+64 3 442 8170 [email protected] 47 Fernhill Road, Queenstown 9300
Casino hall access: 20+ · R20
Set tables in the evening at Greenwynd

Dining at Greenwynd

A restaurant, a bar and a private room — all of them working with growers and winemakers we can drive to in under an hour.

The restaurant

Silverbeech

Named for the forest that runs up the hill behind us. Sixty-four seats on the ground floor, west-facing, so dinner in summer starts in full sun and ends in the dark.

Our kitchen buys from the Cromwell basin — stone fruit in January, apples and pears through autumn — and takes lamb and venison from farms in the Maniototo. Salmon comes down from the Mackenzie country. The menu changes four times a year, and the specials board changes when something good arrives, which is not always on a schedule.

Breakfast is à la carte rather than a buffet: we would rather cook your eggs than keep them warm for an hour. Dinner runs two ways — three courses from the carte, or a five-course tasting menu that the kitchen builds around whatever is best that week.

On the menu

  • Cured Aoraki salmon, horopito, crème fraîcheNZ$28
  • Bluff oysters, mignonette (in season)NZ$6 each
  • Maniototo lamb rump, kūmara, salsa verdeNZ$46
  • Central Otago venison, beetroot, juniperNZ$49
  • Hāpuku, kohlrabi, brown butterNZ$44
  • Five-course tasting menuNZ$135
  • — with matched Central Otago winesNZ$95

Menus are indicative and change with the season. We cater for gluten-free, vegetarian and vegan diners as a matter of course; tell us when you book and the kitchen will plan properly rather than improvise.

Hours

  • Breakfast, daily06:30 – 10:30
  • Dinner, daily17:30 – 22:00
  • Last orders21:15
  • Reservations+64 3 442 8172
The Silverbeech dining room set for the evening
The marble bar at The Copper Lantern
The bar

The Copper Lantern

First floor, above the lobby, with the lake through the west windows and brass pendants over a single marble counter. It is the room people end up in without quite planning to.

The wine list is deliberately narrow and deep: around forty Central Otago pinot noirs available by the glass through a preservation system, plus riesling and chardonnay from Bannockburn and the Gibbston Valley. If you want to taste your way through a subregion in one evening, this is the place to do it — and our staff will happily line up three glasses side by side so you can see the difference.

The cocktail list is short and does not chase trends. There is a decent whisky shelf, six taps of South Island beer, and a supper menu that runs until midnight for guests coming off the last gondola or out of the gaming lounge.

Late supper

  • Otago cheese board, quince, oat crackersNZ$32
  • Whitebait fritter, lemon (in season)NZ$26
  • Steak sandwich, horseradish, watercressNZ$29
  • Fries, aioliNZ$12

Hours

  • Sunday – Thursday12:00 – 00:00
  • Friday – Saturday12:00 – 01:00
  • Supper menuUntil 00:00
  • Live musicFridays from 20:00

Guests aged under 18 are welcome in the bar until 20:00 when accompanied by a parent or guardian. We serve alcohol responsibly under the Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012 and will decline service where required.

The Gibbston Room set for a private dinner

The Gibbston Room

A private dining room off Silverbeech, seating twelve around one table with its own service door and a small cellar along the wall. Used for family dinners, wine dinners with visiting winemakers, and the occasional board that would rather eat than present.

  • SeatsUp to 12
  • MenuSet menu or tasting
  • FromNZ$140 per guest
  • Notice48 hours
A table laid for a celebration dinner

Room service & celebrations

A shortened Silverbeech menu is available in your room 24 hours a day — a full carte until 22:00, then sandwiches, soup and something sweet through the night.

For birthdays and anniversaries we can arrange flowers, a cake from our pastry section, and Central Otago sparkling on ice before you arrive. Tell us when you book; a day's notice is usually enough.

  • Full menuUntil 22:00
  • Night menu22:00 – 06:00
  • Tray chargeNZ$8
  • In-room celebration set-upFrom NZ$85
Reserve a table

Book Silverbeech

Tables at Silverbeech are held for house guests until 18:00 each day and then released. In July and January, book when you book your room.