Bullock Restaurant & Bar is a pub and restaurant on Sophia St in Timaru, opened with the goal of raising the bar on hospitality in the region. The owners set out to offer good food at a fair price with great service, with the simple philosophy: "It'll be a good product for a fair price, with great service" and "do good food, and do it well, that's the key."
The venue is built for scale, with a bar area holding about 200 people, dining space for around 130, and a separate function room that can hold about 100 people, making it suited to everything from a casual meal to a larger private event.
The kitchen team takes pride in every item on the menu, putting in the time to prepare meals using quality ingredients. Bookings are essential given the venue's popularity.
On Sophia St in Timaru, Bullock Restaurant & Bar was opened by pub and restaurant owners with a clear goal in mind - to raise the standard of hospitality on offer in the region. Their approach was simple from the start: "It'll be a good product for a fair price, with great service."
The owners were clear that with tourism as one of New Zealand's largest growth areas, bar and restaurant owners needed to step up their game. Their view was direct: "You've got to seriously target food, or you're going to achieve nothing... do good food, and do it well, that's the key." That philosophy shows in the kitchen, where chefs take pride in every item on the menu, putting in the time to prepare each dish with quality ingredients.
Bullock Restaurant & Bar is built to handle a range of group sizes and occasions. The bar area holds around 200 people, the dining space seats about 130, and a separate function room can accommodate around 100 guests - making it a venue that can host anything from a casual dinner to a larger private function.
Bullock Restaurant & Bar is open seven days a week from 5pm until late, with lunch service available Friday to Sunday from 11am to 2pm. Bookings are essential, so it's worth calling ahead before heading in. The restaurant is located at 109 Sophia St, Timaru, and can be reached on the freephone number 0800 285 662.