50 Bistro - Christchurch

Had the most amazing meal here in April 2012. Would say the food, the presentation and service from staff would be up there with some of the fine Restaurants I have had the pleasure of eating in.<br/ <br/ From the Entrée through to the Desert it was tasty and only the best ingredients were used.<br/ Look forward to eating there again soon....

Lunch here was a birthday treat and it certainly was. We shared a bread platter, which was very tasty and then both had fillet steaks. Cooked perfectly as ordered. Was great that we had a choice of 2 side dishes each included in the price. Service was excellent and a classy place to eat.

One of CHC 's top restaurants...but do order a side of Vegies or salad as the courses generally are served as a 'stack ' on top of a varied array of potato type arrangement(classy though but you know the sort of 'foodie speak ' description)We always order a portion of bread for two before the main course this comes with Olive Oil and Balsamic Vinegar for dipping...Always excellent service food...we 've eaten there a zillion times

Arrived early for High Tea at 50 Bistro (The George Hotel), to an on site customer car park. Lovely, clean tidy grounds. Was greeted with a warm, friendly welcoming reception. Seated early offered the option of tea or coffee (two coffee selections per person allowable, throughout the duration of the high tea). Served an apple cinnamon scone with jam cream delicious start to the High Tea! We decided on tasting by sweet, then savoury, then critiquing each dish as we went along. Our hero dish was the Crumbed Prawn with saffron aioli. Our least favourite dish was the mushroom vol au vent which was a little dry. We saved the mulled plum entremet until last as this was one of the most interesting looking dishes on the menu. We agreed that it tasted like a Turkish delight with a soft centred texture (in place of a firm texture). The other interesting dish for us was the frangipane pear tart presented beautifully inviting to eat yum! The caramel brownie was one of my daughter 's favourite dishes, with small chunks of chocolate hidden throughout. The carrot loaf was absolutely devine looked stunning on the plate. The mochaccino coffee was nicer than the cappuccino coffee. The main waitress serving us was friendly took the time to engage in conversation with us good sense of humour too! The dining area was clean, tidy nicely presented. The addition of a conservatory dining area provides extra dining space with natural light streaming in. There are a few changes that we would recommend to help improve the high tea menu experience 1) Replace the mushroom vol au vent 2) have a high tea menu present on the table (avoids having to remember the waitresses introduction of the dishes) 3) space your guests out so they don 't feel like there personal space is being invaded. Where possible, leave an empty table between guests. Overall, we really enjoyed our high tea experience here. We shared thoughts of our experience with the friendly engaging male female staff members at reception. They rounded off this great experience for us, by bidding us farewell with 'see you next time. ' Thank you for your hospitality today 50 Bistro (The George Hotel)!

I had a pulled beef burger..was very good. My partner has the amazing Rice Risotto...you must try if you love rice. Service was a wee bit slow...but they were very busy..I recommend you try the tasty food here,and the drink's are good too.