# Dark Star Ale House & Cafe, Diamond Harbour Dark Star Ale House & Cafe is a restaurant at 2E Waipapa Avenue, Diamond Harbour, Banks Peninsula. [Directions]() · [Website]() · [Google Maps]() **Unconfirmed lead.** Listed only in the council’s Find Christchurch directory, a snapshot from about March 2024. No other source confirms it still trades, check before you go. The directory’s number for it: 03 329 3245. ## About, in one paragraph The address’s own page keeps 9 council reports on file. Only the council’s 2024 directory lists it, no other source confirms it still trades, so check before you go. _Summary written by the site from the public record, sources below._ ## What the record holds - **Address:** 2E Waipapa Avenue, Diamond Harbour _(Find Christchurch, 2024)_ - **Kind:** Restaurants _(Find Christchurch, 2024)_ - **Phone:** 03 329 3245 _(Find Christchurch, 2024)_ - **Website:** https://www.facebook.com/Darkstaralehouse/ _(Find Christchurch, 2024)_ ## In its own listing Located in Diamond Harbour, this eatery offers craft beers, real ales, great Switch coffee, good food and amazing views - try their takeaway pizza! _Source: Find Christchurch, 2024._ ## The ground it stands on _Facts about the spot, not the business, from the council and ECan layers._ - **District Plan zone:** Rural Banks Peninsula _(District Plan)_ - **Address record:** [2E Waipapa Avenue](https://www.chch.live/diamond-harbour/2e-waipapa-avenue), 9 reports on file ## The reports nearby 40 reports pinned within 250 m of the point, a pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place. - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8846317), [5 Taimana Ln, Canterbury, Diamond Harbour 8971, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/diamond-harbour/5-taimana-lane) - [Roads - General](https://www.chch.live/report/8782262), [3 Hunters Road, Diamond Harbour 8971, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/diamond-harbour/3-hunters-road) - [Pothole](https://www.chch.live/report/8482870), [16 Stoddart Tce, Canterbury, Diamond Harbour 8971, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/diamond-harbour/16-stoddart-terrace) - [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/8237301), [1 Stoddart Terrace, Diamond Harbour 8971, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/diamond-harbour/1-stoddart-terrace) - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/8110681), [10 Hunters Road, Diamond Harbour 8971, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/diamond-harbour/10-hunters-road) - [Overgrown Vegetation](https://www.chch.live/report/8110234), 4–8 Stoddart Tce, Canterbury, Diamond Harbour 8971, New Zealand - [Animal - Domestic](https://www.chch.live/report/8065581), 4–8 Stoddart Tce, Canterbury, Diamond Harbour 8971, New Zealand - [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/8035793), [9 Stoddart Tce, Canterbury, Diamond Harbour 8971, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/diamond-harbour/9-stoddart-terrace) - [Road Blockage](https://www.chch.live/report/7508798), [8 Hunters Road, Diamond Harbour 8971, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/diamond-harbour/8-hunters-road) - [Street Gutters / Storm Water](https://www.chch.live/report/7464094), [8 Stoddart Tce, Canterbury, Diamond Harbour 8971, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/diamond-harbour/8-stoddart-terrace) - [Water Leak](https://www.chch.live/report/7108386), [10 Hunters Road, Diamond Harbour 8971, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/diamond-harbour/10-hunters-road) - [Animal - Domestic](https://www.chch.live/report/7060919), [160 Marine Dr, Canterbury, Diamond Harbour 8971, New Zealand](https://www.chch.live/diamond-harbour/160-marine-drive) ## Getting there - [Waipapa Avenue](https://www.chch.live/street/diamond-harbour/waipapa-avenue), the street’s own record - [Directions on Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=Dark%20Star%20Ale%20House%20%26%20Cafe%2C%202E%20Waipapa%20Avenue%2C%20Diamond%20Harbour%2C%20Banks%20Peninsula) - [Street View](https://www.google.com/maps?q&layer=c&cbll=-43.63208177641545,172.72553273851628) ## Nearby - [NPD Self Serve](https://www.chch.live/business/npd-self-serve-diamond-harbour), No, 353 m - [Diamond Harbour Gym](https://www.chch.live/business/diamond-harbour-gym-diamond-harbour), Gyms & fitness, 370 m - [Two Thumb Harbourside](https://www.chch.live/business/two-thumb-harbourside-diamond-harbour), Bars & pubs, 394 m - [Laurenson Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1184-laurenson-park), park, 462 m - [Church Bay Foreshore](https://www.chch.live/park/1078-church-bay-foreshore), park, 508 m _Source: [Environment Canterbury’s Canterbury Maps Parks layer](https://gis.ecan.govt.nz/arcgis/rest/services/Public/Canterbury_Maps/MapServer/26), refreshed 2026-10-10. Distances are straight-line from the business pin, not walking routes._ - [Diamond