Father's Day All-Day Brunch 2025 Terms and Conditions

To ensure that your experience with us is top notch, our Father’s Day menus are curated using carefully chosen ingredients and a whole lot of prep magic — which is why our Father’s Day event comes with strict terms and conditions to ensure everything runs seamlessly on the day.

We are pleased to offer a dedicated vegan and gluten-free option to accommodate these dietary requirements.

Please note that no additional modifications can be made to the menu and we ask that you pre-book in advance.

By booking, the Guest/Customer acknowledges that they have read and agree to the Terms and Conditions and understand that it is the Guest/Customer’s responsibility to disclose any dietary requirements in advance and that undisclosed dietary requirements cannot be accommodated on the day of the event.

Pre-booking is essential; walk-ups are not available on the day. 
 

Father’s Day dates & sessions:

• Saturday 5 September 2026. Session times: 12pm
• Sunday 6 September 2026. Session times: 11am, 1pm and 3pm

Each session is 1.5hrs long. Guests must be seated no later than 30 mins after the start time of each session.

Admission will not be granted if guests arrive after 30mins. 
 

Bookings close:

• Sunday 30 August at 11pm for the events on Saturday 5 and Sunday 6 September or until sold out.

No changes in the number of guests to be catered for will be accepted after 11pm on the date listed above.

Any decrease in the number of guests after a booking has been made may result in the original confirmed guest number being charged.   

If you are a member, providing your Membership Number is compulsory. Members receive 15% discount off the full price.

All guests who book are advised to enter their phone number so that the caterer can confirm the booking and advise of any updates or changes if needs be.
 

Cancellation

Cancellation of the booking by the guest results in a cancellation fee as follows: 

• Cancellation within 7 days of the booking will incur a 100% cancellation fee; 
• Cancellation more than 7 days of the booking will incur a 50% cancellation fee; 
• No concessions will be made for cancellations due to illness or injury, and all conditions above will apply.  
   

The Customer acknowledges that: 

• Minimum orders may apply. 
• Menu content is always subject to change due to market or seasonal availability; and where, due to unforeseen circumstances (e.g. supplier shortage), The Zoo’s caterer (Montana Food & Events) is unable to provide the agreed menu or catering services, Auckland Zoo reserves the right to adapt the menu and catering services via email with the customer. 
• In the rare case that the Zoo is forced to cancel a session, notice of cancellation will be provided within a day’s notice of a session. This is at the sole discretion of Zoo Management and all customers who have booked will receive a 100% refund. 
• All event tickets are seated in the Old Elephant House courtyard. 
• The Old Elephant House restaurant will be reserved on the day for walk-ups, but only with “Grab ‘n’ Go” food, not the ‘a la Carte menu’. 

If an infant (age 0 – 3 years) is attending, please ensure the infant ticket (free of charge) is booked on your order.

If you require a highchair or space for a pram/pushchair, please advise in the "Special Requirements" section of the booking form.

If you feel your infant (age 0 – 3 years) can eat the kids’ meal, you may order the meal separately. You can pay for an additional Kid’s Meal for $19.00 (or $16.00 if they are a member) and add this to the infant ticket ($0 general admission).

Please put a note in the "Special Requirements" box at the checkout and our bookings coordinator will send you an email and payment request link for the extra Kid’s Meal order for your child. Please note that an infant ticket must be booked on your order as a pre-condition. 

A complimentary bottle of Steinlager beer:

• Every adult (18 years and older) who purchases a meal will recieve a complimentary bottle of Steinlager beer with their meal.
• Drink choices include either: Steinlager Pure, Ultra Low Carb or Light. Beer can be swapped for a coffee, soft drink or juice.
• By law, alcohol cannot be served to anyone under 18 and ID may be requested.

Steinlager Father’s Day prize pack competition:

• This competition is to win one Steinlager Father’s Day prize pack including a Retro 20L chilly bin, laptop satchel and duffle bag worth $350.
• Every adult ticket purchased for the Father's Day BBQ Brunch will automatically go in the draw to win the ultimate Steinlager Father’s Day prize pack.
• This competition closes at 11pm, Sunday 30 August 2026, the winner will be picked by random draw and contacted on Monday 31 August 2026.
• The prize is not transferable, non-refundable and cannot be redeemed, exchanged or substituted for tickets, food and beverages or cash.
• The prize will be presented to the winner on the day of their event at Auckland Zoo.
• If customers do not show up on the day of their event, the prize is forfeited.

Yes. You can select as many options as you wish to cater to your group numbers.

If an infant (age 0 – 3 years) is attending, please ensure the infant ticket (free of charge) is booked on your order.

The infant tickets do not include food, but is important for seating arrangements - the organisers will make contact prior to the event about seating arrangements, please ensure that you provide a phone number to be contacted on.

A vegan option is available, which is also gluten free. If you are vegan, vegetarian, gluten free, dairy free or egg free, please choose the vegan option.

Unfortunately, other dietary requirements cannot be catered for. Please check out the menu for full details.

If you wish to enquire, you can email our caterer: zooevents@montanagroup.co.nz

The vegan option MUST be chosen at the time of booking as dietary requirements cannot be provided on the day. 

One complimentary bottle of Steinlager beer (either: Steinlager Pure, Ultra Low Carb or Light) is included for each paying adult, R18 only. Beer can be swapped for a coffee, soft drink or juice.

Additional beverages can be ordered on the day off the Old Elephant House menu.

Yes of course!

The General Admission children’s entry ticket and kid’s lunch meal are bundled up as $33.00 in total.  This is for children aged four to fourteen.

If you have an Auckland Zoo Membership you get a 15% discount off the price of a kid's lunch ticket.

If an infant (age 0 – 3 years) is attending, please ensure the infant ticket (free of charge) is booked on your order. Please note that meals are not included with the infant ticket.

For children under four (who would qualify for the free infant ticket to the Zoo) we recommend that you self-cater and bring food to the restaurant for the children.

However, if you have a child that is 2 or 3 years old and you’re confident that they will eat the kid's lunch option, you can pay for an additional kid's lunch for $19.00 (or $16 for a member) and add this to the infant ticket ($0 general admission) please put a note in the "Special Requirements" box at the checkout and our bookings coordinator will send you an email and payment request link for the extra kid's lunch order for your child.

You must present your membership card for every member who is attending on the day. You can access your digital pass on the Member Details page when you login to the Membership Portal or you can pop by the membership hub and they can reprint your membership card for $5.

Yes, bookings are per individual. Just book for the number of members who are attending and the number of non-members who need to attend. The prices for Auckland Zoo Members includes a 15% discount with valid I.D. but non-members do not recieve a discount.

If you are a member, providing your Membership Number is compulsory. Every Member must be able to show a valid Membership on the day of the Father's Day event.

Auckland Zoo prohibits visitors and members from bringing alcohol onsite – if you would like to add a beer, a glass of bubbles or go all out for a bottle of wine, please ask the friendly staff at Old Elephant House on the day.

You can see what is available on the Old Elephant House menu.