The Redoubt Bar & Eatery is a bar and restaurant at 423 Alexandra Street in Te Awamutu. It was established in 1999 as a Kiwi bar with local history, and its walls show local stories and photos. Its motto is good food, good cheer and great beer. The seasonal menu includes aged steaks, lamb shanks, fish and chips, house-braised pork shoulder with bourbon barbecue sauce, and sticky chicken or pork belly bowls. There are New Zealand wines, local and international beers, and Jameson Irish whiskey. It is open from 11am until late on weekdays, and from 10am until late at weekends.
Quiz night is on Wednesdays from 6:30pm, and there are live local bands or DJs on Friday nights from 9pm. Open Locally lists Storyteller Eatery & Bar 0.2 kilometres away, rated 4.6 from 431 reviews, and The Long Acre Restaurant and Peach and Porker Bar in the same spot, rated 4.3 from 488 reviews. Our pick in Te Awamutu for a cold beer and a plate of slow-cooked ribs.