Our kitchen has always focused on preparing simple, fresh, flavorful food, sourced whenever possible from local purveyors and organic growers.

Hapuku's resident chef, Rod Ramsay, continues to concentrate on all foods local through the preparation of flavoursome seasonal offerings that include seafood, venison and vegetarian dishes. Included in the list of fresh offerings, diners may select Kaikoura's famous fare of live crayfish (New Zealand rock lobster), pulled directly from the resident saltwater tank.

With the completion of the new Tree Houses, Hapuku Lodge can now accommodate 30 or more guests. With that in mind, Lodge owners and designers, Tony and Peter Wilson, have re-designed the Hapuku Café into a stylish contemporary dining room where guests are offered full-course dinners and where breakfast is served as a generous continental buffet. The newly designed dining room can also be used for hosting events and functions for up to 60 people.