Gatherings

28/09/2026

We spent an afternoon in the sun last week processing artichokes for this week’s menu. We will serve the braised hearts with Canterbury wagyu carpaccio, Anchoïade and hard cheese. Can’t wait.

19/09/2026

Rolled Duck leg with celeriac remoulade, taewa chips and duck jus - langoustine with potato tart, aioli and sorrel - rum and raisin dacquoise with star anise ice cream - cured salmon with Guinness bread, beetroot relish and salted cream. Friday night was massive. Happy Sunday 🥂

09/09/2026

Poaka coppa cooked over charcoal served with wet polenta, crispy sage and a lardon pan sauce, made from a stock of trotters. VIVA LA PORCINE 🐷🐷🐷

03/09/2026

27/08/2026

Some dishes we’ve put up this week of whipped groper roe and late winter crudites, a perfect time when the vegetables are crossing over but the roe on the fish are still fat from winter so a wonderful combination of the cross over in seasons.
Some smoked kahawai with beetroot remolade and Guinness bread and lastly our Poaka Coppa with polenta, lardons, crispy sage and pan sauce from the pork bones.
A strong start to the week we kept our hat (8/10 years in a row might I add) then the induction stovetop broke and everything including the pan sauce is being cooked over charcoal until it’s fixed.✨✨

25/08/2026

A massive thank you to Cuisine Magazine for the hat we received last night.

We hosted a small gathering of drinks and snacks with friends who own restaurants too and we’re stoked to have achieved hat status once more. We’ll continue to uphold the creativity and joy that Gatherings restaurant has bought to the city and to you our guests for nearly 10 years now.

Thank you to cuisine for making nights like this such an exciting part of the national restaurant scene.

Kia Ora and Thank you! 🙏

09/08/2026

An enormous week 💥💥

02/08/2026

This Friday the 7th of August, we’re handing our w**e list over to The Wrekin Vineyard - Southern Valleys for the night. If you’re into w**e, you’ve probably heard the name, they’re one of the most talked about biodynamic producers and one of the most famous vineyards in Marlborough, tucked away in the Southern Valleys. A far cry from the mass-produced sauvignon blanc Marlborough is known for, for better or worse!

They do it properly and farm biodynamically. Some of the biggest names in w**e buy grapes from them to make their own w**e from this special site, so if you enjoy w**e, there’s a good chance you’ve already tasted this very special, very unique vineyard.

Come taste it and meet the people behind it at both Gatherings and Kisi bar . We are so excited!!

See you on Friday x

28/07/2026

Most of you probably don’t know this, but Gatherings has been owned by just one couple for almost 10 years. Alex and Bryony, dreamed this whole thing up and opened it in early 2017. We’ve always been completely independent, opening on a shoestring, working hard to treat people fairly, and doing our best to represent the region.

Three years ago, Bryony nearly died. She hit her head in an accident, suffered a brain bleed, and spent weeks in hospital before being allowed home where she then spent months unable to do much independently. Gatherings kept going through all of it, thanks to the team and our sheer determination. Recovery has been slow, and some effects are still with her three years on.

Bryony is a musician, and through the darkness and uncertainty of that time, she started writing about her experience. Those stories of a quiet, unseen recovery that thousands of people live through every day have become a stage show. She’s touring it across Aotearoa starting next month.

If she’s coming to your area, go show support. It’s been a hard road, and her ability to turn it into something honest and beautiful something that might help others going through the same thing is admirable. Poster with all the dates is above.

And a reminder: restaurants are run by real people with real lives, who love what they do. Through thick and thin, we show up to give you a good time that’s part of our job.

If you can, go support Bryony, what she’s created is amazing ❤️

26/07/2026

Recent platings, collaborations with Black Estate and midnight staff meals with Cocoro and MAPU Test Kitchen 🙏