Had dinner here with a mate.
Staff were nice and knowledgable of the menu. I wasn’t sure at first what the cuisine was - but this is place Thai.
Menu was authentic. I tried the pad Thai but was pretty drawn towards a lot there.
My mate had the masaman curry and thoroughly enjoyed it.
Great ambience and lighting. Would go back.
We had dinner on a public holiday and it was quite busy, food came out really fast and the service was great! I had the roti
and peanut sauce was was so delicious it's definitely the best I've had around for main I had chicken green curry and it was Soo flavoursome and so filling I would definitely recommend!!! 👌👌
We had our date night at Buddha Stix it was a wonderful evening the service was fantastic and the food was so delicious and flavourful. It was busy when we arrived but we were seated right away and the staff were attentive without being annoying. The food came out at good intervals and was so delicious. Would highly recommend this place to everyone.
The staff here are very friendly
The food is very nice
I had the green curry and is was really yummy
This place is always busy
Will definitely go back
The food here is amazing!Even better- the portion they give you on the plate is so big. Loved the cashew stir fry and fried fish fillet. Ambience is lovely. Definitely going back.
Food is amazing everytime and very consistent! Staff are very friendly and attendive to your needs without being annoying. The entrees are very tasty and whole menu is fairly priced. If you want a good decent feed with some top quality food without paying a massive bill at the end, then dine here. It's also ideal for functions and very child-friendly. Keep up the good work team! :)
The restaurant is clean and tidy, and not crammed up. The service is excellent and food comes out quickly despite being super busy. Food is literally incredible with excellent options for vegetarians and vegans. Guri puffs are life changing, definitely recommend!
As this place gets very busy I definitely suggest booking.
Only thing that could be improved is either the option of a half size or kids size for children. :)
the service was TOP NOTCH
the food was TOP NOTCH
the ambience was TOP NOTCH
BuddhaStix was TOP NOTCH👌👌
ordered the combination for our appetizers [spring rolls, guri puffs, chicken nibbles and ribs] $19.50; chicken pad thai $19.90 and the Vietnamese seafood boat $24.50 for our mains...DELICIOUS
I absolutely loved the soup of the seafood boat,: it was kinda like a curry laksa with the coconut sauce, very very satisfying (RECOMMEND), plenty of mussels, prawns, fish and squid 👌👌
got there going on to 9pm and they closed at 9.30pm but they still seated us and we really enjoyed it...loved it...will absolutely return with more people in tow.
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In short: food came quick, staff were genuine welcoming and well-presented, slightly loud place but to be expected with such a busy restaurant, would recommend, authentic asian beers and food were top. Awesome experience, the missus was extremely happy with the restaurant which is always a bonus.
Excellent service. Staff provide a welcoming smile and friendly conversation when serving food. Walked in on what seemed to be a majorly busy night for this restaurant on a Sunday a couple of weeks back. Would recommend booking for new comers. We had a five minute wait for a table but it was worth it! Quite loud and tables closer together than my wife and I were used to but it wasn't as bothersome as I expected. Food was faultless. Asked for no sugar in mine and no broccoli - no hitches here, it came as I asked. Had a reasonable selection of beers (good to see some asian beers) and non-alcoholic juices that my wife ordered. Don't be afraid to go off menu, the staff seemed unfased when my wife ordered off-menu drinks. Saw lots of kids at a big table so I guess it's alright for the little ones too.
My partner and I came here for one of our anniversaries. Can not fault the food or staff here at all, was a bit dimly lit so was a little hard to read the menu!
We were recommended this place and I now recommend it to all. Food is to die for!
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I have never written a review before but after going out to dinner with my family tonight for what seems like the millionth time to Buddha Stix (my family and I absolutely adore the restaurant and have been going for about a year) I decided to have a look at what people were saying online about my favourite restaurant. I was appalled to find a recent 1 star review (that was actually unnecessarily rude) for Buddha Stix Petone on this website. My parents and I have always received AMAZING service from Mohan and the wait staff and the food IS TO DIE FOR. The worst thing I experienced at Stix is finding dried rice on my spoon ONCE (which was immediately replaced followed by what seems to be genuine apology from a waitress). Sure, sometimes you have to wait awhile for your mains after your entree but it nothing ridiculous. I have sometimes waited an hour at other restaurants, but never here. LASTLY, if you ever have a problem with your meal, TALK TO MOHAN (who must be the manager) A couple of times my mother has tried something new and it didn't fit her tastebuds, or even I have ordered something too spicy and needed it toned down and Mohan has ALWAYS sorted out our problems so easily.
