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Mr Ji's Kitchen
82
/100 (1360 ratings)
Restaurants
Chinese
Asian
Vegetarian Friendly
Asian
Chinese
Vegetarian Friendly
Dinner
Lunch
Drinks
Crispy Duck
Fried Noodle
Orange Beef
Beef Brisket Noodle Soup
Peking Hot Sour Soup
Chow Mein
龍蝦
Signature Beef Noodle Soup
Whole Sweet and Sour Cod Fish
Beef
3 Course Duck
Ginger Beer and Jasmine Tea
Dumplings
Shrimp Scramble
Duck
Spring Onion Pancake Wonton Soup
Sticky Stir Fry
Crispy Squid
Pork
水煮牛肉
Cantonese
Szechuan
Sit down
Chinese
Asian
Reservations
Seating
Table Service
Takeout
Drinks
Dinner
Lunch
Mid-range
"fantastic food and good service. definitely go back with..."
Ke Wei
"Great service! Definitely need to try their Peking duck!! We went there to try their Peking duck which is recommended by many people. The skin is..."
Jinjing Fang
"Take away menu is very good. great variety and very tasty. service is good. Flavour is more on the western style but you get more of an authentic..."
Fiona Edmonds
"After living in living in Lower Hutt for the last 12 months and driving past Mr Jis weekly we decided to give it a try. I am disappointed that we..."
Jaymee O'Neill
"This was our first time getting Chinese takeaways from Mr Ji's kitchen after trying at least 6 other establishments for Chinese over the past few..."
Ali Stevenson
"The best combination fried noodles aka chowmein, I have had since I used to frequent the old-school style Hop Louie in Chinatown, Los Angeles. ..."
The Mad Diner
"Love the authentic food, great place to go to as a group or party #tripe #fungus delicious kai! Cumin Chicken was so lite and refreshing. Squid, salt..."
Terence Hikawai
"Ohh Mr Ji......love your food.Super delicious meals .Can't fault for anything.Very impressed.Highly..."
Sapphire Crystal
"Easily the best Chinese Restaurant on Jackson Street, not only for value but raw taste and portioning.If you're in Petone and after a great..."
Harry
"A go to for myself and my partner. Our favourite dishes are the BBQ pork fried rice, which is spiced well and the pork is delish!! The fried rice..."
Sofia Jeffrey
"This was my go to for take aways and dining in. Dumplings are amazing and the staff are very friendly. Can't say that any of the dishes have been..."
Kerryn Yeats
"Brilliant night. Great efficient staff. Amazing food. Authentic experience. Don't be put off from reviews from snobs many years ago!! Give this place..."
Steph Poles Alfo
"This place serves amazing Chinese food! Coming in on a weekend, it was packed and bustling.We ordered the orange beef, Mr Ji's special hot..."
Medium_Rare
"This is one of those small ethnic restaurants with an unassuming street frontage, packed with diners and serving brilliantly authentic food. The sort..."
Duncan Galletly
"I always order take out from this outlet as my go-to for my Mee Goreng fix. I also like to order their Orange Beef! Have eaten in with friends and..."
Miss Bhana
"The young people running the floor were beyond friendly and very helpful, a concept I don't see very often in restaurants like this. Well, in Sydney..."
Heneedsfood
"Another Saturday lunch time haunt for our little family. We have been coming to Mr Ji's for a good few years now, mainly at lunch time but there has..."
Muffin Mum
"Came here on a busy Saturday night with a group of 5. Ordered four dishes and were in general happy with them. However it took about 50 mins to..."
Eugene Hwang
"Walked into Mr Ji's on a busy Monday but was able to get a nice table ready for two. Busy atmosphere, staff smiley and pleasant. Each of the..."
Karen
"love this place, food is soooo good and really well priced, basic dining room but kinda adds to it's charm and staff aren't great apart from 1 woman..."
A & S
"i love ji's meal so much. lovely peking duck, orange beef, cumin lamb, the best kongbao chicken in wellington. yes, i love spicy foods. and ji's meal..."
Carl Grey
"We live local and have dined at and had takeaways often. Food is exceptionally tasty and service is consistently good, highly..."
John Hislop
"A real treasure. Superb food with service to match from knowledgeable staff.Authentic dishes. Wellingtons best Chinese and really could compete..."
Wayne
"This is the best Chinese food I have eaten in Wellington, it may be small but the food is fantastic the dishes are different from other Chinese..."
