Our Experiences
Explore our range of bespoke experiences designed to create meaningful, memorable moments through food.
From immersive farm visits and hands-on cooking lessons to intimate private dinners, each experience is thoughtfully tailored to your group, occasion, and interests. Rooted in seasonal produce and genuine hospitality, every experience offers a unique opportunity to connect, learn, and enjoy exceptional food in a relaxed and personal setting.
Cooking Classes
Take your cooking skills to the next level with Chef Rogers’ comprehensive cooking classes.
Learn the techniques and dishes inspired from his travels around New Zealand and the world. Jonathan will teach you everything from buying the freshest ingredients to constructing unforgettable dishes.
Once you’ve mastered those skills, you’ll be able to learn how to cook the perfect recipes to host the ultimate dinner party.
$250/person
Farm Visits
Chef Jonathan works very closely with a number of small farms throughout the Queenstown and Central Otago.
Allowing for seasonality visits to these farms can be arranged, where the guest gets to experience firsthand how the most amazing produce is grown and produced.
After the visit we will return to the accommodation to create a menu that showcases the produce of the farm visited.
$300/person
Private Dinner
Bring the restaurant experience into your home with beautifully crafted private dining tailored to your occasion.
Using farm-fresh, seasonal ingredients sourced locally wherever possible, each bespoke menu is designed around the season, your event, and any dietary requirements — creating a memorable dining experience for you and your guests.
3 Course Menu — $200/person + food cost
5 Course Menu — $280/person + food cost
10 Course Menu — $500 /person + food cost
“Jonathan Rogers, the hugely talented head chef Matakauri Lodge cooked a preview of dishes for us from the new dinner menu. From the 15th August, the lodge restaurant will include dinner, and will also be available to guests who are not staying but wish to experience Jonathan’s incredibly delicious food.
I have had the chance to eat some pretty amazing food all over the globe, but Ted and I agreed that this was one of the most special meals we’ve ever had the privilege to enjoy. Flavours and combinations that I could never have imagined, came together in the most incredibly delicious dining experience, matched with stunning wines chosen by restaurant manager Quinn Huber.
You know how sometimes when you have an incredible degustation menu you can wake up the next morning feeling like you’ve been hit by a bus - the food hangover. Not so after this amazing 6 course menu (plus hors d’oeuvres and petit fours)
The food is clean and light with fresh dynamic flavours, offered in an à la carte menu that changes daily, and is tailored around the individual likes and needs of each guest and matched with a world-class wine menu.”
Get In Touch
Interested in creating a bespoke experience?Reach out with a few details about your event, and we’ll be in contact to start planning something memorable.