Images courtesy of Black Estate Wines
About the restaurant
It's perfect for
a long lunch after a cellar door tasting or a group feast in the valley
You need to try
whatever's on the trust the chef menu that day
Look out for
the sweeping Southern Alps views from the dining room
Tucked into a rural hillside in the Waipara Valley, North Canterbury, Black Estate pairs Two Hat-awarded dining with organic, biodynamic wines and a setting genuinely connected to the land. Family-run despite the fine-dining polish, it often means a casual wine tasting right at your table before the meal starts. The kitchen leans on regeneratively grown estate beef and seasonal North Canterbury produce, running a nimble "trust the chef" menu that shifts constantly, occasionally featuring truffles hunted on-site during season, built to marry with the estate's own Chardonnays and Pinot Noirs.