Riverstone Kitchen was established by Bevan and Monique Smith in November 2006. Built in a paddock on the family farm, 15 minutes north of Oamaru in North Otago, it has defied all odds and achieved huge success. In 2010, Riverstone Kitchen was the supreme winner of Cuisine magazine's coveted Restaurant of the Year award and put its name firmly on the map!

Bevan was born in Northland, New Zealand and left the family farm in 1991 to train as a chef in Christchurch. After working for several years in London at Terence Conran's La Pont de la Tour and Michael Caine's Canteen, Bevan moved to Australia where he became head chef at Philip Johnson's acclaimed ecco bistro.

Monique was born in Zimbabwe and moved, with her family, to Australia where she gained a degree in opera and managed a successful music business. Her passion for food and hospitality began after meeting Bevan in Brisbane and together, they came to New Zealand in 2004 to plan and build their restaurant.

Winter Closing:
We will be closing for our winter break at 4pm on Mon 15 June and will reopen again at 9am
on Thurs 2 July