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Fuelling your adventure

Cardrona & Treble Cone Restaurants, Cafés & Bars

The cherry on top of your ski experience is the mountain of treats you’ll find across Cardrona and Treble Cone at our multiple eateries. We’re 100% free-range in all our cafés and restaurants. If you want to bring lunch and snacks, be aware there are no landfill bins, so we encourage you to 'pack-in and pack-out’, or better yet, bring your food in reusable containers!

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Cardrona Restaurants, Cafés & Bars

Cardrona has nine distinct restaurants, cafés and bars that are ready to satisfy every tastebud.

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Noodle Bar

Location: Upstairs from the Retail Store

Opening hours: 8am - 4pm, evening service Tuesday and Saturday

Offering: Lunch and dinner

Experience vibrant Asian fusion at its finest. Our fast, fresh menu features standout katsu curry, and seasonal specialties served in a stylish space with amazing views. A fast and quality place to grab breakfast and lunch.

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The Mezz

Location: Upstairs above Base Café

Opening hours: From 7.30am, evening service Wednesday, Friday, Sunday

Offering: Breakfast, lunch, après and dinner

The Mezz celebrates the finest local ingredients, our premium dining experience features an all-day small plate menu that can be shared or devoured individually, proudly collaborating with Cardrona distillery to offer cocktails that complement our dishes. Our approach is fresh and contemporary, honouring regional Flavors. Walk-ins are welcome, or you can Book a Table to make sure you're not disappointed.

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Captain's Pizzeria

Location: Captain's Basin, ski in via Shaun's Way and Highway 89 

Opening hours: 9.30am - 3.30pm

Offering: Fast, flavourful grab-and-go dining

This ski-in / ski-out eatery has some of the best views on the entire mountain, a fully stocked bar, and Cardrona-famous pizza! You'll also find pasta, sandwiches, and local Sanga's Pies. A Cardrona icon since 1986, there’s still no better place to enjoy an afternoon than in the sun on the pizzeria's deck.

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Base Café

Location: Downstairs in the main Base Building

Opening hours: 8am-4.30pm

Offering: Daily ‘mountain meals’

With plenty of savoury and sweet cabinet treats that keep energy levels up, Base Café is a great pit stop to fill up when you’re on the go. Grab a Sanga's pie, hot chips, salad or a homemade sandwich, all in compostable or recyclable packaging.

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Base Bar

Location: Downstairs between Base Café and rentals

Opening hours: 7.30am - 4.30pm

Offering: Barista coffee, smoothies and bagels

Base Bar is our offering of delicious and healthy food that’s great to have in, or on the go. As a completely meat-free eatery, you can easily grab a breakfast bagel in the morning and sit down for a poke bowl and a beer for lunch.

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Vista Bar

Location: Top of McDougall's Chondola 

Opening hours: 10.30am - 3.30pm

Offering: Champagne, craft beer, ganache hot chocolate and cheese boards

When you’re hopping off McDougall's Chondola, take a break at the iconic Vista Bar. Grab a well-deserved glass of Mumm champagne, pull up a beanbag and watch the skiers and riders go by. Stop at the famous Cardrona Swing and make sure to get a photo of you with the Whakatipu Basin backdrop.

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Little Meg

Location: By the Valley View carpark

Opening hours: From 8am

Offering: Delicious hot coffees, snacks, and ice-cold tap beers

Little Meg is a real find, and a local favourite because of its prime position next to the Valley View Chairlift. Stop in for a barista-made coffee and a toasted sandwich before heading directly to the slopes but remember to grab an après beverage on your way out.

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The Lounge

Location: Base Area, across the courtyard 

Opening hours: 8am - 4.30pm

Offering: Barista coffee, soups, and cabinet sweet and savoury snacks

The Lounge is the perfect spot to recline and watch the slopes with a morning brew or an afternoon beverage! Find local wine, craft beer, spirits, delicious sweet and savoury treats, and an amazing view from the slope side deck.

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Carol’s

Location: Cardrona Courtyard 

Opening hours: 11am - 4.20pm (weather permitting)

Offering: Tasty snacks and lollies

Carol’s food truck is named after the longstanding member of the whānau and absolute legend Carol Little. Swing by for some tasty snacks with a side of outstanding energy, and heaps of fun.

Treble Cone Restaurants, Cafés & Bars

With a range of fresh, delicious dining options available you can choose a quick refuelling stop or a leisurely lunch at several on-mountain locations.

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The View

Location: The top of Home Basin Express 

Opening hours: 10.30am - 3pm (weather permitting)

Offering: Local craft beers, fresh pizza & hot chips

Arguably, the café with the best view in New Zealand, The View is the perfect spot to relax in comfort while taking in the breathtaking panoramic views that surround you. Offering a variety of pizza options, along with a selection of beverages, it's an ideal place to refuel and refresh.

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TC Bar

Location: In the base building

Opening hours: 11am - 4pm

Offering: all day snacks, real fruit ice cream, full range of local alcoholic beverages

Enjoy a variety of tasty bar snacks, available from 11am all the way through to après-ski, perfect for refuelling after a day on the slopes. Treat yourself to a poke bowl or bar snacks and remember the service window to the platter.

