La Capilla Restaurant

One of our favorite restaurants in the nelson/Tasman area. A true hidden gem of a great unique venue and exceptional food. Every dish is executed beautifully with superb flavor and texture combinations. Loved the gazpacho with seared prawns and never disappointed in the duck breast main course.

Second time dining at chef Takeshi's La Capilla. While the first experience would be difficult to match, this was another exceptional gastronomic experience. The standout dishes were the duck main course and the cervice entree. The Spanish omelette was tasty and the Serrano ham added further flavour espanola to the meal. Excellent service from Haruka, and it was good of Takeshi to come out from his kitchen and have a chat. Highly recommended.

Me and my hubby had a beautiful date night at La Capilla last night! The food was just sensational! Fresh and bursting with well thought-out flavour combinations!! Chef Takeshi served up 'perfection on a plate' once again and we are not shy in telling everyone La Capilla is a must to try and our favorite casual fine-dining venue in Nelson/Richmond
Thank you so much team and we look forward to dining here again in the near future! ✔✔✔
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I've really enjoyed all of my First Table experiences so far but this one was definitely the best one to date. We ordered the sampling menu which, although not half price, is priced at $51 not $71. We enjoyed 5 courses plus dessert. Every dish was memorable and included a chilled soup, salmon, pork belly, snapper, and lamb. Subtle flavours and beautifully presented. The chef knows the taste he is aiming for (no condiments on the tables). Original and equally delicious desserts included in the price. Live, quality Spanish guitar music and outstanding service added to a most enjoyable evening.

Delicious food in a lovely venue. We were very happy to see this restaurant on First Table, as it made a very special dinner very affordable, too.

Warm welcome, delicious bruschetta starter, especially the ham one! Duck was delicious according to my husband, but I won with an incredibly tasty steak. Excellent wine list, we chose Himmesfield 2008 Cab sav. Perfect. Miles Jackson playing Spanish guitar bought tears to my eyes. Thank you La Capilla.

A warm welcome as we arrived at the restaurant followed by excellent service and meals brought out promptly. With cricket and the 7s rugby on there wasn't a lot of people.
My only concern was I felt the music was a bit too loud and had differculty hearing our friends at times. I didn't like to ask to have music turned down as maybe other patrons like it at that level. The meal was very good and we will definately go there again.

Best meal out in a long time, in all aspects. Duck was delicious, all meals beautifully presented, and live music topped off the evening. We WILL be back!

This was the first time we had visited La Capilla ourselves although I had heard good reports from others. We weren’t disappointed ! From the moment we arrived the staff were welcoming & friendly & immediately made us feel special. Unfortunately there weren’t many diners last night- even when we left - having enjoyed a leisurely evening with the special degustation dinner which we thought was very good value at the special First Table price. The food was excellent- every course had been thought about & matched to work in with the other courses (5 in all plus a choice of dessert). There was a good wine list & plenty of choice with many local wines featured. We will be back!

Everything was perfect! Gorgeous restaurant, fantastic food with immaculate presentation, nothing to complain about. Definitely recommend!!

We really enjoyed our dinner at La Capilla. The food was delicious and the staff very friendly.

La Capilla is Always Great. Food is spectacularly amazing in taste and presentation.
Wait staff were very pleasant, just need to be a bit more attentive to the needs of the customers during service - we had to ask for more water several times.

Superb! This was a real treat and the food was outstanding.. especially the duck! Excellent service and lovely atmosphere. You should definitely go here. You won't regret it!

We had a fantastic experience here! The food was exceptional and service was great. Thank you.

We had a great dinner at la Capella. The food was amazing, delicious flavours and nicely presented. A wonderful and breezy venue on a warm summer's night. Attentive and friendly staff. The only downside was that we weren't allowed to take the bottle of wine with some left with us.

Absolutely delicious food and just the right level of service. Thanks

Character surroundings and nicely presented, tasty food. Had an enjoyable night out, thanks.

Absolutely FANTASTIC...great Food, good Service and nice Ambiance.
Highly recommend the Duck & Cheesecake however next time will definitely try the "La Capilla Degustation" so we can experience all the best that Chef Takeshi can offer.

We had a delicious meal, chosen from a menu which changes to reflect the season and availability of food. It is great that the menu is not static, yet more evidence that everything here is freshly prepared from scratch, is real food. Presentation is beautiful, matching the quality of the ingredients and the skill of the chef.

Truly exceptional in all aspects!

All four of us had a fantastic dining experience. The food was delicious and the service excellent! Highly recommend this restaurant.

Took some local friends to this eatery and they enjoyed the quality of the food and the unusual ambience. They will visit again which highlights the outstanding food and service.

We sat outside and enjoyed the background sounds of the birds. The staff were friendly and professional, the meal was fantastic and the setting is lovely. All in all a great night for our anniversary. First time going there and will be back.