Buddha Stix is great and I couldn't recommend it enough to anyone. Don't let the one or two negative reviews fool you - Stix ( as my family and I like to call it ) is grand and deserves every 5 star review in the book.
Another lovely dinner had at Buddha Stix, with the Gori puffs being delish. Excellent service and awesome, spicy food made dinner a huge success (again) 😀
Best Indian dine in I've had! Food is cooked fast and the waitress is fast on making sure your glass is topped up with water, which is great! Food is amazing and a lot of variety too.
As usual the food was great and with good sized portions. However this experience fell short of a higher review to the fact that it took 30 mins between ordering and receiving our meal. When asked we were told they were trying to clear the larger tables. Hmmm wrong answer.
I thoroughly enjoyed my first ever dine in here.
Fabulous staff,air con and lighting is comfortable,presentation of food is wonderful,flavoursome and also healthier than other diners.
Timing is acceptable too.
Well done BuddaStix
yummy food good portion sizes, had the set menu 3 We did not like the sweet-and-sour pork as it tasted a little to tomatoey for our Liking.Very lovely staff where very helpful and treated us well. Would definitely come back and would recommend this restaurant.
I've been here a few times usually have the sweet and sour pork! I've also had takeaways from here also! The staff here are always willing to help and meet your needs. Excellent service!
Delicious and wide variety of meals. Staff were friendly and engaging and happy to answer questions on meal ingredients. Catered for vegetarian and non vege members in our party. Great prices on meals. Will definitely be going back on a regular basis.
Great variety of Asian foods, along with Gluten free and Vegetarian options. Spare ribs as an entree and had the Garlic Hot Plate with pork as a main and it was delicious!!!
The ribs were smaller than I expected but it was an entree so it wasn't too bad, the two Sauces with the ribs were great, very tasty.
The garlic hot plate was big! Big in size and big in flavour. You could really taste the garlic in the stir fry. It also came with rice and roti.
The roti seemed a bit on the flakey pastry side but that did not let down the meal.
Everything was reasonably priced for the size and quality they were. I do recommend this place again!
I was surprised. After trawling Jackson street for the best Tom yum and thinking it was k sing, I'd left Buddha stix till last simply because it looked so unlikely. Modern European cosy and no hint of ethnic authenticity. Usually it's the other way round but after two seafood soup attempts at each place Buddha stix came out on top. As a nod to non authenticity they call it simply seafood soup but whatever it's name it's delicious.
The service on each visit was brilliant - fast and friendly - the ambience warm and cosy.
Recommended
Wow! Buddha Stix has really improved since my previous experience 2 years ago.
We chose to celebrate a family birthday here last night because the location is handy and we're all fans of South East Asian cuisine. Service is lovely and friendly without being 'too much', the atmosphere was buzzing, and most importantly: the food was delicious. Everyone enjoyed themselves and we all left happily full.
Been here so many times and they always have excellent service and really yummy food. Always end up going to buddha stix when I plan to go out for dinner.
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Went here with a group of friends after trying a few other restaurants in Petone that were unable to fit us in without a booking on a Saturday night. I had never heard of the place but a few friends had been here previously. I was impressed by the design and didn't even feel like I was in Wellington. A friend said that she had the lamb shank mussaman curry last time and that it was their signature dish. I had been eyeing it up on the menu before we came as well. We were seated fairly quickly but the waiter kept apologising for making us wait. We order some wines and they were delivered quickly. The place was buzzing with people and had a great atmosphere. Our food did take a little while but to be fair there were 6 of us and the restaurant was busy. My lamb shank mussaman curry tasted amazing, the lamb fell right off the bone and the curry itself was delicious. I did not want it to end! The roti was yum although was not much different to pastry! My friends were also satisfied with their meals and overall we had a great experience. Will definitely be returning again!!
