La Capilla Restaurant

The service and food were absolutely outstanding. We cannot recommend highly enough. Beautiful outdoor seating available. A definite must to visit.

I had the most wonderful evening dining here with my partner to celebrate my birthday. The food was outstanding, the House Smoked Salmon I had as an Entrée was to die for.
Staff are very attentive and knowledgeable and were helpful with my dietary requirements.
Thanks team La Capilla was such a treat to eat beautifully prepared food after not dining out for over 6 months due to health reasons.
I highly recommend this restaurant especially for a special occasion and would love to come for lunch next time.

Yet again an outstanding evening of food and wine. We took some Australian friends to dine at La Capilla and they were very impressed and can't wai to go back again. The variety of food produced was first class and had wonderful flavours. How this place is not full every night I have no idea.

Lovely venue with a good menu choice. The meals were beautifully presented and cooked to perfection. The service received from the wait staff was actually the best I've experienced in the Nelson region. Highly recommended.

This was the third time we have dined there and once again, the food was absolutely stunning. Great presentation of the food, and the taste and quality is amazing not to mention the size of some of the servings. ( I had the Eggplant special as entree, salad included). Staff once again were very friendly and attentive. All added up to a very enjoyable and satisfying evening

Absolutely first-class food, wine and total experience! This is an exceptional restaurant and we love eating here.

My friend and I had a wonderful meal. The food was delicious, and the attentive service and lovely surroundings contributed to a special night out. Thank you.

Delicious food and great service. Best choice in Richmond by far.

Yet another outstanding meal at one of Nelson's best kept secrets. The food was of a very high level the tuna main was cooked perfectly and oused class. The lamb rump was pink and again just melted away. This Chef must be easily one of the best in Nelson. Can't wait for my next visit.

Superb degustation menu; all food beautifully prepared and presented + excellent service. We have dined at La Capilla on a number of occasions and the food has always been exceptional - rate it as the best restaurant in Nelson with the bonus of being set in a beautiful historic church. We’ll be back!!

We had an unconventional meal, 2 entrees and a dessert. They were very obliging, the service was great and the food fantastic. We will definitely be returning.

We loved dining at La Capilla. There aren't many places in Nelson where you can get a fabulous 5 course meal. We will be back!

Great food and great atmosphere, with live spanish/baroque guitar. Food beautifully cooked and presented with lovely fresh flavours

Graeme & Chrissy

Delicious as always and my favourite restaurant in Nelson hands down !!

Good food and service once again thank you!

Very quiet restaurant and in a little cottage-like building in the country. Really enjoyed the good and the service, would only recommend a better wine selection!

As always great food and friendly service at La Capilla.
Would highly recommend.

This was our first time using first table. At La Capilla the food was delicious and the environment cosy. Wait staff were friendly and non intrusive.
Overall a wonderful experience.

Simply beautiful food. Love the flavours, preparation. Everything was so nice!

The food was fantastic! Most amazing flavors and the steaks were perfectly cooked. We really enjoyed our evening.

We came here for my birthday really enjoyed the food it was beautiful and so tasty. The service was great polite speedy and helpful. I reccomend the duck it was cooked really nice. Thanks again and we will be back

This was our first time using First Table and it has proved to be a wonderful initiative! We booked our weekly 'date night' dinner as La Capilla had good reviews on Google especially for a romantic experience. We were not disappointed. On arrival we were greeted very friendly and professionally and seated close to a beautiful warm fire place. This was perfect as it was raining this night. The waitress was very curious and attentive, but never bothering us. They had a 'special of the day' priced very reasonably which we took as our starter. The dish was beautifully assembled with flavours of Tamarillo and chili sorbet complimenting the Gurnard fish. For mains we had the Lamb and Ribeye. The lamb cutlets had a delicious grilled flavour set on lentils and Bulgar wheat with a soft curried flavour. The Ribeye was a large portion perfectly prepared and accompanied by a smokey crisp potato croquette the size of my palm. To finish the meal we had to choose between 4 dessert options, but being so full already we shared the Cremé Brule. Any French chef would have given it a 5/5, but the trophy on this dessert was the strawberry sorbet. The texture was smooth and creamy and bursting with flavour. I would go back just for that!
The restaurant was quiet being a midweek night, but cozy. It would be nice to have cushions on the chairs as they are wooden and becomes rather hard after an hour or 2.
We will definitely be back to try more of the chef's wonderful creations, especially in summer when you can sit outside in the sunshine. Well done!
Odette&Arthur Petzold

Food was tasty but some strange flavour combinations, trying to mix Spanish and Japanese flavours....
Very expensive with small servings. There are plenty of better restaurants in Nelson that don't charge half as much...