An absolute treat. Faultless. We thoroughly enjoyed our meals. Duck breast parsnip purée apple fritters and poached pear - absolutely superb. Lamb rump five grain salad and roast eggplant - fantastic. Both meals were immaculately presented. Highly recommended. Thank you so much

All was perfect, the food, the service and the beautiful old Capilla to give a nice touch, totally recommended, it’s my favourite restaurant in Nelson/Tasman region

A great place to eat an old chapel with rimu floors. Got to be the best kept secret in Nelson and with First Table you can't go wrong. The Japanese chef has an outstanding pedigree having cooked all over the world. He never fails to deliver exciting food cooked to perfection. The theme is mainly spanish with a Kiwi twist. Service is very swift but relaxed timing of individual courses is spot on. The chef is very approachable and will accommodate individual requests. The portion size was good and the food hot and extremely well presented. How this restaurant is not fully booked every night I have no idea we can't wait to go back.

Thoroughly enjoyable evening for table of four.Food presentation and quality up to high standard. No vegetarian options listed on main menu, but as l eat fish this was not a problem for me. Am sure if asked the hallumi eggplant entree could be a main. Would be nice though if there was vegetarian option on main menu listed. Very charming wait staff and exceptional service. Can not fault this restaurant, and certainly would come back
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Superb meal for two, sharing a number of plates: buckwheat bread, seared swordfish, home cured salmon, interesting salad, home cut potato wedges, coconut pannacotta and chocolate lava cake, both served with tangy home-made sorbets. Everything was delicious, different, definitely not run-of-the-mill as per many restaurants on the Nelson scene.

Yummy food, great service, beautiful place, live beautiful guitar music, was perfect for my husband's birthday thank you very much for a great night out we enjoyed it very much and will be back for sure.

Had a lovely time, fish was outstanding! Great wait staff - thanks team.

Delicious food presented beautifully. Welcoming, friendly and helpful staff. Pleasant surroundings. A really lovely experience.

Great food in a great atmosphere.

Delicious food! We had the 6 course degustation and wow what value for money. I was so full I could hardly eat dessert. The restaurant catered to my allergy needs which was fantastic and the food was outstanding. Definitely recommend!

Took some friends with us this time (no kids) and had the whole restaurant to ourselves! Food was awesome as usual. One of our entrees was missed, but produced very quickly when pointed out to waitstaff. A lovely evening out.

Birthday dinner was a real treat - even more so when we chose degustation 6 course dinner.
Stunning food and will be back.
Cerviche was my pick for dish of the day.

Good service good atmosphere loved it to bits

Absolutely wonderful! One of the best meals we’ve had in a long time. Excellent service. Meals are fairly priced even without the benefit of First Table discounts. Interesting wine menu. An all round exceptional experience. We will be returning again for sure.

We had a double birthday evening with another couple and had a table beside the fire. The food flavours are wonderful and fresh. Service is always with a smile and the live music added to the atmosphere. We will return soon.

We thoroughly enjoyed La Capilla Restaurant. The food was amazing, lots of great flavours, I definately recommend dining there.

Four people on a Friday evening. The meal was excellent, as was the service. Nice atmosphere too.

this was a beautiful meal. Couldnt fault it at all. Everything nicely cooked and presented lovely. We will be going back for sure.

We went out as a family for my wife’s birthday and had a fabulous experience. The staff were friendly and included the boys when coming to our table. You must go because the food is outstanding in flavour, presentation and style.

Great experience, food was great the duck was excellent.

Excellent as always

My wife and I decided to have the degustation menu which we were absolutely blown away by. All dishes were tasty, hot, and fresh and the service was attentive without being intrusive.
We thoroughly recommend accordingly.
Well done team.

I cannot recommend La Capilla highly enough!! The meal was to die for, and the service was perfect. Our waiter was lovely and more than attentive!
My husband and I took our two friends to La Capilla as a treat - to say thanks to them for their kindness to us for the past year.
It was a bit of a risk - as we’d never been there before - so we were hoping that it would be a nice experience for us all.
From the very first bite of our entrees to the very last delicious morsel of our desserts, we all were all in digestation heaven!!!
There was much sharing and taste testing of each other’s menu choices - to the sounds of delight at the robust flavours of each dish!
i can honestly say that La Capilla exceeded my (already high) expectations with the quality and quantity of their meals and their service.
It was the PERFECT dining experience!
And I can attest that my fellow diners concur with this :)
If we had to rate La Capilla out of 10 - their score would easily be 11!!

An amazing night. Really impressed with the food and love the old church decor. First class service. So glad we went for the degustation menu and it didn’t disappoint. Exquisite.

Once again enjoyed the fine dinning experience of their exquisite food, the presentation and flavours are faultless.

Second time here in 5 weeks..... Once again this was a perfect dining experience

Excellent food and service. Lovely ambience. This was a new discovery for us; we look forward to another visit.