On Christmas Day, 4 one year old Alpacas arrived to join our family.
Dante, Minotaur, Kobe, & Luigi are Huacaya Alpacas are helping keep the grounds mowed and enjoy the friendly company of our patrons.
Kids love meeting them.
Fiddler’s Green Vineyard & Bistro is constantly adjusting and developing our menu to give you the best locally sourced substainable menu and weekly specials to make your next visit an incredible culinary adventure. Please contact us if you wish to receive the current menu.
Opposite the Flash Waipara Hills is s road that leads to Fiddlers Green. You should go! Small and intimate family-run and well worth the trip. Great Food. Fabulous service. And many wines. Very affordable and a highlight of our weekend away. Wine tastings throughout the meal with 5 different wines. Can not recommend Fiddlers Green more highly. Truely a hidden gem.
alanmcgrathnz
Thanks so much for the wonderful food and wine. Love the little kid's area. It was great for our young boy to play on. We'll be back!!
Kat Elwood
This is an exceptional dining experience! Service was informal but lots of wine knowledge, extensive wine list, of local wines.. the meals were beautifully presented and flavors were unique. We’ll definitely be back. Thank you!
martyl281
Friendly service, expensive but great quality and tasty food. A real gem for North Canterbury! Skip the dessert and try one of the many great local wines on the extensive wine list.
mmar90
We had such a wonderful time! The food and the food selection was amazing, the beverage list endless, the hosts were so genuine and the setting beautiful. I highly recommend Fiddlers Green and we will certainly be back. What a great addition to North Canterbury.
Nomad595808
A pleasant drive to the Waipara wine region. Nice venue. Top quality food. Best ever blue cod dish. Great Pinot Noir.
ScorpioNorm
We had been camping for the night and thought we would pop in for dinner.
Had a lovely seat outside in the sun and were welcomed inside when it got a little chilly after sunset.
Scallops and Pork Belly was amazing as was the lobster bisque. Lovely wine and a very enjoyable and relaxing evening that was finished off sitting outside around a lovely fire playing with Willow the owners very friendly dog.
Perfect end to a lovely weekend in nature.
adventureguyNZ
Outstanding food & wine. Canterbury sirloin was cooked to perfection. Wonderful service from the owners. We were made to feel very welcome. Definitely going back for a return visit.
Plus they offer a shuttle service to/from Chch.
Anthony
If you are looking for a good meal in a one-of-a-kind location, then Fiddlers Green is a perfect place for you. Its unique identity is part of the attraction. You will not find a better view while you eat anywhere else. Not only can you try their own wine, but they are the only place to stock wines from all around North Canterbury. Very cool experience and one of the Waipara must do spots.
Cheeky Wine Tours
Went there for dinner with friends and we really enjoyed it. Food was very well presented and amazingly cooked - chef was great! Service from the maître d, willow and monster was great and so was the wine. Thanks for the lovely night
Chelsea
My second visit to Fiddlers Green was even more rewarding than my first. Fabulous menu, awesome service, food to die for, great wine selection, dog friendly and easy for the elderly to navigate.
Reluctant to share this exquisite secret tucked away near Wairarapa, but they deserve to have their great work extolled from the rafters.
Well done ‘team Fiddlers’ and thank you once again for a special experience.
Explorer827013
The setting for this restaurant is beautiful. Very family friendly with lots of outdoor play equipment and activities.
The food is extremely good (rack of lamb a must)!!! Service was friendly and efficient and the wines superb.
Would definitely recommend this place .
Hawkhurst_54
J H
My husband and I visited for lunch and we were both extremely happy with the food. I had blue cod and it was perfectly cooked and all the accompaniments were delicious. I also enjoyed a glass of Chardonnay- it was a very good price and quite delicious. My husband had lamb rack and said it was delicious- be was very happy too. He had the Pinot noir (unfiltered) and wasn’t overly enamoured with it but enjoyed trying it. The service was super friendly and it was a lovely atmosphere.
kiwifi2015
What great a day we had getting together with our friends beautiful food wine beer.Excellent service nice bathroom facilities tremendous atmosphere we will be back.
