The food and service at Thai Orchid is amazing…read more An added benefit was it was only a short walk from our hotel.

Very good service; I wish I would have ordered a spicier dish. It was a busy place but we received…read moreour meals very timely.

I recently went here for a meal with my family. The food was…read moreexcellent, the plates had plenty of food on them. Staff were friendly and very efficient. The price for 7 adults was really great. I can really recommend thus restaurant.

This is a very calm, nice South Asian restaurant. There's a good range of Thai, Vietnamese,…read moreChinese, Malaysian and Burmese food. I had lunch here with friends. I enjoyed a Thai Tom-Sam Prawn Salad which was beautifully made, fresh and colourful. My companions had a Massuman and Vietnamese Stir Fried Noodles. Everything was lovely, so delicious and enjoyable. Service is respectful and very professional. Meals don't take long to come. I'd definitely come back, thank you.

An upscale, luxurious restaurant celebrating some Asian fusion ingredients and flavors. It's…read moreprobably a special occasions type of restaurant, though we viewed it more as a welcome meal on our first day off the plane in NZ. If you're having trouble determining what to get, their "Trust the King" tasting menu is a perfect choice. The "Royal" for 100 NZD nets you their best hits plus a dessert as a bonus. With the amount of courses you are given, this ended up being such an incredible value versus ordering all separately. After a final tally, it honestly felt like a highway robbery! Here's what our table received along with expected NZD: Small plate samplers (2): Natural oyster w/ nashi pear, Smoked salmon w/ spinach leaf, galangal, chili jam, and salmon roe Small Shared Plates (2): Wild Venison Carpaccio topped w/ nahm dtok, EVOO, and spicy sesame (32 NZD); Moong dal in mixed seed salad, avocado, and fresh lime (22 NZD) Larger Shared Plates (2): Marinated yellow fin tuna w/ chilli and mandarin, coconut salad (38 NZD); Crispy Pressed Half Duck in caramelized mandarin sauce (62 NZD) Dessert: Lemongrass panna cotta, lime granita, mint (18 NZD) It was a harmonic interplay between different Asian flavors, more Thai heavy than others, and even the local ingredients such as the raw venison entering the foray. They did ask if there was anything we didn't like before serving the meal to which I never thought to mention my aversion to overly spicy food (I was thinking of exotic foods I dislike). And, lo and behold, a lot of options were definitely on the spicier end such as the spicy sesame/ nahm dtok sauce which topped the carpaccio and abundance of red chili shavings in the marinated yellow fin tuna. On the bright side, it did require me slow down which enabled me to truly relish my food. Most everything was delicious even the duck with joyfully crispy skins and dipped in a sweet honey glace (though ever so slightly on dry side in the middle). King of Snake also houses the Monarch Cocktail Bar, to which I ordered a 'Paper Crane' (King of Snake Gin, apple soju, elderflower liquer, sake; 23 NZD) to pair with my meal. A buzzy, floral, and effervescent drink to really lend to the comforting meal.

Nicest Restaurant we've been to in a long while: upscale atmosphere, exceptionally nice ambiance…read morew:super helpful staff. We shared delicious plates and wine. would recommend the prawn dumplings, blue cod, tenderloin steak bites and curry pumpkin. We thought the curry pumpkin was the best!

Best thai restaurant in christchurch. Very friendly staff and the food is amazing. We come from the…read moreother side of the city,definately worth it.the spareribs are a must for an entree. Green curry Is my ultimate fav, i carnt seem to bring myself to try anything else.yom. My partner eats everything else on the menu for me anyway.

Good service decent prices, food is just okay. We had…read moreMassaman curry beef Pad Thai seafood (really fishy tasting... I mean really strong, and I like fish, and fish sauce. Usually. Tom Kha soup (one of my favorites) was very bland. Money Bags were good. Others have given this place good reviews and it's probably worth another try.

After a two week long vacation in New Zealand, we had the good fortune to find this restaurant on…read moreour last night in New Zealand. Excellent menu choices, very friendly staff, and good food! My wife said it was the best meal she'd had in New Zealand. We had walked about 2 miles from our hotel to get there, so when we finished dinner, we asked them to call a taxi for us...Five minutes later, the owner of the restaurant drove up and took us back to the hotel (couldn't have been more friendly). Where else in the world do you get this type of service? The restaurant is tucked back in a little strip mall, but do yourself a favor and take the time to look for it!

After searching throughout the town of Christchurch for a bite to eat on Christmas Day, we finally…read morestumbled upon Chillikiwi ('Thai in Da Box') on our way back to our hotel. I'm giving this restaurants 5 stars not only for the quality of the food for its pricepoint, but also for the effort put in by the management for opening on Christmas Day (which I think is really a truly needed public service). We ordered the pad thai with prawns, as well as a fried rice with chicken. The pad thai tasted authentic with very fresh (and plentiful!) prawns; not spicy, but I was able to add siracha to my liking. The fried rice was good, with some vegetables thrown in as well. I personally liked the pad thai more, of the two. The service was also very attentive. Really appreciate the staff opening shop on Christmas Day! Finally, the price was on point - the best value for our NZD on this trip so far. The three of us only spent 30NZD on our meal.

Delicious, fresh, affordable fast food! Ordered the way you want, with good service.read more

This is a vegetarian's perspective. Went in craving some hot soup or curry, but we were told that…read moreall their curries, even the vegetarian options, come with shrimp paste. To me shrimp paste is not vegetarian, so curry was not an option for us. So we ordered pad thai instead, along with pad puk, a vegetable stir fry in vegan sauce. Instead of a side of rice, I ordered roti for the stir fry, but the roti was way too oily; after the first bite I couldn't have any more of it. The pad thai was good, and the stir fry was good as well. Too bad they didn't have any soups or curries that could be made vegan, since that's what we were craving in the first place. The place is quite cozy with small tables for two, and service was good.

We ate here for dinner one night after we couldn't get a table at Francesca's around the corner…read more The restaurant was quaint, quiet and intimate. I liked how it was decorated. We were seated by the front window. Our table was very small, just barely big enough for the two of us. We both had the Pad Thai, and we both liked it. Pad Thai is my wife's go-to dish at Thai restaurants and we agreed that theirs was above average. Overall, we had a good experience here and I would eat here again.

We got in town late after a long journey. We were all tired and famine, therefore walked in the…read morefirst restaurant in sight. And here we were! The restaurant looked very fancy, cozy and the manager at the front was friendly. The waitress was confused about our orders, but the manager straightened it out. As a person in our group summed up the dining experience perfectly: "expensive for what we got, but we fed our tummies."

Great decor and service as well as food. The food was pretty authentic. The only downside was that…read moreit was a bit pricey, but if you go on a deal day such as Mon or Tues between 5 and 7pm you can get two dishes for the price of one.

Food was really nice and very reasonably priced. Service was a little slow, chaotic at times, and…read moresome of the staff had little English. A part from that they were very friendly and helpful. The atmosphere was nice, and tastefully decorated while still retaining a traditional Thai look. Good selection of foods and a easy to understand Spice Scale (see pic). Definitely would go again.