Dine
Mt Cook Lakeside Retreat
Moraine Lodge is the Mackenzie Region’s
#1 Fine Dining establishment. It is set against the
breathtaking backdrop of the Ben Ohau Range.
Chefs Tasting Menu
Michelin-quality 6-course fine dining using local produce and flavours to showcase our region.
Billion Star Dining
Treat yourself to the Chef’s Tasting Menu followed by a stargazing experience at Pukaki Observatory.
Royal High Tea
Indulge in a symphony of flavours that have been masterfully created using a low or no sugar approach.
Special Occasions
Our elegant Moraine Lodge provides the perfect setting for any special occasion, gathering or event.
Chef’s
Tasting Menu
Michelin-quality 6-course fine dining using local produce and flavours to showcase our region.
Billion
Star Dining
Treat yourself to the Chef’s Tasting Menu followed by a stargazing experience at Pukaki Observatory.
Royal
High Tea
Indulge in a symphony of flavours that have been masterfully created using a low or no sugar approach.
Special
Occasions
Our elegant Moraine Lodge provides the perfect setting for any special occasion, gathering or event.
We extend a warm welcome to guests
who would like to join us for a culinary
experience at Mt Cook Lakeside Retreat.
Whether you are staying at the Retreat or not, we would love for you to experience one of our dining experiences in the grand setting of Moraine Lodge. Enjoy exquisite food as well as engaging conversation with fellow guests and world travellers.
The Retreat is excited to share its vision with you. By using fresh, locally sourced ingredients and infusing them with innovative techniques and creative ideas, we strive to create a culinary experience that tells a story.
Bookings are essential. Online reservations are only available until 3pm of the day you wish to book. If you want to book a table after this time, please contact our team.
One cannot think well, love well, sleep well, if one has not dined well.
— Virginia Woolf
Garden to Plate
At the Retreat, we love the garden and the pleasure we get from providing fresh organic ingredients for you. The garden is packed with berries, herbs, and vegetables of all kinds, all with a forgotten taste that evokes the freedom of childhood.
What’s important to us is the authenticity and pureness of the food we serve, and we use local suppliers for anything we cannot produce here, such as free-range eggs, manuka honey, juices, apricots and cherries.
Moraine Lodge
Moraine Lodge, our signature event space, was created to host elegant gatherings. It offers a modern take on classical European architecture, with high ceilings, delicate chandelier and large open fireplace to create a warm and luxurious atmosphere. Large doors open onto a picturesque veranda, creating a seamless indoor-outdoor flow and amplifying the spaciousness of the Lodge.
Moraine Lodge features include:
· Michelin-quality dining
· Wheelchair accessible
· Child friendly
· Modern take on classical European architecture
· Travertine marble floors
· Hand-crafted tiles and furniture
· Antique lighting
· NZ Douglas fir sarked ceilings
· Classical fireplace
