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Awesome food, awesome service and awesome atmosphere! A small but perfect selection of authentic Taiwanese foods with good portions. The bubble tea is…
Gigi Kel
Little Taipei
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5th May, 2016As we started off our food blog journey with Little Taipei, it seems more than fitting that they deserve our first review. Little Taipei …
Food & Co.
Little Taipei
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Authentic Taiwanese food and great service. This place gets busy so do make a booking in advance.The chicken cutlet was massive. I really liked the ba…
Elena Ching
Little Taipei
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6 Reviews on “Little Taipei”
Awesome food, awesome service and awesome atmosphere! A small but perfect selection of authentic Taiwanese foods with good portions. The bubble tea is just like from Taiwan, if you haven’t tried it, you must give it a try! You can definitely tell it is owned by Taiwanse, as the staff are so warm and welcoming, and always happy. I never leave here feeling dissapointed, whether eat in or takeaway.
5th May, 2016As we started off our food blog journey with Little Taipei, it seems more than fitting that they deserve our first review. Little Taipei situated all the way down at the end of Papanui Road, Christchurch is a relatively small restaurant providing with delicious cuisines of Taiwan. As we visited the place relatively late during the afternoon we were lucky enough to not deal with a crowd. Hearing quite a lot about their famous Signature Giant Chicken Cutlet we were bound to order that one. After skimming through the menu card for a while, we finally decided to what to order. The order contained:1. Signature Giant Chicken Cutlet2. Deep Fried Beancurd3. Combination Taiwanese Thick Soup w/ Vermicelli4. Braised Minced Pork Rice5. House Milk Tea w/ Pearl Overall, everything was up to our standards. The chicken cutlet was nice and crispy with the chicken being perfectly cooked and accompanied with pickled cucumber. The beancurd was also good in taste but unfortunately the quantity did not impress. A tad bit more would’ve been perfect. The thick noodle soup was pretty filling. That’s one way to describe it. As I ordered the large portion the quantity was a lot, plus it also contained quite a lot of ingredients such as seafood, pork, shrimps and mushrooms to accompany alongside the noodle and the soup. The minced pork rice was fairly moderate. The pork tasted good although the rice didn’t really pack a punch. I would recommend to try this place out. Most definitely for their Giant Chicken Cutlet. That is their signature dish and it stands out over all the others. Mainly this place is pretty good for the fried dishes in its menu. The service is also friendly, the staff are helpful and their for your needs. Overall Little Taipei was an enjoyable experience and we will be definitely visiting more often!
Authentic Taiwanese food and great service. This place gets busy so do make a booking in advance.The chicken cutlet was massive. I really liked the batter – it was very flavourful and light. The chicken wasn’t dry and was perfectly crispy. I also liked the picked vegetables that came with it.We also tried the braised pork with rice – the pork was soft and melted in your mouth. However there wasn’t enough of it for the large serving of rice that it came with. The soya sauce egg also had good flavour.The bits of fried radish cake were lightly battered and soft on the inside. It was plain radish cake though so not much flavour until dipped in the accompanying sauce.Loved the ambiance here – the bar had a roof that was like a traditional house and the wallpaper was of a street view in Taiwan. The tables and stools were also traditional lacquered wood and had handy hooks for you to hang your bags. Staff were friendly and the food came fast which is always a plus.
My mother and I are taiwanese and came here recently, service is average but the food is great. Traditional taiwanese noodle were delicious and will remind you the difference in taste between Chinese noodle from Taiwanese noodles.The stand out in this restaurant is the amazing sizes of the drinks. Servings of the drinks are massive and the ice teas are delicious.Will be going again shortly!
After tasting many Chinese mixed Taiwanese style food in New Zealand, I am lucky to find a place that is really authentic Taiwanese food. The decoration and set up of the little restaurant brought me back to the time that I was in Taiwan.Food is nice and delicious, I personally love the giant chicken cutlet. but the combo +3.50 with a classic green tea is a bit pointless in my opinion. You may just go to the bubble tea selection with 2 dollar or more. There are many selections of drinks, and also a lots of topping as well. I am surprise to find that I can order winter melon tea (冬瓜茶) and white pearl (韓天), which I hardly see in New Zealand. Overall, I enjoyed the food here a lot. and when I miss my hometown I could come here.
The restaurant is a very claustrophobic layout, with a narrow row of tables heading down into a slightly wider area. The lanterns hanging above the tables are charming but I had to wonder if they were safe, considering the bulbs being so close to the paper.Our waitress was nice and had little trouble taking orders for a decently large sized group. The food took a while to arrive, however it was a busy night and we were told there might be delays. I had beef noodle soup, which was a bit too salty for my tastes but was otherwise all right. The biggest issue with the dining experience was the fact that all but one of our drinks (out of six) were forgotten about, and some toast that was ordered came out quite burnt.Generally a mediocre experience.