The Thistle Inn

03/06/2026

Matariki at the Thistle 🌙

Gather your people and join us for an evening of shared kai, warm hospitality, and connection around the table at Thistle Inn.

On Thursday 9 July, we’ll be serving a specially curated four-course set menu inspired by the spirit of Matariki - designed for slowing down, sharing stories, and enjoying good company.

Expect generous seasonal dishes, family-style dining, and a cosy winter evening in the Main Bar.

Four courses - $79pp
Thursday 9 July | From 6:30pm
Minimum booking of two guests

Bookings via the link below 🍷

Celebrate Matariki at Thistle Inn with a four-course shared set menu designed for connection, hospitality, and great company.

03/06/2026

Who says Christmas only comes once a year? 🎄

Our Mid-Winter Christmas menu is now available at The Thistle Inn.

Three courses of seasonal favourites, Christmas pudding, pavlova, and of course, mulled wine to keep the Wellington chill at bay.

Whether it's a catch-up with friends, a team lunch, or an excuse to celebrate something, we've got your winter feast sorted.

✨ $70pp for three courses
🍷 Add mulled wine for $12

Available throughout June & July.

Book via:
📧 [email protected]

27/05/2026

Next week, Wednesdays with Munro returns to The Thistle Inn 🇫🇷✨

For this special French evening, our chefs have created a two-course French set menu, with a glass of bubbly on arrival.

Live music from 7pm in the Main Bar.

Bookings are essential - flick us an email at [email protected]

12/05/2026

Mid-Winter Christmas at The Thistle Inn ✨

A three-course menu designed for the season - warm, generous, and made to be shared.

Think winter classics, mulled wine, and long lunches or dinners with good company.

Three courses | $70pp
+ mulled wine for a discounted cost of $12pp 🍷
Available throughout June & July.

Bookings via email:
[email protected]

28/04/2026

We’re opening especially for Mother’s Day ✨

A relaxed Sunday lunch with live jazz, good food, and time to celebrate Mum.

Mums dine free when joining a table of four or more guests ordering a main.

Sunday 10 May | 12-3pm
Bookings recommended.

Contact us at [email protected]

02/03/2026

Since 1840.

The Thistle has always been a place to gather - for stories 📖, for conversation, for a quiet drink 🍷, or a long lunch that turns into the afternoon.

Some things change.
Some things don’t.

Still here.

24/02/2026

Like the Thistle itself, some things never go out of style 🍰

Finished with care, served with pleasure.
Meet you at the Thistle 🍽️

20/02/2026

Good food, thoughtfully done ☀️

Open for lunch and dinner, six days a week.
Meet you at the Thistle 🍽️

16/02/2026

Poured properly 🍺

Perfect for the “one” on the way home -
or a few more.
We’ll be seeing you 🍻

10/02/2026

They joined us during the Jazz Festival - it went down so well, we’ve brought them back 🎶

This month’s Jazz Band of the Month celebrates the music of Nat King Cole, drawing on the early King Cole Trio sound of the 1940s. Timeless jazz in the main bar.

🗓 Friday 20 February
🕖 From 7pm

Dining room bookings available before the show.

Meet you at the Thistle 🍸