1876 was a great year. For starters, it was a leap year, which meant that everyone was happy because everyone got to celebrate their birthdays. The first telephone call was made, Mark Twain's The Adventures of Tom Sawyer was published and the old stone courthouse was erected in Queenstown. Now, 136 years later, that courthouse has immortalised its birth year as the name of one of Queenstown's most hip and happening establishments.

Grab any dinner main off the blackboard menu at 1876 Bar & Restaurant for just $12 and celebrate the greatness of this year...from not one, but two centuries ago.

1876 Bar & Restaurant is one of Queenstown's most historic buildings, stemming from the town's early gold mining days. Dine within its gorgeous stone walls on menu items that include steak and blue cheese salad with apple balsamic dressing, baked creamy macaroni cheese with garlic loaf, or Thai-inspired hoki fish cakes, served with fresh garden salad and whole grain mustard mayonnaise. Just for fun, why not see if you can last your entire meal without looking at your mobile phone, because in 1876 remember, the phone was just being invented.