Tasman Room Fine Dining
The Tasman Room is not simply the casino hotel's restaurant - it is a considered celebration of the Nelson–Tasman region's growing seasons, rendered through classical technique. Chef Marguerite Ouellet composes each menu around what her network of eleven regional growers delivers that week, so the experience is genuinely unrepeatable from one visit to the next. It is designed for guests who regard dinner as the evening's defining event, not its preamble.
Seasonally Composed Tasting Menu
A five-course tasting menu changes entirely with each season, built around produce, fish, and meat sourced within sixty kilometres of Nelson - with priority given to producers from Nelson–Tasman and neighbouring Marlborough.
À La Carte Menu for the Unhurried Guest
Guests who prefer to compose their own evening may order from a shorter à la carte selection featuring signature dishes such as Marlborough salmon with local garden herbs and slow-cooked New Zealand beef short rib.
Candlelit Heritage Dining Room
The room itself - original pressed-tin walls, arched sash windows oriented toward Nelson and the surrounding ranges - creates a setting that requires no decorative intervention to feel historically charged and quietly grand.
Private Dining Room for up to Ten Guests
A dedicated private room adjacent to the main dining space accommodates intimate celebrations and business dinners where conversation and discretion matter as much as the food.
Pre-Theatre Dining Arrangement
For guests attending performances at the Capitol Theatre on Ward Street, the kitchen offers a streamlined pre-curtain menu timed precisely to ensure an unhurried departure - a courtesy Nelson's arts audience returns for repeatedly.
Chef's Table in the Kitchen
A single reservation each service is held for the chef's table - two to four guests seated within the working kitchen, receiving dishes as they are composed alongside an explanation of each ingredient's provenance and preparation.