Delicious as always !

An excellent dining experience at La Capilla. We opted for the degustation menu. We were not disappointed! The smoked pumpkin soup and home baked rolls were delicious. The second course was outstanding with a surprising tamarillo/chilli sorbet. The Ox cheek, pan fried fish, and lamb rump were tasty and beautifully presented, all with creative sauces and fresh, local ingredients. The green tea cream cheesecake was a sensational final. Thanks to Rie and her colleagues for top class service. La Capilla is definitely the best local restaurant in this price range. Highly recommended.

Wonderful food, maybe the best in the Nelson area. You could taste how fresh and well prepared everything was. Well trained and highly experienced chef, and it shows. Full prices rival the more expensive places in town, but at first table prices, this is hard to beat! Plus, the old chapel atmosphere felt special (and quiet, unlike some other noisy bistros). We'll be back for sure!

We had the five course Degustation menu for $59 each. Interesting flavours and tried things that I wouldn’t usually order.

This is a delightful local restaurant with delicious meals & fabulous service. The Spanish guitarist was also excellent & added to the ambiance. All in all a very positive dining experience.

Service was great, food tasted amazing and so nicely presented

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Food was beautifully presented as usual. Service was ok - obviously one waitress was learning and was being incredibly particular to get our order right which is both good and a tad annoying. I always enjoy the peaceful atmosphere at La Capilla, but it was Friday night and there was guitarist playing. He was good but at times was too loud for us to enjoy our conversation.

Beautiful meal and superb, friendly and welcoming service. Cannot recommend this restaurant highly enough.
Home made bread, perfectly cooked and beautifully presented food, the best ever creme brûlée. Thank you for a memorable evening.

Quiet and cosy, great atmosphere. We loved the food and the guitar was amazing!

Fabulous dinner. The food is incredible, the staff is lovely, and we were cosy sitting by the fire. Highly recommend ... you won’t be disappointed.

Great food. Good atmosphere .Great staff.

Dining at La Capilla 2nights ago, proved to be most enjoyable as always. We have been to this beautiful restaurant several times before, when we’re travelling through Nelson and it’s always a highlight of our trip. The ambience, the service and the beautifully presented,delicious food all make for a very special dining experience.

Great service and excellent food.

Lovely setting, nice and warm on a cold winter's night and delightful degustation menu. My only suggested inprovement is to add a little more vegetable with the degustation menu as it is quite meaty.

Just amazing food next to a warm open fire. Highly recommend this secret restaurant.

Beautiful restaurant, amazing food and excellent service. We had the degustation menu and we enjoyed every course. Would highly recommend. One of the best restaurants in Nelson!

The food was outstanding and the service was great thanks. We’ll be back.

Just wonderful creative food exciting wine list and flawless service. My favourite restaurant in the region by far

Favourite Nelson restaurant by far. Always leave content and happy. Food is delicious!

This is our second visit and we were just as thrilled with our dining experience as the first time. The waitress was attentive without being intrusive. The duck and steak both cooked to perfection. I even got to try a brand new dessert, coffee and whiskey mouse, can't remember the name but it was devine and served so beautifully. The atmosphere is cosy and feels intimate. Absolutely love La Capilla

Beautifully presented, delicious food. The Degustation menu was a birthday present and definitely met our expectations. Thank you Chef.

The atmosphere in this historical building is charming! Cosy and romantic. The service was old school (just how I like it) and the food was very thoughtfully plated and delicious. The menu has something for everyone and we will be back again. Thank you for your hospitality.

Great value fine dining quality. Varied choice of food freshly cooked and well presented. The Chef is right on top of his game and you would go a long way to dine with such variety and quality in Nelson. Venue is an historic converted Chapel with rimu floors and a depth of wood finishing.

Interesting menu followed by exquisite dishes served by attentive and knowledgeable staff. Cozy venue allowed us to hear flamenco guitar maestro Miles Jackson matching his music to the Spanish style cuisine. A memorable dinner occasion thanks Take and your team.

Four of us totally enjoyed our meals at LA Capilla last week. The combination of food was beautiful and we will go back for sure . Will have to, as want to try other dishes that looked so good too. The Duck was beautifully tender and beetroot with it was perfect. Great chef there.

This experience far exceeded my expectations! I have a gluten allergy and was over the moon to discover that EVERY desert on the menu was gluten free.
My main was the duck; just amazing. My partner chose the steak and was equally pleased. Thank you to the lovely young French woman who served us, she was just lovely and took care of our every need. Thank you La capilla, we will be back:)