France. While Marie Antoinette was metaphorically speaking of a revolution, if Marie were alive today in Christchurch she would be most certainly be indulging her renowned sweet tooth at The Cupcake Parlour off Victoria Street.

Chocolate, Lem [...]

slynkey dines out - Sezn

Ruth

Mulled Wine, mushroom muses and handguns? The latter is the only part of that sentence that I traditionally associate with the suburb of Linwood. I must admit, I had my doubts about going to a restaurant so far east of the city. To my delight and amazement, Sezn is beyond my expectations in both look and feel, and the location is not daunting at all (as it’s actually on the cusp of leafy-green Avonside).