SUPER Restaurant
OPEN FROM 5PM TIL LATE EVERY NIGHT. SERVING BRUNCH FROM 9AM FRIDAY THRU SUNDAY.
The menu at SUPER offers a beautifully curated Japanese Māori inspired menu, delicious cocktails, beautiful wine & fine beer every time!
Ruminating on the path that brought her to owning and operating a restaurant, Sahni Bennett (Ngāti Mako, Wairewa) says her success probably has a lot to do with her dogged determination to build on what existed before. At just 22, she opened her first cafe with no experience and three tamariki in tow.
SUPER’s vibe was born from Sahni’s connection to the local whenua, coupled with inspiration from the Japanese hospitality culture she so loved observing while travelling there with her daughter.
“They are so welcoming, gentle and grateful for whoever comes through their doors, I think that’s something hospo, and particularly Christchurch, could do better. Some places take their customers for granted and I remind myself and my staff all the time: the customer is everything in what we do.”
And as her reconnection to te ao Māori has grown, so too has the flavour profile of SUPER, burgeoning to include the likes of peppery horopito and earthy kawakawa. Sahni says the fusion of Japanese and Māori ingredients works well because the dishes of both cultures are traditionally simple and not overwhelmed by competing flavours.
“I CANNOT RECALL WHEN I LAST HAD SUCH AN AMAZING AND SURPRISING FOOD EXPERIENCE, THE MENU IS OUTSTANDING AND THE TEAM DESERVE HUGE APPLAUSE FOR THE CARE AND ATTENTION EACH UNIQUE DISH RECEIVES .”
