Savour the dining experience

Claremont Country Estate offers guests a refreshingly different fine dining experience in a warm and relaxed atmosphere.

Our in-house chef creates imaginative and exquisitely flavoursome dishes, using only the freshest seasonal ingredients from our own or locally grown produce. This includes organic vegetables and fruits from our gardens and orchard and our own Cervena (farmed venison) and the best New Zealand lamb. A carefully selected wine list of signature local Waipara wines is available to accompany and complement your delicious meal.

Following hosted pre-dinner drinks, a “lodge-style” four-course dinner is served in our pavilion dining room, overlooking warmly-lit stone-walled courtyards. Up to 12 guests can be seated together around an oak refectory table, resulting in a convivial and entertaining evening. For those who prefer private dining, you can enjoy dinner separately in our conservatory dining room.

Those guests staying three nights or more who are looking for an alternative dining experience may elect to dine one night at the nearby award-winning Nor’wester restaurant where you can enjoy a Claremont table d´hote menu at no extra cost

A sumptuous chef’s gourmet breakfast is served in our conservatory dining room in a café-style setting with warm sunshine streaming through the bi-fold glass doors and with delightful views over our serene grounds and rose gardens.

Our lodge tariff includes hosted pre-dinner drinks and canapés, four-course dinner and a full breakfast. Guest preferences and dietary requirements are catered for.

"Exquisite house in truly wonderful surroundings and best breakfast in the Southern Hemisphere."
Simon and Maxine, United Kingdom