The Ohakune Hotel

Ruapehu Bulletin, Volume 13, Issue 591, 20 June 1995, Page 8

The Ohakune Hotel

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The owners of the Ohakune Hotel, Rick and Vicki Lowe have appointed a manager, Ken Jones, as they have gone to Morrinsville to run a cafe. Ken Jones previously owned and managed The Alfa restaurant in Palmerston North for five years. He intends upgrading Cleches restaurant for more formal evening dining and has updated the menu, which will change seasonally, and the wine list so the best of New Zealand wines are represented and also some French champagnes. The seating capacity has also been extended from 50 to 70. Cleches' breakfast menu will run from 7am to 4pm, cafe food and a light blackboard menu will be available for lunch, and

i revamped extended evening menu will cater for ening dining. ast Thursday 54 people attended a private funcn where Ken had his three chefs introduce his new ^nu, it was very well received by all. Lnother new innovation at the hotel is the installan this week of a satellite dish to pick up "everyng" — sports programmes galore. The dish, four d a half metres diameter, is to be mounted on its rn stand at the back of the hotel — too big for the

)f as at present. he sports proammes will be on -een in all three of b hoteTs bars. The >h is sponsored Dominion Brewes and is painted their livery.