Cuisine: American, Steakhouse
Price Point: Mains from $25 - $35+
Ranked: #5 of 91 restaurants in Christchurch
The original outpost of the legendary cafe-come-bar group, Lone Star Manchester Street specialises in mighty meat dishes, killer cocktails, and good vibes.
When Steve Ward and Tim Whelan founded it in 1988 they were on a mission to make restaurants fun and boy did they deliver. Think a classic party soundtrack, quirky menus featuring the likes of Stand By Your Lamb (slow-roasted lamb shoulder) and a hip team.
Enjoy grass-fed sirloin with buffalo chips (gluten-free fries are available) or free-range chicken topped with sweet, tangy cranberry salsa. Vegetarian and seafood lovers are well looked after too with a mouth-watering selection of dishes.
When it comes to drinks, you’ll be spoilt for choice. Choose from the best New Zealand wines & amp; craft beers, and don’t miss the world-famous frozen margaritas!
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Lone Star Manchester St
26 Manchester Street
Christchurch 8011
Open Hours:
Everyday 11.30am - 10pm
Phone: 03 365 7086
Website: www.lonestar.co.nz/restaurants/manchester-st/
Sample Menu *may not be current
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Reviews
Michelle Norman - dined at Lone Star Manchester St on 20 April 2019
With birthday glee plentiful, I was joined by my daughter and a friend at The Lone Star Manchester St. My offspring & I ambitiously attempted to conquer the Redneck Ribs (Tower) and my friend (riding shotgun) the Lassoo of Hog. We yammed down those meaty morsels covered in delcious sauces, chunky chips and freshious salad, but both the Rib Tower & the 450gm roll of Loin Pork proved victorious. It would take a Bronc buster with a mighty appetite to whoof down the lot, but it was a hoot trying! If you like a hearty, finger-licking plate of meat, then these are your dishes. The fine ladies serving, paid every heed & we left full as bulls!
Lu Regan - dined at Lone Star Manchester St on 10 April 2019
Exceptional dining experience with excellent service. The Paris Texas rib eye steak was simply divine with the onion jam & herb butter. Redneck ribs were delicious and portion sizes for both meals were huge. Will definitely be going back very soon!
Andrew Woodhouse - dined at Lone Star Manchester St on 27 October 2018
Amazing food and service, you cant go wrong dining here. It was my first time dining at Lonestar Manchester and I've already been back since, on both occasions the food was delicious and the staff helpful and welcoming. If you haven't been here before, definitely give it a go!
Greg Pearson - dined at Lone Star Manchester St on 10 October 2018
Decided to book a First Table for my birthday lunch. On a midday Friday we had the bar area all to ourselves. My original choice of main was a steak sandwich that had GFO next to it on the menu, but I was told that to make it gluten-free they removed the bread and added additional chips and salad. I felt that would be disappointing so I instead chose the Paris Texas. This was 300g of tender steak (cooked rare for me) covered in onion jam and drowning in a delicious herb butter surrounded by super fluffy buffalo wedges. I added a side of mushrooms, and my drink was a Bounty Hunter (a cocktail made with Malibu, Baileys, Creme de Cacao, and chocolate syrup). Our wonderful waitress Sam gave us excellent service and when she found out it was my birthday she put a candle on top of my pavlova dessert!
My friend had the Prawn Star, and we both came away very full and happy with our meals and the pleasant ambience. The First Table discount meant I was able to pick off the menu without price checking everything and that was a great treat for my birthday. So glad that Lone Star has come on board, and I'm planning to be back again soon with friends. Thanks!
Janelle McNeil - dined at Lone Star Manchester St on 14 September 2018
Amazing food, great service, great atmosphere! Always a wonderful experience.
Alyssa McCormack - dined at Lone Star Manchester St on 11 October 2019
First time visit with first table. Coming in at 5pm was wonderful. Food was lovely and service you couldn't fault.
chrissie merritt - dined at Lone Star Manchester St on 9 October 2019
Great service enjoyed the night highly recommend top service
Jacinda Tohill - dined at Lone Star Manchester St on 4 October 2019
Excellent Service, Food good and prices OK
Kirsty Ash - dined at Lone Star Manchester St on 28 September 2019
Staff were very friendly and helpful. Food was excellent. Very nice!
