styx and stone

this is a place we love to stop at for lunch when coming into christchurch for the day. the $10 lunches aregreatvalue for money and i have never seen the restaurant empty. now that tells you something on its own. weh and meet friends here for dinner a couple of times and the only complaint would be it can get really hot in the upstairs setting area.

lunched at styx with my two daughters today. i have never been disappointed on my many previous weekday visits and today was no different. the lunch/$10 menu hasgreatvariety and is fantastic value for money - the quality is consistently good and you won't leave feeling hungry - haven't tried anything off this menu that i haven't enjoyed (and i've tried it all, several times over!). the staff are very friendly, attentive and work really hard to ensure you have everything you need. i highly recommend a visit, particularly during the week (this is when i've always been) - this is my favourite "go to" eatery. although it was busy on this visit, the atmosphere wasgreat- we sat in the area by the fireplace instead of the bar, and as usual, didn't have to wait long for our food and stayed longer than planned!

drove into chch yesterday to meet friend and do a bit of shopping after a quick lunch. weather terrible so met at northwood and decided to have lunch first. friend had been before and as i decided to have the beef nachos, recommended i ask for a half size meal as portions very generous. well she was right, even half size was more than ample,greattaste, lovely and filling and generous with the cheese and other toppings and not too many corn chips which can sometimes be the bulk of the meal. my friend had the grilled chicken wrap which is a favourite of hers and once again didn't disappoint. salad filling was so crisp and fresh and she said very filling, she didn't eat all the chips that came with the meal. we ended up staying longer than anticipated as atmosphere was lovely and cosy, and outside was not!! the staff were attentive and asked during the meal, and as they cleared the plates if everything had been okay with our meal. we finished off with a coffee each and flagged the shopping. will be going back and perhaps try the dinner menu next time. would recommend as agreatplace to catch up for lunch as the variety wasgreatand as just out of town, didn't have to grapple with the traffic.

me and my friend dined here on a wednesday evening i booked for 730 arriving we said we had a booking the host went and got menus n followed her to be seated once seated we were looking at the menus only to realise we didn't have any drink menus another waiter came over to serve us n asked if we would like a drink we said we didn't recieve the menu he brought one to us then have us a few moments we ordered drinks n they were brought quite quickly over we decided to have their $20 stone grill as that was the special of the night even though the waiter hasn't explained this i knew from looking at the website before booking once placing our order we waited a good 45 to 50 minutes for our stone at this point the resturant was less than half full if that once actually getting our meals the eye fillet wasgreatas for the rest very average the blue cheese dips as way to over powering n i'm a blue cheese lover the food was average but most of the service was terrible once recieving our meals i decided i didnt like the dip and i would buy a side of aioli but not once did the waiter come back .. even to ask if our meal was ok we weren't explained the stone grill at all even though we've had them before usually a waiter would ask if u have to explain ... we both finished our drinks no one came and asked if we would like another one at any stage waiter returned once we had finished our meals didnt ask how anything was he asked if we would like dessert i said maybe in ten minutes or so as the stone is quite filling but i was planning to eat dessert as it is also their wednesday special stone for $20 and dessert for $5 i still would of thought the waiter would of realized that we had finished our drinks yet he didnt ask if we would like anymore .. we went outside for a while to chat we returned in full swing of ordering dessert but unfortunately the waiter did not come back to our table we waited around 20 mins to be served again but nothing so we decided against it and just went to pay the bill the food is filling nothinggreatthe meat was the best part and we cooked it ourselves if i was paying full price i'd expect more as for the service again terrible i would return to try a main meal they lookgreatas i saw a few come out but i hope the service might improve its simple things that keep your customers happy

to celebrate my wife's birthday a group of 8 dined last night at this restaurant.we could not have been more pleased.the service wasgreatand the meals fantastic and we found the whole night to be reasonably priced.as there was quite a large crowd there we expected delays but this did not happen.