Delia Ma
"Went to Mr Ji's for our Christmas do - the food was fantastic. The place was very busy but service was still good. The food just kept on coming and..."
Craig Fair
"brilliant experience! came here with my family and friends for a small gathering and the staff went all out and beyond. the food was so yummy..."
Tim Wilton
"Mr. Ji's Kitchen is probably the best authentic Chinese restaurant in Wellington and its surrounding suburbs. I say this without hesitation..."
Kiwi American
"We love Mr Ji's! Good prices, authentic food, and lots of choice. Recommend getting lots of smaller dishes. And BYO too.It brings back good..."
Tracy Puk
"Portion size is fairly big. The shredded pork is seriously good and I’d recommend it to everyone, the orange beef was fantastic, oh.. yes, the..."
Pro.N
"We made a booking here after my partner read David Burtons review. Food did not disappoint. The orange beef, pork with pancack was amazing. Food..."
Mary D
"This place has the best pork buns in town and very cost effective. Good..."
Cam
"We had the Peking duck 3 ways, the first course that meat portion was a little smaller than the other restaurant nearby, but their stir fry and the..."
Cabnolen Moon
"We are happen that Mr Ji’s kitchen moved to lower Hutt, right next to Queensgate. Close to where we live. We were enjoy food as usual. The..."
xue gao
"Always consistently amazing. I can taste love in my food. Great customer service. Highly..."
White Lotus Hair Studio
"Me Ji's was BUSY. Unfortunately they were short staffed but they were all over the place doing an amazing job. The food was delicious. We had crab..."
Glenn Evans
"Gluten free magic!! Not well advertised but they can make many of the dishes Gluten Free, this is why we went!! Faultless Sizzling Black Pepper..."
Pip E-Lysaah
"Great service! Definitely need to try their Peking duck!! We went there to try their Peking duck which is recommended by many people. The skin is..."
Hanajan
"Lovely whanau lunch - awesome service Will definitely come..."
Sandra Holes
"Always good food and services. Worth to come..."
Yutong Jane
"The food was exquisite and delicious. The service was friendly, the food came out fast and quick. Highly recommended. We will diffnantly be..."
Hana Awatere
"Very delicious food and good..."
keda tes
"One of the best Chinese Noodles and Chicken that I have had. I ordered the Chicken fried noodles and salt and pepper chicken. Noodles had great..."
Sana TSB Living
"I am a big fan of Chinese. The chicken rice noodles and crispy pork ribs was yum. Will have meal again..."
trisanu das
"Went here for dinner and got dumplings and Beef Ho Fun. The food was great and would happily..."
N J
"Love Mr Ji’s, the food is always great. Love the orange beef, and the shredded potato. Highly..."
Luvyou Life of Freedom
"Delicious blue cod fish in black bean sauce. Looking forward to trying the rest of the menu. This place is a hidden gem. A real iykyk type..."
esei ialosef
Shanghai Kitchen
81
/100 (184 ratings)
Restaurants
Chinese
Chinese
Shanghai Style Fish Fillet
Prawn Toufu
Shanghai Style Fried Fish Fillet
Fish Fillet in Pickled Vegetable Soup
chicken fried rice
spring rolls
Shanghai Noodles
Fried Pork Ribs
Pork and Bamboo Roots Soup
Shanghai Steamed Pork Bun
Mixed Dumpling
Green Soya Bean and Pickled Vegetable
Salted Pork Fried Rice
Chinese
Mid-range
"Friendly service. Wide range of food on the menu. Although was disappointed that they had run out of pan fried dumplings. We ordered pork buns..."
Jessica
"Came here in a cold weekdays night with friends. Good to see that they have the heater on and we sat by it. The waitress was friends and settled..."
John Chin
"Very nice and not all your typical Euro-blend choices. Chef was great, presentation and quantities very good. Ambience is sub-par but standard..."
Gryfon
"Great Shanghai food!!Will definitely go back again! The xiao long bao was delicious! Very authentic. My partner and I really enjoyed our meal...."
Maggie Ngan
"Speaking as a native Chinese, many of their dishes are the best I've ever had outside China. This is one of the very few, if not the only Chinese..."
Jin Cowan
"LOVE it, food is great, never had bad service, sweet and sour pork is the best ever, not jelly type sticky red stuff, dark purple lovely very tasty,..."
Jacqui
"My wife and I along with friends and family have dined at the Shanghai Kitchen many, many times. Excellent Shanghai food and service at a reasonable..."
