Make the most of spectacular photo opportunities among beautifully hand carved ICE sculptures while enjoying a delicious vodka cocktail in a bar made of solid ICE!
We had a lovely experience in the ice bar with a lovely bar tender from New Castle who explained the ice carvings, time frame, temperature. We were glad we ticked it off our list and the price was value for money! I think if you’ve done one ice bar you’ve probably done them all! I saying that we couldn’t fault the staff and the experience
It was a good experience. Worth trying for sure! We had the bar to ourselves as we booked at 4pm. Drinks were great! It would have been nicer if staff offered to take photos of us too.
This is the tiny version of Ice Bars and just has a small bar counter and can hardly accommodate 10-15 people. Still good for an experience
We visited Minus 5 in Queenstown and found it to be a fun novelty experience, but probably a one-time thing. The space was smaller than expected, and the number of people in our session made it hard to move around without being bumped into. Once we finished our drink, we felt ready to leave. Worth a quick visit if you’re curious
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Michelle Fife from New Zealand wrote on 20 January 2026
Loved
Thank you Dean for answering all our questions about how it all works keeping the ice so preserved. My partner and I loved our experience and cocktail 🍸