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Winter at Clink: Where Fire Meets Flavour
As the chill settles over Sumner and the waves crash a little louder against the shore, Clink transforms into a haven of warmth, flavour, and connection. Step inside and you’ll be greeted by the comforting crackle of our open fire, the gentle hum of conversation, and the unmistakable aroma of winter indulgence.
A Toast to the Season
This winter, we’re turning up the heat—literally and figuratively. Our cocktail list has embraced the elements, with smoky signatures and fiery twists that warm from the inside out. Whether it’s a mulled wine by the hearth, a port negroni or a flamed apple pie, every sip is a celebration of the season.
Cuisine to Warm the Soul
Our kitchen is embracing the heartiness of winter with dishes designed to comfort and delight. One standout this season? Our 800g Canterbury Angus Ribeye on the bone—perfect for sharing. Served with your choice of two sides and a sauce to suit your mood, it’s a showstopper built for long, lingering dinners by the fire
Welcoming Mitch Ransley & Our Evolving Team
We’re excited to introduce Mitch Ransley, our new Operational Manager, who brings over a decade of hospitality experience to Clink. With a sharp eye for detail, a passion for people, and a customer-first approach, Mitch is already making waves—streamlining service, energizing the team, and helping shape the next chapter of the Clink experience. Alongside him, you’ll notice some fresh faces on the floor and behind the bar, all bringing their own spark to the Clink family.
Coming Soon: Take a Walk on the Wild Side
Ready to shake off the winter blues? Keep your eyes peeled for our upcoming dinner and DJ collaboration: Take a Walk on the Wild Side. Expect bold flavours, unexpected pairings, and a soundtrack to match. It’s one night only, and it’s going to be unforgettable.
Whether you’re here for a quiet fireside cocktail or a delicious dinner with your favourites, Clink is your winter destination. Come closer, stay longer, and let the season surprise you.
Summer Menu is LIVE
As the nights get warmer and a little longer our tastes and what we crave change a bit. Gone are the slow cooked meats and deep flavours as we celebrate fresh new season flavours with our signature quality produce.
With our adaptable kitchen team we have always catered for the many dietary requirements and helped our customers navigate any food allergies as all our food is made fresh here. Many of our dishes are gluten free or can be made gluten free when you ask and now we’ve put together a page in the menu especially for vegans. All our delicious food without any animal additions making it super easy to order without a lot of requests.
Sunday Roast
What better way to wind down your weekend than a delicious Sunday Roast from the Clink kitchen.
Slow cooked lamb shoulders, juicy beef sirloins, harissa rubbed chickens, pork shoulders…. and more!
Check out our Facebook for this weeks special and make your booking online HERE
Treat Mum this Mothers Day at Clink Restaurant in Sumner
Mum is spoilt for choice for breakfast at Clink. Think smashed avocado with fresh herbs on 8 grain sourdough or herb waffles with house baked beans, slow roasted tomatoes, poached egg and crispy bacon plus many more, to be enjoyed with a breakfast mimosa, Allpress coffee or our fabulous breakfast smoothie.
Clink will be serving up a special Mothers day lunch and dinner with 2 or 3 course options that include a complimentary bubbles for Mum. Details coming soon on our Facebook Event Page
The RETURN of the Clink Sunday ROAST…. as always we kick start the roasting season on Mothers Day with a succulent roast served from 12pm through to Dinner if there is any left. Let us know if you are wanting the roast when you make your booking as it’s always a sell out!
Clink is the perfect restaurant in Christchurch to treat Mum this Mothers Day!
Bookings Essential.
Graze at Clink Restaurant in Sumner Village!
As the nights start to cool and the lights are getting turned on earlier, we decided it was time for an early dinner special. Graze is available from 5pm till 7pm Monday to Wednesday. We think our small plates are pretty special and the sides are scrumptious so add them all together and you can graze on a little feast! Bookings are recommended – so head over to our BOOKINGS page to secure your table!
Falling into Autumn
The nights and mornings are just getting tinged with darkness and it makes me start to think about flavours and textures that make the cooler seasons so wonderful.
We were really luck to get the opportunity to taste Te Mata Estate’s 2015 vintage at The George Hotel last week.
Wow what a great vintage and while many of the wines are ready to be enjoyed now, ‘The Coleraine’ will cellar well for many years to come. Look out for these wines on the new wine list that will be launching mid April. Over the coming weeks we will be tasting some wines on Friday’s from 6pm, a little taste as you arrive to gather some feedback. This week we start with Mt. Beautiful Winery from North Canterbury. By producing elegant, certified-sustainable, estate-grown wines, they have found a way to capsure in the bottle, the climate and the richness of the land.
Wines aren’t the only think getting a makeover – the cocktail list goes moody, the beers less fruity and the kitchen are busy developing some new dishes in the kitchen. Some of these will be getting a try out on the trust the chef menu which as many of you know is a fabulous, relaxed and interesting way to dine at Clink.
Things are warming up at CLINK!
Summer is almost here and the new menu will be ready for this Friday 4th November and it’s FULL of dishes with fresh summer flavours. Think Akaroa Salmon cured with beetroot with parsnip puree and citrus salad, or fresh fish cervice with heirloom tomatoes, and chargrilled lime. Baby veges, fresh herbs and seasonal salads bring the textures of summer to your plate with desserts that have citrus zing and festive fruits. We see the return of some icons this menu. Crispy pork belly with Harissa and the aged Wakanui fillet with smoked mushrooms and baby spinach. There will be asparagus and broad beans and all those yummy things we like to eat over summer months!
Big welcome to Chris Hunter to the Clink Team. His new Cocktail and Mocktails have been a great hit with a blend of classics, remixes and a couple of new Clink signatures. Keeping it seasonal on here with fresh berries, mint, cucumber and basil all showing up.
Nathan Russell joins the kitchen crew this summer – he will be a great addition to the team. We look forward to seeing his creations in the coming months!
FINALLY just a reminder – if you are booking a pre-Christmas function those dates are filling up fast. With a 2 course or 3 course set menu available give us a call to see if Clink could be the perfect place for your function!
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The rise of the MOCKTAIL
Driver friendly, headache free mocktails have a place on the menu at CLINK!
So what is a mocktail? – essentially everything you’d expect from a cocktail without the alcohol. Several ingredients built, muddled or blitzed with enthusiasm from the bar tender!
CLINK is a destination for most Christchurch people so driving for most is a must. Serving up the mocktails or lower alcohol alternatives is essential. Like our cocktail list, the mocktails are seasonally prepared often starting their life in the realms of the kitchen. Think cinnamon or chilli syrups, cranberry and apple shrubs, pear and ginger purees all made in the CLINK kitchen for your enjoyment!
If there is nothing on the list that grabs your fancy we have recently brought in Six Barrel Soda syrups to make our own unique sodas. With great flavours like cherry pomegranate, sarsaparilla, cola six and celery tonic these are an interesting alternative to a lemon lime and bitters or a lemonade. All made with fair trade organic cane sugar right here in NZ! Of course adding a shot of gin, vodka or rum to these is also worth a try.
Treat Mum at Clink
Clink will be open from 9am this Sunday 8th May. All Mum’s will receive a complimentary Blood Orange Mimosa with breakfast and lunch.
The Clink Sunday Roast will be returning for the occasion too with their delicious roast beef with house made Yorkshire pudding, horseradish cream, roasted root veges and jus…. DIVINE!
Don’t miss out, BOOK NOW!