Good food - pleasant service. Smart looking dining room. Nice to have proper glassware in an Asian restaurant. Great steamed fish. Not so great chicken with chilli as it tasted of Fish Sauce! Not what I want with chicken. Never the less, the rest of our meals were solid and fresh!
Pretty decent food here.
I had the pork larb and was very satisfied.
The dishes were very big.
I had an entree of spare ribs which weren't that good but hey what can ya do.
We had a group of about 13 and there were a few hiccups, like the wrong meal. Also thought the wait staff were a bit inexperienced but that didn't really detract to much from the overall experience.
Good value for money, would go back.
Awesome place.. Lovely ambience and great food. Always wondered why this place is always so crowded. Got the answer as soon as we tasted the food. Only thing not-so-good about the food was the roti, which was ready to eat stuff warmed up. Overall an excellent experience
Loved it great food and great service, everything was served quickly and it tasted great, will definet go back soon
Picked up a take-a-way the other night to take back to my motel.
The food was great.
Ordered a Chicken Pad Thai from a very friendly Non Thai gentleman.
Waited a short time, I noted the restaurant was quite busy, this was a Tuesday.
The meal was a very generous size, very tasty, LOTS of chicken.
I am going back tonight for more - Yum.
Friendly and attentive staff. Large portions - the Prawn Laksa is fantastic and lots of prawns in it! I couldn't eat it all so had to take some home. BYO wine only.
They make a great green curry and my wife had a great Pad Thai however the thing I don't like about the place are the acoustics are absolutely shocking. You might as well eat your meal without saying anything because you can't hear the person next to you.
Went here with my partner and ordered two Pad Thai (one chicken and one tofu).
The service was excellent - extremely friendly and helpful staff. Food came out very quickly, and staff were quick in removing glasses and bringing drinks.
The dinners were excellent. Tofu seemed a little undercooked, but nothing major. Very good Pad Thai!
Will definitely be dining here again, and highly recommended.
I went here with 3 others and a baby last night and was very impressed. I had mucked up the booking, but they were very accommodating and still managed to fit us in and gave us a bigger table so we could park the pram. The service was fast and efficient and the food was wonderful. Big tasty portions that came out really fast, not one of us had anything bad to say about any of our dishes, they were faultless. Place was really busy, fun and clean. The only thing i would say they could improve is the menus, they are getting a bit old and tatty but that's really just a minor nit pick. I will definitely be back!
Had a nice meal here late last year, professional service, tasty food and good portion sizes for the price. I like the variety in the menu but am sure there is something for everyone.
Been for dinner at buddha stix twice in the last 2 weeks and going again tonight. Great food at a great price, we do the order for the number of people and share as tasting plates. Awesome food great decor, does get very noisy when busy, but that is the same in almost any good resturant, great service, and yummy food. I am a fan!
Our recent second visit was as good as the first a few months prior. The staff are very friendly and obliging, the service quick, the food excellent, the ambiance enticing and the price - great value. This is without doubt the best Asian restaurant I have been to. For as long as this standard keeps up we will keep returning. No hesitation whatsoever recommending this eatery to all Asian food lovers.
Our first visit to Buddha Stix and I am impressed! The food, service, atmosphere were fantastic. There was 4 people in our group and we eat out regularly and particularly love Asian influenced food. We had 4 entrees and 4 mains, everyone thoroughly enjoyed everything, I would definitely recommend this restaurant and we will also be back.
I don't usually write reviews but I just have to share this one - we went to Buddha Stix for the first time last night for dinner and were very impressed! the atmosphere was buzzing but not over crowded, the decor was lovely, the staff friendly and attentive, the food delicious and a good size portion, good wine list and reasonable prices! I recommend that you book a table because they were very busy. Big thumbs up! We will definitely be back.
YUMMM love this place, Love the atmosphere and the food.
