Flames on 40 Restaurant Bar

A most enjoyable dinner out
Great food, wonderful service
Some rather dramatic food presentation when the Flintstone steak was lit

We booked this last minute (well... last 36 minutes) when we decided we need to go out for a nice meal.
We were greeted by the team and seated straight away. Unfortunately our table was next to a door, which was opened every few minutes, so we asked if we could sit somewhere else. The team was super friendly, moved our drinks over to another table.
The menu looked great, good choice of food and drinks. Our meals came out quite fast and tasted great. I recommend the chicken starter! We usually don't go all out but seeing that we made great savings, we had a starter and a main each! And it was still a cheap meal! We ended up with the chicken and the salmon starter; then the ribs and the lamb shank for mains. The only critique I can give is the salmon had quite a bit of acidity in the meal and needed something else to balance it out, but the bread it came with was amazing!
The team at Flames is amazing! I only looked at our main waitresses name tag, Justice; she's amazing! So lovely! The others were great too :)
Anyway... great dinner out! Thanks team at Flames and First Table.

Excellent food and Excellent service well recommend

Could not find any fault with anything ,atmosphere,friendly staff and good food

The menu is spectacular. So many delicious options and we plan to go back to try some more. Lovely service, was great for a family dinner out. Desserts are amazing too. Highly recommend.

Enjoyed every course, fresh, delicious food. Would dine again.

Always have a pleasant dining experience at Flames. Food is very good and always well cooked. Kids feel very welcome and staff always extremely friendly.

The roast was good (beef cooked to perfection), my only constructive feedback being that the yorkshire pud and roasties could be a bit crispier.

Overall, a very good family meal out, thank you!

Great service
Roast pork with plenty of crackling
Lasagne was great too
Still had room for desert
Crumble and ginger steamed pudding
Both generous sizes

Haven’t Been to flames this year - great welcoming service and surprised restaurant already had 4-5 tables already full when we turned up at 5.30 pm. Food excellently presented and very nice.
Our table of 4 all left happy - tiramisu excellent as was steak.
Thank you

We were given a warm welcome with very attentive staff throughout the evening. The fish meal and Steaks were very tasty, the chicken meal was breast on the bone which was slightly dry and awkward to eat, the staff were very apologetic and did offer to change it. We will be back soon.

Lovely cosy relaxed evening beside the fire. Great food and friendly service. Perfect for a chilly winters night.

First time there. Staff were welcoming.
Food good but sides for rib eye steak were on the small side; a man with a healthy appetite would be left wanting.
Table service excellent! Friendly and engaging.
Overall a good experience.

Arrived to a lovely warm room as it was a very cold evening. The meals were hot and a plentiful serving. My spare ribs were delicious and had plenty of meat on them. The staff were friendly and helpful. We weren't made to feel we had to leave once finished
And all round good experience once again
Diane

This has got to be the best restaurant I've been to in Nelson. Definitely the first I have liked enough to have a dessert as well.
To start with, service was great. Hosts were so accommodating. One young lady in particular. Pencils and colouring in were provided for our little guy. Atmosphere was warm and cosy and the restaurant felt clean. We had duck spring rolls, ribs and pulled pork for starters. Everything has its own flare that worked so well, the ribs weren't Just ribs and the pork wasn't just pork either.
For mains we had venison, stonegrill steak and morrocan chicken. Again, everything was well cooked, well seasoned and not plain at all. Venison was a perfect medium.
We all stayed for dessert and had ginger and caramel steamed pudding, feigoa and apple crumble and ice cream Sundays.
I really would recommend this restaurant to anyone. And I have. We will be back.
Thank you so much.

Fantastic meal Fantastic staff not rushed made to feel welcome.
Can highly recommend the Lamb Shank A+++
Will differnately be going back recommending to friends.

A friend and I dined at this restaurant last night and were really impressed. The service was excellent, the food was delicious and overall we were really happy with our experience. The staff were attentive and fun. Highly recommend. Will definitely revisit!

Excellent evening of food and wine. Early dining to go to the theatre so the food was prompt and great quality and quantity

good atmosphere and great food. good choices of food/ will be back

We thoroughly enjoyed our dining experience - the staff were friendly and welcoming, and we all enjoyed our food selections. The buttermilk onion rings were delicious! The lamb shanks were lovely and tender. Our server Marcia was outstanding! We will certainly be back.

Amazing food! Will definitely go back again.

Had a great meal at Flames on 40 in Nelson booked through 1st table. Staff were friendly and provided a great service. Went out of their way to meet allergy needs. The dining room is in 2 halves separated by a clubland of stairs and we had the upper bit to ourselves while the in-house guests had the downstairs so it was lovely and quiet. Would highly recommend.

Staff were amazing and so was the food and wine!

