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Otematata's Best Dam Pub The best dam place in Otematata for food, drink and entertainment.

Otematata Eatery, Bar & Lodging prides itself on delicious meals, a fun and friendly atmosphere and excellent customer service. One of New Zealand's true country style kiwi pubs that you don't want to miss out on visiting.

YOUR COUCH HAS NEVER GIVEN YOU $480. THE TIGHT BASTARD. 💸Time to see other furniture.SUPER SUNDAY kicks off at 4pm at Ot...
18/10/2026

YOUR COUCH HAS NEVER GIVEN YOU $480. THE TIGHT BASTARD. 💸

Time to see other furniture.

SUPER SUNDAY kicks off at 4pm at Otematata’s Best Dam Pub, and we’ve got your evening sorted.

🥩 Meat raffles featuring Chopped Butchery’s finest. Finally, a reason to get excited about someone waving their sausage around.

💰 A massive $480 CASH Spin & Win jackpot up for grabs. Try to act surprised when your mate who “never wins anything” suddenly becomes unbearable.

🍻 All the usual Sunday deals, a proper feed and a room full of people who also haven’t done the jobs they promised they’d do this weekend.

Tell the other half you’re heading out for a nice bit of meat.

Actually… probably mention the raffles first. 😏

🏉🔥 THE AUSSIES ARE BACK FOR ANOTHER HIDING… AND WE’VE GOT $460 REASONS TO CELEBRATE! 💰😂SATURDAY NIGHT SORTED, YOU BEAUTI...
17/10/2026

🏉🔥 THE AUSSIES ARE BACK FOR ANOTHER HIDING… AND WE’VE GOT $460 REASONS TO CELEBRATE! 💰😂

SATURDAY NIGHT SORTED, YOU BEAUTIFUL DEGENERATES!

🇳🇿 ALL BLACKS v WALLABIES
🏆 BLEDISLOE CUP | GAME TWO
⏰ 6PM TONIGHT | LIVE & LOUD ON THE BIG SCREENS!

The Aussies are coming back for round two. Bless their little cotton socks. Apparently one lesson wasn’t enough. 😂🦘

And while 15 blokes in black do their best to ruin Australia’s evening, we’ve got a few ways to improve YOURS!

🎯 FREE SCORE SWEEPSTAKES!
Absolutely FREE to enter! Pick your scores, back your rugby knowledge and win some prizes. Even if you know bu**er all about rugby, you’ve probably got as much chance as the bloke who’s been yelling instructions at the TV since 1987.

🍽️ BOOK YOURSELF IN FOR DINNER!
A proper feed, a cracking atmosphere and all the action on the big screens. Bring the family, bring your mates, bring that one friend who supports Australia. Every village needs an idiot. 😈

💰💰 SPIN & WIN JACKPOT: $460 CASH!

FOUR HUNDRED AND SIXTY BLOODY DOLLARS!

That’s not a jackpot anymore. That’s a bloody financial planning opportunity!

Someone could walk out $460 richer tonight. And judging by some of the financial decisions we’ve seen around here, that’s probably more than their accountant could manage. 🤣

🏉 Rugby.
🍽️ Dinner.
🎯 Free sweepstakes.
💰 $460 up for grabs.
🍻 A pub full of good bu**ers.

If you can’t find a reason to get your arse off the couch with that lot, we suggest checking you’ve still got a pulse.

🔥 OTEMATATA’S BEST DAM PUB!
Where the rugby’s loud, the banter’s filthy, and the only thing we want to see Australia take home is a participation certificate. 🇳🇿😂

BOOK YOUR TABLE. BRING YOUR MATES. LET’S GET INTO IT!

TONIGHT WE’RE GIVING AWAY B**R.Well… tastes of b**r. Settle down, you animals. 🍺From 5–7pm tonight, we’re cracking open ...
15/10/2026

TONIGHT WE’RE GIVING AWAY B**R.
Well… tastes of b**r. Settle down, you animals. 🍺

From 5–7pm tonight, we’re cracking open the new Steinlager Pure Gold and handing out FREE tastes to anyone willing to offer an opinion.

And we know Otematata isn’t exactly suffering from an opinion shortage.

99% carb free. Low bitterness. Cold. Free to try.
That’s four fairly convincing arguments right there.

Come in. Have a taste. Nod thoughtfully like you know what “mouthfeel” means. Then tell us whether Steinlager have nailed it or completely lost the plot.

Like it? Your shout after.
Don’t like it? Still free, so your complaint has absolutely no financial credibility.

