Book Online

Welcome to Church Hill Boutique Lodge & Restaurant

Church Hill Restaurant Limited is a proudly New Zealand owned and operated business that offers fully hosted accommodation and dining on Stewart Island, New Zealand. We have an emphasis on fresh local produce, homemade and prepared to order.

Your hosts are Deanne and Chris Sara, who re-established Church Hill Restaurant & Oyster Bar in 2012 and Church Hill Boutique Lodge & Restaurant in 2017.

"For us, it is all about our island and the experience we want our guests to take away with them."

Situated on the hill by the church we offer our guests wonderful views of the bay, the outer islands and the best of Stewart Island.

Church Hill is currently closed for the 2020-21 season. We will reopen around October 2021

We are currently taking lodge bookings for next season so please contact us should you want to stay. Our restaurant will cater primarily for the lodge guests next season and all lodge guests will have a table reserved at the restaurant each evening.

Other restaurant booking will only be taken on the day if there is availability.

See our Accommodation Options

Foveaux | Church Hill

Foveaux

  • 1
  • 2
NZD$595

The room looks out upon the Foveaux Strait, hence the name.

Discover More Book Now
Read More

Kamahi

  • 1
  • 2
NZD$595

Kamahi is named for it Kamahi tree frontage and location of the Church Hill site

Discover More Book Now
Read More

Tokoeka

  • 1
  • 2
NZD$595

Tokoeka is the Maori name for the Stewart Island, or Rakiura, kiwi.

Discover More Book Now
View More

What we offer at Church Hill

Dining

Dining is more than just eating

KNOW MORE

Accommodation

You deserve the best!

KNOW MORE

Our Food

Food that's homemade and local.

KNOW MORE

What our other guests had to say

Not being in our first youth we were not off hiking through the bush but needed to enjoy Stewart Island closer to home. Our hosts Deanne and Chris picked us up and dropped us back at the Flight Centre despite both being outside our booking time and had also arranged our Rental Car. Deanne is a...

Solita2016, TripAdvisor

"Friendly front of house, great views, excellent food from the region, starting with seafood chowder (a favourite & well done), mussel fritters, then a superb main of blue cod & another of NZ lamb."

Noelene B

"Superb! I had heard good things about this restaurant and was not disappointed. The food was amazing. I had lamb rack which melted in my mouth and the roasted vegetables were cooked to perfection.Dessert was a Brulee and was exquisite! I would highly recommend this restaurant. Lovely decor...

Read More Reviews