Reviews of Speight's Alehouse Ashburton. (Restaurant) in Ashburton (Canterbury).

Speight's Alehouse Ashburton

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245 Burnett Street, Ashburton 7700, New Zealand

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Information of Speight's Alehouse Ashburton, Restaurant in Ashburton (Canterbury)

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Reviews of Speight's Alehouse Ashburton

P.

From the very first phone call they could not do enough for us. Proactive and super helpful. Same when we arrived. We felt welcome and they were delightful to deal with. Food and service were excellent. Highly recommend.

J.

Couldn't decide on a main so went for three "small plates" and the loaded fries between the two of us. Big pieces of incredibly tender calamari, delicious butter milk chicken and pork pieces, and amazing loaded fries. My husband had the chowder entree - also delicious, compliments to the chef! And a big thank you to Thomas - great service and personality which made the experience even better.

J.

Great friendly staff and amazing food

B.

Good place , friendly staff ! The beef brisket was pretty good !

R.

Good service, reasonable good food for bar standard. But they have really good chips. Coffee was ok.

C.

The people I was with had bangers and mash which they enjoyed. I unfortunaly chose the open BLT, this was on sour dough. For a main dinner it was very disappointing, 3 slices of tomato 2 slices of bacon, holumi, on one side, on the other a squurt of Aoli and a piece of lettuce, my plate was filled with chips. This is not what I thought a BLT was. Service was very slow, over an hour to get our meal.

G.

Great food! I ordered the Nachos here and decided to get the large. Turns out it was a massive plate of them. I was really happy with the portion size of it. I would definitely recommend getting them. The staff is very friendly too.

M.

This is a nice Speight's Ale House. The place had a good atmosphere and some welcoming staff. It is a great place to have a family event and the meals, well no complaints.

R.

A change of plans saw us having a very late dinner but speights alehouse was perfect. Geat service, delicious food and the cocktails were mighty good as well.

P.

We were there on Boxing Day (the worst day to judge any place). But service was good, staff friendly, and food was good. Be prepared for a large meal. This isn't the kind of place we have been to before, but will definitely try again.

t.

Went there with a couple of friends had a enjoyable experience there Pasta was a little too salty for my friend but was to be expected with a bacon and Parmesan pasta

S.

Fantastic 👏 food ... best service Cocktail 🍸 was great

J.

Excellent service and food. Please come out and support them it's so tough at the moment for hospitality.

N.

Great place to eat. Chips are to die for. Good menu, cold drinks, easy access. A well stocked bar with wine and spirits. What more could you want.

K.

Awesome food, excllent service and a nice spot to catch up.

G.

Great service well priced and the meal was very nice

V.

Orderd the chicken parcel. Absolutly delicious. Compliments to the chef. Staff are polite and intrested in there patrons. Thankyou will certainly be back.

D.

Great place and a must visit for those who enjoy a tipple or two of the local nectar. It is primarily an ale house as suggested by the name, but there is a lager on tap as well called summit. Staff are very friendly and there is plenty of parking available for those just passing through.

L.

Great place nice decor and feel. Lovely cider strawberry and lime - Thomas Rose

M.

Can't say enough about the staff the good food etc had my twin daughters 18th birthday we had 20 people there everyone food came out on time very happy 😊 😃

C.

Food was incredible, fast service. Staff were very welcoming and great service. Even provided a colouring in activity for the little one. Returning for a large group meal in a couple of weeks based on the quality, taste and service we received. Thank you.

J.

Beautiful sitting outside , food was spot on , good service , live music was great 😃

C.

Enjoyed our tea except the blue cod in batter was overdone. Suggest they pan fry it. Plenty of both indoor and outdoor seating. Quick service.

г.

The food is okay but didn’t like an hour of waiting time.

C.

Good food very good service from nice staff

J.

Nice meals and great service 👍

K.

Cold beer, tasty food and friendly staff. Thank you.

G.

Good outdoor dining in the sun!! Food and service great

J.

Great atmosphere and menu and value for money.

S.

Awesome food... Excellent staff... Amazing VIBE.

