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“Pizza in a cow shed”
Review of The Cow

The Cow
Ranked #32 of 94 Restaurants in Wanaka
Price range: £4 - £17
Cuisines: Pizza
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Good for: Romantic, Child-friendly
Dining options: After-hours, Dinner, Lunch, Takeout
Description: We are based in the vibrant night spot of Post Office Lane. The Cow Wanaka is famed for its pizzas and spaghettis but it is our garlic loaf starter that really impresses. So why not come on down and enjoy the warmth of our open fire in the winter and our sun focused courtyard in the summer. If you would prefer to enjoy our awesome food in the comfort of your own home that is not an issue to also offer takeaways.
Reviewed 15 September 2018

Great atmosphere, big open log fire, brick floors, stone walls etc, loved it. Very big meals, we had an 11 inch pissa and a half garlic bread between us and it was plenty. Good drinks list, many local beers and wines, suggest you book, a little hard to find but well worth the effort

Date of visit: September 2018
Thank Euan R
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Reviewed 15 September 2018 via mobile

I dined here recently and was warmly greeted by our waitress Alice, who advised there was a bit of a wait for a table but to take a seat at the bar!

The food was awesome, perfect for what we needed after a day out hiking!

Atmosphere was casual and lively would highly recommend!

Date of visit: September 2018
Thank 727sin_adn
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Reviewed 14 September 2018 via mobile

The Cow was recommended as we felt like having a pizza. Service average to poor. Ordered the garlic bread and we weren't even halfway through and they put our 🍕 pizza on the table. Ok, not a problem to use our bread plates that the pizza slice didn't fit on but not to bring cutlery. It was too hot to pick up. Took about 5 minutes to get the staff's attention so we could eat out pizza. On a positive, we had 4 slices left over and they placed them in a brown paper bag, much more eco than a huge pizza box.

Date of visit: September 2018
Thank Elizabeth M
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Reviewed 8 September 2018

What an embarrassing experience as a New Zealander to have plain rude staff spoil a perfectly good pizza. We ordered takeaways after being told we couldn’t get a table (even though there were 2 empty tables when we went in to order) and were very put out when our order was sidelined for a table that sat down at least 20 minutes after we had ordered. This establishment really needs to reconsider doing takeaways if it doesn’t have the oven capacity to cope with more than one order at a time. More importantly I would like to endorse the sentiments of other reviewers with regards to the floor manager (a tall blonde with an English accent - didn’t get her name unfortunately as I would prefer to direct the criticism to where it is due). She was arrogant (“we don’t DO fries” - I was just asking!) and extremely unwelcoming. Our friends have a house in Wanaka and often have friends staying and they will NOT be going to The Cow again. I suppose the clientele in Wanaka is transitory enough that you don’t have to be nice or have a smile but this girl needs to seriously reconsider a job in hospitality - her demeanour is far from hospitable!

Date of visit: September 2018
Thank TimaruKen
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Reviewed 8 September 2018

We always go to the cow when we arrive in wanaka for the weekend or a holiday.
Last night we did the same but were disappointed with the staff who treated us like second class customers because we wanted takeaways, we only wanted take away because we couldn’t get a table to eat in. We were a group of 14 so a big order for the cow...we ended up spending quite a bit of money!
Doubt we will be back...

Date of visit: September 2018
2  Thank Nikola180
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