A great option for dinner in Te Anau! The pickings can be limited, but we were craving Chinese and…read moreheard this spot offered authentic dishes. Multiple Asian-based tour groups entered for dinner here after we were seated, so we knew this must be a reliable spot. Service was a bit slow and tended to favor the larger groups before our party of two, but we figured they had standing partnerships with them. The menu is varied and offers a lot of authentic Chinese and Cantonese dishes - so great to see! We ordered the green beans (gang bian si ji dou), Singapore noodles, and a chicken and peppers dish. It's not the best Chinese food I've had, but it did the job after a big day of filling us up. A nice option for a large group or filling meal in Te Anau!

Excellent authentic Chinese food. We had the cream chicken corn soup, roast duck, lamb chop…read moresizzling platter, beef with spring onion and ginger, beef ho fun noodle, shrimp fried rice, and string beans. Prompt service and open later at night when everything else is closing.

Great fast and easy Chinese food takeaway (there are 4-5 tables inside and picnic tables outside)…read morein Te Anau. Right on the main part of downtown, plenty of parking available. We got the combo fried rice, beef noodles, sesame chicken and curry chicken. Meat was tasty and tender, well cooked and flavorful. Don't forget to grab some soy and chopsticks when you checkout!

Lots of tourists come to Te Anau as part of their tour of the south island and mostly on their way…read moreto Milford Sound and/or Doubtful Sound. If you come to Te Anau in the spring as we did, you'd find that fewer numbers of the local eateries are open as there would be in the summer. We came to check out the Tip Top scoop selections and at the menu at this local dairy. Turns out it's not bad. They do have a pretty good Tip Top ice cream selection and while we enjoyed our cones one evening we noticed that a good number of people stopped in for take out (or as the New Zealanders say take aways). The next night we decided to give it a try. We ordered stir fry vegetables ($12 NZ), the special noodles ($14 NZ), and seaweed soup ($4 NZ). The owner is a couple with their young children. While we waited we watched numbers of people come in and pick up take out. Most of them got fried chicken or fish and chips. Some were obviously locals that were greeted warmly. Don't get me wrong, we were treated very well. As it is not a full restaurant, they don't have hot tea or drinks aside from those in the coolers. As such the rather lightly flavored soup served as a hot drink. There were good bits of seaweed, some carrots, and egg drop to make it interesting. The noodles were special perhaps because it had slices of BBQ pork, chicken, and imitation crab stick. The sauce was fine. The stir fry vegetable dish had broccoli, cauliflower, onion, carrots, and celery. Nothing special, the pieces were a too big, but after too many meals with chips as sides this was a really nice change. This place doesn't serve amazing Chinese food. Someone else will have to comment on the fish and chips and fried chicken, but it is a nice neighborhood place. The Chinese food is fine and the price is right. You can get ice cream for dessert!

Steamed buns veggie or pork = yummy…read more Perfectly cooked and served with a soy vinegar sauce. This place is located in a little mall and very convenient for a quick snack or lunch or another quick snack and take home snack. Eat here so delicious

This place is excellent!! One of the highlights of our trip actually, lol. And in a mall food court…read moreno less! My husband and I couldn't understand why most people there were eating McDonald's when this was right next to it. All dumplings were hot and delicious and honestly I could've eaten so many more. Also, for the price it was an unbelievable value. Please try this place if you're in Queenstown and you love dumplings!!

Ok.. at first it smelled kind of fishy... and no one else in here.. but soon it filled with patrons…read moreand yummy food arrived! We did the "Banquet A" A very resonable price for the amount of food; soup, appetizer, 2 entrees, dessert and tea-nice!

It was time for some Chinese. I just wanted some soup. I ordered some Won-Ton soup. The server was…read morenice and recommend several additional items. I decided on just the soup. It was very good! We visited in Mar 2017

We came here for dinner. The service is not that great as it took about 20 minutes for our food to…read morearrive. This is more a Happy Hour place with not too many options for an entree. Still we ordered a few appetizers, like Chicken Satay, Prawn toast, Malaysian cabbage and we added Duck to that meal because it was suggested that the Chicken will come spicier. Anyway, the Chicken Satay is yummy with three skewers. However, the peanut sauce that came with this didn't taste like there's any peanut in the sauce as it was very pale in color. We, also, felt there's way too much sesame seeds and too little shrimp for the prawn toast with the Sriracha mayo.

So in my haste to make a reservation, I definitely accidentally did it for the Hamilton location…read moreinstead of the Queenstown location, but since I was doing an early dinner, the restaurant was completely empty and it wasn't an issue. Especially considering this is in the downtown area, I can see it getting packed for dinner. I loved the ambiance and decor inside the restaurant. I got the laksa after reading many reviews recommending this dish. It was on the spicy side, and it was good, but I wouldn't say it was outstanding. Next time I would try something else. I was intrigued by the Portuguese custard tarts, as that wasn't expected from a Malaysian restaurant, but I was already planning on getting dessert later, so I skipped them this time.

