Rice Restaurant

04/07/2025

Savour bold South-East Asian flavours and craft cocktails, served with passion in Ohakune.

17/10/2024

A newly opened Rice Bar & Food New Plymouth brings together the art of food and mixology in the heart of New Plymouth.

29/06/2024

Ohakune's authentic Thai flavours, refreshing drinks, and modern service. All while enjoying gorgeous views of Mt Ruapehu & our indoor garden scenery. We look forward to welcoming you tonight!

09/11/2023

Explore authentic Thai-inspired dishes crafted by our superstar food artist, chef Supachai.

New summer menu is now available to enjoy daily from 3pm onwards.

Visit us at Rice Bar & Food, 68 Clyde Street, Ohakune.

25/10/2023

Have your staff Christmas Party @ Rice Bar & Food Ohakune

Let take a break from work and spend some quality time with your colleagues 🙂

Get in touch with our team now to secure your date!

27/09/2023

Head down for happy hour before the rush, daily from 3-5pm at Rice Bar & Food Ohakune. Our team is always happy to welcome you and serve the most amazing food and cocktails.

27/08/2023

Commemorating 70 years of Ruapehu Alpine Lifts.

This September marks 70 years since the inception of Ruapehu Alpine Lifts – the operator of Whakapapa and Tūroa Ski Areas.

To commemorate, on Friday 1 September, and for that day only, we will be offering discounted adult weekday passes for $70 (for 70 years). Youth passes will also be discounted to $45. Passes purchased on Friday 1 September can be used on any weekday across the remainder of the 2023 season. Buy online at mtruapehu.com/passes.

Up on mountain, we’d love for you to join us in commemorating the 70 year milestone on Saturday 2 September. Dress up in your vintage ski kit and enjoy late afternoon festivities in the Whakapapa plaza and at Lorenz’s Bar & Café from 4-7pm. Our plan is also to roll free twilight skiing at Whakapapa from 4-6pm, and free sightseeing on the Sky Waka gondola from 4-6pm also, conditions permitting.

More info to come!

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In 1953, Ruapehu Alpine Lifts was formed to support the development of Whakapapa Ski Area, before going on to purchase Tūroa Ski Area in 2000.

Back then, we wouldn’t have foreseen seeing in 70 years of Ruapehu Alpine Lifts whilst in liquidation – but here we are.

BUT!

We are also here in what is turning into one of the BEST snow seasons in recent memory!

Tūroa has ticked over 255cm snow base while pockets of up to 8m have been found at Whakapapa. People are continuing to report having the best days of their lives up on the slopes this season.

Generations of New Zealanders flock to Mt Ruapehu each year and we hope this will continue. Many discovered their first love of snow at our beginner facilities. Others have gone on to revel in our 1050 hectares of epic intermediate and advanced freeride terrain.

There has been good, bad, and sometimes even ugly, but we want to celebrate Mt Ruapehu, its loyal following, and our incredibly hard working team. Those who continue to swing the yeti sticks against our world renowned ice, groom through the night to millimetre perfection, stand in bitter southerly fronts in the plazas to greet and support our manuhiri, manage our (aging) infrastructure and the technical curve balls it throws us, navigate the logistics of transporting food and drinks to 2020m above sea level, and the rest.

While we expect this might be the last season of Ruapehu Alpine Lifts, we remain hopeful of a future of snow sports on Maunga Ruapehu. We hope you will commemorate this milestone with us, sharing your love, energy, stories, and photos of the magic maunga.

⛷: Lyall Adam Crump
📷: Derek Morrison (taken circa ‘94)

20/05/2023

We are now open with our new winter menu! Monday - Saturday 3pm - late. Happy hour from 3pm - 5pm. Corner of Clyde Street - Raetihi Ohakune road, Ohakune.

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10/11/2022

Come try our new summer menu with some tasty new dishes and refreshing cocktails from chef JJ and the team at Rice Restaurant Ohakune. Open daily till late, except Wednesdays. Happy hour from 3-5pm.

Contemporary Served Authentic Asian Favorites, The Perfect Art Of Connection

31/10/2022

Snowman Lodge & Spa Ohakune

Rice Restaurant & Bar

We are seeking a friendly and hands-on person with a passion for delivering exceptional customer service to be a part of our Rice Bar & Food team in the mountain town Ohakune, New Zealand.

We have Part-time and Casual positions currently available. You will be joining a diverse and energetic team, excited to welcome back our summer visitors visiting Mount Ruapehu & Tongariro National Park.

The Role

As a Restaurant & Bar attendant, you will be responsible for ensuring our customers have a standout experience, excelling in welcoming, friendly and memorable service at all times. This role is a mix of nights and weekends so you should be flexible with travel arrangements or have own transport.

The successful applicant will have a willingness to learn and give anything a go and:

Be able to thrive in a busy environment

Be reliable
Must have good communication skills and a friendly personality
Be focused on giving excellent customer service
Be a fantastic team player
Most importantly, have FUN!

Starting pay rate is $23/ hour + 8% holiday loading

We also have staff accommodation available if required.

Does this position sound like you? We would like to hear from you!

Please introduce yourself alongside your CV to [email protected] or get in touch with Titan on 0272827942 for any further questions / inquiries.

13/02/2022