Hayley Lilley - dined at Lone Star Manchester St on 1 October 2019
Food and service were both fantastic as usual. 10/10. Cant wait to go back and try some of the different items on the menu!!
Cade Taikato-Wheeler - dined at Lone Star Manchester St on 29 September 2019
Absolutely the best steak in town. What a great night.
Robyn Bremner - dined at Lone Star Manchester St on 27 September 2019
Lovely place to eat, food came out quickly & was delicious. Our waitress was nice & friendly. Will definitely go back.
Gail McCann - dined at Lone Star Manchester St on 27 September 2019
I brought my best friend in with her sister and other best friend for her 21st birthday and was met with nothing but kindness and friendliness, the woman who served us (i didn't catch her name) was lovely and made us feel welcome and comfortable. We all got different food and enjoyed it very much, there was no issues at all and the food was great. Thanks for helping make my friends birthday special! I'll definitely be back :)
L.A Regan-Cooper - dined at Lone Star Manchester St on 24 September 2019
Was awesome the food was great the pudding was amazing and the service was very good loved my experience at lone star Thankyou
Korin Steedman - dined at Lone Star Manchester St on 17 September 2019
Dined at lonestar Manchester St. Always a family favourite and has never let us down. Food was plentiful and cooked to perfection as usual. Our steaks were cooked exactly to our liking. Will definately dine again
Laura Campbell - dined at Lone Star Manchester St on 12 September 2019
I have been eating at the lonestar for many years and the food has remained consistently good. I love the choices available and the good service and will continue to return there.
Virginia Batelaan - dined at Lone Star Manchester St on 11 September 2019
Great food and service, always our favorite restaurant
Jess Baty - dined at Lone Star Manchester St on 7 September 2019
Always a good reliable place to eat....you will never ever go home hungry.
Katherine Kinsman - dined at Lone Star Manchester St on 4 September 2019
We ordered 3 meals, desserts and drinks all were served promptly and tasted great. What made the dining experience stand out was the lovely waitress who was friendly and attentive. Thanks for a fab lunch Lone Star.
Sarah Jane - dined at Lone Star Manchester St on 5 September 2019
Lovely lunch with a nice warm atmosphere.
Linda Raper - dined at Lone Star Manchester St on 4 September 2019
Fabulous atmosphere and the service was very friendly and attentive! Would definitely return as the food was DELICIOUS! Outstanding visit all around, well done Lonestar Manchester!!
Suzzannah Andrew - dined at Lone Star Manchester St on 30 August 2019
We took our 2 wee boys here for dinner last night, the kids meals were HUGE and they loved them. We really enjoyed our meal to. Would definitely come back!
Julia Durie - dined at Lone Star Manchester St on 29 August 2019
went the extra mile to accommodate the special. needs of the group
george stockdill - dined at Lone Star Manchester St on 26 August 2019
delicious
Jie Wu - dined at Lone Star Manchester St on 23 August 2019
Food was great, wine and beer great as was the service in a lovely pub venue.
Alec Brooks - dined at Lone Star Manchester St on 22 August 2019
The venison and prawn star dishes were spot on. Lovely wait staff. Lone Star is a good old favourite in Christchurch.
Petra Marks - dined at Lone Star Manchester St on 23 August 2019
Great meal great staff great atmosphere love the moment recommend
Tania Bartley - dined at Lone Star Manchester St on 18 August 2019
Fantastic food, fantastic service
Chen Shi - dined at Lone Star Manchester St on 12 August 2019
Excellent service and food. Great portion size. I had never been for lunch before. Was impressed.
Justine Young - dined at Lone Star Manchester St on 9 August 2019
A Nice food and service!!
Brenda Lee - dined at Lone Star Manchester St on 8 August 2019
I love the Dixie chicken here and as usual it was excellent.
Thankyou
Heather Wilson - dined at Lone Star Manchester St on 7 August 2019
Amazing food as always lovely waitress who took the time to talk to us will be back!!
Katrina Millar - dined at Lone Star Manchester St on 24 July 2019
Wonderful meal as usual, our family loves going to the Manchester Street Lonestar for lunch or dinner. We'll be back!
Katie Calcroft - dined at Lone Star Manchester St on 3 August 2019
Very happy to dine in the place. Great service, great food, nice and cosy.
Adrian Ting - dined at Lone Star Manchester St on 2 August 2019
Fantastic as always! will be back again.
