Ford's Restaurant & Bar occupies a renovated historic villa at 276 Trafalgar Street, in the upper Trafalgar Street precinct of Nelson's CBD. Outdoor seating looks south toward the Cathedral Steps and north down Trafalgar Street.
The restaurant serves contemporary New Zealand cuisine, blending European influences with local flavours and using locally sourced produce. The website names Jessie Verhoef as Head Chef and describes the kitchen team as all-female.
Breakfast and coffee start at 8am Monday to Friday and 9am at weekends. Lunch runs from 11am to 3pm, dinner from 5:30pm, and a tapas menu is offered at other times. Street parking is nearby, and the Montgomery Car park is a short walk away.
The website does not give details of private dining, function capacity or group bookings, so groups should contact the restaurant directly.
Ford's has a Google rating of 4.4.
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