Seafood a specialty at Riverton cafe

Have lunch at the BeachHouse Cafe Bar in Riverton, NZ's first recorded settlement.

This small, unpretentious restaurant specialises in blue cod.

Order the medley and you can sample it plainly grilled and smoked over manuka wood, with green-lipped mussels and Stewart Island's smoked salmon on the side.

Even better, chat to the chef who cooked for Bill Clinton and has some revealing anecdotes, such as how the waitresses were given time off to avoid embarrassing photo ops of The Prez with pretty young ladies.

Contact: ph (03) 234 8274, or e-mail BeachHouse Cafe.