A Central Otago Wine and Food Experience

The Shed Restaurant & Cellar Door

Offering a true Central Otago experience for visitors, Northburn Station's "The Shed" is the first cellar door operation in the region to offer a food and wine match option. Each wine comes with a tasty morsel that helps the palate appreciate the wine. The idea is to taste the wine, then the food, then return to the wine to experience how well they complement each other.  This innovative idea was recently awarded the Best Innovative Wine Tourism Experience in the Great Wine Capitals' Wine Tourism Awards.

A farm gate shop within the cellar door sells merino meat cuts from the farm, and (when available) whitebait from our West Coast stand. Often there will also be fresh seasonal produce from the kitchen gardens as well as free range eggs and deli meats such as smoked lamb, patés and terrines. A range of chutneys, jellies and seasonings prepared from Northburn produce are available.

Lunch is available daily from 10.30 - 4.30. Our now famous platters contain a delicious selection of Northburn products including cheese, house smoked salmon, smoked merino lamb terrine, chicken liver pate, hummus and pickles and relishes, all served with freshly made breads. Also on offer are daily lunch specials based on 'What's Fresh' at Northburn.  The Shed is open seven days a week from 10:30am to 4:30pm. Bookings are appreciated and essential during the summer season.

In the spirit of sustainability our two large kitchen gardens do not use commercial sprays, are weeded by hand, and use composts made on the farm. Fresh seasonal vegetables from these gardens are used in our menus.