“After a good dinner one can forgive anybody,
even one’s own relations.”
- Oscar Wilde
Welcome to 1860 lounge where all dishes are prepared from start to finish in our kitchen, from baking bread to curing meats, using many Wairarapa products. Our focus is to bring market-fresh, seasonal dishes to your table.
Our kitchen team is led by Head Chef Michael Robitsch, Michael grew up in Klagenfurt, close to the Austrian border with Italy. Serving his apprenticeship in a fine-dining French restaurant, moving on to work in Michelin star restaurants Burghotel Oberlech and Wulfenia Hotel Salzburg. With a passion for travel, Mike has worked in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado and the Cayman Islands in the Caribbean. Everywhere Michael travels, he picks up styles and techniques which he incorporates into his cooking, focusing primarily on flavour and texture. With a philosophy of cooking from scratch and always with fresh seasonal ingredients, he has found his true home in the Wairarapa among all wonderful food producers and growers.
Highly Recommend Meals
Our Menu
From Our 1860 Page
🎄 Christmas Functions at 1860 Restaurant 🎄
Planning your Christmas work function or end-of-year get-together ?
Let us take care of the preparations while you enjoy the occasion. 🥂
We will design a menu to suit your budget, your group and the style of your event.
Whether your preference is :
🍽️ Shared plates for a relaxed Christmas gathering
🍴 A traditional 2 or 3-course Christmas menu
🥂 Something a little more special for your team or clients
We’ll work with you to create a menu that suits your occasion and makes organising your Christmas function easy.
Our private dining space is perfect for groups, with plenty of room to enjoy a meal, a few drinks and some Christmas cheer.
We can even organise live music afterwards in the bar to dance the night away
Bookings are now open for Christmas functions.
Get in touch with us to discuss your plans and we’ll put together a menu to suit.
📞 06 304 9138
📍 1860 Restaurant, Greytown
Gather, celebrate and let us do the organising 🎄🥂
Fathers Day Sunday 6th September
Does Your Dad really want you to cook him dinner?
Probably not. 😂
📅 Special Fathers Day Menu available Saturday 5th & Sunday 6th September
Book your table and give Dad the Father's Day he actually wants.
August at the 1860 Restaurant
It's that time of year again! When we say Cheers to Michael our Head Chef and sent him home to Austria to enjoy the sunshine with family and friends. Tasting new foods and gathering inspiration. 1860 Restraunt will be closed, untill September, that is not serving the 1860 menu.
However our very capable sous chef Adriana who has recently joined us from London will take control of the kitchen. (Yes another accent to content with) Adriana brings plenty of experience and enthusiasm, her desserts are a must!
Think of 1860 space as an extended Top Pub for August! Bar service, no bookings necessary. As always fabulous food, excellent service with a smile. Cheers
We look forward to September, the lauch of our new Spring menu celebrating the very best of seasonal Wairarapa produce and fresh local flavours.
Untill then come in out of the cold, keep warm by the fire, we will always have a hearty bowl of Irish Stew, or a good steak on the stove.
Nice pic Michael ☺️
What a legend
🌿🍺 LAST CHANCE TO GO WILD 🍺🌿
The clock is ticking on the Monteith’s Wild Food Challenge at 1860 Restaurant – The Greytown Hotel.
If you haven’t experienced it yet, now’s the time.
Gather your foodie crew, book a table, and come see what the buzz is about before the challenge wraps up.
🔥 Limited days remaining
📍 1860 Restaurant – The Greytown Hotel
🍴 Wild flavours. Local hospitality. One unforgettable experience.
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🌸 Mother’s Day at 1860 Restaurant 🌸
Round up the family and spoil Mum properly this Mother’s Day ❤️
A relaxed long lunch, fabulous food, bubbles on arrival, and no dishes for Mum to wash… sounds like the perfect gift to us 😉
✨ 3 Courses + Glass of Bubbles — $75pp ✨
Bookings essential
📍 1860 Restaurant | Greytown Hotel
#MothersDay #1860Restaurant #GreytownHotel #SpoilMum
🍾 **Mother’s Day at The Greytown Hotel | 1860 Restaurant** 🍾
Sunday 10th May - BOOK NOW
Behind every great human is an even greater Mum… the creator of us all, the keeper of family wisdom, the finder of lost shoes, the giver of love, advice, and the occasional telling-off we probably deserved. ❤️
This **Mother’s Day**, spoil the most important people on the planet with a fabulous foodie experience at **The Greytown Hotel & 1860 Restaurant**.
✨ **3 Courses of tantalising goodness** ✨
🥂 A glass of bubbles on arrival
🐟 Gin-cured salmon
🎣 Creamy prawn pasta
🐑 NZ tender lamb rumb
🍫 Dark chocolate mousse
All for **$75 per person**
Because flowers fade… but being shouted lunch and bubbles is remembered forever. 😉
📞 Book now and treat Mum like the queen she’s always known she is.
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Chef Wanted – Good Food, Good Hours, Good Kitchen
The Greytown Hotel – 1860 Restaurant is looking for a capable chef or experienced cook who takes pride in cooking good food properly.
This isn’t a late-night, high-stress city kitchen. We’re a well-established gastro-pub style restaurant with a loyal local following, a solid menu, and a team that works well together. The pace can be busy, but it’s sensible hospitality.
If you enjoy producing quality, honest food without the midnight finishes, this role might suit you perfectly.
The lifestyle perks (rare in hospitality):
Most shifts finished by 9pm
7–8 hour shifts
Around 30 hours per week
We can also accommodate reduced hours (minimum 16)
$26 – $30 per hour depending on experience
The kitchen:
A well-run, organised service
Good ingredients and a menu that allows a chef to cook properly
Supportive owners who value consistency and professionalism
A workplace where people enjoy coming to work
You’ll likely be someone who:
Has solid kitchen experience and can run a service confidently
Works cleanly, calmly and efficiently
Takes pride in presentation and flavour
Understands that simple food done well is the mark of a good chef
This role would suit a chef who still cares about their craft but also values balance.
📍 1860 Restaurant – Greytown Hotel
To apply: send through a CV or a short note about your experience.
Come and cook in a kitchen where standards matter, the team is good, and the nights aren’t long. 🍽️
Wairarapa has an abundance of growers, and natural food producers which goes hand-in-hand with our philosophy to cook from scratch with seasonal ingredients. We use fresh herbs and lettuce from “Home Cottage Gardens“, fruits and vegetables from “Pinehaven Orchards“, fresh-cut meats from Sam at the “Big Apple” and “Greytown Butchers“. Our fresh fish comes from “Takitimu Seafoods“, cheeses from “C’est Cheese“, olives from “Juno” and honey from “Greytown Honey“.
