the styx kitchen & bar

a great way to finish the day in nelson. lovely food and pleasant, attentive and efficient service. i hadseafoodchowder, one of us had pizza and the others i think had mussels and steak. great sitting looking out over the water. food was just right to finish the day.

great view, friendly staff and one of the bestseafoodchowders i've had in a long time - well seasoned and a good variety of seafood. the portions are very large so if you see small vs large - you're pretty safe with the small.

looking for good fish n chips? look elsewhere.
i'm currently on family holiday here in new zealand with my parents. beautiful sunny day, perfect forseafoodand a cold beer, we thought! went to styx after reading the positive reviews here with high hopes, but they were shattered beyond words. we were seated upstairs on the balcony next to the window, waitress was super friendly and lovely. we ordered a beer and cocktail for drinks which arrived promptly. the ceviche came after, which was super delicious and good portion for the $18 price. this is the only dish i can recommend from our entire meal. dad ordered the pan fried grouper which came with a large bed of salad. it was good flavour, not amazing, and the portion wasn't too bad for the $30 price. mum and i both ordered theseafoodcombo. it sounds good, right? the menu said it had pan fried fish of the day, butter prawns, and crumbed calamari with chips and salad. and for a $28 price tag, i was expecting a restaurant quality fish and chips with plenty of flavours. i could not be any more wrong. the bare white fish fillet was literally the length of my palm, very thin in thickness with very light flavour. there were two prawns. yup, that's it. two prawns that are the length of my thumb, that tasted like they were dipped in butter. and the calamari? they were thin and over cooked, the quality of a below-average buffet. chips were pretty meh, nothing special. the only thing i enjoyed was the salad, good flavour there. upon first thought, perhaps they made a mistake? nope, mum's plate looked exactly the same. all that for $28. this has to be the worst ridiculously-prices fish and chips i've ever had ever, whether it's here on my holiday so far, or in australia, or any other country i've been in. don't waste your time. there's a fish and chip shop right next to it that is much much cheaper, at least from advertisement outside, and definitely more fish at least! the most appalling meal i've ever had in new zealand to date. i was livid walking out, kept my mouth shut as not to take it out on the lovely waitress that was looking after us, and got kfc on the way back to the motel. i'll be leaving nelson tomorrow and definitely will not be going back there for lunch.
(and if you're wondering, yes, i started an account here just to write this review.)

yesterday me and my partner visited the styx kitchen as it was recommended by a friend. on first entrance the inside of the resuraunt was completely full (not a bad sign) so we had to sit outside. the heaters where on so it was very pleasant sitting on the solid wooden tables and chairs overlooking the water.
i had ordered the ceviche, unsure of the fish that was used but it was very tasty! dressed in lemon, red onion and capsicum it was very simple but tasty. it came with a lightly dressed salad which was unexpectedly delicious mixed with the ciabatta bread with a small ramekin of salted butter. the butter was to hard to spread onto the bread unfortunately, but overall it was a very pleasant meal. 8/10
my partner had theseafoodchowder which was a very generous portion might i add. the amount ofseafoodin the chowder was excellent with nice big pieces of prawn. he did have a beard on one of the muscles but again overall it was one of the nicerseafoodchowders we have had.
9/10

we would definitely recommend this restaurant as it was recommended to us.
good service, good food, good views!

i went here and had theseafoodchowder. one of the best i have ever had! so generous with heaps of seafood. the waitress was thoughtful and funny and the owner was really nice. nice vibe with the fire, and outlook to the ocean..next time i go to nelson i am definitely coming back!

i have been here many times, it is my local i guess. the staff are always vibrant, helpful and polite. the food is great, pizzas today were great, theseafoodchowder is fab and the venison i had there a month or two back was divine. great range of beers and wines and you couldnt get a nicer location.

my mother, wife and i visited the styx for lunch and i must say, the service and meals were top notch. the ladies hadseafoodchowder and regard it as the best they have ever tasted. i had the pancake tower and found it just divine. the staff were extremely cheerful and helpful which i find very important when visiting a restaurant. they set the scene for a very enjoyable meal.