The Thirsty Marriner

7 reviews

Cuisine: New Zealand, Bar Food, Brunch, European

11 Marriner St
Sumner
Christchurch City

03-326 6202

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Hours:

Mon – Fri 11:30am – 11pm
Sat 11:00am – 11:00pm
Sun 11:00am – 10:00pm

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Facilities/Features:
- Children's Menu
- Private Functions
- Private Parties
- Wedding Functions
Payment Types: EFTPOS, Visa, MasterCard, AMEX, Diners
Price Range: Moderate, $15 - $25
Dress Code: Smart casual
Alcohol: Beer, Wine, Spirits, Cocktails
BYO/Corkage: No BYO
Parking: Free Off-Street
Good For Groups: Yes
Good For Children: Yes
Delivers: No
Takes Reservations: Yes
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Outdoor Seating: Yes
Meals: Brunch, Lunch, Dinner, Dessert
Wi-Fi: Free

Welcome to The Thirsty Marriner, one block from the waterfront and located right in the hub of Sumner.

We are Sumner’s International House of Beer offering a variety of tap beers, including Heineken, Tiger, Murphy’s Stout, Erdinger, Tui, Export Gold & the Monteith’s range plus we have a great selection of wines to choose from.

Experience our great environment featuring Inside and Outside Dining, a Pool Table area, Plasma Screens and plenty of car parking at the rear.

We have great specials throughout the week, including quiz nights and our $25 movie deal

The Anchor Room is available for restaurant dining but can be hired, FREE OF CHARGE, for your private celebrations or business meetings (special conditions do apply)

For a Great Environment, Great Food, Great Beer, Great Service and most importantly Great Fun come and visit our friendly ‘International’ team at The Thirsty Marriner

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7 Reviews for The Thirsty Marriner

Allan Shelly H.

12th January 2013

Wow! Great setting terrific people and the food is OMG good. We had 3 pork bellies and a chicken souvalaki. The pork melted in our mouths with a good serving of crackling. The chicken was very moist and juicy and all our meals were very generous in their size. The night was topped off with the lightest, most moist delicous sticky date pudding. Thank you, when we come back from oz again you will be our first dinner stop. (sorry about the spelling but am writing this at 5:30am on the way to the airport in the back of the car)

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Comment from Pete R. of The Thirsty Marriner 12/01/2013

Hi Allan and Shelly, thanks for taking your time to write this, safe travel back to Oz and catch you next time when your over! Cheers from the team @ TTM!

Heiko M.

25th October 2011

Actually – we have been there three times over the last 3 months. First time the platters have been great – fresh and tasty (say 4 stars) and the beer was great! The second time the platters have been o.k. but the beer was still great – and the last time the food was rather low standard – the seafood platter felt rather under-cooked – and the sausages on the “thirsty platter” have been the worst we ever got served in any Kiwi restaurant (tasted like a mixture out of flour and grease …). The beer tasted stale as well.
Conclusion – it is possible to have a good experience (see our first visit), but the quality seems to be inconsistent (and, if our data form a trend, deteriorating) – hence only 2 stars.

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Chris M.

25th September 2011

Good quality food and friendly service. We have eaten there twice recently and both times the food was great.
We will be back…. which should say it all!

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David

22nd January 2011

Essentially good solid food, though service can be a bit slow.
Dessert a little skimpy on what we’re used to in NZ.

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Ian

19th May 2009

Great food at a good price. Ignore the negative comment below. Excellent movie meal deal on Mondays and Tuesdays, and pub quiz is always very professionally run.

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17th February 2009

I have been to the Thirsty Marriner on a number of occasions and have always found the food and service to be excellent. Having read the other review I know that the coke that they sell is in the small bottles and is 2 x glasses worth so $6.50 is really not too bad! I have attended the Quiz nights on a Wednesday and have had lots of fun and was impressed by the professionalism of how it was all run. We live in Redwood so this Bar is not close for us to go to but we do make the effort especially on a Monday or Tuesday night when you can get the movie deal for $25 which includes a beer or wine, a main course and a ticket to the movies which is just across the road….wonderful also to have the beach across the road to walk off the yummy desserts!!! We will definatley be back. A+

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kim

3rd January 2009

The steak sandwiches we ordered were OK (nothing exciting) but the fries served with them were overcooked. It was fairly empty so the wait for our meals was not long which was good. We were however very disappointed when we came to pay. We had visited on a public holiday of which I know that some places charge a surcharge and some do not. I figured this place did not as they did not have it displayed anywhere that this would be the case. We also were charged $6.50 for a glass of coke plus the surcharge making it $7.50 for a coke of which seems absolutely ridiculous!! I would not recommend this place to anyone.

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