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 thestonegrill venison. 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!

so thought i would try our local bar today. ordered an eternal fillet on thestonewith roast potatoes and mushrooms. first got vegetables but easily remedied. then the eye fillet. well i have not eaten a piece of eye fillet or any steak cut to be honest as tough as this in about 5 years. it was actually so tough i almost started eating my shoe. pretty sure it would have been more tender. mushrooms were swimming in butter to the point of 1 was equivalent to a 500g block of butter i think. would i eat here again. absolutely not. for the overpriced tiny tough piece of meat not worth it. but. let's be fair it's not in the mistake it's how it's remedied. so one tiny piece of meat eaten 1 mushroom eaten. everything else left. so they gave me a 50% reduction. pwah. yeah we won't be back

had the most amazing time at styx andstonetonight. 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 $20stonegrill deal 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 doingstonegrill. it's astonegrill restaurant why they can't servestonegrill is 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 $20stonegrill 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 ourstoneat 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 thestonegrill 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 thestoneis quite filling but i was planning to eat dessert as it is also their wednesday specialstonefor $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

i took a friend here after she recommended it. i will never take anyone there again.

we were seated and orders taken, 45 mins later my garlic bread came (dry and tasteless) and i had to ask twice to find out why it was taking so long.

after an hour (yes more than an hour after ordering) ourstonegrills arrived (it's not like they had to cook the meat) and my salad was shrivelled, was told can't do garlic butter (as meal arrived) and not one person asked to refresh our drinks in the whole time we were there.

staff were not pleasant and there was an obvious argument going on between duty manager and kitchen staff (tea towel thrown through serving hatch)

was given considerable discount and a voucher, but do i really want to go through that again???

no.

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 andstoneto 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 was great as it allowed me to try dishes that the bulk of other restaurants don't provide, especially thestonegrill.
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 &stoneproved to be a very pleasant experience for my partner and i that i've made the effort to do so.
a great experience with delicious food and friendly staff, which isn't hard on the pocket, good on you styx &stonei 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 thestonegrill and 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

the only consistent thing about styx &stonerestaurant is it's inconsistency!! after supporting this restaurant on and off now for about five years (i am a slow learner) my friend and i have finally decided enough is enough. today our blt was just so disgusting it was basically inedible. the bread was under-toasted and doughy, the bacon under-cooked and all this slimy dressing smothering limp lettuce and tomato. we duly complained and were offered a re-make which we accepted, only because we were enjoying our glass of wine. however, the "remake" of the meal was far worse than the original and they had added slimy red limp cooked capsicum. yuk yuk yuk and good bye to you styx & stone!!!!!!! by the way, we did pay even though we didn't eat it....

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 astonegrill 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 and great tasting food - both main and dessert was awesome!. i am looking forward to going back and trying thestonegrill - 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 thestonegrill twice now and i have to say that the quattro was my favourite. being able to sample 4 types of meat on the onestonewas perfect!!

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

i have dined at the styx andstonerestaurant on several occasions and can't speak highly enough about it. the newstonegrill concept 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 andstonewhilst visiting christchurch.
we were thrilled by the meals. thestonegrill was 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. thestonegrill 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 andstoneto anyone.