Tirohana Cellars Estate Restaurant
A unique dining experience awaits you in this elegant and evocative restaurant located at Tirohana Estate’s vineyard & winery in Martinborough. We are open for lunch and dinner, with indoor & outdoor dining available. We also have high tea available and themed events throughout the year. The restaurant is surrounded by vines, with photogenic views directly over the vineyard.
You dine in a relaxed, ambient atmosphere and walk through antique Mexican doors. The restaurant decor has original New Zealand artwork, an Italian tiled floor, leather chairs, fine linen and glassware. In winter months, enjoy the cozy glow of the huge open fire. Or, weather permitting, clients are welcome to dine al fresco on the terraces overlooking the picturesque vines. Tirohana Estate’s Restaurant offers clients a memorable experience of award-winning wine, food, premium cuisine with excellent service.
Award-winning Food, Service and Wines
We are proud that our vineyard and winery restaurant has won TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence awards each and every year since inception. Also, our passionate team is honoured to have been consistently rated by TripAdvisor users as one of the top ranked best restaurants and dining venues in the Greater Wellington region (as well as in Martinborough and the Wairarapa). We are honoured at the New Zealand Beef & Lamb Hallmark of Excellence awards we have received. In addition, our restaurant has been listed as a ‘top pick’ in the Lonely Planet New Zealand guidebook. Furthermore, we are also proud that our winery and team have produced award-winning wines, handmade and coming from the vines you will see from your table at the vineyard.
Tirohana’s Van Shuttle Service
If you are staying in and around Martinborough village then we are more than happy to come and pick you up and drop you home safely during dinner service. Please let us know when you book if you would like a complimentary pick up. Alternatively, you may prefer to walk or cycle in (we are only minutes walk from the village). Or you may want to drive in, we have lots of room at our on-site parking. And, we can even drop you back to your accommodation (whereby you could pick up your vehicle the next morning).
Year-Round Dining Options
Whether you choose to dine for dinner in our winery restaurant or eat lunch outside on our terrace, there is lots to choose from. Our menus are seasonal and change regularly, reflecting the latest fresh and seasonal produce available. We have a traditional Sunday Roast table d’hote menu throughout the winter season. In spring and summer times we can also offer all-day dining with our light bite platter meals, in addition to our lunch menu.
The Tirohana Estate High Tea is also now available and is served daily, morning and afternoon, with some delicious sweet and savoury treats (bookings recommended).
There’s lots of tables to sit at, inside and out. Our atmospheric Emporium and Cellar Door area is also an ideal and secluded area in which to enjoy a pre-dinner drink or post-lunch coffee. You can also sit under the cover of our verandah deck or maximise the sunshine outdoors on our terrace patio.
Restaurant & Dining Normal Hours of Operation
Lunch |Open Daily from 12 noon – bookings recommended
(last orders to the kitchen at 1:45pm)
Tirohana High Tea |from 11am to 4:30pm – bookings recommended
Dinner |Every night from 5:30pm till late – bookings essential
Cellar Door and Emporium shopping Daily From 11am – 4:30pm
Restaurant Lunch and Dinner Menus
Lunch | see current lunch menu
Dinner |see current dinner menu
We can also offer custom tailor-made designed restaurant menus for special events or group venue bookings.
Book a Table for Lunch, Dinner, High Tea or a Group Venue Booking
Please note that we get booked out well in advance throughout the year and at times close may be closed for private bookings, tours and functions – please book early to avoid disappointment – call 06 306 9933 or email for further details.
Special Occasions and Events, Weddings, Birthdays and Anniversaries
Our friendly and passionate team look forward to being of service and to making a special occasion as special as it can be. Please let us know when you book if you are having a birthday or anniversary celebration. Our chefs and cooking team can provide a made to order cake, or that extra something special for an anniversary. We also cater for special themed events and weddings, birthday party and anniversary celebrations in our Grand Marquee (in situ from September through March). This can accommodate larger group bookings for functions and be a venue for a family get together or corporate dining venue.
We also have gift vouchers available in all denominations, which can be redeemed through the restaurant (and indeed through the Cellar Door for wine orders or accommodation).
Private dining options are available for that extra special occasion – with even an option of having your personal chef attend to every detail.
Special Dietary Requirements
Special Diets are catered for with advance notice. Tirohana prides itself on creating dishes and menus for our guests who are gluten free, lactose intolerant or have allergies. We can also customise dishes and menus for those who are vegans, vegetarians or who have specific religious or cultural food requirements.
GE Free Food (and Wines)
Tirohana Estate is proud to be GE Free – that means, to the best of our abilities that we do not use any product that has been genetically modified or produced from genetically modified plants, oils, food additives, enzymes and yeasts.
Outside Dining on Tirohana Terraces
Our photogenic terraces occupy an elevated position with magnificent views across the vines to the hills beyond.
You can dine outside on outdoor wooden and wrought iron furniture. There is plenty of shade with large sun umbrellas, schist stone walls, Italian tiled steps and landscaped native shrubbery. A relaxing environment for guests in which to sample a glass of wine or casual meals from the Lunch menu year round (weather dependent). We also on occasion have BBQ food and special events during the spring and summer.
And, there is nothing more sumptuous than a Tirohana High Tea served outside by the vines! 🙂
So, whatever your requirement… We look forward to being of service to you and introducing you to the unique Tirohana experience.
* Please note, due to the working nature of the vineyard and the intimate nature of the restaurant our services are recommended for children aged 12 years and over.