Cuisine: Grill, Seafood, Vegetarian
Price Point: Mains from $15 - $30
Ranked: #20 of 74 restaurants in Queenstown
Finz is the place to enjoy superb seafood and NZ’s finest meat produce in a warm and casual bistro style atmosphere, with excellent service and spectacular views.
Enjoy casual relaxed waterfront dining whilst treating yourself to a seafood platter, a hearty steak or enjoy classic Kiwi fish and chips.
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Finz Seafood and Grill
88 Beach Street
Queenstown 9300
Open Hours:
Mon - Sun: 5:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Phone: 03-442-7405
Website: www.finzseafoodandgrill.co.nz/
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Reviews
Sasha Lam - dined at Finz Seafood and Grill on 23 July 2019
Finz Seafood and Grill was fabulous! Friendly staff and great food. Lovely venue!
Amanda Dray - dined at Finz Seafood and Grill on 20 July 2019
We were seated at a nice table and was not treated differently when we told the gentlemen we were here for First Table. Service was great and staff were all friendly. This is not the first time we dine at Finz and last time we were in a bigger group which service was also amazing. This time, only the two of us ordered a seafood platter which was enormous and we could not finish! We even had to take food away.
Kitty Mak-Tam - dined at Finz Seafood and Grill on 27 June 2019
Amazing experience. Super friendly staff. We took our baby as well. The staff helped with the baby chair and put our stroller in their storeroom. Brought some colouring activity too. The foods are super. We live in Queenstown and regret haven't tried this place before. Good variety of food.
B GUNALAN S BASKARAN - dined at Finz Seafood and Grill on 18 June 2019
I wasn’t sure I wanted to go out for dinner as I’m trying to stick to a new nutrition plan however when I saw the seared tuna on the menu with zoodles I couldn’t resist. The food and service were both perfect, my partner and I had a lovey night. It’s great when you can go out and enjoy a healthy meal and even better when it means you don’t have to break the diet to do so. Will definitely be coming back!
Mairi Sim - dined at Finz Seafood and Grill on 23 May 2019
We have been all around New Zealand for the past 4 weeks and this was undoubtfully the best dining experience we've had. The food was prepared with love and served with generous portions. A rare treat was finding rack of lamb and very tasty salads. This was also the first time for Salmon from Steward Island and this was undescribably delicious.
Sandra McGrath - dined at Finz Seafood and Grill on 25 February 2019
What a dining experience from start to finish at Finz. Located on the shores of Lake Wakatipu, the venue provides amazing views across the lake with the infamous TSS Earnslaw gracing you with her presence during your dining experience.
Staff were all attentive and friendly and were well equipped to answer any questions we had regarding the menu. Unlike some other restaurants on First Table, no dishes were excluded from the menu which made for a refreshing change.
We had two entrees to start which were the crab & cod cakes (3) and crispy shrimp tacos (2). We found this was a great amount to share as an entree and both dishes were incredibly tasty and well presented. For main we enjoyed the whole baked Southern Sole and Sesame rolled Tuna loin with 2 side dishes including a small beetroot salad and dauphinoise potatos with Sage. Again, everything was wonderfully presented and tasted great. Food service was prompt without feeling rushed.
We ended our dinner with a shared sticky date pudding, which I cannot recommend enough - the hokey pokey ice cream was phenomenal and we will certainly be returning to this restaurant for more!
Thanks to Finz and the team to a wonderful evening.
Ryan Mann - dined at Finz Seafood and Grill on 13 February 2019
Brilliant, friendly service with a smile. We had an entree of oysters (nice but not as big as bluff oysters), seafood platter (we all loved) and the half crayfish (slightly small but yum). Plus a delicious south island ice tea for all. Totally recommend. We also were seated right by the window so could look out at the lake and watch the people pass by. Great spot. Will definitely be returning.