M.

Good pub good restaurant. The food was good and the staff were good too.

M.

Food was tasty and attractive . Good menue choice.

E.

Best steak I have had in a restaurant in ages, friendly knowledgeable staff with an amazing atmosphere. 6 stars.

S.

Steak cooked perfect. The creamy garlic sauce had prawn & scallops. Ribs were tender. Thoroughly enjoyed our meal.

J.

Good food and good service and great staff

I.

The service was above and beyond - Wendy was excellent, and others were also very attentive. Nice surroundings, good food, made for a lovely bit of time out. I'll be back.

M.

Meal was lovely, Staff very helpful & friendly

R.

Wow service was on point from the time we entered the door till we left. I'd eat there again

D.

Beautiful meal and great service

V.

Warm and friendly service. The steak and lamb that we had were very good. We appreciate the lovely gesture to celebrate my husband's birthday. My family enjoyed our dinner very much. Thank you.

S.

Great service, fantastic food.

A.

Good food, friendly staff

D.

Stop over for lunch, food was really good, with very friendly atmosphere and excellent service. Enjoyed the garlic bread as a starter and the Chicken schnitzel with Mushrooms sauce was top class.

B.

Service n food very good

J.

Great service for our large group (15), all meals tasty and hot. Not a single person unhappy with their choice.

B.

Great beer and food, had a platter of ribs, chicken, pork sausages chips, onion rings. Service was very good too.

B.

Meal was great. Staff fabulous

M.

We had a delicious salmon and kumara dish. The salmon melted in the mouth and the kumara was a lovely compliment to it. Great service, No Central Otago wines (sigh). A bit noisy if there is a crowd in.

R.

Lamb Rump Skewers was excellent! Juicy lamb pieces, so delicious. Having a tour of South Island this Christmas, this dish was the best I had. 👌 Friendly and attentive staff. A very good experience.

M.

Staff friendly and accomodating. Lovely meal, could not fault. Would recommend.

A.

Beautiful food and great service

A.

Very friendly staff, meal was nice, clean and welcoming. Was a really nice meal out here.

S.

Food was well priced with fantastic flavour balance, everything was absolutely delicious. Easily the most friendly and efficient service we came across on our south island visit. Highly recommend.

s.

Great meal, first time in there

R.

Love the meal my blue steak was beautifully done... great place to go

T.

Great service 👏 great staff👍 well done team speights ale house Ashburton 🍺🍻🥂🍺

J.

Great food, always consistent and staff very friendly and helpful.

M.

We had lunch today at the Speight ale house in Ashburton and omg what wonderful meals we had.Also the staff were so friendly .if you haven't eaten there before you should give a go.

D.

Loved this place. Food great. Staff so nice. Look forward to going again

L.

Went for lunch. I ordered the crepes and my husband ordered the hoki. Crepes were delivered with a meal of lamb's fry and bacon. Waitress said she was sure he ordered the lamb's fry and bacon but I confirmed I had heard him order the hoki. Very apologetic and remedied very quickly. Hoki fries etc very good, crepes average wouldn't have again.

S.

Fantastic food best service and great cocktail

D.

Great atmosphere Fantastic service. Got Mixed grill for $37 and got 1 bacon 1 sm sausage, very sm piece of steak, salad and fries. Unfortunately not worth the money, left still hungry.

D.

One of our favourite places to go for a meal. Wheelchair, pram and children friendly, outdoor seating is fenced off for children to run around, a playhouse under the tree offers a cool spot for summer playing. The food is delicious and good sized helpings. The coffees are pretty good too. Good variety of options for different food intolerances, they are happy to make small modifications to allow for this. Great place for groups, couples, families and solo diners.

S.

Awesome experience! Our waitress was super helpful and the food was really yum! Good portion sizes and reasonably priced. We'll be back!

P.

Great atmosphere and friendly staff. Food was great and more than accommodating to our needs. Would gladly recommend this place

D.

Lovely food. Fantastic service

J.

Service was brilliant,food amazing..

J.

Went late so the kitchen was closed, but they stayed open just for us to have some drinks with our mates. Great service!

