Viaduct Restaurant Bar and Grill Christchurch NZ
Serves Up Elegance

Christchurch backpackers who crave upscale bars, entertainment, and restaurants on their New Zealand vacation are bound to find a memorable experience at Viaduct Restaurant Bar and Grill Christchurch NZ on the highly traversed Oxford Terrace “strip.” The Viaduct provides all season appeal with its cozy fireplace dining in winter and outdoor river view courtyard seating in summer.

The restaurant is known for a fine Italian menu including wood fire oven pizza, pastas, and risottos. Main entrée choices offer a wide selection of beef, lamb, seafood, and specials. Those seeking Sunday brunch will find pancakes, eggs benedict, and other traditional favorites all weekend long. A large wine list showcases local New Zealand stars and special premium cellar choices.

There’s also a light menu featuring sandwiches and salads. While Viaduct is not a vegetarian restaurant, it does maintain sensitivity for patrons who have special dietary needs with well thought out icons on its menus prominently displaying vegetarian and gluten-free choices.

Those holding the theory that ”life is short so eat dessert first” will want to know that the menu tempts with warm sticky date pudding, pear and rhubarb bread and butter pudding, apricot crème brulee, three chocolate ice creams served with passion fruit curd and poached tamarillo, plus a New Zealand cheese plate selection.

You’re bound to discover the nightspot destination that this place becomes on the flipside of your dining experience. Seldom found under one roof, Viaduct Restaurant Bar and Grill Christchurch NZ also houses a popular late night venue offering a vast array of premium cocktails and musical entertainment, plus a separate private function area that serves a custom catered menu to groups and parties.

A plush velvet atmosphere for the over-25 crowd describes Di Lusso, the bar found within Viaduct Restaurant Bar and Grill Christchurch NZ. The extensive bar menu features classic martinis, Manhattans, and so forth plus signature concoctions like Winking Monkey and Jamaican Lady. A pasta, pizza, or curry special is offered on certain nights accompanied by a glass of house wine or beer on tap.

A large cocktail food menu features 21 items to accompany the drink selection and also doubles for catering functions at The Lounge upstairs. Some unusual offerings include falafel patties, Coca Cola chicken nibbles, Thai prawn kebabs, and Yorkshire puddings.

Di Lusso is often the last bar open in the area, making it a convenient and popular choice for restaurant diners, tourists, and others who want to party into the wee hours. To match Viaduct’s upscale feel, casual smart dress is appropriate. Viaduct is open 7 days from 11 am until late. Brunch is served from 10 am until 3 pm on weekends. Reservations are recommended.

We so enjoyed dining here. If your travel plans include a great upscale dining experience, be sure to put Viaduct Restaurant Bar and Grill Christchurch NZ on the menu! A visit to this restaurant is one of the many great New Zealand food and drink experiences to be had in Christchurch.