Merino Country Cafe Gifts - Omarama

This was my first fish and chips experience, but I’ve loved blue cod since being in NZ and I thought the blue cod fish and chips was amazing. I honestly couldn’t believe how good it was. Don’t know if that’s because I’m new to the dish or not, but I thought theirs was so good! Still thinking about it.

Can only comment on the coffee as that's all we had. It was a necessary break stop on the way back to Christchurch Airport have to say the flat white was surprisingly good for a self serve road stop eatery. After coffee we enjoyed browsing the adjoining gift shop. Great choice for a rest stop.

Good to see they had some non-cow pies. I was really hungry and craving a pie so I coughed up $9 for a chicken and mushroom pie. For that price, the most expensive hot pie I have ever purchased, and I would expect it to be the greatest pie I have ever eaten, even better than the $6.50 amazing Fairlie pie I had the prior day. But it didn’t compare in terms of taste and texture, and the bottom wasn’t crispy. Would have been more appropriate if the price was under $6.50.

The inside cafe open by very lovely Chinese couples, very tasty food and coffee

Wonderful shop to browse and buy some gifts and thing for yourself. I thought the prices were reasonable. There is a cafe here where you can get yummy things to eat. I thought I had taken more pictures here to show off the shop. Bargin prices on t-shirts from kids through to adults.