Rata

Rata is a restaurant Te Anau Queenstown located in New Zealand.

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9 / 10
97
ratings
Address

43 Ballarat St Queenstown 9348 New Zealand

Reservations Yes
Credit Cards Yes
Menus Breakfast, Dinner
Drinks Wine, Full Bar, Cocktails
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Comments / 28


Keywords:

beef wellington goat cheese profiteroles good service pork belly great value famous chefs lava cake tartare chocolate desserts meats restaurants bar good for special occasions dinner venison fresh food John Dory pig tails honey beetroot
Alexandra Kravchenko

This is a great place to celebrate a special occasion . The food is delicious with spot-on combinations of flavours, the wine recommended by staff was amazing. Very busy, so better book in advance.

Claudia Frias

Great beef Wellington and sides of beetroot and Brussels sprouts recommended! And the tartare !Fantastic winter warmers cocktails : we loved winds of winter and tiramisu eggnog & Oh! mulled white wine !

Meg Dube

Amazing dinner - and this is coming from a New Yorker. Fresh oysters , best lamb I've ever had, and the most interesting chocolate dessert EVER. Looked weird but tasted amazing.

Stephanie Uchima

Seared beef appetizer was out of this world! It's a very "LA/NYC" style of place. I loved it, but there have been complaints if you're not used to the portion size and style of dining.

RolyseeRolydo C

Venison carpaccio is so good! The meat almost has a creamy texture. A perfectly balanced dish!

Ashley Simon

Best meal we had in NZ. Try the Southland Cheese Roll (better than profiteroles imo). Steak was also excellent.

Noah Weiss

Incredible creative dinner from one of NZ's top chef 's. The clams were life changing.

Nicole A

Fantastic taste! Marlborough king salmon was cooked just right. Mushroom & venison pie is good too. Try the goat cheese & honey entree. Great meal!

Jen Berg

Goat cheese profiteroles are good but tiny - as if made for ants ! If onion soup is on the menu get it because it's stellar. Presentation and ambiance make this place special.

Harriet Byrnes

Everything is delicious, you can go wrong. A must visit if you are in Queenstown.

Renee Chiang

Smoked salmon was out of this world! Loved the seafood dishes here and the citrus lava cake for dessert was really interesting

Oliver Ng

Best restaurant in Queenstown for new and fresh dishes . Some serious talent here

Amy Wang

Goat cheese profiteroles with honey and Rosemary mmm

William Scanlan

Huge fan of this restaurant !!! For me a once year traveler to Queenstown this a great discovery!!!

R. S.

The beef wellington here is the best one I have ever had.

Alex Song

Skip the seafood . Everything else pretty good though especially the lamb .

Mark Wyrick

The lamb was so tasty it was worth the effort to cut it.

Reg L

Bluff oysters , lamb main dish and goats milk cheesecake !

Joshua Wohle

Cheese roll for lunch (starter) was amazing.

Jay Kalyan

the pork belly , ducks tongue and john dory with pigs tail was out of this world

Lee

Sit at the bar . Bartenders are full of good conversation and tips

Y Y

Do not order the crispy ox tongue . Overcooked nugget like beef tongue served on mayo you get in Mcd fillet o fish seriously

Yauhen Hanchar

Awesome pork belly , good service .

Gavin Sullivan

Goat cheese profiteroles . Pork belly . Blackberry cremeaux.

Pedro Jimenez

Lamb shoulder excelente

Arthur Saucedo

Really bad experience, the hostess discriminated you, if you don’t looks formal , I tried after tour day, they just not gave me a table, even ask to leave the please, such as dick please!!

Jay Kalyan

bread is the best literally

David B

Hard to fault the food or service.

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