The Square Restaurant & Bar - The Novotel
The Square Restaurant & Bar - The Novotel is a restaurant at 50 Cathedral Square, Central City, Christchurch.
The Novotel has an entire level devoted to wining and dining including an a la carte restaurant overlooking Cathedral Square.… Read full description ↓
One of 266 restaurants in Christchurch Central City, 27% of the city’s count
Checked 1 Nov 2026
50 Cathedral Square, Central City
From its website and public pages
Read from the site itself 28 Oct 2026, Its own website.
Reviews
Getting there
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Straight-line distances from the pin, not walking routes.
Nearby
More nearby places 7
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
All 266 restaurants in Christchurch Central City → · Every one in the city →
Also in Christchurch Central City
More businesses in Christchurch Central City 7
What the record holds 7 sourced facts
What the record holds
| Fact | What the source says | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Address | 50 Cathedral Square, Central City | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
| Kind | Restaurants | Find Christchurch, 2024 |
| Phone | 03 372 2111 | Find Christchurch, 2024 · its own site agrees |
| Website | accorhotels.com | Find Christchurch, 2024 · its own site agrees |
| h6592@accor.com | Its own website | |
| Wheelchair | Wheelchair accessible, its own website | Its own website |
| Services | Wi-Fi, Air conditioning, Parking | Its own website |
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How the council’s directory described it
Read the full description council directory, about 2024
The Novotel has an entire level devoted to wining and dining including an a la carte restaurant overlooking Cathedral Square. Serving fresh, local produce with a kiwiana flare, in a modern and charming atmosphere, the Square Restaurant offers semi-formal dining in contemporary surroundings. Then stop by the inviting lounge bar for after work meetings and casual drinks. Open 7 days, 6am-10pm
— 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 |
Godley Statue Reserve plaque
Godley Statue Reserve plaque
Godley Statue Reserve plaqueThe reports nearby
6,333 council reports pinned within 250 m of the premises, most often Graffiti & vandalism and Roads & footpaths, 5,186 with a photograph. A pin is where a reporter stood, not a claim about the place itself.
The 6,333 reports on file
Park - General Request
Tram Shelter Issue
Graffiti on a traffic light pole or cabinet, or wa
Trees - General
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Litter
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Litter
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Graffiti on a fence, building or structure
Graffiti on a fence, building or structureQuestions, answered briefly
Read answers 7
A restaurant in Christchurch Central City, Christchurch.
50 Cathedral Square, Central City, on Cathedral Square. 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 03 372 2111 (Find Christchurch, 2024), its website (Find Christchurch, 2024), email h6592@accor.com (its own website).
Edizi (83 m), Pacifica Kava Lounge (97 m), gumP-tion Restaurant & Bar (102 m), every one in the city.
the address’s own record holds 54 reports; 6 other premises within a short walk, nearest Novotel (14 m); the Hereford St near Colombo St bus stop is 184 m away: route 8; a cycle lane passes within 172 m; nearest park: Cathedral Square (63 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 · The business’s own website
Read source notes 6
- 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)
- The business’s own website, read politely by chch.live for contact details the open record is missing, re-checked monthly
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