Janine Macdonald - dined at Finz Seafood and Grill on 5 February 2019
Really great restaurant with lovely views and nice staff. I had the salmon which was beautiful but even the non fish options were delicious - we had the mushroom rissotto and the the truffle mash potatoes which were also fantastic. I was also impressed with the wine menu as there was plenty of choice. We're locals so we'll definitely be back again :)
Katie Bowler - dined at Finz Seafood and Grill on 4 January 2019
Beautiful scenery, with the earnslaw pulling in while we were eating our meals. The food was delicious, fresh and beautiful to look at, we got great photos and had the best time. Our server Alex was the best, he knew the menu well and gave us great recommendations, we did not regret! All the staff were friendly and the food came pretty quickly. Overall, best seafood menu we’ve had in Queenstown in a while, we left happy and satisfied awesome place, highly recommend Finz if your after yummy seafood dishes, can’t wait to go again!
Sheree Horomona - dined at Finz Seafood and Grill on 11 December 2018
We had a great table right at the window overlooking the Earnslaw Wharf. Our waitress was very friendly and attentive. And the food was delicious! My friend’s risotto was outstanding and by blue cod was also great! I would recommend this place and we will definitely be back. I am local and it was the first time I had ever been, I will for sure recommend to our guests!
Cherie Altenburg - dined at Finz Seafood and Grill on 20 November 2018
We took our boys for early dinner at Finz and we thoroughly enjoyed our meal. The kids fish and chips was a very generous portion, they loved it.
Our meals of tuna and monkfish were excellent highly recommend. The service was quick which is great when dining with kids. We will definitely be coming back again.
Mel Patterson - dined at Finz Seafood and Grill on 9 October 2018
Great ambiance and service. Prompt and knowledable staff looked after us well.
Food was great. Recommendations would be the tuna and the risotto. Beautifully presented and very tasty.
Erin Clark - dined at Finz Seafood and Grill on 21 August 2018
This restaurant has an awesome location! We were able to watch the steam boat come and go, and look out over the water. You don’t want to miss the baby octopus or salt and pepper squid entrees. They were amazing! I had the lamb shank and the meat literally fell of the bone, couldn’t have been cooked better. I highly recommend you give this place a go! You will not be disappointed.
Ashlee Thompson-james - dined at Finz Seafood and Grill on 27 March 2018
We had a very enjoyable early dinner at Finz. I chose the pan-fried Grouper which was excelllent, my son tried the sirloin which was also good, but perhaps would have been better without already being covered in horseradish sauce - and my wife opted to have two starters, the salt and pepper squid and the seafood chowder. Both the starters were generous portions, so much so that I was lucky enough to be able to sample the squid which was delightful, much better than the usual routine that so many restaurants offer... With attentive service and a gorgeous view of the Lake and the returning TSS Earnslaw, Finz deserves its reputation as a high quality seafood restaurant, and if the horseradish came separately - great steaks too!
Phil Whitaker - dined at Finz Seafood and Grill on 27 February 2018
Great service. Fresh oysters
SerYee Yap - dined at Finz Seafood and Grill on 8 August 2019
We had a first table at finz and the staff were accommodating.. the food is excellent! we will definitely comeback!
Jenny Lim - dined at Finz Seafood and Grill on 8 August 2019
Lovely meal with a stunning view. Definitely recommend.
Kelly Carswell - dined at Finz Seafood and Grill on 6 August 2019
The food, service and place was amazing... we’ll be back. Thank you
Carla Fontanella - dined at Finz Seafood and Grill on 3 August 2019
Amazing, delicious melt in the mouth food.
All food had so much taste and flavour.
Service was also fantastic, our favourite first table in Queenstown yet.
Ignacio Pineda - dined at Finz Seafood and Grill on 2 August 2019
Food and service was great, accommodating with our 3 year old too! Would recommend!
Gareth Milne - dined at Finz Seafood and Grill on 2 August 2019
The best dinner ever..loved my T-bone steak, and the rest of the food we ordered. Highly recommend to try them.
Maricel Endaya - dined at Finz Seafood and Grill on 29 July 2019
Great dinner and service. We ordered many seafood dishes and all of them were fresh and delicious.
Diem Huynh - dined at Finz Seafood and Grill on 1 August 2019
Excellent food and service. Would definitely go again,
Jim Davies - dined at Finz Seafood and Grill on 28 July 2019
Food was delicious and the service was great.
Emma Moo - dined at Finz Seafood and Grill on 29 June 2019
Love fish and chips here
Rebecca Care - dined at Finz Seafood and Grill on 30 June 2019
Great food and service!
