The Point Cafe Bar
The Point Café & Bar
A pub-style restaurant by the beach at Kaka Point, serving seafood chowder and blue cod, a stop before or after visiting Nugget Point Lighthouse.
Located at 58 Esplanade in Kaka Point, this is the only pub-style restaurant in the village and the main route to Nugget Point Lighthouse. Its specialties are seafood chowder and blue cod (butter-lemon pan-fried or battered and fried with chips), plus blue cod bites, a seafood platter, Bluff oysters and steak, with Catlins Brewery beer on tap. There is a garden bar, sea-view seating, a fireplace and a pool table, and the neighbouring shop doubles as a convenience store and takeaway. Reviews are mixed, with a TripAdvisor average of 3.9, and a few diners find the quality inconsistent. The restaurant often fills up, so book ahead. Average spend is about NZD 30–50 per person.
Opening hours
Wednesday and Thursday 12:00–19:30; Friday 12:00–20:00; Saturday 11:00–20:00; Sunday 11:00–19:30; closed Monday and Tuesday
Nearby sights
- Kaka Point
- Nugget Point / Tokatā
- Cannibal Bay
- Tunnel Hill Historic Reserve
- Surat Bay
- Owaka Museum Wahi Kahuika
- Jack's Blowhole
- Purakaunui Falls