Apart from food coming out slow..all was very tasty.!!👍
Last night 16/4/19 we went for my fathers birthday dinner - there were 17 plus a baby. Two round tables were put together and the staff had no problem in us arranging them and helping to do so. The food was so good we can't wait to go again. I just wanted to say on behalf of our entire family thank you so very much. We will be back! Kindest regards Deb Thompson-Bee
I thought the menu was quite good heaps of selection
Great atmosphere service is quick
Just the price is too expensive
Heaps of parking
Massive tables lots of room
Huge dining area, nice and bright. Food arrived quickly, massive portions and we nearly finished half of it. Staff can be a bit slow. Food was average.
Decent place, large, spacious eating place, has character. The yum cha is really good here but be early, and expect a big crowd all the time, which is good. The varieties in the yum cha are really a lot, and they use a cart to bring food out to you, very courteous waiting staff, quite extraordinary really how they manage it day after day. The dessert is really really strongly recommended, extraordinary for a mainstream Chinese place. The dinner menu is fabulous with one exception: they do not serve lamb on their dinner (in NZ, why? I do not know). The dinner menu is pricey, and the big screen TV is distracting. Highly recommended.
We have been there a few times and its always been good. Its a typical yum cha restaurant. We normally book and we are always early and that has never been an issue. We also have been happy to share a table with other customer's when we have not booked as that is the yum cha way unlike European restaurants. If you cant accept yum cha as it is, stay at McDonalds/KFC.
We had a nice dinner before going back home. A friendly waiter served us and fast respons. Ordered roasted duck and roasted pork, both were really delicious. Probably the best chinese restaurant we've ever had in Christchurch.
As with every time we go to Madam Kwongs, the Yum Cha was excellent! Currently the best available in Christchurch. Just make sure you understand what Yum Cha is before you go here or you might be a bit confused by the experience. Or you could just ask for a table upstairs where you get a normal style menu to choose from. Personally I prefer downstairs where you get the full experience of ordering from the karts that come around.
Went to Christchurch recently to visit family and was brought here for Yum Cha - Dim Sum, basically there ain't much flash or big restaurant in Christchurch due to the earthquake couple years ago, I was prepared not to expect much.
Upon arriving at Madam Kwong's, I was pretty impressed with the decor of this place, it looks classy with dangling shimmering diamond chandeliers and a huge projector screen. Great restaurant to organized Chinese Wedding Dinners.
We were here for Yum Cha, the congee was my favorite, it's smooth texture - yum! The prawn dumplings, siu mai, BBQ pork bun was the usual I always ordered at Yum Cha, they taste good. It's one of those decent looking Chinese restaurant here, it was actually getting pretty packed by 1pm. We went back with a full tummy and doggy bag.
Ambience / Decor: 5/5
Service: 3.5/5
Food / Taste: 3.5/5
Overall: 3.5/5
I came to MK for dinner with a friend not expecting anything amazing, due to the fact it was take away and not spending much money.
How ever their Fried Noodles and Chicken was amazing. It was hot, fresh, tasty and all over fantastic.
I'm going again!
Very nice dim sim for brunch. It's One of my favorite Chinese restaurants. Crispy duck for dinner is beautiful. Always order it. Chef- made tofu with black bean sauce is lovely too.
Great atmosphere and great service. Good place to have the real taste of the authentic Cantonese yum char culture. Taste of food were okay, some of the dim sum were a not warmed up properly, a bit cold at the middle . However the roast pork and duck was lovely.
Absolutely amazing! Service is great, food is the best dim sim in Christchurch! We regularly go there. Staff are friendly and fantastic! If you haven't tried, you should! It's become our new favourite place. The owner she very friendly and makes you feel welcome as she remembers you from previous visits.
Loved the food, great place for a big group but take our time. Great yum cha lunch quick as they bring the dishes to you to select. Not so good if you have a favourite dish as you might have to wait a bit for it to come round. Well priced
Madam Kwong's has one of the best sweet and sour pork dishes I've ever had. Service can sometimes be slow and can sometimes be good. The manager there does well by talking to customers. Lovely inside with the lights and huge tv is cool too. Prices are good too.
