New look and fare coming to Skyline Queenstown restaurant
Fresh new look and fare coming to Skyline Queenstown restaurant
Queenstown, 17 July 2014 - The Skyline Queenstown restaurant will debut an elegant new decor, fresh menu and even a new name, after an extensive renovation project to be completed in mid-August.
Work began this week at the restaurant, famous for its breath-taking views of the Remarkables mountain range and Lake Wakatipu as well as its popular Taste of New Zealand buffet.
“We are moving away from our traditional buffet offering and taking a fresh, modern approach that will raise the bar in terms of quality, value for money and the overall dining experience for our guests,” Skyline Queenstown general manager Lyndon Thomas said.
The restaurant will feature a menu of iconic New Zealand dishes infused with international influences. Guests can chat with chefs at live cooking stations and watch as they prepare the country’s finest produce, from Southland lamb and beef to Akaroa salmon. Feast on seafood, delicious salads and tender meats slow-roasted on a new state-of-the-art rotisserie, all while enjoying spectacular views over Lake Wakatipu and the mountain ranges.
The restaurant also includes a mussel bar, where juicy green-lipped mussels will be served in the sauce of each customer’s choosing, with a selection of flavours to please every palate. After dinner, relax over a coffee and indulge your sweet tooth with another of the restaurant’s new offerings: a decadent dessert display featuring a floor-to-ceiling selection of sweet treats.
The revitalised restaurant will operate under a new name, to be revealed in the coming weeks, Mr Thomas said.
“We are going to give the restaurant its own identity, building a brand that will encompass our iconic location and emphasize the diverse menu that will excite the palate and engage the senses of our guests,” he said.
Annually, more than 150,000 guests enjoy dining at the top of the gondola, making the restaurant one of the busiest in New Zealand.
The Skyline Queenstown restaurant will remain open as normal throughout the renovation period. During this time guests will dine in the Wakatipu Room, usually reserved for private functions. Lunch is available from 12pm-2pm and dinner bookings from 5:45pm.
The restaurant renovation follows other significant enhancements to Skyline Queenstown’s food and recreation offerings over the past 18 months, beginning with the opening of the Market Kitchen cafe in June 2013. Skyline Queenstown has also added a Stargazing programme, Jelly Belly retail store and provides gondola access for mountain bike riders to the world-class Queenstown Bike Park.
Find out more about Skyline Queenstown’s dining and entertainment offerings at www.skyline.co.nz/queenstown and like the official Facebook page at www.facebook.com/SkylineQueenstown.
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Summary:
• The Skyline Queenstown restaurant
will debut a new look and menu in mid-August after an
extensive renovation project.
• The renovated Skyline
Queenstown restaurant will operate under a new name, to be
revealed in the coming weeks.
• The restaurant is one
of the busiest in New Zealand, serving more than 150,000
guests annually.
• The Skyline Queenstown restaurant
will move away from its traditional buffet offering and
toward an elegant, modern dining atmosphere.
• The
restaurant will remain open as normal throughout the work
period. Lunch is available from 12pm-2pm and dinner bookings
from 5.45pm.
• Lunch rates are $44 for adults and $21
for children. Dinner rates are $64 for adults and $33
Children – all rates exclude the Gondola.
• Chefs at
live cooking stations will prepare fresh New Zealand produce
in a reimagined menu of classic New Zealand dishes with
international influences.
• Skyline Queenstown’s
restaurant renovation follows other significant enhancements
in the past 18 months, including the Market Kitchen cafe,
Stargazing programme, Jelly Belly retail store and gondola
access for mountain biking at the Queenstown Bike
Park.
About Skyline
Enterprises
Skyline Enterprises was established
in 1966 and has become a global enterprise, based in New
Zealand with operations on and offshore. In the mid-1990s,
Skyline pioneered the casino industry in New Zealand with
the development of the Christchurch Casino and had since
moved to 100% ownership in 2013. Over the years, Skyline has
acquired or built several accommodation properties, with a
major investment in Queenstown commercial real estate. In
2011 Skyline acquired the Totally Tourism Group. Totally
Tourism operates an extensive range of Aviation and
Adventure Tourism Businesses in the lower South
Island.
Skyline Luge operates internationally in Canada (Tremblant, Calgary) and Singapore (Sentosa) with the latest development in Korea (Tongyeong) scheduled to open in 2015.
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