Fine dining in Lake Tekapo
Fine dining in Lake Tekapo is easy. We have a variety of cultural cuisine styles and kitchens. Heres a selection of our finest restaurants in town. This month we will be looking at the Rakinui Restaurant at Peppers Bluewater Resort.
Taste the South Island on a plate
Renowned as a region for great food and wine, the Mackenzie Country boasts some of the best tasting local produce in New Zealand.
Seared Mount Cook Salmon, Baked Lamb Rack and Denver Leg Venison are just some of the gourmet delights on the menu at Rakinui Restaurant at Peppers Bluewater Resort in Tekapo.
The Cuisine Team have developed a taste of the South Island on a plate, showcasing Mackenzie Country’s finest cuisine with locally sourced ingredients, which include Talbot Forest cheese and Barkers jams from Geraldine, Canterbury lamb, South Island Angus Beef and baked goods from Fairlie. Salmon is sourced from High Country Salmon and free range eggs come from an organic farm in Fairlie, all less than an hour from the resort.
The Rakinui Restaurant at Peppers Bluewater Resort is open daily for breakfasts and dinner and features New Zealand cuisine with a contemporary twist.
Peppers are at present offering a special children’s menu so its easy for you to enjoy Peppers fine dinning with the kids, at an affordable price.
Kids Menu
$10.00 Mains and Ice cream
Chicken tenders served with fries and salad
Kransky sausages served with fries and salad
Ham and pineapple pizza served with fries and salad
Battered fish with fries and salad
Penne pasta with tomato sauce
Plus
Ice cream sundae with either chocolate sauce or berry coulis
Peppers Bluewater Resort Welcomes New Head Chef
Peppers Bluewater Resort in Tekapo welcomes a slice of Japanese culture and cuisine with the appointment of chef, Kazutomo Miyano to the resort’s signature restaurant, Rakinui. The new Head Chef comes from Japan but has travelled and worked extensively around the globe over the past 22 years.
His experience includes 13 years at The Hilton Hotel in Osaka and five years in France working at Paris restaurant Michel Rostang and Hotel Chateau Castel Novotel in Limoge, both rated 2 Michelin stars. He has also worked in the restaurant of the Swiss Hotel Noga Hilton in Geneva and Vieuhiesel in Alsace, a 3 star Michelin restaurant.Peppers Bluewater Resort General Manager Alistair Munro says he is delighted that a chef of such calibre is joining the team. “Our signature restaurant Rakinui serves up an ever changing menu of delicious modern New Zealand cuisine. Kazutomo will only enhance and add his own special style to our menu.”
Rakinui Restaurant and Lounge
- Address: Peppers Bluewater Resort, State Highway 8, Lake Tekapo
- Phone: +64.(0)3.680.7000
- Fax: +64.(0)3.680.7100