Ernest Cosgrove
"Where to begin. The service at Shanghai Kitchen was totally superlative to any other restaurant we have been to on Petone's prestigious Jackson St...."
Campbell Mackie
"We are regular eaters at this place, love the food there, service has always been prompt and have never had to wait for service...need to book a..."
Jennie Turner
"I must admit I am shocked at the negative reviews. I have eaten at Shanghai Kitchen lots of times. I do like the spicy pork which comes in a box..."
Lynne Plimmer
"Shanghai Kitchen is one of my favourite restaurants to go to in petone. It’s authentic Shanghainese food, not the usual lemon chicken sweet and..."
KP
"Victoria is quite right in her review. This is not Cantonese food and tastes different to what a lot of NZ ers would be used to.I found them friendly..."
Rosa
"great food and service. and what "Jane" said was not true. their restaurant is called Shanghai Kitchen. they have shanghainess food rather than..."
Daisy Ni
"A certain food critic at the Dominion Post made a mention of Shanghai Kitchen's skate wing. I made my first visit on the strength of that. Pains me..."
Mike Barton
"Last Friday was our first visit to Shanghai Kitchen Petone. What a treat. We were greeted and shown to our table (reserved) and received attentive..."
Robert Joiner
"As a Shanghainese myself, I gotta say this restaurant offers the most authentic Shanghai local food in Lower Hutt, if not in Wellington. The fish..."
Cynthia Ren
"Best and authentic Southeastern Chinese food! Must try the Shanghai style teamed pork bun!!! We also ordered the pork and bamboo root soup, which was..."
Hanajan
"This was our first time eating there and we all enjoyed the good food. The people were helpful and friendly. Definitely going..."
Joanne and Ali Felio
"Good staff.. Good ambience and clean. We tried chilli crab and pepper beef. It was really..."
george jose
"Came here wanting to try something different from Cantonese style Chinese food. Was not disappointed. Liked that the flavours were different and the..."
Sanutep “SanChan” Chan
"Fantastic dining experience! Was the Ideal venue for a Xmas event as we did for our small business of 10ppl. The service was fast and the food was..."
Tesha D.M
"We shared orange chicken and sweet & pork with rice on the side, very nice food.... Tender and yum Sophie & Katie..."
Sophie McKleanin
"Having lived in Shanghai for 3 years in the mid-nineties, I love coming to the Shanghai Kitchen for real authentic Shanghai food prepared & cooked by..."
Jim Pilcher
"Good location, nice food with orthentic shanghaines dishes, reasonable prices, and friendly..."
Hai Zhu
"The best sweet and sour pork I’ve ever had. Lovely staff and well worth a..."
Jack Wellwood
"Very good. Very light but rich of flavour. Typical Shanghai style food. The chef used to work in Chinese embassy in NZ. Highly..."
Little Fire Rabbit
"Best Chinese food I've ever had! I went three times in a week, need I says more. Stir fried prawns with vegetables salt and pepper chicken, rice..."
Tracy Johnson
"With such a tiny street presence it's easily overlooked, but this restaurant is a little gem. The menu is affordable and the food is delicious. We've..."
Kris Dover
"delicious spicy wonton soup and great dumplings. the lemon chicken was lacklustre, needed a much larger lemon/ citrus kick. will definitely go back...."
realignit
"I love Wonton soup and I can say without a doubt that the Shanghai Kitchen do make the best I have ever had. This is why I keep going..."
Shaun Beckford
First Choice Restaurant
76
/100 (416 ratings)
Restaurants
Chinese
Asian
Asian
Vegetarian Friendly
Chinese
Vegetarian Friendly
Dinner
Lunch
Beef
Spicy Chicken Noodles
Dumplings
Combination Fried Rice
Fried rice
Sweat and Sour Pork
Chicken Egg Foo Young
Vegetarian Egg Foo Young
Pork CRA
Kio Ale Solofanua
Sit down
Chinese
Asian
Seating
Table Service
Wheelchair Accessible
Takeout
Reservations
Lunch
Dinner
Cheap Eats
"Nice place to go and the food always so..."
Mi Li
"As always great meal! Not sure why others feel it’s not great? In the 9 years of visiting it’s been pretty consistent. Ordered a vegetarian bami..."
Nici
"THE BEST SWEET AND SOUR FISH IS SERVED HERE!You honestly have to try it! The place is great, the service is great too. Pro tip:..."
