Dining at the Riverside Café/Restaurant

February 2012

We are now operating on late summer hours:

Lunches - Thursday to Sunday 9.30am to 5pm

Dinners - Fridays and Saturdays from 6pm.

For bookings, please phone 03 526 7447.

Delightful Garden Setting

Picture this: trickling stream, evergreen trees, pond and goldfish, play area, potager (kitchen garden) and unusual trees and plants. Riverside Café/Restaurant is a relaxing and inspirational garden setting. You can eat inside or out and watch the sunset, or the kids enjoying the playground.

Relax. Local art works and enchanting copper creations transforms eating-out into a multi-sensory experience.

Riverside Café fronts the historic and still vibrant Riverside Community (est. 1941) which has a long tradition of sustainable living systems and organic farming, and we are proud to offer you quality produce grown on site.

The unique natural ambience, superb local food and history of Riverside Café and Community captivates imaginations and liberates taste buds.

Fresh, locally sourced produce

Join us for a fresh spring menu! We specialize in nourishing and delicious country-style food, providing and promoting free-range chicken and eggs, wild meats, organic beef and fair trade coffee. We know you'll enjoy our famous organic salad mixes and herbs, and are proud to offer you quality vegetables grown on site, in addition to locally sourced produce.

The Café menu also includes vegetarian and gluten-free options, and our carefully crafted dishes are complemented by a range of  locally grown and produced wines.

Be tempted by our ever increasing range of pickles, jams, pestos and honey products - you can even buy some from our shop to take away.

Riverside Cafe is multi-award winning. Most recently, we were winners of Wild Tomato's 2010 "Best Rural Cafe" award and were recommended by both North and South, and Cuisine Magazine last season.

We use organic ingredients where possible, and we are committed to sustainable and fair trade practices.

Bookings recommended.

              In the Riverside Community garden                                                           

A Destination Café

                                                 Where to find us                                                      

Riverside Café is situated between Nelson and the Abel Tasman National Park, in the Moutere Region.

From Nelson: take the Inland Highway, otherwise known as the Moutere Highway or, as it's signposted from Nelson: 'The Scenic Route'.

Go through the German village of Upper Moutere (Sarau) then down into Lower Moutere where you will find the historic Riverside Community. You will see our distinctive dragon sign on the right hand side. There's plenty of parking, so pull in.

From Motueka: take the Moutere Highway towards Nelson and within a few minutes you will spot our sign on the left.

Whether you're a local or just passing through, come and recharge yourself at Riverside Café, or enjoy a hearty breakfast before you set out on your day's adventures.