TOP 10 BEST Restaurants in Lower Hutt - Updated November 2024

Buddha Stix Petone

84/100 (1246 ratings)

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"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..."

JamesNZ

"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 rotiand peanut sauce was..."

Ashleigh Sorensen

"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..."

Crystal Morgan

"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..."

Tim 51

"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..."

Neha280619

"Food is amazing everytime and very consistent! Staff are very friendly and attendive to your needs without being annoying. The entrees are very tasty..."

Stu

"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..."

Stephanie

"the service was TOP NOTCHthe food was TOP NOTCHthe ambience was TOP NOTCHBuddhaStix was TOP NOTCH👌👌ordered the combination..."

Leima Tu'atonga

"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..."

Rickard Cummings

"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..."

Emmzy Wilson

"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..."

Izzy.homei

"Another lovely dinner had at Buddha Stix, with the Gori puffs being delish. Excellent service and awesome, spicy food made dinner a huge success..."

Fran Carter

"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..."

Angus Maxim

"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..."

Kulbhushan Joshi

"I thoroughly enjoyed my first ever dine in here.Fabulous staff,air con and lighting is comfortable,presentation of food is wonderful,flavoursome..."

Manz Tuwharetoa

"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..."

ALICE

"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..."

Tootser

"Delicious and wide variety of meals. Staff were friendly and engaging and happy to answer questions on meal ingredients. Catered for vegetarian and..."

Bob Ranchod

"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..."

Matt

"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..."

Duncan Galletly

"Wow! Buddha Stix has really improved since my previous experience 2 years ago.We chose to celebrate a family birthday here last night..."

Siobhan

"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..."

Saleshni Gounder

"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...."

Katie Hansen

"Good food - pleasant service. Smart looking dining room. Nice to have proper glassware in an Asian restaurant. Great steamed fish. Not so great..."

Epicurious Nomad

"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..."

Damage

"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...."

Rajiv Ram

"Loved it great food and great service, everything was served quickly and it tasted great, will definet go back soon..."

Sheila

"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..."

Tony Hewett

"We love Buddha..."

Ric And Warren

"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...."

Liz Oconnor

"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..."

Wallace Tulloch

"Went here with my partner and ordered two Pad Thai (one chicken and one tofu). The service was excellent - extremely friendly and helpful..."

Imogen

"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..."

Danielle

"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..."

Emma W

"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..."

Linda Dwyer

"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,..."

Rowan Ingham

"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..."

Debbie Tauvae

"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..."

Louise Morgan

"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..."

Emma

"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..."

Norman Wilkins

"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..."

Erica Tappin

"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...."

NoodleHair 1

"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..."

Jackie Dome

"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..."

Jelly

"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..."

Jacqui Walker

"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..."

Anne Culevski

"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..."

JanetM

"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..."

Sally Ann Smith

"Dined later so easy parking, Great food and the service was amazing. Cocktails selection fantastic not so much for Mocktails (kids did not enjoy)..."

Nadine Nicholls

"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..."

Sam Pineda

"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..."

Detlef

"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..."

Nina Smith

"Excellent food, Great staff. Compliments to the chef and his team. Will surely visit..."

DhamakedaR

"Great atmosphere, nice sized meals for the price, lovely friendly service. Main meals were delicious however the dessert was a bit bland. Nicely..."

Toakase Misa

"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..."

yhwhandme

"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..."

Jojo M

"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..."

Suzy Clark

"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...."

Danny Boyle

"Lovely but too busy.... you need to book for a spot quite in advance. Food is good and staff is very..."

Andrea Tripodi

"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..."

Reggae Qween

"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..."

Michaela Lavender

"Love the food although I feel that the portions are smaller from what they used to..."

Rocio Monge

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"Wow! First time I've been here and the food, service, price and atmosphere is awesome. Fast friendly service with a great variety of choices. We..."

Mia U

"yummy winter..."

Brandy Rawiri

"Came here for breakfast this morning I had the big breakfast which was delicious and my wife had the beef pho which was divine.The Chef was..."

Tim 51

"Difficult to get a banh xeo let alone a decent one in Wellington. The best one I have found outside of Saigon...."

Tash Smith

"Great staff, quick service and big portions. I had the stir fried prawn dish with vegetables and rice. Generously large prawns and flavourful..."

I'm Hungry

"Had a nice beef salad and satay, very tasty and..."

Tua

"I've been here multiple times over 2 years, their food is always great quality. I'd recommend the beef pho. The price range is fine and so is the..."

DoCatfishEatDogs

"We ordered the spring rolls & chicken noodles with vegies. It was delicious! Short wait time & friendly staff. We'll definitely be going..."

Liana Childs

"awesome place to find a bowl of noodles or a really good squid salad (our favourite things from here). The staff are super friendly and food is..."

Margaret Heta

"Awesome food and service, love eating here, also super cheap! Which is a bonus. Very nice staff and good for big groups :) will always eat here as..."

Angel Papp

"Vietnamese Restaurant and Cafe has been located on a busy Petone corner for a few years now. The menu has grown and matured, featuring affordable..."

Caffeinated Weka

"I always love it here! My favourite veitnamese food that affordable! Jeremy and I are big eatters so it is so hard to choose something here to eat...."

Nikita Rawnsley-Wratt

"Friendly service, reasonably priced and delicious. Try the noodle salad with grilled chicken or the special Vietnamese friend rice accompanied with..."

Kevin

"Absolutely love the salads, pho and vermicelli dishes! Have eaten in once and love that it is BYO but often get takeaways and they are always delish..."