Chicken Satay for the Entree are devine. Pad thai is very yummy along with the nasi goreng rice. Very good. I always recommend this place to people :)
When we booked we said one of us would have a wheelchair. When we arrived the table was convenient for access; they had expected us. We had nibbles beforehand and some of us hadn't used all the cutlery, what was used was noticed and the correct implements brought to the table. The meals were absolutely excellent, great food and really good value. The table service was also excellent and of a standard that you would normally pay a lot more for. The restaurant was packed because it obviously has a good reputation which made it noisy, but that couldn't be helped.
went to budda stix in late June for lunch, an amazing restaurant really very modern and stylish, menu perhaps doesn't match the décor though? or that may just be me? mixed platter to start really quite nice but ribs were strangely gristly?... mains were seafood hot plate and thai green chicken curry. seafood hot plate was lovely, but no actual "hotplate" it was served on a regular plate instead of the hot stone as it implied?... Thai green curry was really good and totally genuine but a bit too much lemon grass for my liking. service from young Chinese man was totally brilliant brisk and non intrusive and drinks were topped up regularly which was excellent.
I don't know what you're on about "Miles" as the meals are brillant here everytime we go and I wouldn't hesitate in recommending this place. Everytime we drive past it is full of people and it is probably the most popular restaurant in Petone. I'm sorry to read that your fish sauce smelt like "the back end of a dead cow", I have never once had a dish that I was disappointed with and my spouse and I go here often. I would suggest you go back and try another dish as I am 99.99% sure you will be impressed :)
We made a booking although we were held up and we were very late we were seated immediately. We had an enthusiastic young waitress, she was very friendly and entertaining. The menu was fantastic, it took us a while to choose. We decided to share our meals, starting with a combination and delicious Vietnamese spring rolls. Then we had a Musman Curry, Cashew Nut Stir Fry and then a Black Pepper Hot plate which was recommended by our waitress. They were all amazing. We even got offered to take some of the left overs which was nice. We stayed for desert and split a brownie and sticky date. All the servings were huge portions. I would highly recommend. And the bathrooms were amazing.
I recently had the good fortune to be told by friends about this newish restaurant in Petone.We immediately liked the look of buddha stix. Quite trendy and nicely fitted out. We did not have a booking, but being a Saturday night we were told that we didn't need to book but when we got there it was quite full but the staff organised us a table and seated us immediately. The menu was great. The service was quick and friendly. The were lots of options for main dishes, with curries, laksas, stir frys etc. We ended up staying for desert only let down was we had to chase a waitress down to order dessert but we were enjoying ourselves so it was no problems, there brownie was great and a huge serve. Would recommend!!
Had a wonderful meal at Buddha Stix in Petone. Table of 8 and all meals were served promptly and generous portions and all enjoyed. Staff are very attentive and friendly. Great place to dine!
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I recently had the good fortune to stumble upon this newish restaurant in Petone. I had a couple of friends visiting and we basically drove up Jackson Street to see what was on offer. We immediately liked the look of Buddha Stix. Quite trendy and nicely fitted out. We did not have a booking, but being a Sunday night we were seated immediately. There were already about 4 other tables there which I always think is a good sign. The menu was great. We started with the usual spring rolls, curry puffs and satay sticks. The service was quick and friendly. The were lots of options for main dishes, with curries, laksas, stir frys etc. We had a curry, stir fry and noodle dish. Once again they were great! We ended up staying for desert (not something we would usually do at a Thai/Vietnamese rest), there brownie was great and a huge serve which we shared amongst the three of us! We certainly would go back, and in fact did a couple of days later with some other friends who also enjoyed the experience of Buddha Stix. Would recommend!!
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We found this when a local Thai restaurant couldn't take our booking and we looked up a review of Petone restaurants. WE were taken with the review and rang up and booked on the strength of it. It was great - friendly service, no problems with any questions or requests for changes to the set menu for 6 to accommodate an 11year old. The waitperson (one of a couple who was involved with our table), happily explained the nature of each dish and the one person who had dietary restrictions was easily able to choose a satisfactory plate. Memory for our BYO wine was good and requests for extra cutlery no problem. The restaurant was pretty busy for most of the time we were there but there was no pressure to change our rate of eating and no sense that they didn't have enough time. And the food was good - big variety enough to satisfy both Thai cuisine fans and those for whom it wasn't familiar, more than enough accompanying rice. Big plus - a mix up in understanding of where the entrees fitted in the menu was explained, then we were charged at the lower rate.
