A craft beer bar where you can settle in with a pour or fill a rigger to take home, Volstead Trading Company balances local, national, and international brews and ciders with creative contemporary cocktails. The kitchen serves shared bar bites alongside larger main plates, turning out craft beer battered onion rings with chipotle mayo, cream cheese stuffed jalapeño poppers, and pizzas spanning classic Margherita to sweet chilli mozzarella and basil pesto. They welcome special brew requests, tracking down kegs to get into your glass whenever possible, and cater to gluten-free or vegetarian diners with fryers noted on the menu.
Set along Riccarton Road in Riccarton, it is one of five bars within a kilometre, holding a strong 4.6 rating that sits just behind nearby beer specialist Punky Brewster and well ahead of The Fox. Bookings are taken by phone or email, making it an easy, comfortable base for group catch-ups or picking up fresh craft beer on the way home.