Whakatipu Brewing general manager Joy Kavanaugh, left, and duty manager Alice Lockhart. Queenstown’s newest restaurant and bar, Whakatipu Brewing, is doing steady business since opening last Saturday, co-owner Daniel Taiaroa says. The premises on the corner of Beach Street and Cow Lane under went a rapid fit-out after getting the nod from Queenstown council’s building and liquor licence authorities, opening the day after work was complete. Taiaroa, a Christchurch-based hospo operator in partnership with his brother, Richard, says the fit-out was mostly cosmetic because the premises, on the ground floor of Stratton House, was previously occupied by another restaurant, Thai Siam. The deck on both frontages will be extended, and enhanced with planting and other features, while the council’s street upgrade work will also be finished by then.

Source: Otago Daily Times July 17, 2021 21:22 UTC