Aromas Chinese Restaurant - 4 stars…read more Great food (including excellent crayfish), convenient location, but mediocre service. Our family of four adults shared the following dishes: 1) crayfish in ginger and spring onion sauce (delicious!) (note, they can also do two other preparations of crayfish upon request) 2) tiger prawn with chilies (tasty!) 3) corn and chicken soup (great, though we had to add a bit of salt, pepper, and chili sauce) 4) chicken chowmein (great!) 5) steamed pork dumplings (okay, but our least favorite item) The service was a bit disappointing. They brought out all of our dishes at once, rather than staggering them, which we didn't like since the mains started to get cold while we ate our starters. Also, they didn't bring us knives (essential for eating the crayfish) until we asked. Also, they had facial tissues available instead of napkins, which was strange and inconvenient (especially since tissues are so small and can't be spread in one's lap). The restaurant's location on Kaikoura's main strip was certainly convenient. Overall, great food, but the service could stand to improve!

We had surprisingly good Thai food from this little restaurant. We ordered a tom yum soup, pad…read moreThai and pad kra prow (stir fry with fresh chilli, garlic and Thai basil). It was very tasty with lots of fresh vegetables.

Had to write a review of this place to warn others. We ordered the "Pud Thai" and got a large plate…read moreof noodles bathed in sauce. The chicken was dry and the sauce tasted like its base was ketchup. We thought we might have picked a bad dish but we turned to the only other two diners in the large establishment and asked them how they liked their food. Disgusting was the word they used. Stay away from this place.

I had the red curry and it was delicious- my friend had the chicken fried rice which was also…read morereally good. I look forward to coming again and was rather surprised to see a one star review on their page! I say give it a chance!