What a fantastic restaurant to dine in, Food was beautiful and very filling. Staff were very friendly and always made sure everything was great. Only fault was that the meal i ordered did not state it was spicy but the staff fixed this for me .What a great experience , I recommend the Half lemon fish (To die for) Definatly be dining here again.
gr8 dim sim. I really liked the pork dumplings with prawn. I believe they were called Sheal My. I also loved the Haaaaa Gow. My favourite though was the Bowl low bow. Pineapple buns. I recommend you go there and order the Charred Sheal Bows also.
We, group of 11, thoroughly enjoyed my time at this restaurant. The food was delicious and divine. It also was very reasonably priced. The service and the staff were very good and impeccable. I enjoyed having the rugby to watch on the big screen. My only suggestion would be to lay out the bathroom better because you don't have enough room when you are in the cubicle. There is a lot of wasted space in the bathroom also. I would recommend this restaurant for anyone who enjoys Asian cuisine or wants to jump outside the square and try something different :) and we also loved the lights and having the 2 levels of dining.Unfortunately the waitresses came back about 10mins after we had ordered our desserts & said that they were out of 1of the things we had asked for. The desserts also had a big gap between the servings.
My first visit for lunch and very impressed with the décor, service and food.
I've just read some others reviews and I think the restaurant must have responded. It was spotlessly clean, the service was fast and excellent. The Dim Sim selection and quality were good and their pricing most reasonable; so we will be returning regularly.
Thoroughly enjoyed our meal, very good service and quick. Duck, pork and delightfully cooked beans were great.Had enough to take home for 3 more meals. Only thing, toilets small number for so many people. Will try out the lunch menu as been told it's even better.
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We accidentally learned about Madam Kwong's in Blenheim Road before Xmas last year. Firstly it is not the same Madam Kwan in Kuala Lumpur which serves Malaysian dishes. I was surprised that at Madam Kwong's they served food very smartly in fact we didn't have to wait which we liked the most! The food tasted yummy and we love Dim Sum for lunch, but two dishes they need to improve are: soup dumplings 小籠包 Chinese noodle soup .. They should serve the soup dumplings in a Shumai steam container not in a tiny disposable kit container and the noodle soup tastes rather bland but still as far as I know their Dim Sum and their service is one of better Chinese restaurants which ever I have been among Hong Kong, Bang Kok, Malaysia, Japan and Singapore. I am very happy to go back there with my circle of friends this month! I really like their waiters and waitresses very much just because they are well-trained and they keep an eye on customers all the time and keep pouring hot water into the tea pot. I really like this place indeed.
We enjoyed our meal. The staff are friendly and welcoming and very helpful with the menu. The food is yummy but an indication on the menu of spiciness would be useful. But I suppose we could have asked! There's heaps of parking right outside - a plus in the Riccarton area. We will certainly return and sample some more dishes from the extensive menu. Looking forward to trying dim sum here too.
We have been twice in the past fortnight, the first time to scope it out and returned with a larger group.
Both time we had lovely food, good service and the same cool concert playing on the big screen. lol.
The menu is huge, both physically large and full of such a variety of dishes. Almost to much to chose from, luckily the staff were awesomely helpful, and recommended dishes, described them and hinted at ones not to miss.
Downside is not all of the staff knew the menu well in English, which is a shame, but they quickly found another server who knew more English.
I am sure we will be back before to long.
This is the best BYO I have been to in Christchurch! Madam Kwong is amazing, she came over and talked to our table, even remembered some of us when they went back the next week. The manager was so helpful and so are the rest of the staff. The service and food were exceptional. I cannot wait until we go back again! Christchurch's best kept secret!
I went here not long ago with my partner as he did all the glass installation and fit out In the restaurant so it was great to see it all complete. The restaurant looks amazing and I loved everything about it. We were very pleased with the service and meeting the owners was a plus. They were very nice and great to deal with. They made a great impression on us and the food was incredible. I have just made a reservation for my staff Christmas do so I can share this incredible experience with more people to enjoy as much as I did the first time I went. Well done madam kwong.