We will go again and may never try the other highly recommended Thai restaurant in Petone.
Tues, 29th November 2011. When we were first shown the menu there was a bit of confusion. The set menu was for up to 5 people but we thought it was a set menu for each person.
But after we cleared that up we ordered, and a really nice girl got us some drinks, and within 15 mins our food was here. It tasted divine!
I liked the fish dish in a kind of sauce, and the hoi sin sauce dish with lots of veg was really tasty. There was a green curry dish which was abit hot for us so the kind waiter took it to the chef who put some cream in for us to cool the spice down. How nice. But overall we had an amazing night, great atmosphere, great food and great staff.
I definately would go back again. And the set meal was only $28 and me and my husband shared, which was plenty for both of us. Awesome!
A++
Dined later so easy parking, Great food and the service was amazing. Cocktails selection fantastic not so much for Mocktails (kids did not enjoy) price reasonable and food delicious. Would definitely go again.
The Wellington restaurant worthy of having five star rating. For this visit, we've order the sharing menu for dinner. We were five and opted for the no entree option. Despite the set menu, you can swap any mains with other mains (just asked the friendly staff). For this visit, we've tried the panang curry, seafood boat, prawn tom yum, pad Thai, and fried fish hot plate. It is hard to choose which one was my favorite. Everything was cooked perfectly. The seasoning was done in a way that complimented each dishes. You can taste and enjoy the actual flavors of each ingredients and tasted fresh. The place has a welcoming atmosphere. Highly recommended.
After some good Thai food? This place offers really good food. We had a beef sizzling platter which was really good. The curry without coconut was not entirely to our taste but it was a good dish as well.
Service was good 4.5 out of 5; food was okay, wasn't as authentic as what I expected, especially for the jungle curry that we have ordered... 3.5 out of 5; Dessert was really disappointing apart from the presentation, tiramisu tasted like a coffee cake, cheese cake doesn't taste like homemade, 2 out 5 for dessert. Overall experience should be 3.5 out 5.
Excellent food, Great staff. Compliments to the chef and his team.
Will surely visit again.
Great atmosphere, nice sized meals for the price, lovely friendly service. Main meals were delicious however the dessert was a bit bland. Nicely presented though.
30/6/23
1800hrs
Delicious food..good serving size, very well presented.. the food aromas in this place were simply appetising on their own. You can tell the mixture of herbs and spices used in their food as you walk in. When you taste the food.. the promise was delivered. ❤️
But what amazed me was the waitress who worked so hard and was so quick, such a diligent spirit. She had a very sweet smile and was so lovely to deal with. I didn’t get her name but she had long blonde, wavy hair. Thank you amazing lady.
Amazing every single time I go. My go to is Gurri Puffs, best I've ever had. No one makes them like Buddastix. And the garlic hot plate. On fire. You won't ever regret eating here.
Went here for dinner on Saturday night 5/11/22. I highly recommend Budda Stix . Great food / reasonably priced . Helpful friendly staff and a lovely atmosphere . I will be back
Love the food, good quality and the service very good. Only let down was the dessert, we ordered Tiramisu, that was not Tiramisu as we know it. However, we would happily go back.
Lovely but too busy.... you need to book for a spot quite in advance. Food is good and staff is very nice.
Just went tonight group of 7 was extremely tasty dessert was very generous and every meal was very tasty. The wine wasn't what we ordered so we recieved a replacement complimentary.
Will definitely be coming back again and recommending to friends and family.
Really lovely restaurant,went with my partner, has a beautiful atmosphere. The place was reccomend to us and we weren't disappointed, the food was delish, all 3 courses, lovely staff, will deffs be going back sometime :)
Love the food although I feel that the portions are smaller from what they used to be.
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