With the approach of Easter the 2011/12 season has come to an end. At Antria Boutique Lodge it has been our busiest summer since we opened in 2000. We have again enjoyed people from all over the world who have come to Marlborough to enjoy all that the region has to offer. Most this summer […]
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The end of daylight saving
Today was the last day of daylight saving in New Zealand What a great day it was too. Took the bike for a ride and Marlborough was certainly the place to be. It has been a patchy summer but the guest over the last few days have certainly had some great days, yesturday was great […]
Is this a happy Pig
Every guest to Antria Boutique Lodge this summer has been introduced to Kath and Kim – our not so small piglets. They enjoy a great time under the apple trees and will eat a lot of apples over the next couple of months. It was a great surprise when this photo was emailed to us […]
Great news for evening dining
New Evening Dining Option Wither Hills from Friday 10th February will now be open for evening dining.The restaurant will be open from 6pm Wednesday to Sunday and 7 days for lunches.The evening menu will be full a la carte and they also have a new summer lunch menu starting this week. This is great news […]
Herzog Bistro
The perfect setting on a summers evening for the relaxed dining experience. This is the first summer that the Bistro has been open in the evening.Unfortunately this is the only option for vineyard dining in the evening in the area that is open 7 days a week. We feel the setting, and of course good […]
Cath and Kim arrive
Its with great excitement that we have a couple of new arrivals at Antria Boutique lodge. Cath and Kim arrived for the summer and we are sure they will like having their photos taken by guests over the coming months. It always great to get the piglets and while they will stay in their corner […]
Marlborough Farmers Market Kitchen
New to the Marlborough farmers market is the Farmers Market mobile kitchen that is able to do cooking demonstrations using produce available at the market on any given Sunday.This Sunday local celebrity chef Chris Fortune was in fine form bringing to life a simple Pasta dish with a young assistant from the crowd that had […]
Antria wine offerings summer 2011/12
Guests at Antria Boutique Lodge are always offered a glass of wine at the end of the day and we pride ourselves on offering to our guests only examples of the best available in the region. This year, like last year , we will be offering two very good examples. Auntsfield has been a favourite […]
Phil and Cathy are great hosts
Weather the last few days has turned to rain but still having a good time. Phil and Cathy are great hosts. The BBQ they prepared for us was completely over the top. Could have been served at Matakauri Lodge ! From home made pates to lamb, eggplant, sausage, sweet potatoes, mushrooms, salad and more – […]
New Chinese Resturant on offer
Great to have a new resturant to offer guests. Fans chinese resturant recently opened in Blenheim and have enjoyed eating authentic chinese food ever since we discovered it. My main problem with chinese food is that you never seem to be full after a meal. Not so at Fans, with an experienced chinese chef with […]