Mussel Inn

The Mussel Inn is a brewery bar, restaurant and entertainment venue in Onekaka, in Golden Bay / Mohua in New Zealand.

[4] The owners and operators of the Mussel Inn are Andrew and Jane Dixon, who started it because there was nowhere for people to go to socialise with family and friends.

[5] Over time, other members of the Dixon family have also worked at the Mussel Inn, including sons Henry and Toby.

[4] In 2006, the Mussel Inn won a national Green Ribbon award for environmentally sustainable business from the Ministry for the Environment.

The business uses solar power, and recycles and reuses bottles in its on-site production of soft drink, wine and beer.

[7] Tasman District Council served an abatement notice to the Mussel Inn on 20 December 2018, trying to restrict numbers to 50 patrons at any one time over traffic safety concerns.

[2][5] Artists who have performed at the Mussel Inn include Age Prior, Anika Moa, Anna Coddington, Don McGlashan and Upper Hutt Posse.

Jane Dixon pouring a beer
A large tyre on chains in a courtyard - a child's feet and legs poke out of the middle wearing gumboots. The evening sun is dappled.
The tyre swing