Shawtys Cafe Restaurant & Bar

This is a nice little cafe style restaurant. It's more on the fancy side and the seating inside is very comfortable and spacious. The service here is perfect and cannot be faulted. There was only one vegetarian option on the menu but it was incredible. My companions ordered steaks and ribs and they really enjoyed it, but one person complained about too much mustard seed in the sauce. Definitely you must try the waffle fries as an entree, they're great ! The ambience is very warm and welcoming. The drinks are great too. Minus one star mainly for very few menu items. Very nice place, very very nice food. Definitely come and visit if you're in the area.

A short stopover in Twizel and found this restaurant. Delicious smoked salmon chowder - so yummy. Braised beef cheek pasta is also suprising good with soft tender beef cheek on thick pasta. . Food : 4/5 Service : 4/5 Price : $$ Place : 3/5

The place was quite full when we reached there so we waited quite a while for our food to arrive. It's good that the waitress had informed us beforehand so the wait is fine. Very kind and friendly waitresses there. The place is very cosy and has a fireplace in it. Food is really good and we are all happy. The place is very easy to find coz there r only a handful of restaurants around

The owner was really generous and allowed my brother Pango to make a travelling piano concert there and gave us a dinner and beer. A salmon pizza and Burkes extra pale ale were delicious. Nice atmosphere and the staff was super friendly. Definitely a lovely place to visit in Twizel. Thanks!

Really good coffee, nice atmosphere, friendly staff. For lunch my friends ordered SFC fried chicken and the big breakfast which both looked delicious. I had the steak sammy (without onions) which was tasty but it had a lot of mustard and the piece of steak was thick and small. So I will definitely be back for the other options and the cabinet food looked good too.

We dropped in mid afternoon for a coffee, hot chocolate and muffin. All good with exceptional service. Decided to return in the evening for dinner and we were very happy with that decision, the Pizza was delicious. The atmosphere was great with live piano. Thanks Shawtys, if we're back in town we'll be sure to return.

Stumbled into this town for a quick bite and settled for Shawtys. It didn’t stick out like the nearby Hydro Cafe but the food it offers is exceptionally good. The way the food is plated also made me very happy. The staff are all very friendly and pleasant. Will come back again if I have a chance.

*Within expectations for dinner and breakfast food. Friendly staffs. *However price is high compared with other places in NZ, eg. CHCH, Blenheim and Nelson. *Excellent dessert! Apple and cinnamon wonton with ice cream is a must try!