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Reviews on Contemporary food in Stratford, North Island, New Zealand including Colonel Malone's, The Stratford Mountain House, Shakee Pear Cafe
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1. Colonel Malone's
Overall Ratings
4 based on 193 reviews
Reviewed By Dennis J
This place has a bar and a dining area and is pretty popular. The food was above average and there was plenty of it. The staff were on the ball and the service was good. It isn't fine dining but it is a very good feed.
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2. The Stratford Mountain House
Overall Ratings
4 based on 141 reviews
Reviewed By KezzaPea
We stayed here for our anniversary and took advantage of the dinner bed and breakfast package. We were in Room 10. The room was nice, modern decor and clean, although the handle on the bathroom door was so broken we couldn't actually open or shut the door, which didn't bother us too much and we informed management. Lovely spa, though the water was a little brown, but i don't know if there is much they can do about that.Dinner was superb. Liking a challenge, we went for 3 courses (they also do a 2 course package for $20 less). My husband had the scallops and prawns to start and I went for the special which was the duck terrine. Both were amazing. For Mains he chose the smoked duck and I had the special again, eye fillet wrapped in bacon with blue cheese sauce. Again, delicious. My steak was cooked to perfection and the blue cheese sauce was sublime, but the smoked duck was out of this world. I had a little bit of food envy. Only minor thing was my husband found a small piece of tin-foil in his mashed potato, which he informed the waitress about, but didn't stop him cleaning his plate! Managed to squeeze in dessert! My husband had the Malibu cheesecake (flavour changes daily) and I had the lemon meringue. I couldn't finish it, but i wanted to, it was perfect.Breakfast the next day was just as good. I had the eggs florentine, couldn't fault it, my husband had the big mountain breakfast, he said the bacon was superb.All in all, a couple of small niggles, but we would definitely go back, the food is amazing!
3. Shakee Pear Cafe
Overall Ratings
4 based on 68 reviews
Reviewed By BongoBickford
We went to the cafe at the Pioneer Village a couple of years back and it was very ordinary, but I presume it has new owners and they've made a great effort to lift the 'bar'. The decor is cosy and makes you want to linger, which for us, is what a visit to a cafe is all about - time to enjoy the surroundings with a great meal and a good coffee!. We looked over the lunch menu and found a number of mouth watering options. Walking into this the Shakee Pear Cafe we felt instantly 'at home' and this feeling was a delight as we have struggled to find a half decent cafe in and around Stratford for quite some time now. In previous years would drive all the way from Stratford to Egmont Village, or New Plymouth for some ambience and decent presentation of food and good coffee!And so, the coffee here is 'spot-on' and that says a lot about the barista knowing their coffee and how to make a good cup.So A BIG Thanks to the owners and the staff of the 'Shakee Pear Cafe' for making our visit a memorable one, somewhere where travellers to stratford can we look forward to a great experience when passing through. I wish you every success.