Sheryl
"Their Fried Rice is one of the best things you can eat here it’s just delicious any type of fried rice too.The Deep Fried Dim Sims are the..."
Eva Taylor
"I come here for the Pad Thai only - very big and filling too. Steam dumplings here are the best. These two dishes are my faves and is just simply..."
Vivi August
"We seem to come here for our family gatherings at birthdays. Twice now we have shown up as a fairly large group of 12, and not only been seated fast,..."
Emmzy Wilson
"Ordered the Banquet menu #2 at $30 per person(min 4people)Was absolutely gorgeous flavoursome and authentic with generous amounts.Timing with..."
Manz Tuwharetoa
"Friendly staff, nice food. We had Orange beef, mushrooms and fried vegetables. Not the 1st time that i visited them. Saw a table having duck and it..."
Lynn Lim
"Great food choices very delicious, services was quick and they were very catering to our kids aswell decent layout for how many we had with us and..."
Mani Robson
"If you're after a quick, cheap and cheerful Asian meal, you can't go past First Choice in Petone. Three of us had a very early dinner before a..."
Caffeinated Weka
"One of the reasonably priced Chinese restaurant on Jackson street. We had 4 dishes including a big bowl of soup and it came to around $50. Good food..."
Rajneesh Kumar
"We tried this place for the first time and we will definitely be back! The customer service was excellent. The food was superb. The portions are so..."
Adam Brown
"This place is a family favourite! Perfect for a cheap and hungry night out. All the food tastes fresh and usually well cooked, service is fantastic..."
Smileplease
"This is a funny place, the food isn't what you would call authentic but is still good. I would liken it to chip shop Chinese in a restaurant..."
Muffin Mum
"We have been here a number of times now over the last year. First choice is definitely good value for money and the food is great.Service is..."
Xaz Shepard
"after recently trying this place out on a friend's suggestion we have become regulars. Big fans of the steamed pork buns and my favourite is the beef..."
Siobhan
"Yummy entree of roti with satay sauce!! yum. My meal was hot and good, my partners was a little..."
Brittany Beauchamp
"Have been eating there on a regular basis for last 10yrs and the standard of food and service has always been excellent. Both the Chinese and..."
Paul Green
"This is a really great combination of good food, service and reasonable prices. Love the hot and sour..."
Rosa
"Mee Goreng is the best thing going,Front of house lady is..."
Matt
"Have been going to this restaurant for years and always provided with quick service and friendly staff. Always enjoy my..."
Ngaire
"The food is good but not fantastic, great place to go if you want fast service you never wait long and the staff are very..."
Rob
"Best Spring Rolls..."
Rachael Crothers
"Was a bit of a chance dinner, popped in on Wednesday night. Loved the food, there are large portions, enough to take some leftovers..."
Enigma Enigma
"Absolutely love this place it has become a family favorite. Food is super tasty and always comes out..."
KIRSTY FITZGERALD
"I have been to First Choice several times and the food is delicious and tasty. The staff are very friendly and the service is great overall one of..."
Terangi Brightwell
"Each experience that I have at First Choice has always been a memorable one. The food is always wholesome, appetising and well presented. The staff..."
Selena Pirika
"I usually dine here with my family who really loves delicious Chinese food, served quickly with a good..."
Siva Kumar
"Our whanau went out for a birthday dinner. The food was so good. Everyone enjoyed themselves. Would recommend 👌 First..."
Tania Walklin
"Very nice Chinese takeaways. Less than 20 mins from order to receiving the food. Pricing is very reasonable. The spring rolls are fantastic and the..."
Psyckers DO
"Food great need to double check some of their orders wen..."
Jamie Turnbull
"Food was delicious, surprisingly the garlic bok choy was a highlight even though it's just bok choy..."
Mia Faulkner
"Some of the best chinese takeout i've had in a long time, I don't normally like fried rice.. but this was something else. Mee goreng was top tier and..."
Jordan Carr
Dumpling World
74
/100 (1277 ratings)
Restaurants
Chinese
Asian
Vegetarian Friendly
Asian
Chinese
Vegetarian Friendly
Dinner
Lunch
Sour Pickled Cabbage with Rice Noodle
Szechuan Lamb Hot Pot
Dumplings
Rice Noodle Salad
Pork
Combination Fried Noodles
Sweet and Sour Pork
Combination Fried Rice
Orange chicken
Lamp Dumplings
Prawns Ball with Garlic Sauce
Pork Strips with Peking Sauce Wraps
Pork Ribs with Spicy Salt
Asian
Chinese
Seating
Table Service
Wheelchair Accessible
Takeout
Reservations
Lunch
Dinner
Mid-range
"We felt like dumplings for dinner tonight so goggled closest to us. It was our first time to Dumpling world we weren’t disappointed service was..."
