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GPO Bar & Brasserie
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"Mum used to bring me here to post letters and bank my savings, now I bring my Mum to take her out to dinner." What was the town's post office and savings bank is now one of its most popular eateries, serving contemporary New Zealand dishes with strong Mediterranean, Pacific Rim, and Asian flavors. There's a choice of tapas or a la carte dishes. If you need to bulk up the 10 ounce Hereford Prime Ribeye might help.Choose among a semiformal dining restaurant, a cozy bar serving top local and New Zealand beers, or a covered rear courtyard. The ambience is in keeping with this 1908 Victorian era building, complete with its 53-foot-high clock tower.
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