Shannon Baker - dined at Lone Star Manchester St on 23 July 2019
Very enjoyable. Great food and great service.
Heidi-Anne Hardy - dined at Lone Star Manchester St on 21 July 2019
Great family food and great service.
Jane finlayson - dined at Lone Star Manchester St on 18 July 2019
What a great atmosphere to have lunch in. Extremely good service from our waitress that looked after us really well and made sure the kids were happy to. Left her a lovely tip and message. I look forward to going there again.
Rosalie Mehlhopt - dined at Lone Star Manchester St on 12 July 2019
Waitress was so polite & friendly. Our meals were a really generous size & so tasty. Atmosphere was lovely to. Very good value for $$$. Will be back!
Annabel Catherine - dined at Lone Star Manchester St on 11 July 2019
Nice warm and cozy place to dine. Food is great! Staff are very friendly. Thank you!
A. Fernandez - dined at Lone Star Manchester St on 6 July 2019
Great food and great value with First Table. It definitely made it more affordable for us
Jacqueline Roberts - dined at Lone Star Manchester St on 2 July 2019
Awesome food, service and atmosphere. Always enjoy coming here.
Nicole Samuel - dined at Lone Star Manchester St on 1 July 2019
We were celebrating a friends special birthday with lunch at the Lone Star. We were all thrilled with a mixture of light meals. All tasty & a nice touch our friend was given an individual pav with berry could. Recommended by all 4 of us for a great get together.
Carol Humphreys - dined at Lone Star Manchester St on 3 July 2019
The most beautiful mushrooms
Larraine Swan - dined at Lone Star Manchester St on 2 July 2019
Food was delicious. Staff were attentive. Lonestar did amazing yet again
Amelia Filius - dined at Lone Star Manchester St on 24 June 2019
Always the best, staff were amazing, love the atmosphere and omg that country music at lunchtime on a Saturday is amazing, specially while sitting nxt to a gourgeous fire
DEB MOMO - dined at Lone Star Manchester St on 23 June 2019
As before the luncheon meals were great and plentiful. I had a prawn dish and my wife had salmon . For desserts we had pavlova and fruit and ice cream and Creme brûlée .
Kelvin Young - dined at Lone Star Manchester St on 22 June 2019
I've wanted to go to Lone Star in Manchester St for some time because of the great things I've heard about it, and finally made it yesterday. Loved the western country decor and music - reminded me of our time in Canada & the USA outside the hustle and bustle of city life. Waitress was real friendly and despite my healthy appetite we took home a doggy bag! Was unexpectedly treated with a free dessert because it was my birthday! Yummy! Thank you Lone Star.
Marie Brightwell - dined at Lone Star Manchester St on 19 June 2019
Great Lone Star experience, food and service were excellent
Shanon May - dined at Lone Star Manchester St on 15 June 2019
Thoroughly enjoyed our dining experience at Lone Star, food was amazing, great service friendly staff would definitely go back again.
The only thing is the parking situation other than that everything was great
Kellie O'Rafferty - dined at Lone Star Manchester St on 14 June 2019
This was a family outing and we all loved the food. The waitress was great and the service super.
EK Regan - dined at Lone Star Manchester St on 8 June 2019
My first experience with First Table and I absolutely loved it, already love Lone Star Manchester Street and to get 50% off the food was an excellent way to celebrate a couple of birthdays. Thanks
Jenny Band - dined at Lone Star Manchester St on 12 June 2019
Good service, good food thanks
Shaun Fitzgerald - dined at Lone Star Manchester St on 10 June 2019
This place never seems to disappoint. The staff are always amazing yhe food is always delicious. Took my mother there for lunch she enjoyed it also. Thanks guys
Marie Prangnell - dined at Lone Star Manchester St on 6 June 2019
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First time at Lone Star for lunch and it was fantastic. Had enquired about opening hours earlier in the day and the lovely lady who greeted us remembered my name! The attentiveness of both staff serving that day was extraordinary. The service for both drinks and food was excellent! My partner commented that it was the best steak he's had in a very long time, and even though there was minimal items on the plate, there was enough of everything to eat altogether right til the end. My salmon was beautifully cooked and the little salad and dressing complimented the fish without overpowering. The end result, two very full people left the restaurant with a rave review as we were totally impressed with everything! Would highly recommend and will definitely be returning!!