Backbencher Pub & Cafe

A great pub with nice,classic food and good vibes.

I wish this place wasn’t so dark. I avoid it in summer for this exact reason, however, popped in one day as the nearby pubs where completely full. I was pleasantly surprised at how good the food was. If it was a brighter more welcoming interior, I would make this place my local.

The food is excellent and the atmosphere is really cool with plastic heads of famous NZ politicians. They have a good wine list as well.

This place felt like a college bar and had a delightful ambience and setting. My wife and I were quite pleased with the home fries, risotto and the refreshing beer, which proved to be a great respite after our long walk in the afternoon sun. A number of football fans had gathered here for the screening of a local league game, which made the atmosphere extremely lively and very English-like.

Handy location being right across the road from Parliament. I love the policilital themed meals and puppets. Very good wine and beer menu.