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!

Fantastic pan-Malaysian cuisine. Good regular dishes like beef rendang and laksa with new items…read morelike a Dori donut with ginger lime ice cream. Dumplings were light and tasty. Laksa needed more flavour but the pak Chou with confit garlic was delicious, combined with the very friendly priced lemak ($8) i was very full and happy. Make a booking and beware the noise levels, very popular on a Saturday evening

The best thing about this restaurant is the deco.i went once and I am not going back …read more The food all taste the same and is rather bland. Sorry but cannot say anything good

We had the sweet and sour pork dumplings, chicken skewers and nasi goreng. I'm not sure if we made…read morebad choices, the dishes at the tables next to us looked a lot more flavoursome, but I didn't enjoy the meal. The dumpling pastry was extremely thick and doughy, and the nasi goreng didn't have much flavour apart from spice. The service was quite slow and our drinks arrived after we finished our food.

So busy and sooooooo good. Everything was SO flavorful. The Dan Dan noodles were very good, the…read moredumpling sample was fun. I didn't like one of them but most were very good. I loved the pork and rice dish!!!!! Seriously I highly recommend.

Eightgrains is located in the Little High Eatery, which is a food hall with eight local eateries…read more We ordered a fried chicken bao, a fish bao, and two kinds of steamed dumplings. They all were great. As I mentioned in my Little High Eatery review, you'll need to grab a table to get seating. On weekend rainy days that could be an issue because some of the outside seating won't be available.

Really had an excellent meal here, except for the Mongolian style lamb, which was a bit…read moreoverseasoned. Proprietor has been in NZ for almost 20 years now, and this place is conveniently inside the YMCA, for the guest who just doesn't want to cook tonight. :-)

Went here for dinner and got the dumplings and lamb dan dan noodles. Food was great and service was…read moregood as well. Would recommend it to others to try out as well.

Ordered from Hikari through UberEats while in MIQ. Those are good sushis, well-presented and…read morewell-packaged. Delivery was on time. A trustable choice for a weekday night.

This place started well earlier in the year, and we've been maybe 10 times…read more Now the owners sit in the business watching customers while tables need to be clear, maybe wating is below them, the food is average, the price is average but what is really really obvious is that the portion size is well down, and I mean well down. The California rolls are now 1/2 the size they previously were, and the sushi is tiny...sadly I suspect this place is loosing customers quickly, We wont be back, we tried to support it, but there's good sushi everwhere in CHCH central.