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TC Café

Location: In the base building

Opening hours: 8am - 4pm

Offering: A swift but tasty refuel

Refuel with TC's mountain meals, complemented by a range of soft drinks and local alcoholic beverages. Enjoy fresh wraps or indulge in crowd-favourite pies and fries. Complete your experience with popular New Zealand snacks, all served in compostable packaging.

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Après Bar and Food

Après in Wānaka is your go-to spot for relaxed dining, whether you're looking for a quick snack or a leisurely meal. Offering classic wood-fired pizza, sharing plates, and a variety of snacks, it's the perfect place to unwind with local craft beer and Central Otago wines. With gluten and dairy-free options available, Après caters to everyone, making it an ideal stop for mountain-goers and locals alike.

Opening Hours: 

Après Bar and Restaurant is open daily, 3pm - late for the winter season.

Find us at 50 Cardrona Valley Road, Wānaka.

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Sustainability Projects

What We're Doing

Our waste reduction has been underway for over ten years! It began in 2013, when we decided to remove plastic packaging from pies, saving more than 24,000 plastic packets reaching landfill each year. Here’s what we’ve been up to since then:

  • 2014 - We removed all plastic straws.

  • 2017 - We removed single use plastic from food and beverage outlets.

  • 2018 - We partnered with Wastebusters Wānaka and suppliers to return uniform to charity for donation and repurposing.

  • 2020 - Plastic bottles were eliminated from both Cardrona and Treble Cone saving 52,000 plastic bottles going to landfill every year.

  • 2021 - We removed landfill bins from both mountains, plastic packaging from fresh produce and implemented a Tupperware return system.

  • 2021 - Base Bar at Cardrona went plant-based and all confectionaries had to have compostable packaging.

  • 2022 – We removed cardboard slides from Captain's Pizzeria, eliminating 20,000 units per year.

  • 2023 – We introduced oil filtration at Captain's; began collecting old oil for bio-diesel, and removed the soft drink glass range.

  • 2024 – We installed post-mix systems at Captain's, saving over 3,000kg of soft drink cans from transport via groomer. We also introduced composting at Captain's, saving 2,000kg of food scraps and coffee grinds from being transported by groomer.

  • 2025 - We switched to Freshlink for supply of local bulk dry story products, which were supplied in reusable bins which we return each week. Year to date we have removed 924 soft plastic packs from landfill which equates to around 20kg.

  • 2026 - We installed post-mix systems into Treble Cone Café, watch this space!

As an industry that relies on cold temps, we know we’re vulnerable to climate change, but also a contributor. We’ve developed a greenhouse gas calculation tool working together with all other New Zealand ski areas. We are also:

  • Providing free shuttles up the mountain roads to reduce car emissions.

  • Encourage carpooling with specific carpooling pickup spots along the mountain roads.

  • Invested in a modern grooming fleet that are diesel-electric.

  • Invested in modern snowmaking and transport which is more diesel-efficient, or are hybrids.

  • We have enrolled on the Toitu Carbon Reduce Programme to make serious steps towards reducing carbon emissions.

  • We plan to reduce our gross carbon and/or our intensity by 2027, from our base year measurement, and reduce emissions by 30% by 2030.

  • Qualmark Gold certified.

One of our top priorities is restoring and regenerating the life force of the maunga. The Plant a Seed Project at Cardrona and Treble Cone replenishes the native plant and tree species, creating habitats for birds, invertebrates and reptiles. Our commitment: repairing the damage done, enhancing the natural, native landscape, and reducing our carbon footprint.

  • Establishing a compost facility at Cardrona.

  • Nurturing a worm farm at Treble Cone to turn our organic waste into valuable compost.

  • Using our compost which we then use in our Plant a Seed Projects, closing the cycle of waste.

  • Over 13,000 native plants planted across both Cardrona and Treble Cone.

Removing predators from the maunga goes hand in hand with our Plant a Seed programme, it’s our way of creating a truly biodiverse environment that is safe for native species to thrive.

  • Help our native species thrive at Treble Cone and Cardrona and join us to assist Predator Free 2050.

  • Encouraging vulnerable native species thrive, like the kārearea, native plantlife, and invertebrates.

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"Delicious lunch"

Delicious lunch when you need it the most. Great service btw, everyone is so friendly at The Mezz 😄.

Zhenya Lee-Johnson

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Frequently
Asked Questions

Cardrona has several eateries as well as an à la carte restaurant, Mezz, located upstairs from Base Café. At Mezz, there is table service as well as a licensed bar.

Join us for après at Cardrona! Grab a drink at Base, Captain’s, or Little Meg for a supply of local and craft beer and wine options. If you’re staying in Wānaka, catch up with friends and spin a yarn about your day up the hill at our off-mountain bar and restaurant Après – 50 Cardrona Valley Road.

There are plenty of veggie, vegan and healthy options to choose from at Cardrona and Treble Cone. Base Bar at Cardrona is entirely vegetarian.

You’re welcome to bring your lunch to both mountains, we have refilling hot water pots. However, remember that Cardrona and Treble Cone are both landfill-free. That means our bins only accommodate recyclable or compostable waste. If you bring landfill waste with you, you’ll need to take it away with you, too. Or better yet, bring all your food in reusable containers!

You can book a table online for The Mezz at Cardrona - bookings will open closer to the season!

All other on-mountain restaurants are walk-in only.

All our cafés and restaurants, at both Cardrona and Treble Cone, are card-only and do not accept cash.

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