Supper Club 2007 was a fantastic night of fine food, fine wine and fine company!


If you would like to reserve your table for 2008, please email rose@rmhchch.org.nz or phone 03 377 3311 xtn 702

What is The Supper Club?

The Supper Club sees some of Christchurch's finest restaurants showcase their fabulous food and innovative menus to guests. A unique twist to the evening is the restaurant is unknown to each group until the actual night. The fun starts with a pre-dinner cocktail function where each table and participating restaurant is matched by a random draw prior to departing for their dinner venues.

Tables are $800 for a table of eight which includes the cocktail party and a three course meal with tea/coffee at your restaurant. All alcohol is paid for on the night by the table or table host at the restaurant.

To book your table for 2008 or to find out more, please contact Rose Crossland, Fundraising and Communications Manager, email rose@rmhchch.org.nz ph 377 3311 extension 702

Participating restaurants in 2007 were:

  • Alchemy Cafe and Wine Bar (opened especially for the night and donated two tables)
  • Annies Wine Bar and Restaurant
  • Belgian Beer Cafe Torenhof
  • Crowne Plaza
  • Dux de Lux
  • Le Petite Restaurant
  • Minx Dining Room and Bar
  • Mu Premium Steak House and Bar
  • Mulberry Cafe and Restaurant
  • Restaurant Piko Piko
  • Rotherhams of Riccarton
  • Sepia Restaurant and Bar
  • Sezn
  • The Flying Burrito Brothers
  • The George
  • The Lobster Club
  • The Tap Room
  • Viaduct Restaurant and Bar
  • Zoes' Brasserie




We are grateful to Laurie Renwick and the team at Regency Cabs for their continued support of the Supper Club. They will provide complimentary cabs to get everyone to their restaurants. Click on their logo to visit the Regency Cabs website.

Please click on the restaurants below to visit their website.


Award winning Alchemy Cafe and Wine Bar is situated at the most prominent south-west corner of the New Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetu, addressing both Worcester Boulevard to the south and the Sculpture Garden to the west, and adjacent to the buildings main entrance.

Alchemy caters for a broad range of tastes and occasions, and offers a comfortable environment for anything from a casual coffee to a quality a la carte menu, Alchemy Cafe and Wine Bar provides fantastic indoor and outdoor dining, with seating for over 250 people and a separate bar area, with views of the Sculpture Garden, Worcester Boulevard and the Arts Centre.

Alchemy has been nominated for the following CHADS awards:

  • Head Chef Glenn Andrew - The Meadow Mushroom's Outstanding Canterbury Chef
  • Restaurant Manager Paul Marquardt - The Southern Hospitality Outstanding Canterbury Restaurant Manager

Alchemy is opening especially for the night of The Supper Club and is donating two tables.



Annies Wine Bar & Restaurant combines rustic charm, superb food and an excellent selection of wines . Annies is a great place for lunch, dinner or for just that glass of Canterbury or New Zealand’s finest.



Offering a commitment to Belgian Beer and outstanding cuisine, the award winning Torenhof overlooks the river Avon and garden reserve. The stone and timber interior has been carefully remodelled to bring you a 1920's café atmosphere.

Chef Von Anker is a nominee in the 2007 CHADS awards in the Meadow Mushroom's Outstanding Canterbury Chef category.



The restaurants at Crowne Plaza Christchurch are of an international standard. Executive Chef Tony Smith is a previous recipient of the Outstanding Chef Award.


Food is the fuel for the vehicle that is our body. We aim to fuel you with food that offers the substance our busy lives demand. Dux de Lux… the natural choice.

The Dux is a CHADS 2007 nominee in The Pernod-Ricard Outstanding Canterbury Bar category.



Le Petite is a suburban restaurant that is taking on the big guys! Chef Ed Wall struts his stuff in casual style - French influence on the Pacific Rim. Great menu - good wine list. Check it out!



Restaurant Piko Piko’s menus focus on offering a selection of contemporary New Zealand dishes complimented with international influences. Indigenous ingredients have been creatively selected to produce a New Zealand Dining Experience unique to Christchurch.



Since opening in March '05, Minx and Rootes have been the proud recipient of industry and public praise.

Nicola McDermott is a nominee in the 2007 CHADS awards in the Meadow Mushroom's Outstanding Canterbury Chef category.
Management and staff are dedicated to providing you with great food, service, wine and value as we continue to strive to maintain our position as one of Christchurch's best.

Driven by quality, multi changing menu, led by freshness, a dining experience.



Whether it is a delicious cocktail with friends, a quality beer during the rugby or a delicious meal, Mu Premium Steak House and Bar on Lichfield Street is the place to go. The restaurant opened December 2005, with its funky decor and excellent food and drinks, is a great venue to while away a few hours or a whole evening. Mu prides itself on the different beers on offer and its excellent cocktail menu that even includes alcohol-free options for children or adults with a sweet tooth. Mu's dinner menu offers something for everyone, and diners with a healthy appetite can go for the Mu's ultimate kilo roast for one, a 1kg steak on a plate the size of a serving platter.