i have been frequenting restaurants for many years and before the earthquakes i stuck mainly to the city restaurants.
post earthquakes i had been told of styx and stone to try by a friend as they had dined there and enjoyed the meal they had.
i found the surroundings of the restaurant very much to my liking with a number of areas you could be seated at.
the staff were friendly and very responsive to my requests, which i appreciate when treating myself to a meal out.
i found the menu choices were wide a varied which wasgreatas it allowed me to try dishes that the bulk of other restaurants don't provide, especially the stone grill.
i have to say all of the meat was beautifully tender and of generous proportions, with good sized side dishes of side salads.
all through the meal the staff were attentive even though the restaurant was full, courses were prompt and meal costs were very reasonable.
i'm not one for usually writing reviews on restaurants but styx & stone proved to be a very pleasant experience for my partner and i that i've made the effort to do so.
agreatexperience with delicious food and friendly staff, which isn't hard on the pocket, good on you styx & stone i will definitely be back and telling friends and acquaintances about your top notch restaurant.

after visiting christchurch for the weekend we found this delightful bar & restaurant, we both had the stone grill and it was fantastic, went back the next day on the way home for the $10 lunch - wow whatgreatvalue!! we would recommend that you try it - we really enjoyed it and the staff were very friendly

we had a fabulous meal at your restaurant.greatfood and attentive, friendly staff. the stonegrill was agreatexperience. very sociable and fun way to dine. i had the fettucine though and really loved it. thanks for agreatnight. we will be back!!!


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i am not usually a steak eater when i dine out but this concept of a stone grill is amazing. fun, social and the steak was tender and i could cook it just how i liked!
lovely decor and friendly staff!

highly recommended. went for the first time today - sunday lunch. factastic value andgreattasting food - both main and dessert was awesome!. i am looking forward to going back and trying the stone grill - even my 10 year old niece had it and loved it. fantastic staff also. thanks so much for a lovely sunday afternoon.

this place is awesome!!! i would recommend to anyone that asked me for a good venue for a drink or meal in christchurch.
i have had the stone grill twice now and i have to say that the quattro was my favourite. being able to sample 4 types of meat on the one stone was perfect!!

agreatplace for a small or large group and plenty of icy cold beer on tap!!!

fantastic meal,greatconcept.
most tender piece of steak iv had.
lots of fun andgreatatmosphere.
will definitely be back again!

service was really good here, but the food was very, very average. go here if you're just looking for a slab of meat because that's basically what it is. the potatoes were tasteless and if there was any rosemary on them i'd be surprised while the salad was one that just came out of those prepackaged bags with dressing on top. we left feeling dissatisfied. this place hasgreatbones, they just need to improve the food!

have had 4-5 dining experiences over the last few months. alwaysgreatservice,greatfood!!
last dining was 26th june, and have never had a problem with anything. maybe the people who gave a bad review just picked a night with possible illness of staff?? i would highly recommend dining here and see for yourself. we're planning on going this week.

firstly i would like to say howgreatthe new bar looks both inside and out.
we have been coming into your bar now for a while and have always been happy with the service we receive.
however i feel that after dining at your restaurant with my friends this week i feel it was only fair to let you know how disappointed we felt.

we all felt like we were a bother for dining in and a real inconvenience. it is such a shame to have taken friends who we had raved about the place to feel so disappointed.
listen i feel so strongly about this because all 4 of us felt the same. the biggest problem we had was with our meals.our meals was very and i stress very average and in one case a meal was hardly touched. even small things such as the sauce was not the same, and something so small as this is what we loved. when we were asked if we were happy with our meals it then came clear there has been a change in your kitchen staff.

i just feel your staff need to pull their socks up. we had only dined in a few weeks ago and were more than happy with our meals.

had agreatmeal. the stone grill is an excellent idea and worked well with the atmosphere of the place. bar staff and waitstaff were friendly and helpful.
i would recommend styx and stone to anyone.