Emma Groenewald

"Pretty decent flavours and portion sizes with solid staff. Always get the bun cha, which although misses the mark slightly in terms of authenticity..."

Daimon Johnson

"This is a very decent dine in place which is very busy on weekends . I went their for an early dinner on a Saturday evening and ordered a bowl of..."

Nature's Kid

"My dinner was the Hue soup with noodle. It came out highly anticipated because the soup's smell was to die for. This was expected. After all, the..."

Lee Nam

"Great little unassuming restaurant. Good food and reasonably priced. Staff are efficient and helpful. Great that it is open for lunch on a..."

Goblin

"It isn't the best Vietnames in town, but it is pleasant enough. Very nice people running it, and the food is OK. No alcohol, so BYO..."

Duncan Galletly

"I love coming here .Very friendy staff, awesome food and priced well. Every time we come the owner always welcomes us like long lost friends..."

Pauline Blaikie

"We have now dined here probably about 12 times over the last couple of years. The food and service are excellent and it's the real McCoy, cooked and..."

Tony Neighbours

"Had another great meal here tonight & having eaten here before I always find the food, service & atmosphere excellent. There is a good range of..."

Hilary Neighbours

"How anyone can give this place anything less than a five-star rating is beyond belief. The food is excellent and the owners and staff are all very..."

Joshua Bowman

"Excellent fast and friendly service. The food was delicious and very authentic. I've lived in Vietnam and can vouch for the food being just as good..."

Brenda Shearer

"Well now.... we have just tried the summer rolls followed by the Stir-fried prawns with tamarind and the Beef Satay. Really very good. This was..."

Mike Barton

"I have a Vietnamese wife and have been all over Vietnam many times over and this little patch of Vietnam is one of the nicest spots we have..."

Jayson Speer

"Have just started working in Petone. My first visit here was a couple of weeks ago, I had the beef salad extra spicy, the other 2 had Tom Yum soup..."

Lizzy Pokia

"We have dined here as a larger group and as a small family. Both times we have been impressed with the friendly staff whilst being attentive are not..."

Nat

"Love this place. Super friendly staff who are always keen to help and are as attentive as you want them to be without interrupting your..."

Brewski

"Great food and a friendly buzzy atmosphere. The service was excellent. Very good value. Booked again for 4. This would be our third visit...."

Mark Brewer

"We came here never having been here before, we started with summer rolls, fresh and tasty especially with the sauce! Next we shared grilled mussels,..."

Ian Wright

"You don't seem to be able to leave a second review, only update your first one. Thanks again Sandy for an excellent meal; great food, great..."

Rick Wallace

"Food was really awesome, we enjoyed it and will go back again. Staff was very friendly and professional too.Keep up the good work..."

Vijay Solanki

"This is a fabulous little restaurant with excellent service. The staff are delightful and very helpful. We love the summer rolls and the special..."

Becs

"This is a bustling little restaurant with exceptional friendly obliging service. Meals are generously sized and very reasonably priced - couple with..."

Liz Oconnor

"Our party of five people all had a thoroughly enjoyable evening at the Vietnamese Restaurant and Cafe. The food was excellent and the service was..."

Mike Hughes

"Food was excellent and service was really good too. Nice..."

Russell Malanchak

"Another great Petone restaurantGreat service and friendly staff with a pleasant atmosphereChicken curry & chicken satay were both..."

Jamie

"We ate here a couple of days ago and it was DELICIOUS! The staff were friendly and accommodating to our dietary needs. They made suggestions that..."

Sara Hamilton

"Fantastic delicious Vietnamese food, service was helpful and the prices were great. Don't know what restaurant Duminda was at but it wasn't the same..."

Frances Reid

"We thought the entrees and their sauces were exquisite, the main courses ample, the service attentive and cheerful, and the bathroom almost..."

Roseanne

"Authentic delicious vietnamese food.Smiling attentive staffWill..."

Irene Woodhouse

"Highly recommend this place!! Delicious and authentic Vietnamese food, huge portion and short waiting time. Keep up the great work guys..."

Hanh Ngo Minh

"Staying in Petone for 2 nights and took a walk down Jackson Street. Wow !! Every cuisine you can imagine. We decided on Vietnamese and were not..."

Christine Gardiner

"Omg the food service atmosphere the staff were friendly inviting was just absolutely awesome recommend this place too anybody..."

Mereana Te whitu

"If you're looking for great vietnamese food, I highly recommend this place!! The staff are friendly and has a welcoming atmosphere. I waited 10mins..."

Youliaa Renee

"Beautiful food, amazing portions. Very flavoursome! Handsome waiters! We had a good..."

Sonya Pearce

"Wow! Large bowls of delicious noodles and grilled pork (bun cha hanoi), good value for money! The service was also quick and polite although they..."

Nathaniel Robson

"Fresh ingredients, good portion size and great food. I really like their prawn noodle soup. Almost always go there whenever I'm in..."

MJ Choi

"Great service, lovely meals, literally can’t fault it. Hubby got the pad Thai and I got the chicken curry with rice - delicious and generous..."

Claudia Young

"We order regularly from Vietnamese Cafe and EVERY time it’s fresh, tasers and just DELICIOUS! Pretty much a staple now ! The beef salad -..."

Donnella Hayes

"We drifted in for a late lunch. The kai was delicious, we had a Vietnamese Style Lamb Shank dish, and can totally recommend. The Vietnamese Mixed..."

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