stratosfare restaurant & bar

even tho the views from this restaurant are amazing they are still not enough to save the below average tasting food.
i wont go on to much about the bland food. but had a reallygooddessert selection and really well set out like a lolly shop and having cold stone mixed ice cream was the winner here. staff were very attentive and friendly.

had dinner there while in queenstown. food was average no great choices been to better buffet dinners. food did not have much flavour and even the bread was really hard (looked like it has been sitting there for days).goodchoice of drinks not overly prices. paying for window seat plus drink does not make any difference as all tables look to the windows. (but maybegoodoption during busiest time in the season)  
oversall really disapointed with food.

best restaurant i have been to in rotorua. the buffet to be honest was not bad.

not all the dishes were great, but one that stood out was the beef... simply amazing! melts in your mouth like $200 wagyu.

buffet was only $69pp. making this the best monies worth restaurant in rotorua, and possible in new zealand. i live in auckland, if stratosphere is available there i will dine with on all occasions!

please come up to auckland!!! langham eight, angus steakhouse are nowhere near asgoodas this.

service: 5/5
food quantity: 5/5
food quality: 5/5
environment: 5/5
price: $69pp super cheap. the beef alone should be charged $100+

super monies worth

a trendy, stylish and elite looking restaurant placed on the top of the queenstown hill.
the view from the restaurant is spectacular overlooking the gorgeous queenstown city.

restaurant is spacious and has got fancy and modern looking ambience. it can accommodate and cater to large no of dinners at one time.

a great place for elite and fine dining experience with great touch or blend ofgoodnz cuisine.

went for lunch and both food and service was spontaneous, sumptuous, simply superb.

they serve great quality of food and some of thegoodpicks from nz foods and wines.

it does have a bar, cafe and ice cream or dessert parlor separately, which a great added feature for tourist availing the gondola and lugging facilities.

stratosfare something different to try. taking a gondola to a restaurant is not that common

nice views of the lights of the city

met by friendly staff,we were lead to the buffet and explained that we can order like mussel pots. staff were great throughout the night,even taking photos for us and moving us to a better lighting area to take the photos

i think it's easier to say,if i went back what would i get again

yes:
seafood chowder: lots of seafood and a little bit too cheesy but i could just have this all night and be happy

freshly made pancakes,so nice even without adding anything to it

pork: it's the light mustard sauce that makes thisgood

potato and kumara: just yum!

the multi coloured dessert,don't know what it is but had lime green on top,it was a lot better than i expected

all the different fishes available weregood

undecided: the lamb chops,they were ok but weren't that warm

the various noodles they have,chicken kebab stick

no:
the stuff that came from a can (vine leaves) or from a asian grocery store (the chinese dumplings) and the sushi (way too much rice in each piece)

the chocolate mousse was too sweet

the lamington you can get anywhere

the roast chicken,though i liked the crispy skin of the chicken i felt like i could eat this anywhere

the mussel pots are a no! one was tasteless and the other tasted funny


still it's one of the best buffets i've had

a fairly busy restaurant placed on the top of the hill.

restaurants ambience and location is immaculate, gives an aesthetic view of the entire rotorua city.

dining for ambience isgoodhowever food quality, choices and display has moderate.

it does have cafe and ice cream or dessert parlor separately, which a great added feature for tourist availing the gondola and lugging facilities.

the views were spectacular even though we weren’t at a window seat. the food was ok, a fairlygoodrange and tasted prettygoodbut wasn’t mind blowing compared to other buffets i’ve been to. still, it wasn’t bad and it’s really the environment that more than makes up for it. would definitely recommend coming here!

just after finishing up with the luge rides, we entered in to relax a bit & the cosy place inside with amazing views made us spend time & to order a few things to eat. the gourmet veg soup wasgoodalongwith a veg salad. all in all a great atmosphere at stratosfare.

horrific experience wherein we have agoodmeal and asked for a coffee. kate - took our order and did not execute it for twenty minutes and she was busy collecting payments. then we approached april, supposedly the manager and she promptly said she was managing kate and apologised. she promised us that she would take care and asked us what coffee we would like to have and interestingly again we told her what coffee we would like to have and again we kept waiting and we did not get our coffee.

so in writing this review the point i am making is that - if you are going to order coffee and order it through kate or anyone managing her - beware you will never get it.

horrendous service.

me and my girlfriend came here for our anniversary dinner, amazing view andgoodselection of choices.. will definitely visit again next time we're in queenstown..

came in for a nice lunch and left a little confused if i was there for the food or he views ?!. lucky i forgot take photos. overall wasgoodexperience but i wouldn’t do it again

food was prettygoodfor a buffet style. there was nothing really special about this restaurant other than the views. at least i learned that octopus can be cooked differently than how i normally cook it.  otherwise yeah not too bad.

great view at night and a lot of food options. excellent customer service. there were some premium food options too where you had to pay for extra — we had the half cray fish which cost $25 but didn’t really taste that great. it was a bit overcooked (chewy) and we couldn’t quite understand how it was meant to taste. it was agooddining experience overall with the view and the other food options.

view is great, food isgoodwith wide range of choice considering in such price level! staff is friendly and setup is clean and tidy! just, since it’s located up on the peak, cost of riding such short distance gondola is relatively high!

agoodrange of cold and hot dishes available. a lot of dishes with mussels served in different ways. there weren’t a large variety of desserts, but the crepe making station was pretty awesome