Te Anau Dining

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Eating out can be one of the highlights of a holiday in Te Anau. You can expect to find wonderful examples of edible excellence throughout the country, and the high standard of food offered by cafés and restaurants can be attributed to an unlimited supply of fresh, quality ingredients. The cuisine style known as Pacific Rim is New Zealand’s point of difference. Pacific Rim blends the flavours of South East Asia, the Pacific and Japan. Seafood, the traditional Maori hangi (an earth oven), fresh fruit and locally produced venison and beef are just a selection of the must-try cuisine on offer. Combine this with world-class locally made wines and you have a memorable dining experience.

Te Anau: Te Anau is the South Island’s largest lake and shows considerable contrast between the dense forest of the western shore and the sparser cover of the east – for which a difference in rainfall is responsible. Te Anau is a glacier lake. Its outflow, the Waiau River, is controlled as part of the Manapouri power scheme as it flows into Lake Manapouri. Te Anau is the ideal base from which to explore Milford and Doubtful Sounds; it is a holiday resort with amenities for visitors including the Fiordland National Park Visitor Centre and Museum. It is known as the Walking Capital of the World – the Milford, Hollyford, Routeburn, Greenstone, Caples, Kepler and remote and difficult Dusky Track (as well as several other excellent walks) are all nearby. The Te Anau Glow-worm Caves, famous for their beautiful water-formed sculpture and magical glow-worms, lie across the lake. Swimming, water skiing and boating at Blue Gum Point, trout and salmon fishing, float plane and helicopter flights, kayaking, lake trips, mountain biking, horse trekking, underground trout observatory, the Wildlife Bird Reserve, Ivon Wilson Park, and yachting are also attractions. Milford is two hours’ drive from Te Anau, and Manapouri is just a 20-minute drive away.