The Chef's Table at Blue Duck Station is a remote restaurant near Owhango in the Ruapehu District. It holds a Google rating of 5.0 from 58 reviews, and reviewers often mention the wine pairing, the tasting menu and the breathtaking views. Guests set off from the Blue Duck cafe, and the website asks them to arrive by 1.45pm.
The website describes an intimate restaurant with 10 seats, and a changing menu of courses built from farmed and foraged produce from the station. It says the restaurant closes for winter, so check the dates before you go.
For a tasting menu with views across the station land near Owhango, it is a restaurant worth a visit at Blue Duck Station.