🍺 STEINLAGER PURE GOLD TASTING
📍 TONIGHT | 5–7PM
🏠 Otematata’s Best Dam Pub

Come give it a crack. Your couch doesn’t need you that badly.

🎨 RIGHT LADIES… PICK YOUR POTTERY POISON 🍷💅Girls Night Out is back. Friday 16 October from 6pm. Pottery Patch Oamaru are...
12/10/2026

🎨 RIGHT LADIES… PICK YOUR POTTERY POISON 🍷💅

Girls Night Out is back. Friday 16 October from 6pm. Pottery Patch Oamaru are coming to the Best Dam Pub for a night of painting, questionable artistic confidence and hopefully a few genuine masterpieces.

Here's what you can decorate:

🍋 Lemon squeezer — $40 ☕ Coffee mug — $35 🦥 Sloth mug — $35 👧 Kids mug — $28 ☕ Espresso cup & saucer — $30 🍽️ Side plate — $35 🥣 Sauce dish — $20 ⭕ Round coaster — $25 🐑 Sheep egg cup — $25 🩴 Jandal — $25 each / $40 a pair ❤️ Little hanging heart — $20 🎄 Christmas round ornament — $26 🎄 Christmas wreath ornament — $25

Paints, glaze AND firing all included. 🔥

👉 Pre-orders encouraged, not essential. Message us with your pick and Pottery Patch will have your blank canvas waiting. Rocking up on the night? No stress, there'll be pieces to choose from.

Plus: 💅 Up Country Nails 🧀 Nibbles to graze on 🍺 Steinlager Pure Gold tasting from 5pm. Get in early and warm up your painting hand. 🗣️ Plenty of completely unqualified artistic advice from the sidelines

📅 Friday 16 October ⏰ From 6pm 📍 Otematata's Best Dam Pub

Bring your creative side. If you don't have one, bring your normal side and wing it. That's what the rest of us are doing. 😂🎨

FREE B**R TASTING. THERE, WE SAID THE MAGIC WORDS. 🍺This Friday we’re cracking open the new Steinlager Pure Gold and let...
11/10/2026

FREE B**R TASTING. THERE, WE SAID THE MAGIC WORDS. 🍺

This Friday we’re cracking open the new Steinlager Pure Gold and letting you lot judge it like you’ve somehow become qualified b**r critics overnight.

Friday 16 October | 5–7pm

It’s 99% carb free, low bitterness and apparently a very tidy little number.

We’ll supply the taste.
You supply the wildly confident opinion.

Love it? Excellent. Your shout after.
Hate it? Tell us why with the authority of a man who once brewed something questionable in a plastic bucket.

Either way, come give it a crack.

FREE TASTING. 5–7PM. BEST DAM PUB.

Because making important decisions about b**r without trying it first would just be irresponsible.

🏁 SUPER SUNDAY. GET YOUR ARSE INTO GEAR! 🏁Bathurst is on the screens, so come explain how you’d take that corner better…...
11/10/2026

🏁 SUPER SUNDAY. GET YOUR ARSE INTO GEAR! 🏁

Bathurst is on the screens, so come explain how you’d take that corner better… when we’ve all seen you try to reverse a trailer. 😂

We’re into it RIGHT NOW with the usual Super Sunday deals on big bots and house w**e, a bloody good atmosphere and…

🎟️ THE RAFFLES! DON’T MISS THE BLOODY RAFFLES!

💰 PLUS A $340 SPIN & WIN JACKPOT!

Nothing worse than staying home, then hearing “you should’ve been there” from some smug bu**er showing off their winnings.

Abandon the chores. Round up the crew. Your couch has had enough of your arse for one weekend.

Otematata’s Best Dam Pub. Let her rip! 🏁

To add to the massive weekend of sport we will be streaming the local lad North Otago playing for the Meads Cup as well!
09/10/2026

To add to the massive weekend of sport we will be streaming the local lad North Otago playing for the Meads Cup as well!

🏉🔥 TWO RUGBY GAMES, ONE PUB, AND A WHOLE LOT OF PEOPLE WHO THINK THEY COULD COACH BETTER FROM A BAR STOOL! 🍻🤣CANCEL YOUR...
09/10/2026

🏉🔥 TWO RUGBY GAMES, ONE PUB, AND A WHOLE LOT OF PEOPLE WHO THINK THEY COULD COACH BETTER FROM A BAR STOOL! 🍻🤣

CANCEL YOUR PLANS. THE COUCH CAN GET STUFFED.