Norm Hewitt
"Lovely service and affordable dishes. We got the beef brisket noodle soup (YUM!!), wonton noodle soup, a plate of dumplings and pan fried buns - SO..."
Jay Abellanosa
"Johann Go and I had a great time here. The food was tasty and well priced. Service from the waiter was very good. Would definitely recommend this..."
Liam White
"This place is yummy!!! Ordered lemon chicken (RECOMMEND), orange beef, salted fried squid (veryyyyyy salty), asnd dumplings...great service, cute..."
Leima Tu'atonga
"Dumpling World has emerged from where Magic Wok once occupied a busy corner on Jackson Street for many years. We'd tried (and failed) to dine at..."
Caffeinated Weka
"The food was brilliant. We could feel the effort that the chef put into each dish. Not just the dumplings, but all dishes were well presented. It had..."
Dave Hanlon
"Good job Dumpling World! I often went there for dinner with my Chinese friends. They commented on the foods as authentic and top-tier. Great value..."
Logan Grey
"I picked up takeaways from here about 6 months ago and found them to be really good and so tonight I went back to eat inside the restaurant with my..."
Jogo
"It was the first time for us to visit since the change of ownership. The staffs were so friendly and we had a chat with one of the lovely ladies. She..."
Angus Wood
"An oldie but a goodie. A family run business that has been feeding my family for a long time. It is indeed a very casual place but that's why we love..."
Timothy
"We are regular customers and although the décor could do with a tidy up, the food is: fantastic, value for money, lots of fresh veges, very tasty,..."
Kim Aiomanu
"Excellent value for money and the quality is so much better than your corner fish n chip shop doing Chinese meals. I normally take away than dine-in...."
Duminda Samarakoon
"We come here quite often and enjoy it every time! Very casual atmosphere with nice staff. Delicious chinese food and we fully recommend..."
Karmen Joe
"The pork and chive dumplings are absolutely AMAZING, very well priced for what you get.. Steamed dimsums? Not so great, shitake mushrooms, pork fat..."
Surely Not
"Amazing dumplings! Green beans with pork mince and special sweet n. sour pork are also tasty! Definitely gonna come back :p Highly recommend the..."
Rachel Shen
"Came here for dinner with my son he wanted dumplings really bad and wow it was amazing !! We had dumpling soup and Wonton soup. Roti bread ribs and..."
Te Riira Randall
"Great food. Excellent Crispy Duck and friendly service. The dumplings are hand made and the fillings are all..."
DirectorH
"This is actually the best Chinese restaurant in Wellington. Went with some friends, we order about 7 dishes and they were all the best version of..."
Mark Beetham
"Food was really good, very good portion sizes and very reasonable prices. Will definitely go..."
Karen McKnight
"My favorite Chinese restaurant in..."
Hong Xu
"The best pork and chive dumplings I have ever..."
Anya Dai
"Good value for money and really tasty food. The pork and cabbage dumplings were so juicy and delicious. Everything we ordered was good. Will be back..."
Sparkle NZ
"Good food with good..."
Pauline Yuen
"Nice food, the stuffed mushrooms were delicious. The fried rice was a bit odd, it had the odd crunchy bit in it that was unidentifiable, and didn't..."
Andy Creighton
"The owner was very friendly and the food was so tasty! Definitely recommend sweet and sour pork deep fried..."
AnnA
"Absolute best dumplings i have ever had! Absolutley 5 star!! Whole meal was fantastic and great..."
Sarah Cross
"Great place to go for some authentic..."
Aaron Binns
"Food was delicious, was a hold up in the kitchen for some reason for the main courses but staff kept us informed and they were very apologetic. When..."
Judy and Brian Burns
"This is one if my most favorite Chinese eateries in Petone. Reliable and yummy food, dumplings are great (especially pan fried ones), but don't get..."
Kirill Lagutin
"Amazing! We had Gorgeous and fulfilling pork & chives dumplings! Will go to try other plates for sure! Great..."
Talita Archibald
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