Looks like whichever of the two first relaxes the stupid jacket requirement for dinner will win for us. If I can get 3* Guy Savoy in Paris and 3* Alinea to relax their requirement for me, it seems silly for any fine dining restaurant in rural New Zealand. But then, I guess that goes with the golfing nature of the clientele.

At least Huka relaxed that requirement, so there is hope.

It is 83 degrees at Kauri today so I bet the lack of A/C would be more of an issue for you than the jacket requirement.

i totally agree that the golf culture is the reason for this dress code. I wish I had thought it through more-I’m running the table on the Robertson properties here and I would have subbed out one of the two this dress codes, not just because of the actual need for a jacket but for the atmosphere that goes with it.