C.

Great meals x 4. Only complaint was 1 salad. Too much dressing.Service was excellent.

S.

Ex menu. Good for all ages. Yummy food. Nice atmosphere and friendly staff.

N.

Meal was faultless.Very busy place. Book a table for evening dining. Recommended

N.

Amazing friendly staff. Delicious food.

A.

Lovely meals and top notch service. No hesitation in recommending this place at all

K.

Great atmosphere and excellent food variety. Super friendly staff.

c.

We won a voucher for here, tea was very good. Had to wait a bit longer for it but the staff kept us up to date and kept apologising as they were very busy, dessert was aaamazing. Took it away to eat and home and was the best desert we have had.

K.

Beautiful food and excellent service. All the staff were polite and friendly. Can recommend the Blue and Gold (fish and chips) and the chicken and pig (salad). Servings on the large side.

C.

Great food as always .great service and honestly well priced .

L.

Love it best steak ever

M.

Ok food, found a hair in one of the meals, steak underdone. However, lovely staff, great atmosphere, great time with the family.

M.

Ale house is located in street corner and place itself was beautiful with autumn colours around 😀. Beers were good, IPA was real smooth. We tried garlic cheese bread, falafel burger and chicken burger, pasta, fries and nachos. They were good. Except chips didn’t taste fresh n crispy. And all of them were of good quantity for one person. Vegetarian food options are limited, discuss with the staff. Staff was very accommodating and considered our customisations request for the food. Only thing to keep in mind is , place is little pricey for food and you should visit here when you really have ample time to spend as service is little slow

M.

We had a great dinner at Ashburton Speights tonight. A quiet Thursday but a lively waiter, beautiful mussels, steak, followed by custom made crumble with dairy free sorbet instead of custard and ice-cream. Big up's to Sandy (waiter) and the kitchen team.

G.

Good food. Great service. Very friendly. Meals and drinks were very quick to come out.

J.

Pretty average meal, crumbed hoki, uninspiring salad with a few chips followed by a rather dry chocolate mud pudding. Meal was a gold card special, but nothing special about it except the price, unfortunately. The hoki was very nice, though.

C.

Friendly staff, delicious food and big appreciation for Wendy who went out of her way to make me a glass of mulled wine. Simply wonderful.

G.

Confidently located plenty parking Staff friendly

P.

Excellent food and service once again. We really enjoyed the selection of "small plate" meals we had.

P.

Great place Gorgeous food very helpful staff call in you love it

L.

We went for a friend 80th birthday lovely meal it wasn't as noisy as it used be

R.

Speights is one of my favourite places to eat. The food is consistently good across New Zealand, they have a wide range of meals to choose from and they are delicious and tasty. Great place for groups or families to dine out.

J.

The problem for many restaurants is inconsistency and this is no exception. We ate here a few weeks ago and the food was really nice. Last night we ate there again and had a totally different experience. The food was pretty awful. I had a runny seafood chowder that had very little substance, almost no seafood in it. I had a Thai Chilli Beef Salad for mains and it had NO CHILLI Taste at all. My partner had chips , they were good but then his pork belly main was swimming in an under seasoned cider sauce. The pork was really overcooked and dry which was quite strange since we ate early in the evening. I think when you pay over $100 for a meal out, it should at least be tasty and good value. And staff, if you are going to ask the old " How are your meals ? " question, at least wait around for the answer.

E.

Went with a group of 12 red hat ladies. The manager put fresh flowers on our table and special Red napkins. The food was great and all came out quickly thanks so much for a great night

S.

As always great service. Fantastic staff. Excellent meals. My go to place.

N.

Excellent service, very clean, modern well presented establishment and food was superb.

A.

Wow, just had awesome service from Jo and TeeJae.. So friendly and welcoming! Compliments to the chef for 2 superb dinner meals. We shall return when we are down here again!

J.

Took family for dinner Monday evening, wheelchair access very user friendly, Philippa greeted us very cherrily and helpful . Our meals came quickly and bountiful. Wendy , a total pleasure to dine at your restaurant.AAA+++ A must go again

A.

