The Northern Steamship Co Macs Brewbar celebrated its first birthday in fine style in February 2007, with a few Nips, Tucks, and a new frock for the old girl.

With the launch of the new Macs brand, which was launched with the opening of the Nuffield Street Macs Brewbar in Newmarket in August last year, the big, beautiful Northern Steamship Co needed an eclectic refit to represent what Macs is all about.

The change’s to the Northern Steamship Co Brewbar will blow you away. It’s definitely not what you’d typically expect out of a bar and pushes the boundaries of what bars are about. There are so many unique items to discover - it will keep people looking every time they visit. It’s a cliché but you really do have to see it to believe it. It is a very unique experience. A Mac’s experience

The new look Mac’s Brew Bar is the result of a collaboration between Shine, Mac’s creative agency, and a great team of designers including Nick and Kirsty at JASMAX.

“We were given permission to create a venue that includes an irreverent and elective attitude, described in a contemporary and fun way,” says Shine’s Creative Director Lucien Law. 

At the Northern Steamship Co Brewbar, it’s all about the beer. But we’ve got some bloody good food on the menu too.

The entire Mac’s menu has been carefully designed to gratify your taste buds. In our Well-being section however, you’ll find that several other parts of the mind and body are catered to as well. Think NZ market fish dusted in Japanese seven spice on soba noodles, in a jasmine tea miso broth with exotic vegetables. Or the Pork belly with potato mash, red kraut, and an apple and maple glaze.

And another interesting feature, the Mac’s Power Lunch. Nothing less than the fastest slow food you’ll find. You may have completely over scheduled yourself but we’ll do our best to get first rate food into you anyway. We’ll have that staples soup, pasta and risottos of the day, as well as Mac’s beer battered fish and chips - to name but a few options.

Although beer is something of a food in its own right, at Mac’s we’re so obsessed by taste that we’ve matched each of our dishes with an appropriate beer from the Mac’s range. Hopefully this will enhance your enjoyment of both.