Enrique Narbona González - dined at Finz Seafood and Grill on 25 July 2019
Food was delicious, great seafood. Really recommend the octopus!
Christine Edgley - dined at Finz Seafood and Grill on 22 July 2019
We have enjoy very much our dinner at Finz seafood restaurant. We were a table of 4 pax, each of our starters were delicious and special price for the Tuna as a main course.
Well done to the kitchen and the waitstaff.
Dorin Marie - dined at Finz Seafood and Grill on 24 July 2019
Everything was amazing!!! Best meal I have had in a long time. The seafood platter was so delicious I loved everything on it. We ordered so many different dishes and finished everything to the point we were almost licking our plates! Will be coming back here next time we are in queenstown.
Sasha Lam - dined at Finz Seafood and Grill on 23 July 2019
Finz Seafood and Grill was fabulous! Friendly staff and great food. Lovely venue!
Amanda Dray - dined at Finz Seafood and Grill on 20 July 2019
Nice restaurant and good service however the food was slightly underwhelming. But I would still recommend and return to try something different. We had the mussels and the spaghetti which was disappointing but the lamb shanks were very good.
Pamela Dwyer - dined at Finz Seafood and Grill on 15 July 2019
Love.....It, best seafood in town, service also great, location and environment are good. Price are sweet after first table deal, absolutely love it.
Hsiu Lin - dined at Finz Seafood and Grill on 10 July 2019
Great food and service, cant wait to go back.
Donna Popham - dined at Finz Seafood and Grill on 14 July 2019
First time for first table and it was just delicious. The people are really friendly and the service is really good and fast. The food was splendid with nice cocktails and wine menu. I'll highly recommend it.
Rosy BJ - dined at Finz Seafood and Grill on 9 July 2019
Friendly welcoming service, excellent food, highly recommend
Daniel Pethybridge - dined at Finz Seafood and Grill on 7 July 2019
Food was delicious surprised we had to pay for sides on top of the meal view was fantastic great service.
Angela Foster - dined at Finz Seafood and Grill on 9 July 2019
Had a lovely evening at Finz, all the food was amazing, fresh and YUMMY! Service was superb! Highly recommend to people looking for cozy place for good seafood! =)
Annabelle Hung - dined at Finz Seafood and Grill on 5 July 2019
Food was generous and delicious and the staff were friendly and attentive. Thanks!
Katy Abbott - dined at Finz Seafood and Grill on 7 July 2019
We were seated at a nice table and was not treated differently when we told the gentlemen we were here for First Table. Service was great and staff were all friendly. This is not the first time we dine at Finz and last time we were in a bigger group which service was also amazing. This time, only the two of us ordered a seafood platter which was enormous and we could not finish! We even had to take food away.
Kitty Mak-Tam - dined at Finz Seafood and Grill on 27 June 2019
Good evening out with great server!
Dionne Martin - dined at Finz Seafood and Grill on 29 June 2019
Very good service
Jing Zhang - dined at Finz Seafood and Grill on 29 June 2019
Great location, friendly staff and wide choice of seafood. Enjoyed the Cobb loaf and sticky date date pudding. Nice to have Fiordland crayfish on the menu.
Rebecca Andrew - dined at Finz Seafood and Grill on 28 June 2019
Had a great meal. Would not be able to afford it if it wasn't for First table.
Love to thank you for the opportunity.
Doug Walsh - dined at Finz Seafood and Grill on 27 June 2019
Overall great experience. The restaurant was very accommodating with our requests and the food was delicious. Would definitely return.
Jesse Gordes - dined at Finz Seafood and Grill on 25 June 2019
Very enjoyable experience. Wonderful food!
Clare Williams - dined at Finz Seafood and Grill on 23 June 2019
Excellent service, any meal on the menu was included in the offer.
Great pleasant experience
Juanca Fuentes - dined at Finz Seafood and Grill on 16 June 2019
Samantha Bell - dined at Finz Seafood and Grill on 20 June 2019
Food was great, Services was amazing.
Kazaf Tunlapat - dined at Finz Seafood and Grill on 17 June 2019
I already tried seafood platters in different restaurants but Finz has the best one, NO DOUBT. I'll probably come back more times.
And the oysters are really good!