We had a lovely meal and the Pumpkin Gnocchi was delicious

This is certainly our favourite restaurant in Nelson. The service and atmosphere are excellent. Justice and Nikora the wait staff were tops. The menu is superb, the presentation and the food is just exceptional. The fillet steak was cooked to perfection and then the cheesecake. This was the nicest cheesecake i have ever been presented with or tasted. The whole experience was unfaultable. The upstairs seating is the nicest if you are wanting quietness and a place to talk. Thank you for a lovely meal out.

Great service, superb food, friendly, unobtrusive attentive wait staff. Definitely recommended and will go again!!

As per usual the staff were absolutely amazing and the food was superb. Cant wait to go back next week for a family birthday dinner. Thanks guys

The restaurant was bright, warm and spotless with a lovely gas, log fire going which gave a lovely atmosphere. The service was excellent. The food we ordered was of a very high standard in presentation and taste. The steak was served to perfection. If this is maintained we just could not fault this restaurant, food or presentation. Outstanding. Thank you.

Great food and atmosphere! Will definitely be back!

Wonderful night out with friends, great service and food

Can't say enough about the service and food - Excellent!!

Good food and good service.

Very good food pleasant surroundings and friendly staff will go,again.

From the time we walked in the door till we left made to feel welcome. Excellent customer service.
Meal was awesome, not rushed at all, all fresh ingredients.
A great evening, at our pace.

Great food staff were awesome and interactive would definitely recommend

Great service and delicious food.
Had trouble deciding what to have as there are so many tasty choices on the menu.
Had the Moroccan Chicken it was divine!
Really friendly staff,will definitely return next time I am in Nelson

The food and service were amazing! Compliments to the chef.
Kathy

it was the second time I have dined there and once again, the food was absolutely stunning.
Great presentation of the food and the taste and quality is amazing.
Staff again were friendly and helpful and fun
This is now my favourite restaurant and I would happily go back again and again.
Love the seating in front of the bar to sit and relax after the meal, felt like being in a hotel lobby, which is always a good feeling, like being on holiday.
I would recommend this restaurant to everybody and I look forward to my next meal there

Honestly we have been in NZ for 7 months now and this is the best service we have ever had in any restaurant we have ever been too. Not too mention the food was amazing! I had the rib eye and it was cooked to perfection and my boyfriend had the lamb shank which was also perfect

Great restaurant clean, nice and tidy. Staff was also amazing. Food was ok.

We (family of 4) dined at Flames on Forty on Friday night - initially we were the first ones in the restaurant but it very quickly filled up. Our waiter Nikora was first class - very patient and engaging with our children. He never once made us feel rushed and he engaged in conversation with us. The head waiter - a lady but I didn’t get her name - was also fantastic. Checking everyone was happy (all tables) and how they were enjoying their meals. We will be back and will definitely recommend Flames on Forty. Thank you

What a great dining experience! The staff were so welcoming and attentive while at the same time giving us our privacy to enjoy our meal. The food was well presented and so tasty! We will definitely be back!

Friendly Staff nicely laid out modern dining room. Food size and quality very good. Would visit again.

A great experience. Good quality food. Waiter fixed an error quickly. Friendly service with good atmosphere.

This was my first time at this restaurant as not from Nelson. The service was amazing. The waitress was so friendly and helpful which helped make our experience so much better. The food was hot, delicious and full of flavour. It was a really nice touch to add the bowl of water for rinsing hands after eating the ribs.
Thank you for a very pleasant dining experience.

This Restaurant is a Hidden Gem !! I always thought it was only Open for House Guests. High Class in all aspects! Excellent Variety on the Menu and The Best Service I've had in a long time. Great Wine List with non exuberant prices. We ordered Gnocchi, Salt and Pepper Calamari, Seafood Chowder and Lamb Shanks. All Superb!! And The Kids Menu was Brilliant; we chose the Option of the "Fun Pack" which had a great variety of Kids Meals, A Dessert; a Drink, and a Puzzle/Colouring Pack with Stickers. Happy Kids !! Happy Mum : ) All the Service Team were Professional and Fun !! Thanks : )

We had a wonderful meal at Flames on 40, the staff were friendly and very helpful with altering the dishes to sit an allergy. The meals were not too small but not so big that we couldn't fit in one of their delicious deserts. A great dining experience.

Amazing service and delicious food.

Being a visitor to Nelson it was great to come to first table dining. Will be back in 4 weeks. Hope there will be a place for us

Staff were very friendly & efficient. Menu had a lot of yummy looking options. The food we order was so tasty & very generous serving sizes. Great value for money to. We will definitely be back again!

Refreshingly good: well balanced and skillfully designed menu, dishes not too big, beautifully presented. Thoroughly recommended. Without First Table, would still recommend.