Always a great meal and wonderful service

D.

Family gathering...all enjoyed our meals, had musters mixed grill with a side of calamari.... calamari was so worth it, tender and tasty ❤

J.

It was so nice. Very friendly staff. We went for dessert only but they went out of their way to accommodate one of us who was GF, DF and not able to have eggs. Definitely going back again

S.

A busy place! Lunch was delicious! Staff amazing, thank you.

k.

Great place to eat, spacious, great staff and the food was delicious too...

S.

Great food. Excellent food. Great service and friendly

K.

Amazing food, compliments to the chefs. Great service and nice atmosphere. We will definitely coming back..

R.

It was good service and the meals were lovely

C.

Great food friendly staff

k.

Lovely atmosphere and good food. Help fully staff but a bit noisy at times. More a pub than a straight out restaurant and the meals are very generous.

T.

Friendly services, nice place for group and family.

S.

We loved the food. Lovely staff. Worth the money

G.

Great ribs :) wouldn't take a family there, definitely more of a pub than a restaurant - pub like atmosphere makes talking at the table difficult. Service was good, and food was Great, if a bit pricy.

D.

Pub was turnt up omg, please don’t go here if you don’t like fun or intense partying. And some secret drank 😳😏

k.

Very friendly ladies out front! Meals serviced quickly (Monday lunch-time) Best vegetarian nacho’s i’ve ever eaten! Great service :)

N.

Awesome food friendly staff

B.

Thoroughly enjoyed our lunch. Will definitely go again

N.

Dined at Speights last night with my husband and some of our family members to celebrate his birthday. He was delighted when Wendy brought out a birthday dessert with a candle lit for him. Thanks Wendy.

B.

Great place! Excellent service & great food - thanks!

J.

Friendly people, good service and nice food.

C.

Food service was very slow, which with two young kids wasn't ideal, but when the food arrived it was very tasty. Looked to have a good selection of tap beer.

T.

Great service and food with really nice staff

S.

Awesome place to go. Staff super friendly. Food devine! ! Recommend highly for a great place to eat and fab atmosphere .

A.

We left Christchurch after work heading to Twizel and called in to the Speight's Ale House in Ashburton. Really nice meal which set us up for the remainder of the trip.

G.

Great place, great meals, never disappoints

S.

Comfortable funky surroundings, good vibe and attentive staff. A place well worth visiting.

V.

Lovely meals and surroundings, friendly staff

K.

Awesome service. Enjoyed our special night. Food was beautiful. Will recommend to friends etc. 👍👍

T.

Lovely decor, Great food, awesome staff a must when in ashburton Highly recommended!!!!!!!!!!!

G.

Good big meals. Great atmosphere

L.

Really nice food and great service

H.

Excellent service..superb food...great house wine...loved the quiet ambiance instead of loud music . Service staff went about duties unobtrusively. Will be back.

A.

Amazing love coming here the service is always great and the food is fantastic value for what you get

n.

Service was great, food was served in good time. The Chowder was fantastic, came with the Seafood Platter for 2. Yum Yum

S.

Very nice food good service middle range price but worth that little extra for good food.

P.

Good food and friendly staff

G.

There's great food served in a cozy-ish atmosphere by happy and friendly staff. One of our favourite places.

J.

Lovely welcoming and accomadating staff... Great food... Maybe a little expensive.... But I keep going back

M.

Nice place. Lovely staff, yummy food of generous proportions. Would definitely go back again

T.

So friendly an put themselves out for a 80th birthday lunch. Awesome yummy food as well.

E.

Go there weekly enjoy it every time food awesome

B.

Great atmosphere awesome meal awesome service people

P.

love this place, always very high stander services , the gorgeous lady there are awesome , good food, good beer, good for kids too. need go..

B.

Great meal and friendly staff

P.

Good atmosphere, good service staff

C.

Excellent slow roasted lamb main, fast service and freindly staff. Good family resterant☺

C.

Real nice meals

B.

Awesome experience as always

A.

well cooked and presented meals, great service from friendly staff, well worth a visit

M.

