styx and stone

reasonable wheelchair access (good parking, thresholds, and tables, but doors overly heavy and ramp to upper seating area a little too steep). warm. music a bit louder than i prefer, but not conversation-killing levels.

love the stonegrillvenison. as others have said, the blue cheese sauce here is strong--one of us loved it, the other two found it a bit much (perhaps they should offer a milder option?). the roast potatoes (skin on) were way too heavily salted, but the veges of the day were beautiful. our guest had the 500gm $20 steak special and made a pretty impressive dent in it too!

waited less than 20 minutes for our meals. ordering dessert did require flagging down a passing waitress, however.  

the hot fudge chocolate sundae was well worth the $12.50, though a bit difficult to eat out of the tall glass it's served in (we asked for a bowl and transferred the contents). this thing came with tempered chocolate squiggles on top, ice cream, chocolate sauce, fudge, brownie... no sign of any whipped cream, but to be honest i didn't miss it. we got extra spoons and shared one dessert between two, which worked out well. i've had better meals during my week in christchurch, but nothing that compared to this dessert!

had the most amazing time at styx and stone tonight. went in for dinner and the place was buzzing, had a really busy bar and restaurant, so the atmosphere was great. we were told about the $20 stonegrilldeal and thought we would give it ago. best idea ever. you got to cook your own steak, was so yummy as you get it how you like it. staff all super friendly and very smart uniforms. will definitely be back. two thumbs up.

walked it told to take a seat and come back to the bar and order. hello it's a resurant we should be served. then were told they weren't doing stone grill. it's a stonegrillrestaurant why they can't serve stonegrillis beyond me. took a seat at a table and were told rudely you can't sit there it reserved wkgb no sign saying that. went to order meals at bar the waitress was very rude and abrupt. meals took forever. will not come back again.

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 stonegrillas 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 was great as 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 stonegrillat 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 nothing great the 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 look great as i saw a few come out but i hope the service might improve its simple things that keep your customers happy

after visiting christchurch for the weekend we found this delightful bar & restaurant, we both had the stonegrilland it was fantastic, went back the next day on the way home for the $10 lunch - wow what great value!! 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. great food and attentive, friendly staff. the stonegrill was a great experience. very sociable and fun way to dine. i had the fettucine though and really loved it. thanks for a great night. we will be back!!!


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i am not usually a steak eater when i dine out but this concept of a stonegrillis 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 and great tasting food - both main and dessert was awesome!. i am looking forward to going back and trying the stonegrill- 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 stonegrilltwice 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!!

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

i have dined at the styx and stone restaurant on several occasions and can't speak highly enough about it. the new stonegrillconcept is a real winner. the meat is lean and generous and you can cook it exactly the way you like it. staff are friendly and helpful. its become a regular for me and i always go for a dessert.

greg

my partner and i had a fantastic experience at styx and stone whilst visiting christchurch.
we were thrilled by the meals. the stonegrillwas such an awesome idea and something we hadn't experienced before. very tasty food and generous servings, yet not over the top.
desserts are to die for with a large selection to choose from.
the atmosphere was great. very chilled back and relaxed, somewhere you could go and have a drink or two with a lovely meal or a coffee and cake in front of the blazing fire.

we look forward to returning to christchurch in the near future and this will certainly be somewhere i will recommend to friends.

had a great meal. the stonegrillis 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.