About
About
EATERY & WINE BAR
2023/2024 Cuisine Good Food Awards ‘1 Hat’
2021/2022 Cuisine Good Food Awards ‘1 Hat’
2021 Felix award winner ‘Outstanding restaurant of the year’
2020 Felix award winner ‘Outstanding restaurant of the year’
2019 Felix award winner ‘Outstanding new establishment of the year’
Highwater is a modern inner-city restaurant and bar serving seasonal, flavoursome food, using traditional techniques to make nearly everything in-house.
We are owner operated and celebrate local, sustainable and ethical produce, working with local growers, and supporting like-minded suppliers and producers.
We have a carefully curated drinks list on offer with a selection of NZ & International wines from vineyards with sustainable viticulture and organic growing practices, locally brewed beers and great coffee from our friends at Rich coffee.
We are big on being open, honest and inclusive with our guests and hope to encourage curiosity and conversation around food and drink - while being a warm and enjoyable place where we hope everyone feels welcome.
We are currently offering Lunch Friday, Brunch & Lunch Saturday & Dinner Tuesday to Saturday.
You can find us on lower Cuba street, Wellington
We look forward to welcoming you
Sustainability
Sustainability for us goes beyond the menu; we are making a continued and concerted effort. Some things we are doing are:
Minimising our wastage in diverting waste to landfill by composting food scraps and recycling.
Using cleaning products that are currently New Zealand’s leading environmentally friendly, hospitality grade products.
We are straw-free and use bio-degradable takeaway packaging.
We encourage BYO keep cups and takeaway food containers by offering a discount. We also stock and sell beautiful handcrafted pottery keep cups by local potter Galit Maxwell, which we hope will encourage keep cup purchases.
We will be continually looking for ways to minimise waste and increase our sustainability efficiency.