South Westland Salmon Farm Cafe

A part of our bus tour, we made a rest stop here. I liked the ability to look down on the fish farm area and see some massive eels in amongst the salmon. Several on our tour grabbed some premade food for the road.

Nice cafe to visit for a break between drives. Love the smoked pepper salmon and salmon chowder. A good view whilst having the meal too.

I live in Hoki and was driving to Haast. Really glad to have visited the cafe. Stunning view. Dining area and water closets were kept clean. Excellent service, genuine and kind hosts from the UK both the cook and the cafe assistant. Another big plus was the Eggs Benny w Salmon was really yummy and very well presented. I appreciate the fact that both staff are for short-term (WHV), nonetheless they successfully emanated genuine service in Kiwi hospo. I felt happy to acknowledge that a cafe in a middle of a long highway really kept up to a high standard. I genuinely wish my best for the cafe owner and the hosts that day.

Kitchen was unfortunately closed right as we arrived but there were premade food available. Those were heated up and were very tasty. This is a nice spot to stop for a meal on a long drive. There's a few salmon in the water below the restaurant. I don't think it's too much of a farm but it's interesting to see.

Awesome food and amazing host. We loved our visit, fresh salmon was so yummy.