Wellington Eating

Eating out in Wellington can be an evening in itself, even at a relatively low price. Wellington abounds in restaurants and hotels offering all types of meals at all hours.

Most hotels welcome lunch-hour diners. One which makes a specialty of a low-price mid-day meal is the Pier, on the wharf side of the G.P.O.

Most students, of course, dine at the University at mid-day. Those seeking meals downtown will find restaurants readily enough.

Those socking social elegance will find it in the top hotels such as the Waterloo, St. George, De Bretts or Royal Oak, and in the licensed restaurants — Jolly Frog (Lambton Quay) Zodiac (Willis St.), New Embassy (Manners St.), Normandie. Orsinis, Lotus (all Cuba St.).

Those with a first thought for their stomach will have a second thought for the price and be seeking something more modest.

If you are looking for breakfast, a good place is the Railway Station, but unfortunately this dining room is not open in the evenings.

One of the top restaurants in the middle price field is the Mallo Castle, in central Cuba St. Others handy to the university include the Nanking and the Casablanca in Willis St., and a little further along the street the Momenta.

The majority of Chinese restaurants are in or about Courtenay Place. (An exception is the Nanking). Taking quantity and quality into account, they offer the least expensive meals available in town in the evenings.

Restaurants

Coffe bars at the same end of town offer meals in addition. The Monde Marie, the Intermezzo and the International Lounge may be mentioned as examples of the different types.

The restaurants mentioned in this article can all be recommended to the discriminating student. However, many others exist and those with sense of adventure in food should seek them out.