TOP 10 BEST Restaurants in New Zealand - Updated November 2024

Formosa Restaurant

83/100 (1514 ratings)

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Gluten Free Options

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Vegetarian Friendly

Gluten Free Options

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Cumin Lamb

Pork

sushi

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Taiwanese Beef Noodle Soup

牛肉麵

Crispy Chicken Tenders

Tiramisu Cake

Spring Onion Pancake

Petit Four

Chocolate Mousse

BBQ Pork

Apple Cheese

Chocolate Dessert

Taiwanese Fried Chicken

Pork Dumplings

Taiwanese Sausage

Dumplings

Beef Fried Rice

Korean Spicy Chicken with Creamy Cheeses

Braised Pork Belly

Lunch Special Roasted Chicken and Chinese Sausage

Asian

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Gift Cards Available

Highchairs Available

Full Bar

Takeout

Reservations

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Table Service

Wheelchair Accessible

Lunch

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Mid-range

"Everything about this place is amazing. The atmosphere, the decor, the food , the service. Best Asian food I have ever had. We got a whole lot of..."

Rebekah Marie Laird

"Fantastic service and our meal was amazing the staff were very helpful with the menu as I didn't know what a lot was let alone how to pronounce :)..."

Kim Anderson

"Amber and Don have just catered our wedding in the weekend and I cannot speak highly enough! The food was perfect and EVERYONE ate and enjoyed it!..."

Roimata Sheldon

"OMG. this place is just divine. Beautiful food . Sooooo yum. Great atmosphere. Highly recommended yum..."

Suzanne Taylor

"I went there in April with family. It was a rainy day but once you step into the restaurant you will be astonished by the flower wall painting on the..."

Sarah Wang

"Such a great restaurant...a real asset to Ashburton. Delicious food and great value for money. Such lovely staff who have always been so..."

Amy Honeywell

"beautiful food great prices all thoroughly enjoyed our dish beautiful cooked tasty very enjoyable.although very noise when filled booked ..."

Helen Argyle

"Best Asian food in NewZealand, and very good service😍 highly..."

Ada Hsiao

"The chef has brought taiwan street food to a higher level. Highly recommended restaurant. Great food, ambient and friendly staffs. Must come if..."

Priscillia Wong

"Great place to go with a few friends and share food and laughs. Tasty food, beautiful decor and friendly caring staff with efficient service. no..."

Yao Wu

"Sooooo yum!! Food is amazing, service exceptional, so much passion and detail has gone into every aspect of the decor. Could not fault anything! Well..."

Taryn McFadden

"Excellent food and great service will be back highly..."

Paula Burgess

"My husband and I came here for dinner yesterday. What a gorgeous restaurant! They have done an amazing job at making the place look authentic, as..."

JessicaRobert Smith

"Very friendly staff and food was amazing would definitely go there..."

Amy Blackman

"Brilliant, everything about this place is spot..."

Ben Faulkner-Nicol

"在寬敞明亮的用餐空間，享受主廚介紹的美味糖醋排骨及……。餐廳及酒吧質感優秀深具特色。從Christchurch 到Te..."

Tung Yang Liu

"I am excited and can't wait for it to open. Have been telling people about it. All the best for the grand opening of Formosa..."

Thelma Trono Bell

"Great service, beautiful decor, delicious food! Will defiantly be back! ..."

Charnae Sinclair

"Banquet was amazing!! Highly recommend..."

Hayley Gallagher

"Yummy food at a great price. Whole family loved it. We will definitely be..."

Jen Muir

"Absolutely beautiful food and service was outstanding. We will be back..."

Lyndall Chisnall

"Amazing food. Clean warm environment, and Fast..."

Kylie Fricker

"Amazing service and food. Will definitely be back especially for the Taiwanese..."

Dayna Hurst

"Great food and awesome service will most definitely be back for more!!!..."

Robert Faulkner-Nicol

"Best meal I’ve had in Ashburton in a long time - so..."

Kylie Nicol

"Delicious! Been 3 times and love the food, lovely people..."

Erin Doyle

"Food was devine. Couldn't fault it. Did find that the acoustics made it very noisy and hard to hold a conversation when a big crowd in but we just..."

Kylie Burrowes

"The whole experience was great from start to finish..."

Peter Perte

"The food was authentic and delicious. It was a shame that the Taiwanese beers seem to be available but were not listed on the menu. Would love to..."

Yuli Lin

"What a great pleasant surprise. We only meant to have a quick stop at Ashburton’s McDonald’s, but only found out it temporarily shut down for..."

Carl K

"Travelled here because of the good reviews we’d heard. Really well done menu with a real range of options! The service was excellent and we had our..."

Rubie

"Best Asian food we had. We ordered beef noodles (I requested extra spicy for myself which tastes even better since I’m a spicy food lover) and it..."

Stella Tan

"Amazing service and amazing food! I had my reservations as some people mentioned it was Asian fusion but boy, how delicious and authentic the food..."

Rebecca Lim

"A lovely Taiwanese restaurant at the heart of Ashburton, brings the Asian food pallet to New Zeland. The moment one steps in the atmosphere takes..."

Kalle H

"The restaurant’s ambience was extremely beautiful.The food was great,the creamy chicken noodle soup and honey pork was delicious.The prices of food..."

Connie Onilongo

"Great food with large portions; warm atmosphere and good vibes. Staff were friendly and recommended the right dishes for us. Loved the attentiveness..."

Benjamin T

"Will very happily go back. The food was amazing and very reasonable. The deserts were top notch and best I have ever had. Great service ..."

Judy Albrey

"Fusion Asian. Very good fried rice. Look, smell and taste like the fried rice in Taiwan. We ordered the Taiwanese Fried Chicken but was a little..."