The Millhouse is a restaurant within Millbrook Resort at 1124 Malaghans Road, Arrowtown, in the Wakatipu Basin near Queenstown. It is one of several dining venues on the resort property.
### Setting and history
The restaurant is housed on the slate of Millbrook's original flour mill, and the resort describes it as offering both comfort and character, with views over the Mill Pond and the 18th hole of the golf course. Millbrook states that it is proud of the historical location and aims to give guests a distinctive dining experience.
### The food
The Millhouse serves a seasonal menu in what the resort characterises as a relaxed and social dining setting. Produce is drawn from Millbrook's own kitchen garden and from local farmers. The restaurant is open Wednesday to Sunday from 5.30pm.
### Group bookings and private dining
Tables can be booked through the online calendar on the restaurant's page or by phone. For groups of eight or more, the restaurant asks parties to choose between two set menus, and directs group enquiries to the Millhouse team by email. That set-menu arrangement is the restaurant's published mechanism for handling group dining, and it is the point of contact for anything larger than a standard table.
Millbrook runs complimentary shuttles to and from central Queenstown and Arrowtown's Main Street, which is a practical advantage for group dinners where delegates are staying off-site and alcohol is being served.
### The wider resort
Because the Millhouse sits inside Millbrook Resort, it is usually booked as part of a larger programme rather than in isolation. Millbrook has a dedicated events team and offers weddings, conferences, meetings and corporate retreats across its grounds, with wedding packages and multiple venue options. Organisers wanting a conference programme with the Millhouse as the dinner venue should approach the resort's events team, who coordinate spaces, accommodation and catering across the property.
### Suitability
Well suited to conference dinners, incentive-group dining, client hosting and board dinners for parties running on a set menu, particularly for groups already staying at or meeting within Millbrook. It is a restaurant rather than a standalone function centre, so confirm exclusive-use options and numbers with the resort's events team. Other Queenstown venues may suit organisers needing dedicated plenary space with dining attached.
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