While we were in Glenorchy, there were only a few dining options available, so we decided to stop…read moreby Queenie's Dumplings since iit was just 30 seconds from the public restrooms. There is a gift shop next door. The menu sign in Chinese characters mentioned handmade dumplings, so I figured, why not give it a try? When we walked in, there were only two staff members and no other customers. I ordered two kinds of boiled dumplings: lamb with carrots, and pork with prawn. My partner had the barbecue pork with noodles, and my friend ordered barbecue pork with rice. Prices were $24.50 for the noodles, $21.50 for the rice, and $19.50 for nine dumplings. Unfortunately, the food was disappointing. The portions were quite small for the price, and the dumplings were all mixed together on the plate, making it impossible to tell which was which. My partner's noodle soup was extremely salty yet bland at the same time. When I asked about the type of noodles, the cashier, who spoke Mandarin told me they were Cantonese egg noodles. Being from Hong Kong and familiar with authentic Cantonese cuisine, I can confidently say they were not egg noodles. Overall, it was a quick stop for something to eat, but given the small portions and lackluster flavors, we ended up heading to Mrs. Woolly's General Store afterward to fill up which was a gem!

This cute little spot right by the river is a ton of value at $17nzd and you can mix and match…read moreyour flavors. The other person complained you couldn't tell. That's just so minor when you have 6 kinds to choose from and can make any combo you want!!! Post dart boat you can't beat this place! Open till 4pm, they serve grab and go ice cream & drinks too!!

I'm gonna go ahead and give this restaurant a five star rating. The food is delicious. The service…read moreis perfect for my needs. Everything is fresh. I didn't even have to order soy sauce. Everything came out as described on the menu. Not even sure why this restaurant has a three star rating. I've been here four days. This is my second time dining here, probably will dine here again tomorrow night. Had the fish, bake omelette, had the seafood, fried rice, beef, brisket, the king, prawns. Honestly can't complain about a single dish that I have had here. I would like to add that both times I've come here I was early for lunch and I was early for dinner and they accommodated both times.

Located upstairs facing the lake. Nice and roomy. Service is good and so is the food. The prices…read moreare very reasonable. Whilst they didn't have live fish, the steamed blue cod was very fresh and tasty. We ordered beans, stir fried Chinese vegetables and Sweet and sour pork. The stirred fried venison was ok. The white bait omelette was pretty good. I think this is one of the better Chinese restaurant in Queenstown.

We came back again at 3pm on a Tuesday, again, well within their business hours, and it's still…read moreclosed. The business might just be closed down completely. Either way, a notice on the door or something would've been nice.

very good chinese food! We find almost everyplace in Queenstown for Chinese food, and the place is…read morethe best. Some dishes I wanna introduce, like Mapo tofu, squid，and steamed dumplings. If you wanna try most authentic Chinese food, try Mapo tofu.

Great spot for Asian fusion cuisine. We shared several dishes, including the Rakiura salmon tataki,…read moretempura eggplant, and the Kaimoana boil-up. My favorite was definitely the boil-up, which featured soft shell crab, mussels, prawns, fish, and mushrooms in a rich, savory coconut broth that was packed with flavor. The interior is nicely designed. The service was prompt and attentive throughout. Overall, a thoroughly enjoyable dining experience.

Some dishes were good some were lacking. Overall I feel like the execution/cook on the dishes were…read moregreat but the flavors were a bit off. I may be biased because I'm coming from San Francisco where we have really good Asian food and fusion food. But I felt like the shaking beef sauce was way too sweet and overpowering, but the cook on the beef was amazing. the curry was a little bit, lacking in flavor and the chicken just seemed like grilled chicken thrown into the sauce rather than cinnamon within the sauce. The tuna and the nachos was really good, but the sauce is overpowered the taste. The kokoda was actually one of my favorite dishes though. Service was good overall. You go up and pay at the end. Ambiance is a little bit of a tiki scene - dark and a bit loud

At this point I was about 65% through my New Zealand adventure, so I needed a little break from all…read morethe delicious New Zealand food(#firstworldproblems). According to the ambiance, and our charming Filipino waiter, Kepler is mostly Chilean based cuisine using local ingredients...sure why not? $14NZ Tomato Pesto soup...I love a creamy tomato soup, have had many a bowl of it, but I will say this is the best in the world! Not sure what spices they add to it, but its got an extra zest that excites my taste buds. $35NZ Paella...I love paella, and I love seafood! And this was good and packed with fish, shrimps, and mussels. Though when ordering paella in New Zealand, don't expect it to be like Spain's paella. The rice was quite right, but still delicious and a ginormous serving of it all. $34NZ Seafood pasta...a nice creamy sauce and also packed with seafood. I think the paella was better, but the wife disagreed. Great place if you need a break from the traditional NZ cuisine. But don't bring sensitive vegetarians and vegans...sometime's they'll be roasting whole lambs over an open fire pit, which is right in the middle of the restaurant.

Kepler's Family Restaurant is a local establishment in the heart of tiny Te Anura serving an…read moreinteresting mix of seafood and local specialties in a clean an airy setting. We were visiting in January and made early reservations on a Friday for dinner. From the moment we walked in we were made to feel welcome and we received prompt and courteous service throughout our visit. To start we got the bread and dips--5 heartily slices of rustic bread with three spreads-olives/cheese, sun dried tomato/cheese and salmon/cheese. The toasted bread was enough for 6 people but very tasty. For mains my wife enjoyed the house special-slow roasted lamb (you can see this in action) which was fall off the bone tender with a nice light smoky flavor. I enjoyed the paella-also a big serving-that was prepared perfectly. They also have a decent wine list featuring many regional wines that we also enjoyed. Even though we were rather full, there's always room for dessert, right? Especially an old school baked Alaska flamed table-side. Yum! Recommended