Amisfield Restaurant
No.99 World's 50 Best 2025 — elite chef
Veronica's Take
Amisfield Restaurant, set on a 200-acre winery just a half-hour drive from Queenstown, New Zealand, offers a stunning rural escape with views of Lake Hayes and snow-capped mountains—but it's the culinary experience that truly sets it apart. Chef Vaughan Mabee, a homegrown talent who has been at the helm since 2012, crafts dishes that are anything but rustic, using fresh, locally sourced, and often hunted ingredients paired with the estate's exceptional wines. Landing at No.99 on the World's 50 Best Restaurants 2025 list, Amisfield is a surprising standout that proves New Zealand's fine dining scene is a force to be reckoned with.
The stunning rustic stone and wood building that is Amisfield Restaurant is found on a 200-acre winery just half-an-hour’s-drive from Queenstown in New Zealand. With wild views over Lake Hayes and a backdrop of snow-capped mountains, this really is the full rural experience. But the food is anything but rustic. Homegrown hero Vaughan Mabee has been at the restaurant since 2012, cooking fresh, locally sourced and often hunted ingredients that are expertly paired with the estate's exceptional wines. @amisfieldrestaurant The stunning rustic stone and wood building that is Amisfield Restaurant is found on a 200-acre winery just half-an-hour’s-drive from Queenstown in New Zealand. With wild views over Lake Hayes and a backdrop of snow-capped mountains, this really is the full rural experience. But the food is anything but rustic. Homegrown hero Vaughan Mabee has been at the restaurant since 2012, cooking fresh, locally sourced and often hunted ingredients that are expertly paired with the estate's exceptional wines.
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Vaughan Mabee
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Chef at Amisfield Restaurant, Queenstown (No.99, World's 50 Best Restaurants 2025), at the restaurant since 2012, cooking locally sourced and often hunted ingredients on a 200-acre winery.
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