On the 12th August 2018, Ode was engulfed overnight in a severely damaging fire.
Owner and Head Chef Lucas Parkinson posted an emotional video on social media announcing that we would be closing our doors for the foreseeable future, never imaging just how long that closure would be.
This is our journey 11 months later, to try & get the restaurant open & our new team trained before the end of our indemnity period with insurance…with the very serious reality, that if not open by 12 August 2019, Ode would be no more.
Thank you to Kyle & Sam from Pyramidion Studios, Wellington for following our journey & helping us to capture this monumental time in our lives.