Fodor's Expert Review Dux Dine

This Edwardian stationmaster's villa, not far from Hagley Park, is many locals' dream home. Plush dining rooms and a wide covered veranda lead to a manicured garden that is also a year-round source of produce for this busy kitchen. Award-winning Christchurch hospitality veteran Richard Sinke and his team have brought their vegetarian and seafood specialties here–-you won't miss meat after this. The pizzas are hard to go past, and the lime-and-coriander-crusted fish is a treat. Staff go out of their way to make you feel at home for brunch, lunch, dinner, or a drink anytime. The Dux also brews its own acclaimed beers.