ivy & lola's kitchen & bar

fantastic food, great location in the sun and really friendly staff. the smoked fish was to die for and i got the jalapeño relish (normally on another dish) on the side and it was excellent! finished with a special sunday, truly stuffed!

came in for a late night meal.they were still open and welcomed us in.

nice service and really tasty food.

i had the spare rib as an entree and the portion was larger than i expected. this was followed by the slow roasted beef which was juicy and delicious.

they also allowed us to split the bill and had each persons meal pre-separated so it was really easy to pay. tasty food and friendly service. a nice place to stop by if you are just wandering around unsure where to go.

the food was great as was the atmosphere. we had salmon with some beans splattered around. the sauce had great flavoring. we also had medium cooked beef which also had great taste.

on the other hand, the waiting staff wasn't very responsive and they made us wait a long time for the table and even longer for the food to arrive; even when there weren't much tables filled.

am sitting here waiting for my food. ordered over an hour ago. tables that sat down after us have finished and left. after an hour i chased the waitstaff and food miraculously appeared. and it was stone cold which is not good for what is supposed to be a hot meal. had obviously been sitting for ages out back. it was inedible (cold poached eggs, no thanks) so we sent it back. am wishing now i hadn't as it is another half hour and still no food.

poor service. the staff should have seen we didn't have food and chased it up. especially when food was coming out quickly to others, restaurant wasn't that busy. perhaps we should have asked earlier, not sure that makes it our screw up.

restaurant should have comped the meal, they didn't, charged full price.

located at the wharf this place is hard to miss. loved the vintage retro decorations inside and cozy fireplace with little cushions on the window seats.  we had the steak of the day - it was beautifully cooked and we also loved the beef croquette that came along with it. seafood salmon chowder was delicious too.

the smoked fish dish on the brunch menu was really fantastic!
far from the ordinary cafe menu offerings. give it a try.
good coffee too.
service was friendly

we came here almost every day for food and coffee on our trip to queenstown, the staff are so friendly and i loved the interior and how the water jugs and glasses didn't match! a beautiful view to see too!

we went here for breakfast this morning as we both wanted a more substantial breakfast than we had had. the service was nice but quite slow, took awhile to have our order taken etc despite it being quite. i had the pancake stack with a hash brown side and my friend had their big breakfast. the food was nice but nothing special and the coffee was a bit burnt. probably wouldn't come back as i would try other places first.

went here for brunch and thoroughly enjoyed it. had the chicken and waffles and it was superb. the service was a little slow however, but very welcoming and friendly. cool atmosphere and would definitely recommend

average plus. good service. nice wine list. venison and lamb both overcooked. would definitely return. lamb crumble off the shank was very good.

mulled wine would have been the go, considering the chill-factor, but i thought the wild rabbit & pork hot pot would be more appropriate. it was chunks of meat galore in a watery broth that didn’t really pack a great deal of flavour.

absolutely fabulous! delicious modern kiwi dishes that taste divine and great service with a smile all set in a kitsch restaurant (with mismatched plates and glassware) on the waterfront.

absolutely fantastic, cute quirky decor with great staff and delicious food. we enjoyed our dinner of the pork belly and duck so much that we will def recommend you to all our friends and family. see you next time we are up!

i agree too ! my daughter and i have dined here twice. we enjoyed our first meal so much as soon as the opportunity arose we went agian. i had the lamb and my daughter had the steak, mine was fab but i was a bit jealous of the steak so for our second visit thats what i had, i dont usually have steak out as it seems like such a lame choice but this was fantasic ! on the second visit, my other daughter who joined us had the salmon she said it tasted so fresh and was the nicest fish she had ever eaten. as a coffee lover i was pleased the espresso was fresh and extracted well as so many resturants over look coffee and as its one of the last memories of the place i was happy. i love the mix of above excellent service and food with the quirky decor and awesome steak knives, pottery jugs and radiograms. so many places these days look beautiful but so generic.

ivy and lola's is a great restaurant with good sized portions, excellent value and very popular with locals. good variety and open all day! highly recommended.