It’s a bloody BEAUTY of a Saturday at Otematata’s Best Dam Pub, and we’ve got more action lined up than a Tinder account in Twizel on a long weekend! 😈

🏉 4.05PM | OTAGO v HAWKE’S BAY
NPC SEMI FINAL!
The mighty Blue & Gold are fighting for a spot in the final. Expect passion, questionable refereeing decisions (according to everyone in the bar), and at least three blokes claiming they played at this level back in the day. 😂

🏉 7.10PM | ALL BLACKS v WALLABIES
THE BLEDISLOE CUP!
Time to remind our Australian cousins that just because you can steal our pavlova, doesn’t mean you can steal our bloody rugby trophy! 🇳🇿🦘

🎯 FREE SCORE SWEEPSTAKES!
Pick the scores, have a crack at winning some prizes, and prove you’ve got more rugby knowledge than the loudmouth beside you.

💰 SPIN & WIN JACKPOT: $320 CASH!
That’s right. THREE HUNDRED AND TWENTY BLOODY DOLLARS!

Enough to make your Saturday considerably more interesting. Or buy your way out of whatever trouble your mouth gets you into watching the rugby. 💸

🍔 THE KITCHEN’S FIRING, THE SCREENS ARE CRANKING, AND THE BAR STOOL EXPERTS ARE ALREADY WARMING UP.

Get in early, grab a feed, claim your spot and settle in for a cracker.

And remember, if the ref makes a terrible call, yelling at our television won’t change his mind.

But by Christ, we encourage you to try. 🤣🏉

🍻 OTEMATATA’S BEST DAM PUB
Where everyone’s a rugby expert, nobody’s been asked for their opinion, and we’re all going to give it anyway.

🎄 WANT TO EARN SOME EXTRA CASH THIS SUMMER? 🍻We’re looking for a few absolute legends to join the crew at Otematata’s Be...
09/10/2026

🎄 WANT TO EARN SOME EXTRA CASH THIS SUMMER? 🍻

We’re looking for a few absolute legends to join the crew at Otematata’s Best Dam Pub over Labour Weekend and the busy Christmas & New Year period.

We need casual team members who can jump in and help with:

🛏️ Housekeeping
🍽️ Restaurant & Front of House

Hospitality experience is great, but a good attitude, reliability and willingness to get stuck in counts for plenty.

What’s in it for you?

💰 Great pay
🍔 50% off food & drinks
🏋️ Free gym access
🍻 An awesome crew to work alongside
☀️ Plenty of work during the busiest and best time of the year

This could be perfect if you’re a student home for the holidays, a local looking for some extra hours, or someone who just fancies earning a bit more cash while working with a good bunch of humans.

You don’t need to commit your entire summer to us either. Tell us when you’re available and we’ll see what we can make work.

📧 Keen? Email [email protected]

Tell us a little about yourself, any experience you have, and when you’re available.

Come earn some cash, meet some great people and help us survive the glorious chaos of summer at the Best Dam Pub. 🍻

🚨 RIGHTO. FRIDAY’S GETTING A BIT OUT OF HAND.We were going to have a quiet one.Then Spin & Win hit a whopping $300.Then ...
09/10/2026

🚨 RIGHTO. FRIDAY’S GETTING A BIT OUT OF HAND.

We were going to have a quiet one.

Then Spin & Win hit a whopping $300.
Then we remembered it’s TFIF.
Then someone mentioned the weekend of sport.

So that idea’s completely stuffed.

🍻 TFIF TODAY | 4–7PM
Three glorious hours of Hoppy Hour, plus complimentary nibbles because drinking on an empty stomach is poor project management.

💰 SPIN & WIN | $300 JACKPOT
Someone could stroll in tonight, have a crack, and wander out $300 richer.

Frankly, that’s showing off.

And THEN we hit the weekend…

🏉 SATURDAY: Otago v Hawke’s Bay semi final, followed by All Blacks v Wallabies and FREE sweepstakes.

🏎️ SUNDAY: Bathurst roaring across the screens ALL DAY before Super Sunday rolls in with raffles and the usual Sunday carry-on.

So… how does a weekend get any better?

We genuinely don’t know.
Maybe finding $50 in an old pair of jeans while your ex texts to say they were wrong about everything.

Get your arse in here. It’s Friday.
The lawn can go f**k itself. 🍻

Address

2736 Otematata Kurow Road
Otematata
9412

Telephone

+6434387899

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