Food Town Centre, Queenstown
Botswana Butchery
A place to eat in Town Centre, Queenstown, a splurge ($$$$) and worth about 2 hours. Best time to go: Dinner.

Why go
Steak and lamb restaurant in a historic cottage on the waterfront.
It is one of 9 curated places we feature in Queenstown, alongside 4 activities, 1 place for a drink and 1 place to eat. 4 more of our picks sit within 1 km in a straight line, so it pairs easily with Fergburger and TSS Earnslaw.
- Type
- Food
- Neighborhood
- Town Centre
- Price
- $$$$
- Time needed
- 2 hr
- Best time
- Dinner
Nearby
The 6 closest curated picks in Queenstown, measured as straight-line distance.
- 1Fergburger
Queenstown's famous burger joint, open late.
Food · 0.2 km straight-line - 2TSS Earnslaw
1912 coal-fired steamship crossing the lake to Walter Peak high country farm.
Activity · 0.3 km straight-line - 3Queenstown Gardens
Peninsula park with lakeside paths and a frisbee golf course.
Outdoors · 0.4 km straight-line - 4Skyline Queenstown
Gondola up Bob's Peak with luge rides and a view over Lake Wakatipu.
Activity · 0.7 km straight-line - 5Shotover Jet
Jet boat spins through the narrow Shotover River canyons.
Activity · 5.2 km straight-line - 6Arrowtown
Gold-rush town with a restored Chinese miners' settlement and tree-lined main street.
Sight · 17 km straight-line
On these curated routes
Botswana Butchery is a stop on our South Island Alps & Fiords route. Open it to see the full day-by-day plan.
More to do in Queenstown
Botswana Butchery is our only food pick in Queenstown; here is what else we recommend there. See the full Queenstown guide.
When to go
Average daily highs in Queenstown run from 7°C in July to 20°C in January; January is usually the wettest month. For Botswana Butchery itself, we suggest: Dinner.
Modelled monthly averages for Queenstown from NASA POWER, not a forecast. Full Queenstown weather by month.
Getting there
Map links open a live search for Botswana Butchery, so hours and directions come straight from the map app.
- Address
- 17 Marine Parade, Queenstown 9300, New Zealand
- Coordinates
- -45.03333, 168.66167
- Destination
- Queenstown, New Zealand
Botswana Butchery: quick answers
How much time do you need at Botswana Butchery?
Plan on about 2 hours at Botswana Butchery. That is our curated estimate for a typical visit; groups that linger will want more.
When is the best time to visit Botswana Butchery?
Our pick: Dinner. Insider tip: Reserve; ask for a lake-view table.
Where is Botswana Butchery?
Botswana Butchery is at 17 Marine Parade, Queenstown 9300, New Zealand, in Town Centre. The Google Maps and Apple Maps links on this page open it for directions.
Which TripsCircle routes include Botswana Butchery?
Botswana Butchery appears on South Island Alps & Fiords, a curated route you can open on TripsCircle and plan with your group.
Add Botswana Butchery to your crew's plan
Save it to a shared TripsCircle itinerary, settle the timing with a quick poll, and split the costs with everyone going to Queenstown.
Plan Queenstown
- Queenstown travel guide 9 places
- Best time to visit Queenstown weather by month
- Queenstown to Milford Sound 71 km straight-line
- Aoraki / Mount Cook to Queenstown 184 km straight-line
Lists & regions
Also in Queenstown
- Kawarau Bridge Bungy Activity
- Gibbston Valley Winery Drinks
Curated recommendation, not live listing data. Confirm hours, prices, bookings and access before you go.



