Portobello Hotel & Bistro

Portobello Hotel & Bistro Portobello Hotel is located in the heart of the Otago Peninsula. It has held its licence and been the watering hole for the locals since 1874.
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Tomorrow is international knit in public day. Local knitting enthusiast Sue is hosting here at the Portobello Hotel betw...
12/06/2026

Tomorrow is international knit in public day. Local knitting enthusiast Sue is hosting here at the Portobello Hotel between lunch and dinner (starting around 2:30). Pop in and join her with your current knitting project!

Holy moly Portobello- what an absolutely humming Friday night! We want to thank all our regulars who came out tonight- w...
05/06/2026

Holy moly Portobello- what an absolutely humming Friday night! We want to thank all our regulars who came out tonight- we know things are a bit tough lately and we can’t thank you enough for your support ❤️

He’s ready go!
20/05/2026

He’s ready go!

On tonight…. RIBS!
16/05/2026

On tonight…. RIBS!

Happy Birthday to the incredible Reese/Reesypants. We bid farewell to Reese as she moves on to the next part of her work...
26/04/2026

Happy Birthday to the incredible Reese/Reesypants. We bid farewell to Reese as she moves on to the next part of her working journey- let’s face it, 3 years with us truly must have felt like a life time. Thank you Reese for all your hard work, beautiful energy and endless patience… “Carpe diem”
PS. See you at mid- winter Christmas 😉

Commemorating ANZAC day….We went to our local Portobello service this morning, which was beautiful. Surrounded by so man...
25/04/2026

Commemorating ANZAC day….
We went to our local Portobello service this morning, which was beautiful. Surrounded by so many familiar friendly faces, birds singing, sun out… I couldn’t help but think how lucky we are. Our community board leader, Paul Pope said some words that really stood out to me: “ANZAC Day is not the glorification of war, but a reminder that lasting peace is a fragile gift”.
This year it really does seem like an important day to reflect on what’s going on.

Here is his speech in full if you missed it or don’t live locally:

Kiaora tatou

Tena koutou katoa, nau mai haere mai

Ki te tenei a marae

Ki te tenei a hui

No reira, inga iwi o tu motu

Inga iwi katoa

Tena koutou, Tena koutou, Tena koutou katoa.



Good morning everyone and welcome to the Portobello Anzac Service. My name is Paul Pope and it’s my honour and privilege to lead the service for you today.

ANZAC Day is a unique part of New Zealand life. We commemorate and we mourn together in every city and every small town across the country. As a nation and in our communities we reach out spiritually and physically to those who served but were lost to us forever. We stand beside or remember those who served and were returned to us. We try to understand the maelstrom of war amongst:

• The troopers and rough riders of the Boer War
• The desperate diggers of Gallipoli and Flanders in the First World War
• The villages of Western Europe, Greece and Crete, the humid jungles of the Pacific, the desert of Africa and the skies and oceans across the globe of the Second World War
• To the conflicts in Korea, Malaya, Vietnam, Afghanistan and the Middle East
ANZAC Day is the time when we gather together and remember those men and women who as ordinary people did extraordinary things in extraordinary times, in events and places that shaped the world’s history.

ANZAC Day has become a time when we can reflect on the peace that we have enjoyed that has been created by the sacrifice and service of many, willing to serve their communities, their country and their comrades. Perhaps in this time of peace on ANZAC Day we should reflect and show stronger resolve on how we can best use this peace to serve our families, our community and our country today. We should give thanks in this time of peace to the men and women who serve and safeguard us today;

• Our Fire Brigade
• Our Medical First Response Team
• Our Ambulance Service
• Our Hospital Staff
• Our Search and Rescue
• Our Police
ANZAC Day is not the glorification of war, but a reminder that lasting peace is a fragile gift that as the guardians of ANZAC Day we must cherish and protect for the future. We in New Zealand honour the ANZAC legacy by reminding the world that what they fought for and desired most was a lasting peace amongst nations for the protection of their families, their communities and their country.

Today we live in uncertain times and we face an uncertain future driven by global events that threaten the security and peace that we have known and enjoyed nearly 100 years. Internally in New Zealand we face the challenges of poverty, racism and indifference. And if as citizens we are to conquer all of those things, we must draw strength from our ANZAC traditions. Learning from their courage, comradeship and commitment to a lasting legacy of peace. Because in over 100 years New Zealand and all of its servicemen and women have shown the world that the real and lasting victories are those of peace and not of war.

Kei Wareware Tātou

Lest we forget.

Just quick post about this week… chef is on annual leave so it’s bar snacks and pizza available for dining. We’ll be ope...
23/04/2026

Just quick post about this week… chef is on annual leave so it’s bar snacks and pizza available for dining. We’ll be open from 4pm Friday, and the fish and chip trailer will be open for takeaways, CLOSED ANZAC DAY and open from midday Sunday for bar snack and pizza again. Back to our regular program next week

27/03/2026

Due to staff illness the fish & chip trailer will not be open tonight. Limited take aways available from the main bar

Craving brisket? We’ve got smoked beef brisket pizza on the specials board!
21/02/2026

Craving brisket? We’ve got smoked beef brisket pizza on the specials board!

Thank you, thank you, thank you. To everyone that joined us and helped us to make yet another incredible Pubsy Awards ha...
18/01/2026

Thank you, thank you, thank you. To everyone that joined us and helped us to make yet another incredible Pubsy Awards happen!
-- We will be closed Monday- as there is potentially a power outage for us, and also... we just need a little rest after yesterday!

Address

2 Harington Point Road, Dunedin
Portobello
9014

Opening Hours

Wednesday 12pm - 8pm
Thursday 12pm - 8pm
Friday 12pm - 8pm
Saturday 12pm - 8pm
Sunday 12pm - 8pm

Telephone

+6434780759

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