Town Tonic - Christchurch

The restaurant has wonderful staff and a charming atmosphere. I was impressed by the variety of vegan options available. Though I am not a vegan, I couldn't resist trying the vegan nachos as they sounded too good to pass up. I was not disappointed - they were delicious!

I visited this restaurant for brunch on a Saturday and the food we ordered was incredibly tasty. I tried the avocado on toast, which was good, but I must admit you could easily make a similar dish at home for less money. My parents ordered the benedict with bacon and the fried chicken benedict, and they were both delighted with their meals. I would definitely recommend this place!

On my recent trip back to New Zealand, I was tasked with finding a lunch spot for my family in Christchurch. After some searching online, I decided on Town Tonic, and everyone was thrilled with my choice! The restaurant was charming, with plenty of natural light and cozy touches. They serve breakfast, lunch, and dinner, and also host special curry nights regularly. The menu has a variety of vegetarian and vegan options, which I always appreciate. Here's what we ordered:

This restaurant is superb, loved the open kitchen and super friendly staff. Ordered a couple dishes to try and it did not disappoint, each dish tasted flavourful and the oysters were tasted really freshed. However the hot chocolate tasted a bit bland, whould have hoped for more a stronger/chocolatey taste in it.

ATMOSPHERE: Spacious, bright, glass windows and warm! Clean, sophisticated, black interior but not sterile. <br/ <br/ STAFF: Nice, friendly, quite alty <br/ <br/ FOOD: I have had a good experience and an average one. My partner and I both had smashed avo on bread (one with salmon and feta and the other with bacon and poached egg) and both were truly fantastic, a true value for money. They were VERY generous with their avo (later explained due to over purchasing) but still a good indication they use fresh food. Flavour was good and it was extremely filling. Another time I came with my friend we had the chicken waffles with mustard maple syrup. The chicken and sauce itself were great but both our waffles were hard and over cooked which was disappointing. Perhaps a better batter recipe. I also didn't like the pickled red onion but it made nice colour. <br/ <br/ OVERALL: Would come back, they use fresh food that is locally sources which is pretty cool. Also their dinner club nights ad curry/wine nights seem awesome so will have to try that some time