St Johns Bar and Restaurant

bar — Te Aro · Wellington

About St Johns Bar and Restaurant

A bar and eatery on the Wellington Waterfront at 5 Cable Street, in an Art Deco building that the website says once housed the Wellington Free Ambulance. It serves a contemporary New Zealand menu made from locally sourced ingredients, with dishes designed to share, and has international and local craft beers on tap, a wine list of New Zealand and international wines, and cocktails. The interior is casually stylish, and there is outdoor seating.

Guests can book an igloo, which visitors describe as cute and fun for groups, and the venue has bean bags. Private functions can use the lounge, dining area, enclosed courtyard or the whole bar. Visitors praise the attentive staff, the lamb rump with broccolini and roast potatoes, the halloumi burger and the chips, and the ambience and location. One group had the igloo on a busy rugby final night and found the staff still attentive.