Ocean View Restaurant is the newly refurbished, sleek and contemporary restaurant located onsite at Beachfront Hotel in Hokitika. Elevated above the water, it offers magnificent ocean views, letting diners relax and watch the waves break on the beach while they eat.
The restaurant's menu options span à la carte dining, set menus, platters, and espresso and drinks, with separate printed menus for breakfast, lunch, dinner, kids, and a seasonal Christmas menu. The restaurant is associated with Stonegrill Restaurant dining and was recognised with a Restaurant Guru Award in 2024.
Alongside the restaurant, guests can share a beer with the locals in the casual atmosphere of the hotel's authentic West Coast bar, which is also available for hire for private functions. Ocean View Restaurant is open daily for breakfast from 7:00am to 10:00am, for lunch, and for dinner from 3:00pm to 8:30pm under current winter hours.
Onsite at Beachfront Hotel in Hokitika, Ocean View Restaurant has been newly refurbished into a sleek, contemporary space built around one central feature: its position. Elevated above the water, the restaurant offers magnificent ocean views, giving diners a chance to relax and enjoy a top-quality meal while watching the waves break on the beach below.
Rather than a single fixed menu, Ocean View Restaurant structures its offering around a few different formats. À la carte dining sits alongside set menus and platters designed for sharing, plus a straightforward espresso and drinks list for anyone after something lighter. Separate printed menus cover breakfast, lunch, dinner, a dedicated kids menu, and a seasonal Christmas menu, giving the restaurant flexibility across different times of day and occasions.
The restaurant carries Stonegrill Restaurant branding, pointing to a dining style built around cooking at the table. It has also picked up recognition in the form of a Restaurant Guru Award in 2024, adding to the credentials of a restaurant already benefiting from one of the best vantage points in Hokitika.
Alongside the restaurant itself, guests can share a beer with the locals in the casual atmosphere of the hotel's authentic West Coast bar. It's a straightforward, unpretentious space that contrasts with the more polished dining room, and it's also available for hire for private functions — useful for anyone wanting to host a gathering in a genuinely local setting.
Ocean View Restaurant runs across the full day, opening for breakfast from 7:00am to 10:00am daily, serving lunch daily, and running dinner service from 3:00pm to 8:30pm under current winter hours. That spread means guests can start the day with a beachfront breakfast, drop in for lunch, and come back for dinner without needing to plan around a narrow service window.
As the dining anchor of Beachfront Hotel Hokitika, Ocean View Restaurant benefits from the hotel's own position and reputation, sitting alongside rooms like the Penthouse Suite, Ocean View Room, Ocean View Two Bedroom, and Driftwood Room. For hotel guests, it offers an easy, on-site option for every meal of the day; for visitors from elsewhere in Hokitika, it's a destination in its own right, offering one of the more distinctive dining views on this stretch of the West Coast.
Whether it's a beachfront breakfast, a shared platter at lunch, or a full Stonegrill-style dinner as the sun goes down over the Tasman Sea, Ocean View Restaurant is built to make the most of its location — a rare combination of contemporary refurbishment, West Coast character, and a view that changes with every tide.