If going for lunch with colleagues it pays to ring and order in advance as the food can be a bit slow to come out. Once it's out it is delicious.

P.

Great service, food & ambiance...

L.

Awesome meal, great service and good company

K.

Excellent food and service; always consistent

A.

Great interior & outdoor area! Served by a such a lovely lady who made us feel very welcome 🍹

D.

Awesome service and our meals were delicious. We couldn't fault anything at all

J.

Beautiful lunch there today will come back next time we passing through

J.

Not the best service for a hungry group.. Friendly staff

B.

Great food awesome host wendy😁

P.

Great meal. Excellent service.

T.

So much variety of food.excellent tastes

B.

Very friendly staff.Good food with plenty of food.AAA.

B.

Nice pub meal. Seems a popular dining spot for locals being nice and busy on a Tuesday evening.

J.

Excellent service and fantastic meals

C.

Great food and friendly staff

J.

Great meal fast service and awesome for kids as menu has good healthy selection.

I.

Nice place and good food. To bad that the lady on the bar was so rud.

P.

I really like the new bar layout and the small plates choices

S.

Delicious and lovely friendly service 😃

T.

Great meal and service

J.

Absolutely fan food and service a wonderful experience

J.

Very friendly staff, modern 'authentic' atmosphere with a good range of brassiere meals

J.

Great food and drinks, and an awesome atmosphere. Received wonderful service from Whitney.

W.

Wow what a great meal and good service.

L.

The theme is excellent, the beer is awesome and the food looks like it came out of a cooking competition. Well done guys

K.

Great place. Wendy and team are great. Foods great. Outside area fantastic and warm.

S.

Great meal friendly staff .

i.

Great place for the family, good Food, Tony is a great host and good for a laugh

P.

Great for lunch and excellent service !!

D.

Great place for lunch & dinner.great decor inside & restful area outside.Would be good for a gathering.

C.

Great food and service. Must visit!

C.

Great atmosphere and food as well as immaculately clean and well presented.

I.

Great food everytime I visit

H.

Best fine dining atmosphere in Ashburton. Trendy ambience and superb food selection....

D.

Awesome food.shame they don't know how to make some drinks unless they google them.

J.

Great staff, good food....Speights gold, what more would you want Carla is a star

K.

Great place for lunch with excellent service. Nice beers as well.

K.

Great meal and helpful staff.

A.

Meal nice but it is a noisey place specially if sitting straight in Burnett st entrance!!

A.

Yummy food great service recomended highly

I.

Delicious food and great service

N.

Great meal and great staff-thankoo and Happy New Year.x

l.

Good food ,nice atmosphere.

L.

The girls were extremely helpful and it was a lovely meal. Will be back.

K.

Amazing .. the best place to go.in ashburton, the staff are so awesome , we don't go anywhere else ☺️

J.

True to form :) A great meal, great atmosphere and good service

K.

great food excellent service

S.

Excellent meal and service

D.

Friendly staff....very helpful...not bad food!

R.

Great food and great service.

M.

Amazing service, great food! Best speights I've been to!

J.

Extensive and good menu. Nice place and friendly staff.

L.

Salmon was perfect. Could have done with more veges though. Service very good.

R.

Highly recommend great staff great food great price!

A.

Great service and great food

q.

great service, great food!

I.

Great food and service

K.

Good food friendly staff

J.

Nice meal, good service

M.

Speight Ales houses are consistently good. Always good service and great steak

K.

Friendly staff nice food. I had the pulled pork burger.

B.

Generous helpings however fish and chips tò rich for me. Attractive building and layout inside.

C.

Great food generous portions

V.

Nice staff. Drinks good

L.

Service was awesome, great food.

I.

fantastic little bar, good selection of ales and snacks.

L.

Nice meals & gr8 service

P.

Always a good place to eat great service

A.

Enjoyed a rest stop here, friendly staff and nice food

F.

Delious Food and good friendly service.

m.

Good pub. Amazing cocktails.

K.

Good food, good service.

A.

