The Craypot

Fantastic fish and chips at the driveable end of South Westland, the Craypot serves up batter fresh Kai with friendly, warm hospitality. The bright orange building is iconic:- would make a detour just for nice photos

Worth the drive to Jackson Bay! Delicious fresh food, great prices for wine and a cute caravan to sit in. A real vibe of homeliness and wanting to share good food. The famous salad was awesome with grilled prawns, and the seafood basket was also delicious. If you are in the area, it's worth it.

No regrets coming here. We had hot drinks since the weather was foggy, so satisfied and cozy. Many drinks selections, the staff was so helpful on presenting the choice of drinks. The fish chocolate was so cute i can say that they really pay attention to little details. Cool decorations. For the savory we had fish of the day and chips, mussel cream garlic sauce and seafood chowder. All great and soooo fresh. Love the fish batter really enjoy the dish, side salad was refreshing too! Huge portion, i wish to order one more but too full already. Their soup and cream sauces well well seasoned. Great meal🥹 love the experience here. All staff was so nice, hope you’re all doing well :)

Food was delicious and lovely friendly people. View is amazing. Take your insect repellent.

OMG ! I wasn't suppose to go to Jackson bay but a change in my road trip and so I had enough time to go there and what a nice discovery!! Jackson Bay was really cute, with nice little walk, BUT the most beautiful thing is the Craypot ! Little restaurant with a beautiful view, the welcoming is warm & really nice ! And the food... YUMMY !! I had some shrimp fritters and it was sooo good that I ordered an other plate ! Thanks for this beautiful moment there 🙏🏼☀️

Such a peaceful surrounding, we arrived to jackson bay with a view to die for and we had such a great weather too. The craypot opens at 11am and we arrived at 10am so had time to walk around and enjoy the surroundings. We walked along the pier and looked into the beautifully clear waters and walked around the grounds of the oldest building that was first built, although only a chimney breast left the history is absorbing. The craypot had no crayfish and was disappointed with this, but had the garlic prawns and a bowl of chips, it was so delicious and was so worth the 45 minute drive into jackson bay. Will definitely be visiting again.

We had a wonderful meal here. The fish was perfectly cooked in a nice light batter and the Seafood chowder had heaps of seafood in it. I highly recommend taking the drive to Jackson's Bay!

I traveled from Queenstown to try the food at this restaurant, and I wasn't wrong. I found a family restaurant where the food is just like home, the service is personalized, and the people who serve are very friendly, especially the youngest member of the family. We appreciate the attention and recommend this place 100%. You won't regret it.

This place is literally at the end of road. There are no roads beyond this just the forest until you get to Fiordlands National Park. It's a long hour drive from the Haast and Route 6 which takes you north to Fox Glacier or west to Wanaka. The drive is beautiful and we were lucky to be there on a sunny fall day. Before you go make sure to check the sign at Haast. It's a small one on the left right by the gas station. That will let you know if the place is open. It's tiny with maybe four tables and even though the website says it is open 11-4pm the hours seem pretty irregular. This is a small single wide trailer with a kitchen on the side, picnic benches outside and a few tables inside. Also make sure to wear long sleeves and pants and have bug repellent on because this place is awash with sandflies. In our case we got there super excited to discover the restaurant was closed for the season. So sad but glad to get out here. We hear the crayfish are just extraordinary. They are literally fresh off the boat. So before you go make sure to call or watch for that sign.