Chinatown Restaurant — Restaurant in Palmerston North

Decided to go here for Valentine’s Day meal for me and my partner , reviews were good online so thought we’d give it a go. Atmosphere was alright although the floors were dirty and one of the workers was doing the vacuuming while we were trying to have our meal. We opted for the Buffett option. When we got up to the buffet there was little to no food left in it so we sat down and waited to see if they would top it up, after about 20 mins of waiting still not much food came out except for deep fried food which was extremely average the fish bites and chicken wings being extremely small. I only had one plate as well as my partner, for close to $40 each per head I could have got more options and better food at a local fish and chip shop . Didn’t even bother with the dessert or salads provided as there was flies all over the food. My partner today has now been crook all day with food poisoning which we believed may have been from the food last night. Wouldn’t come back...

The yum cha is excellent quality and good value for money. Yum cha carts only do the rounds during the day, otherwise the evening menu has a wide variety of tasty dumplings to choose from. The Crispy Roasted Pork and Roast Duck dish is a great favourite.

The fixed-price evening buffet is popular with locals, offering good variety and value for those with a big appetite, however desserts can be a little flavourless. As we tend to be big dumpling fans, we prefer to order from the menu.

Chinatown offers exactly what you would expect from a good Chinese restaurant. The chairs are comfortable, the tables are a good size, sturdy, have good linen coverings, and there is plenty of room between them. The staff are always friendly.

Consistent quality at good prices. This is the best place in Palmy to get your...

Quiet on a Tuesday night. Next to traffic light which allows you to watch traffic pass by. Low white light toughen reading black background menu. Ordered half a roast duck, tofu mixed with spicy sauce and mixed vegetables, stirred fried Kai lan and fried squid tentacles. The half roasted duck was worthy of the wait. Skin was crispy with tender & juicy meat. Tofu wasn't spicy & they gave a healthy portion of tofu compared to other restaurants. The stirred fried vege was slightly over done. Service was ok as she served 4 tables. It's able to accommodate over 30 tables at any time. Wed - Friday is buffet from 11am to 2.30pm & dinner buffet starts from 5pm to 9pm. Good...