Andrew and Jo Methven's café has already won recognition with their triumph in November 2006 of the first Waipara Valley Wine Challenge and are a CHADS nominee for 2007 for The Kapiti Outstanding Canterbury Restaurant Award.



Michael Guy's Eating Out Guide 2005 "We would rate Rotherhams of Riccarton as currently being Canterbury's best Restaurant".

Cindy and Martin Weiss, Proprietors/Chef have created an award winning restaurant offering classic European and New Zealand cuisine. An innovative menu and a wine list with over 450 listings of NZ, Australian and European wines. Elegant surroundings with a warm and cosy ambience make Rotherhams of Riccarton a memorable dining experience.

".... classic dining, excellent food, wine and service...."



Whether you're looking for a delicious meal, or meeting friends for a drink, the Sepia Restaurant, Christchurch is the ideal location. You'll find us in the heart of the city's culinary precinct, on the corner of Oxford Terrace and Worcester Street.

Enjoy superb fresh New Zealand cuisine in a stylish yet relaxed environment. The open fireplace is ideal for those crisp Canterbury evenings, while al fresco dining complements the beautiful days.

Michael Sullivan is part of an award winning team at Rydges and a 2007 CHADS nominee in the Moffat Outstanding Young Chef category.



What is the objective of sezn? What are we trying to achieve?

Make good food, real food, food we ultimately like to eat.

Jonny Schwass and his team at Sezn are earning a reputation for very special food. The restaurant is up for a number of 2007 CHADS awards including:

  • The Transform Business Coaching Outstanding New Canterbury Hospitality Business
  • Matthew Zaloum - The Moffat Outstanding Outstanding Young Canterbury Chef
  • Lee Garvan - The Southern Hospitality Outstanding Canterbury Restaurant Manager


The George Christchurch has been recognised as one of New Zealand's exceptional Hotels with a five star rating from Qualmark, NZ Tourism's quality mark. It is the only Hotel in Christchurch and one of only two in the South Island with this rating. US Travel and Leisure magazine named The George as one of the 500 Best Hotels in the world for both 2003 and 2004 and one of the world's top 80 Hotels and top 10 in Australia, NZ and south pacific in 2004 for service.

Chefs at The George have achieved outstanding success and the Hotel's extensive wine list is world acclaimed. Guy Stanaway was named South Island Chef of the Year for 2006 and Executive Chef Nathan Bated received the same award in 2005. Nathan's team of 15 chefs win numerous awards each year at Salon Culinaire competitions.

Award winning chef Andrew Brown has recently joined The George as Executive Chef.



Come and experience our award winning menu - Lamb & Beef Hallmark of Excellence Award 2006 & 2007. With a wide range of dishes including excellent fresh Fish, Shellfish & Crayfish, Akaroa Salmon, Angus Pure Beef, great salads and delicious desserts made in house. There's something for everyone.



The Tap Room has been operating since October 2001, establishing itself as one of New Zealand's premium locations. Set on the banks of the Avon River and centrally located in the heart of the city, The Tap Room is the first Monteiths hand crafted bar/restaurant in New Zealand, and attempts to capture the feel of rustic New Zealand with its use of raw materials such as copper, exposed beams, granite, marble and open fires.

The Tap Room has an extensive wine list, with a focus on wines from New Zealand and its different regions. Owner Steve Holmes and his team are looking forward to hosting a 'Supper Club' table and will ensure a unique experience is had by all.



The Flying Burrito Brothers have arrived on the Christchurch dining scene.

The restaurant is up for a number of 2007 CHADS awards including:

  • The Transform Business Coaching Outstanding New Canterbury Hospitality Business
  • Jimmy Summerfield - The Stella Artois Outstanding Canterbury Bar Tender/Manager



The Viaduct Bar and Restaurant offers a great dining experience with an extensive wine list and of course all the other refreshments that anyone could possibly ask for. Later at night the Viaduct becomes arguably one of Christchurch's most popular nitespots.

In this years CHADS awards, the Viaduct has been nominated for the following awards:

  • Anne-Marie Price - The Moffat Outstanding Young Canterbury Chef Award
  • Matt Chapman - The Stella Artois Outstanding Canterbury Bar Tender/Manager Award



Enjoy a brunch or lunch at Zoe's. Its centrally located (just across from the Casino) with plenty of parking, its stylish yet comfortable, the menu is delicious yet affordable, the soft jazz music is relaxing without intruding, perfect for business or pleasure! From 10.30am to 5.30pm every day of the week, come and check us out!



Huge thanks to Christchurch Casino, Christchurch's premier entertainment venue. They are providing the venue for the drinks function in the Diamond Bar, where all tables will gather on the 11th September to find out where they will be dining for The Supper Club!



Gary Miller is the Executive Chef at Christchurch Casino, media manager for the New Zealand Chefs Association and the mastermind behind the extremely popular CHADS Awards (Canterbury Hospitality Awards). He has been a loyal supporter of the House since we opened and helps Rose coordinate the Supper Club. Many of the restaurants involved in The Supper Club have been nominated for a CHADS award. Check out the website for more information.

We will be updating this website regularly and including other restaurants as they come on board.

 

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