The Moose Tavern

The Moose Tavern

Visit The Moose Tavern in Te Anau, Southland. This venue has an average rating of 4 out of 638 reviews, with the latest ratings ranging from 1 to 5. It appears there are mixed reviews for the The Moose Tavern.

This venue has 11 machines.

84 Lakefront Drive, Te Anau 9600, New Zealand

Opening hours

Monday: 04:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Tuesday: 04:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Wednesday: 04:00 PM - 12:00 PM
Thursday: 04:00 PM - 12:00 PM
Friday: 04:00 PM - 12:00 AM
Saturday: 11:00 AM - 02:00 AM
Sunday: 11:00 AM - 10:00 PM
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Opening hours

Monday: 04:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Tuesday: 04:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Wednesday: 04:00 PM - 12:00 PM
Thursday: 04:00 PM - 12:00 PM
Friday: 04:00 PM - 12:00 AM
Saturday: 11:00 AM - 02:00 AM
Sunday: 11:00 AM - 10:00 PM
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Latest reviews

Kelsie Seymour
14/05/2023
Drop in for a casual game of pool , table very old needs replacing like playing on concrete.
Staff were lovely very friendly and proffessional.
Inside is huge great place for a gathering
Unfortunately I dont recommend the bar snacks, had Camembert the outside was dry hard and tasteless cheese was cold in the middle.
Nachos were quite bland need more flavour and sauce.
Luke Tetlow
19/03/2023
Went here with family, table for 6. Was a lovely atmosphere untill we mentioned that the 6 tender strips only came out with 5. The reason for mentioning this was due to our party of 6 to have one each. When we received the amended tray the cheff on duty had just cut two strips in half and sent them back out. I approached the manager who said it is because the chicken was large and so you get less. I would have accepted this information if it had been given during the order, but being that we had sent it back and received cut tenders in return were frustrated with the attempt to lie to us.
After a while our mains came out, they were nice in flavor and good portion. But mid way through the meal the manager on duty brought out 3 half tenders double fried and a side of mayo (a substitute for not having aioli) set it down and smugly stated here are your chicken tenders.
We decided shortly after he left that we were unsatisfied with the service, treatment, and state of the dining that we wanted to return the entree and head off.
After a discussion with the manager again we were refunded for the entree, but the conduct he had and the confrontational approach he took for what equates to a chicken nugget was outrageously disproportionate. A final statement from him for us to cook our own meal instead of supporting a local business was quite unwarranted.
Overall the majority of the staff were kind and hard working. But the manager and a couple of the staff were unacceptably rude and confrontational.
Lastly the manager tried to intimidate us in to leaving sooner which we decided to instead enjoy our drinks before leaving.

TLDR: good food, bad management, confrontational, aggressive, and disrespectful servers, and manager. Poor hospitality skills, zero communication skills.
Take your money to another local, don't put yourself through the stress of these disagreeable people poorly attempting to be hospitality workers.
Doubie26
14/03/2023
Staying locally and this was a short stroll from our accommodation and the menu looked pretty good and was priced ok with some reasonable reviews.
My wife had the mushroom and halloumi burger and the lady taking the order was kind enough to swap out the fries for a salad (whuch ended up being a coleslaw) and I had the rump steak ordered medium rare (came out medium, but still filled the gap nicely) with a side of veges and fries.
Service was order at the bar (food and drinks) and at $54.80 for the food and $20 for a handle of beer and glass of Pinot Gris, we could not complain really.
Would go back again. Rated very good rather than average as price for quality we thought fair for pub quality food.
Rohan Matthews
04/03/2023
Nice place to eat and view the lake. Great range of drinks on tap and friendly staff. We had the 300g steak for dinner, medium rare, but it was a bit chewy. Vegetables were just boiled, so a bit boring. The highlight was the fantastic croquet, delicious.
Hanna Reid
04/01/2023
I was in for dinner tonight with the family, and have to say the young guy behind the bar is a real asset to the team here! So happy and smiling the whole night. Nothing was a problem and still patient as when some other customers were being a little short. Look after this one! He'll go far in the industry and was so great to see a young guy actually loving his job. Nice work mate! Also, our food was absolutely perfect. Thanks team!
sonya mcilroy
21/12/2022
Really enjoyed our evening. Our 7 year old ate free and we had yummy ribs and great chicken. Staff were friendly and no waiting at all for food. Places are short staffed and doing their best at the moment so we often expect to wait a bit but we certainly didn't need to wait here!
KP Lau
11/12/2022
We came here for dinner after given recommendations by our hotel manager. Decided to check out their menu. Ordered their signature pork ribs and the the rib eye steak. Also had a local ale to go with it. The ribs were nicely done, soft and well marinated. The sauce that goes with it was a bit sweet but still quite tasty. The rib eye was nicely done and taste great as well. Service was efficient and the restaurant had a good crowd on a Saturday night.
Michael Sexton
11/12/2022
After turning up at 7.15pm, only to be told that meals finished at 7.00pm as it was their Xmas Party that night, my wife explained that it was my birthday and we had been turned away from 3 other places. The manager not only said he would allow us to order, but also didn't charge us for our drinks as it was my birthday. Now that is customer service at it's best. Food was nice, service even better
Lyn Williams
22/08/2022
Great food, wonderful view. Staff are very friendly.
Nice to be able to sit outside with your dogs, water bowl provide for them.
SACHA MACRAE
21/08/2022
Very average service from 2 the waitresses. The chicken snitzel was rubbery, burgers and fries were half cold when delivered to the table. And part of the meal that was ordered never arrived. Waitresses couldn't of cared less when I mentioned it.
Wouldn't recommend a meal here to anyone.
Jason Crosby
16/07/2022
Good food at a reasonable price. Went on the ribs special night, such good value for yummy food. Staff were very friendly ☺️
Zara morrison
28/05/2022
We went there tonight it was recommend to us..we where not impressed.. I had the cajin chicken.. with mash potatoes and salad .. potatoes where microwaved!! Chicken was dry and the salad below average my partner had the surf n turf. Steak was chewy scallops where unedible small meal. The only good thing was the staff where nice I would NOT recommend
Terry Klenner
21/02/2022
Very pleasant atmosphere and the staff were very pleasant and helpful . Large tvs to watch the rugby on . Cold beer and large proportions of food on your plate.