Very good service and food :-) Thank you

R.

Awesome meal and warm helpful staff

P.

Had a great meal with extended family.

H.

Went for Lunch was very reasonable in price and most enjoyable

C.

Great food! Just not much mince mix on the Nachos.

J.

Fantastic people, great food.

n.

Good pub food nice and clean

H.

Excellent food and service

S.

Hey we're from north island u must try the cod. Beautiful

J.

Warm hearty meals with fantastic staff!

M.

Very nice atmosphere and polite friendly staff

B.

Great hospitality gr8 food

A.

Brilliant

R.

Top-notch meals and sevice, go there often

P.

I had the oysters very tasty

T.

Good meals. Good selection of choices

D.

The food is always cooked perfectly.

S.

Great staff very friendly

T.

Great food and service

R.

Great food and service

S.

Great service friendly waitress

T.

Great food and service

K.

Great place staff very helpful

K.

Great service and food

T.

Great food and service

R.

Good food

J.

What a beautiful meal and lovely staff

J.

Love the meal and service

M.

Nice food only OK service

K.

Pretty good. As you'd expect from a Speights Ale House.

R.

2 free whiteboard patties with a jug yesterday - bloody beautiful!!!

c.

An amazing meal great atmosphere

D.

Very good service and friendly helpful staff

K.

Good evening meals

j.

Great atmosphere and good service

B.

Wow ! Excellent food

D.

Good meal, with good company.

K.

Awesome Seafood chowder...so filling

C.

Decent food and cozy atmosphere

K.

Staff ,food ,etc perfect

C.

Friendly staff, as expected food.

P.

Great steak perfectly cooked

C.

A great place to dine in

M.

Ashburton top restaurant. Awesome food

R.

Great feed great service 🍻👍

A.

Thanks Whitney. Great service as usual 👍

M.

Great food!

R.

Nothing to complain about

M.

Nice feed will go again cheers

M.

Good food and service

A.

Pays to book a table as often very busy

L.

food wasnt the best this time..

B.

A pleasant social hub.

S.

Great service, Fast and welcoming

G.

One of the best feeds in town

m.

Kids eat free on Sunday.

G.

It was really good

P.

Better than phat duck

P.

Very good service.

V.

A good meal.

S.

meals to die for and fantastic staff

J.

Usual big pub kai.

J.

Great. ...always come back

J.

Beautiful lamb salad

a.

Beautiful beer

R.

Grt place ,happy people

k.

Nice

B.

Good food

s.

Nice cooked meals

D.

Lovely meal

C.

The best meat in Ashburton!

f.

Good food and beers.

L.

It's for adults only

M.

Very nice great service

R.

That was an outstanding pork belly

P.

Yummy in my tummy

T.

Good honest food

S.

Bloody good tucker

N.

What pub food should be

D.

Excellent food

K.

Quality service

c.

Fantastic place

P.

Great meals

B.

loved it

J.

Yummy nachos.

g.

Great service

M.

Nice meals

G.

Great pies.

M.

Good

H.

Excellent

A.

Beautiful as always

J.

Amazing

B.

AWESOME SERVICE

B.

Yummy

J.

Standard

Y.

Remember to drive

D.

Yummy ribs

M.

Yum yum yum

M.

Great southern vibe

M.

Very attentive service, great food!

K.

Great service...friendly...good food

L.

As I'm gluten intolerant I found the Salmon meal was good but veggies lacked flavour!! Maybe some sort of dressing on offer would be nice!! The gf bread was delicious!!

T.

(Translated) We stopped by lunch on the way to Lake Tekapo. The service was also good with a smile. Hamburger was $ 24 and fried chicken was around $ 25. There were a lot of parallel parking nearby. (Original) テカポ湖に行く途中に昼食で寄りました。サービスも良く笑顔で対応してもらえました。ハンバーガーが24ドル、フライドチキンが25ドル位でした。近くに縦列駐車のパーキングが沢山ありました。

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(Translated) Yummy (Original) Yummmy

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(Translated) Recommend Chicken schnitzel (Original) Recommend Chicken schnitzel

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