Ate again there on Saturday night,these guys go out of the way to make the evening pleasant.Very attentive staff and fantastic food,very very authentic and I'm sure after the soft openings the little niggles that others have mention will disappear.If you want a Chinese experience I recommend it.
Great menu with plenty of pictures for those not familiar with chinese cusine. A big bright venue with big tables downstairs and 2-6 seaters upstairs. Great decor and professional looking staff. Our 10 course banquet was most delicious. They served our large group of 130 people very efficiently and feedback from the diners was excellent.
We had tons of dim sum for lunch. Decent food and location. Average $5-6 (NZ) per plate, and they bring out one or two plate at a time. Pay attention to the total number of plates, which I didn't like to track the number of dishes. If you are crafor a Chinese food, this may not be a bad place to try.
It is one of the very few places that open late night on weekdays. I've been there many times and mostly after 11 pm. Nice place for seat long enjoy food and having a great time. Plenty of seats, a wide range of food, but due to my dietary restrictions, I only choose veg & chicken items.
Second day stay in Christchurch, we come here for lunch with family. Authentic Yum Cha food and valuable portions, you can’t beat their taste and price. I also believe meat-lover will love it.
$5-7 per portion is impossible to get in Wellington. I mean “No way!”
Thank you for the excellent food and nice place.
Great food lovely staff love this place great set menu for groups
Good restaurant just almost 5 Star. The foods looks good on the traditional Tom Sum trolley. Maybe is not busy enough some of the pastry seems a bit dry after leaving out for too long. The service is good and staffs are helpful. We also ordered some order to cook dish, seems much better. Overall I think it is a great atmosphere Chinese restaurant, just need some small improvement to make it great again. When this restaurant first open many years ago it was so busy.
I have never had a bad meal and I've been quite a bit! Sometimes, the trolleys are not in use, but ordering from the menu is easy and the food comes just as quick. Vivian is a great host and the staff are friendly. In my opinion, they have the best xiao long bao in town!
One of the best places for Yum Cha in Christchurch. Reasonable price and good service.The place is big so we didn't wait Too long for tables. Location is good. Open hours is perfect.
I had a mixed experience at Madam Kwong. The food was absolutely delicious, and I would definitely order takeout again. The service was okay, but the restrooms were a disappointment. There were no doors, and the cubicle doors slammed against the sink, which was quite inconvenient. Additionally, the massive bar near the toilets felt hazardous. Accidentally ordered too much food as you do! But happily finished it the next day.
I came here with some colleagues on a trip. The amount of food that we got was great! We could barely finish everything. Overall the food quality was really good and the servers spaced out the dishes quite well, so that we were never waiting for something to come out. A good experience!
Very nice food and found everything great. Although serving sizes r big so be careful what and how much u order. We had chicken soup, sizzling Chicken, chicken szechuan (nothing special) blue cod with sauce, prawn Szechuan (very nice) and cashew chicken. Plus vegetarian noodles. Enjoyed thoroughly.
This place was recommended to me by a friend and as the same with them, no fault. The food is beautiful and well prepares. Very happy customer.
Awesome food and service.
Best yum cha I have tasted ever in Australia and New Zealand.
So much variety with freshness you can so taste.
Great job and thanking you so much Madam Kwong!
3 years later you still amazing 😍
I believe this is the best Chinese restaurant in Christchurch. I came here all the time when I visited Christchurch. My family and I really enjoyed the red bean bun, phoenix feet, fried kuey diao and prawn dumpling during yum cha. The evening meal was fantastic too. We enjoy the freshness of the vegetable dishes, lobster with noodles and meat are well cook. Good job.
This is a happening place in Christ church. Huge and a lot busier on weekends. We went on a sunder afternoon and it was full and people were waiting outside. Food was delicious. So loved it. From dumplings to sticky rice and a lot of stuff I don't even know the names to. So good. So satisfying. Loved it. But the staff who served the food was a bit rude to us. Otherwise it was a good experience.
Authentic and tasty food. Staff very attentive to customers needs. Great place for the cost conscious. Highly recommend
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