Jolly Poacher
Jolly Poacher is a restaurant at 31 Victoria Street, Central City, Christchurch.
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Checked 19 Oct 2026
The Jolly Poacher is the home of cold beer, great food and a sociable atmosphere
One of 266 restaurants in Christchurch Central City, 27% of the city’s count
31 Victoria Street, Central City
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Nearby
More nearby places 4
Environment Canterbury’s Canterbury Maps Parks layer, refreshed 2026-10-10. Distances are straight-line from the business pin, not walking routes.
The nearest other restaurants
More nearby restaurants 5
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Also in Christchurch Central City
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What the record holds 5 sourced facts
What the record holds
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Address | 31 Victoria Street, Central City | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
| Kind | Restaurants | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
| Phone | 03 662 9601 | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
| Website | jollypoacher.co.nz · unreachable when last read | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
| service@jollypoacher.co.nz | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
How the council’s directory described it
The Jolly Poacher is the home of cold beer, great food and a sociable atmosphere.
— Find Christchurch, 2024. The business’s own words from about 2024, repeated as a lead, not checked.
The ground it stands on
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| District Plan zone | City centre zone | District Plan |
In Conjunction With the Christchurch Beautifying
This Floral Clock Was Presented to the Citizens
Victoria Bridge — Historical Description 1851–1989What stood on Victoria Street
From Canterbury Stories. This photograph names the street, not this business. The street page pairs it with a Street View pose verified outside The Bog Irish Bar, 2025-03. The street’s then and now →
The reports nearby
2,518 council reports pinned within 250 m of the premises, most often Graffiti & vandalism and Roads & footpaths, 2,089 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place itself.
The 2,518 reports on file
Poles and Signage - General
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Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
General Request
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Graffiti on a road, footpath or bridge
Poles and Signage - General
Dumped Rubbish
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Road Signage
Hazard, vehicle
Graffiti on a fence, building or structureQuestions, answered briefly
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A restaurant in Christchurch Central City, Christchurch.
31 Victoria Street, Central City, on Victoria Street. On the map →
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.
phone 03 662 9601 (Find Christchurch, 2024), its website (Find Christchurch, 2024), email service@jollypoacher.co.nz (Find Christchurch, 2024).
The Good Goat Gastro Pub (11 m), Midori Japanese Restaurant (22 m), Gunpowder Indian Restaurant & Bar (27 m), every one in the city.
the address’s own record holds 4 reports; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest Schnitz Bar & Restaurant (1 m); the Kilmore Street Town Hall bus stop is 164 m away: routes 1, 29, 95; a cycle lane passes the door; nearest park: Victoria Triangles (98 m).
The record behind this
This page is the union of what these public sources say, each fact above names the one it came from. A listing is a lead, not a promise the business still trades:
Sources: Find Christchurch · Christchurch District Plan layers · Christchurch City Council off-street parking layer (CC BY 4.0) · Environment Canterbury’s Metro stop record · Christchurch City Council’s cycleway layer
Read source notes 5
- 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)
- Christchurch City Council off-street parking layer (CC BY 4.0),
- Environment Canterbury’s Metro stop record, distances measured here from the pin
- Christchurch City Council’s cycleway layer, lanes, separated paths and the named Major Cycle Routes (CC BY 4.0)
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