Camila Anselmo - dined at Finz Seafood and Grill on 19 June 2019
Amazing experience. Super friendly staff. We took our baby as well. The staff helped with the baby chair and put our stroller in their storeroom. Brought some colouring activity too. The foods are super. We live in Queenstown and regret haven't tried this place before. Good variety of food.
B GUNALAN S BASKARAN - dined at Finz Seafood and Grill on 18 June 2019
Lovely dinner. Had a great night. As a former chef food was lovely. Thanks
Declan Murray - dined at Finz Seafood and Grill on 14 June 2019
Having lived in Queenstown for a number of years we had somehow never made it into Finz until tonight, and in hindsight, I can't understand why we hadn't before. It was excellent - the seafood platter was more than enough for the two of us and the wines were well priced. It's always a pleasure being seated by the lake, so we loved being seated by the big windows. A cheeky dessert at the end was indulgent and a perfect way to finish. Highly recommended
Cameron Steele - dined at Finz Seafood and Grill on 5 May 2019
Great service. Very accommodating
Kath Wright - dined at Finz Seafood and Grill on 25 May 2019
Top location with quality food and excellent service to match! Generous portions that smacks with flavour. Five stars ⭐️
Vanessa Adams - dined at Finz Seafood and Grill on 25 May 2019
Delicious food and wine! The tuna was amazing!
Sophie Gibbatron - dined at Finz Seafood and Grill on 24 May 2019
I wasn’t sure I wanted to go out for dinner as I’m trying to stick to a new nutrition plan however when I saw the seared tuna on the menu with zoodles I couldn’t resist. The food and service were both perfect, my partner and I had a lovey night. It’s great when you can go out and enjoy a healthy meal and even better when it means you don’t have to break the diet to do so. Will definitely be coming back!
Mairi Sim - dined at Finz Seafood and Grill on 23 May 2019
Good food and good service!
América Bartilotti - dined at Finz Seafood and Grill on 8 April 2019
24.5.'19 - Terry and I thoroughly enjoyed it. The food was well presented - cooked to our expectations. I (Mary) had food sensitivities and they catered to my needs - which was great. We recommend this dining experience to anybody and everybody. The staff were excellent and very helpful. The Restaurant is located on Steamer Wharf. We had a table inside, overlooking the dock (where the Earnslaw ties up) which overlooked the Queenstown Bay and to The Remarkables behind. It was our '1st. - 'First Table' Dining Experience. And it won't certainly be our last! ('Jess' from First Table was very helpful.) So thank you everyone for making this a memorable dinner for my hubby's birthday (which was the following day-but tonight was a 'better night' to go for us - no other plans.) Both experiences were excellent 'First Table' -and 'dining at Finz Seafood and Grill' and definitely recommend 'both'. Sincerely Mary and Terry Joyce (Queenstown).
Mary Joyce - dined at Finz Seafood and Grill on 24 May 2019
Excellent food and staff friendly and helpful.
Kathleen Mann - dined at Finz Seafood and Grill on 22 May 2019
Fantastic all round.
Chris Field - dined at Finz Seafood and Grill on 10 May 2019
about or 5th or 6th time here and it's perfect every time, I'd messaged the night before to say it was my partners 30th if they could do anything special, they offered deserts which I declined as she isn't much of a sweet tooth, on arrival the manager must had taken note and gave us a couple of glasses of champagne and heated up our 9 months old food up , then our two year old had a game of Frisbee with her sauce bowl and the floor which the staff made no fuss about and cleaned it up. 11/10
Craig Redington - dined at Finz Seafood and Grill on 7 May 2019
Excellent service from the wait staff.
Food was okay but wouldn’t be rushing back in a hurry. Crayfish was overcooked, pork belly skin wasn’t crunchy, steak was good.
Hanah Kobienia - dined at Finz Seafood and Grill on 16 April 2019
Amazing will defiantly come back
Tash Cope - dined at Finz Seafood and Grill on 4 May 2019
Food was fresh and delicious. Staff were friendly and efficient.
Doreen Tan - dined at Finz Seafood and Grill on 5 May 2019
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Everything was amazing!!! Best meal I have had in a long time. The seafood platter was so delicious I loved everything on it. We ordered so many different dishes and finished everything to the point we were almost licking our plates! Will be coming back here next time we are in queenstown.