Sampan House — Restaurant in Christchurch

Vegetarian options! Had a delicious lunch here. Two of us ordered Jasmine Tea, Twice Cooked Tofu, Stir Fried Potato & Capsicum, and a medium bowl of rice. We finished everything and felt good full, not too full.

Their tofu is locally sourced! It was fried, puffy, soft, and soaked up sauce excellently. They have soy sauce, white pepper, and chilli oil available, too.

The large menu offers Cambodian,Thai, Chinese, and some other cuisines. Lots of dishes non-Chinese people will know, and some you won’t! We ordered dishes from the Chinese menu and I’d recommend both.

A Note on Meat — if you’re vegetarian or vegan make sure to ask for no meat, egg, and/or dairy. Not all dish names mention meat but lots of Chinese dishes often include meat even tofu dishes.

The restaurant’s interior is the Shabby Chic I adore of Chinese Restaurants in New Zealand — lanterns, large tables with lazy susan’s, photos of menu items on the wall...

Had the worst experience last nite. Ordered the bbq porkx2. Seen the cheif put a plate in the microwave and thort no way. But yeap they then stuck a 2nd plate in. Then served it to us. I asked was that kust microwaved and the lady said i dont know. I then asked when was the pork cooked. Her reply was im not sure. Then the rice was seved and as we proceeded to get a spoon full it was like lifting out porage. Then our next plate arrived sizzling hot beef plate. I tested the beef it was like rubber to chew them i tryed another 2 pieces that were the same. And finally out 4th dish was served curry chicken. We had ordered satay chicken. It was the last straw. The food was terrible so we stood up and refused to eat and left. All this took place over 10min. It sucks as we used to come here alot about 8months ago was our last visit....

DO NOT RECOMMEND. Today we bought three dishes. Mainly our problem is that the website menu prices are different to the menu in the restaurant. We were charged higher prices than the website prices. When we mentioned it, the owner(seems) said the website had not been updated for a year.

Also it seems the meal was not cooked by the chef. We had bought the prawn dish 4-5 times previously but today it was less tasty and definitely not fresh. Tofu dish was stale and the food may have kept in the fridge for a while without the right conditions. Banana pancake only half of the container and obviously, was not worth for the price.

Today was our last day we will eat from there. Prices are misleading and is not worth what we paid. They easily can find better ways to not mislead the customers. Price...