Harbour Recycling Depot](https://www.chch.live/facility/transfer-station-20), Transfer station, 247 m ## The nearest other restaurants - [Harbour Haze](https://www.chch.live/business/harbour-haze-diamond-harbour), Diamond Harbour, 1.4 km - [Orton Bradley Cafe](https://www.chch.live/business/orton-bradley-cafe-christchurch-2), Christchurch, 2.3 km - [The Lyttel Dumpling](https://www.chch.live/business/the-lyttel-dumpling-lyttelton), Lyttelton, 3.0 km - [Super](https://www.chch.live/business/super-lyttelton), Lyttelton, 3.1 km - [Fisherman's Wharf](https://www.chch.live/business/fisherman-s-wharf-lyttelton), Lyttelton, 3.2 km - [Bomba](https://www.chch.live/business/bomba-lyttelton), Lyttelton, 3.3 km - [Everest](https://www.chch.live/business/everest-lyttelton), Lyttelton, 3.3 km - [Everest Indian Restaurant & Takeaway](https://www.chch.live/business/everest-indian-restaurant-takeaway-lyttelton), Lyttelton, 3.3 km - [Every one in Diamond Harbour](https://www.chch.live/businesses/restaurant#in-diamond-harbour) ## Also in Diamond Harbour - [Four Square](https://www.chch.live/business/four-square-diamond-harbour), Supermarkets, 420 m - [Salt](https://www.chch.live/business/salt-diamond-harbour), Cafés, 462 m - [Diamond Harbour Lodge](https://www.chch.live/business/diamond-harbour-lodge-diamond-harbour), B&Bs, 873 m - [Diamond Harbour Country Store and Cafe](https://www.chch.live/business/diamond-harbour-country-store-and-cafe-diamond-harbour), Cafés, 1.3 km - [Preserved Cook School and Eatery](https://www.chch.live/business/preserved-cook-school-and-eatery-diamond-harbour), Cafés, 1.3 km - [Diamond Harbour Medical Centre](https://www.chch.live/business/diamond-harbour-medical-centre-diamond-harbour), Doctor, 1.3 km - [Godley Cafe](https://www.chch.live/business/godley-cafe-diamond-harbour), Cafés, 1.3 km - [Diamond Harbour Surgery](https://www.chch.live/business/diamond-harbour-surgery-diamond-harbour), Doctors & clinics, 1.3 km - [Diamond Harbour Rugby Football Club](https://www.chch.live/business/diamond-harbour-rugby-football-club-diamond-harbour), Clubs, 1.4 km - [Taimana Boutique Hotel](https://www.chch.live/business/taimana-boutique-hotel-diamond-harbour), Motels, 1.4 km - [Every kind of business in Diamond Harbour](https://www.chch.live/diamond-harbour#s-biz) ## Doors - [What stood on this ground](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.63208177641545&lon=172.72553273851628) - [On the map](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.63208177641545,172.72553273851628,17) - [Documents that name it](https://www.chch.live/documents?q=Dark%20Star%20Ale%20House%20%26%20Cafe) - [Diamond Harbour](https://www.chch.live/diamond-harbour), the suburb ## Questions, answered briefly **What is Dark Star Ale House & Cafe?** A restaurant in Diamond Harbour, Christchurch. **Where is Dark Star Ale House & Cafe?** 2E Waipapa Avenue, Diamond Harbour, on [Waipapa Avenue](https://www.chch.live/street/diamond-harbour/waipapa-avenue). [On the map →](https://www.chch.live/map#-43.63208177641545,172.72553273851628,17) **Is Dark Star Ale House & Cafe still trading?** Listed only in the council’s Find Christchurch directory, a snapshot from about March 2024. No other source confirms it still trades, check before you go. **How do you contact Dark Star Ale House & Cafe?** phone [03 329 3245](tel:033293245) (Find Christchurch, 2024), its [website](https://www.facebook.com/Darkstaralehouse/) (Find Christchurch, 2024). **What other restaurants are near Dark Star Ale House & Cafe?** [Harbour Haze](https://www.chch.live/business/harbour-haze-diamond-harbour) (1.4 km), [Orton Bradley Cafe](https://www.chch.live/business/orton-bradley-cafe-christchurch-2) (2.3 km), [The Lyttel Dumpling](https://www.chch.live/business/the-lyttel-dumpling-lyttelton) (3.0 km), [every one in the city](https://www.chch.live/businesses/restaurant). **What’s near Dark Star Ale House & Cafe?** [the address’s own record](https://www.chch.live/diamond-harbour/2e-waipapa-avenue) holds 9 reports; 3 other premises within a short walk, nearest [NPD Self Serve](https://www.chch.live/business/npd-self-serve-diamond-harbour) (353 m); nearest park: [Laurenson Park](https://www.chch.live/park/1184-laurenson-park) (462 m). **What stood where Dark Star Ale House & Cafe is, before?** [The heritage-register places nearest the pin →](https://www.chch.live/before?lat=-43.63208177641545&lon=172.72553273851628) ## Sources - Find Christchurch, the council’s business directory, a snapshot last touched about March 2024 (CC BY 4.0) - Christchurch District Plan layers, zones, commercial centres and scheduled heritage items, from the council’s open data (CC BY 4.0) - Record assembled 2026-10-20 --- HTML: https://www.chch.live/business/dark-star-ale-house-cafe-diamond-harbour Directory: https://www.chch.live/businesses Category: https://www.chch.live/businesses/restaurant Suburb: https://www.chch.live/diamond-harbour