Always a joy coming to Maxine's Palace for yum cha. Food is tasty, service is friendly and prices are reasonable! My favourite place to visit everytime I go back to Christchurch !
Great place for yumcha! Good selection too. Speedy service.
Excellent authentic Chinese dishes served quickly by polite staff. Boss very helpful and generous with gifts to children. Worth a visit and booking is needed for peak hours.
Yum! Dumplings, wontons, sweet n sour pork, satay chicken, full of flavour, best Chinese in town, it’s so far away from where we live but so worth the drive.
One of my favourite Asian restaurants. I love the environment and the food. The food is delicious and the service is really good. Love this place
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Great food and service at reasonable price.
Excellent atmosphere for many occasions, whether you want to catch up with family and friends over yumcha, or have a function for work or business.
We went for lunch yumcha and left feeling very well fed and treated.
Thanks for a good experience.
We really enjoy Maxine's Palace. Very good for Yum Cha. We haven't had dinner there yet though. Great flavor. Maxine's and Corner House are our 2 favourite Chinese Restaurants.
Just beautiful food with great staff. Place is bit noisy but other than that everything is great. Staff members are very friendly. Love the food and specially their chilli oil.
Went here with the whole family on a weekend for Yum Cha. One of the best we've had here in CHCH! We recently moved here from Auckland and we'r@e so pleased to finally find an excellent yum char place. Service was efficient, price was just right. The foods ARE AMAZING esp their steamed buns ( the best ever ) Their congee was super good too. We had the best lunch that Saturday! There were 5 of us and we just spent $79. #fullandsatisfied
Tasty Chinese food, the food took a little bit long to come and price is little high compared to other Chinese resturant but its worth the wait and taste.
First time here and this restaurant offers a commendable culinary experience overall, with flavors that leave a positive impression. While the taste is generally satisfying, the pricing might be considered a tad high for some. The variety of dim sum is good and I can tell that they use quality ingredients. However, the steamed vermicelli roll fell short of personal preference, possibly due to its texture (thick and a bit chewy). The ambiance and service are noteworthy, contributing to an overall enjoyable dining experience. I would not say the pricing is the most affordable dim sum choice in town but not too bad.
Westernised foods does not taste authentic at all, price is slightly high compare to food quality, service is slow. Very crowded, recommend to make reservation in advance.
Har Gow (Shrimp Dumplings) seasoning are good but the skin is too thick.
Chee Cheong Fun (Rice Noodle Roll) is too thick too and the shrimps were too little, it wasn't able to absorb the soysauce to infuse it's flavouring. Xiaolongbao is disappointing, totally dry and no broth from the bun, and taste bland.
BBQ pork bun is too dry, colouring and taste are way off.
Overall still a good place for Dim Sum / Yumcha.
Food is not bad at all but a little on the high side. 2 dishes plus 1 plain egg fried rice for NZ$81. The premium they can charge is admirable and inspiring. Also, service is darn good and accommodating!
It is one of the best Chinese restaurants I have been to. Yum Char was great!
Maxine’s palace is always a welcoming, smiling atmosphere. With the lovely, attentive staff, it is by far mine and my partner’s favorite place to dine.
The food is mouth watering and never disappoints.
Fast service, great food. Definitely will go again.
I had crispy roast pork on rice and a hot and sour soup. I think it was a decent meal, I didn't like the sauce that came with the crispy roast pork, but I just will ask for no sauce next time, the soup was lacking a bit of the sour taste but still nice. The staff were nice and friendly, my only upset is they wouldn't give me 2 dumplings alone I would've had to buy a full entree just to taste the dumplings. They should have single buy options for the single person. Pork was a bit thin...
Loved it. Went 2 nights in a row and wanted to go back again. Definitely recommend.
Been to Maxine's Palace a few times. GREAT food and dim sum but had been inconsistent today and the previous visit. The beef tendon we ordered today was really chewy and seems undercooked, unlike the tender ones we ate previously. The fried radish cake was too peppery. Maybe it's a different chef? The remaining food were delicious as usual. 👍 Service staff are consistently friendly 😁 and polite even though it was very crowded during lunch time today.
❇️ Best to make reservations before going to Maxine's. ❇️
Recommended dishes are 烧卖 siew mai, fried sesame balls (sweet), 烧鸭 roast duck, 烧肉 roast pork, 干炒牛河 fried beef hor fun, 肠粉，凤爪.
Food is good. Service is fast and responsive. We tried the dimsum and congee, taste pretty average actually. BUT, we are very mesmerised with the egg tart. It’s a must ordered food!!You will never regret it. Its the best egg tart i have tried in New Zealand. Well done!! Will definitely come back just for the egg tart 😂
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