Neville
Stopped here as Waipara Hills was fully booked. This was our lucky day. Food was amazing. OK it isn't cheap but you can't get a good pub meal for less than $35 so it is worth paying the extra. I couldn't decide which Pinot Noir to have so was provided with a tasting of both to help make up my mind. Planning to go back for my birthday. Service was great with the owner explaining how he and his wife came to own the vineyard. Nice to go to one that isn't owned by a big corporate company.
Sharon
On Christmas Day, 4 one year old Alpacas arrived to join our family.
Dante, Minotaur, Kobe, & Luigi are Huacaya Alpacas are helping keep the grounds mowed and enjoy the friendly company of our patrons.
Kids love meeting them.
On Christmas Day, 4 one year old Alpacas arrived to join our family.
Dante, Minotaur, Kobe, & Luigi are Huacaya Alpacas are helping keep the grounds mowed and enjoy the friendly company of our patrons.
Kids love meeting them.
We have built a play castle with working drawbridge surrounded by a sandbox moat with fire pole slide for the kids outside. We have cricket, croquet, Frisbees, and balls of all types to play with. Also, in the Tasting room is a chest full of card, board and memory games for all ages. This will allow the children to have fun, while the adults can enjoy their meal in peace.
We have built a play castle with working drawbridge surrounded by a sandbox moat with fire pole slide for the kids outside. We have cricket, croquet, Frisbees, and balls of all types to play with. Also, in the Tasting room is a chest full of card, board and memory games for all ages. This will allow the children to have fun, while the adults can enjoy their meal in peace.
Fiddler’s Green Vineyard & Bistro provides complimentary shuttle service from the Amberley area for evening dinner reservations for parties of 6 or more ( 9 max). Please contact us at 033147679 for reservation and pick up location and we will shuttle you to our restaurant and back home when you are ready. We request 3 days advance notice for shuttle service.
Customers outside the local area, here are two shuttle services we suggest:
Fiddler’s Green Vineyard & Bistro provides complimentary shuttle service from the Amberley area for evening dinner reservations for parties of 6 or more ( 9 max). Please contact us at 033147679 for reservation and pick up location and we will shuttle you to our restaurant and back home when you are ready. We request 3 days advance notice for shuttle service.
Customers outside the local area, here are two shuttle services we suggest:
Fiddler’s Green Vineyard & Bistro is an organic sustainable restaurant that grows much of the produce on its own acre vegetable garden that cannot be sourced locally. The olive oil comes from our 90 olive trees and honey from our two hives
Fiddler’s Green Vineyard & Bistro is an organic sustainable restaurant that grows much of the produce on its own acre vegetable garden that cannot be sourced locally. The olive oil comes from our 90 olive trees and honey from our two hives
(50) 295 w Duomax double solar panels on the roof with Solax SKTL inverters and Solax BMU5000 battery management unit for two sets 8 300ah Narmada nano carbon batteries. This provides the electricity for the Bistro and B & B, effectively taking us off the grid.
Our also Vineyard also grows 10 Hectares of hemp for the seeds and stocks (that are mixed with wool for textile products). Hemp absorbs three times as much CO2 per hectare than any forest or commercial crop.
So in theory , Fiddler’s Green Vineyard & Bistro might be one of the only vineyards in New Zealand that have a total Negative carbon footprint on the planet.
(50) 295 w Duomax double solar panels on the roof with Solax SKTL inverters and Solax BMU5000 battery management unit for two sets 8 300ah Narmada nano carbon batteries. This provides the electricity for the Bistro and B & B, effectively taking us off the grid.
Our also Vineyard also grows 10 Hectares of hemp for the seeds and stocks (that are mixed with wool for textile products). Hemp absorbs three times as much CO2 per hectare than any forest or commercial crop.
So in theory , Fiddler’s Green Vineyard & Bistro might be one of the only vineyards in New Zealand that have a total Negative carbon footprint on the planet.
There are two Tesla chargers available for customers in our parking lot that also can charge any electric vehicles.
There are two Tesla chargers available for customers in our parking lot that also can charge any electric vehicles.
The Bistro & grounds are available for any size private events in the Bistro or Marquees on the green for your special event. Please contact Colin 033147679
The Bistro & grounds are available for any size private events in the Bistro or Marquees on the green for your special event. Please contact Colin 033147679
The Bistro is serving lunch & dinner Wednesday thru Sunday 11 am to 10 PM. To book a reservation or for more information, please contact us on by phone, email or text 0226319203. Thank you.