Review Little Taipei - Christchurch

Taiwanese Restaurant that serves meals and also bubble tea. We ordered the Taiwanese style pop-corn chicken, Deep fried black pudding, Braised minced pork rice bento and the Taiwanese style beef noodle soup (I forgot to take a photo before eating). The flavours are very good and taste authentic. The portion size is a little small for the price paid in my opinion. Otherwise, a great place.

Nice little place, the ambiance and decor is spot on, only wish their food was to the same standard, which isn’t bad per se, but kind feel it’s not quite there either.

Authentic Taiwanese street food, good menu selections, really nice chilly sauce. Taiwanese owner operated. Love all the dishes we ordered, quick table service. Good bubble tea with well cooked bubbles, the largest size is humongous!!. Nice little shop. Moderate pricing. Highly recommend!

Loved the ambience and food here. Small but enjoyable.

A good place for a taste of Taiwan ! Love their chicken cutlet , crispy and juicy. Authentic Taiwanese cuisine.

Delicious food, nice service and great environment. Must try the beef noodles, really 👍 Highly recommend.

My wife’s favorite Taiwanese restaurant reminds her childhood memories from back home. Best Taiwanese cuisine in town

Amazing wee place. The food is always flavoursome and staff always pleasant to deal with. I have been coming to this restaurant for years now, and will continue to do so for years to come. Plus I like their bubble teas.

When your missing home look no further, a defiant must try!

Amazing Taiwanese style meal, friendly staff and a nice dining environment. Highly recommend the Signature pork chop and crispy chicken leg benton. Also milk tea would be the must try item here.

Absolutely delightful little secret- authentic cuisine that warms your heart! Incredibly happy to have found this gem! 5stars for sure!

A wonderful little resturant, that makes rich delicious meals. I have never been disappointed by a meal I have eaten here, and I have been coming here for years. Well worth a stop.

Great and authentic food. Great service when we went! Try the fried tofu, and the omelette with prawn and vegetables!!

The Best Taiwanese restaurant in South Island. Highly recommended.

Love the bubble tea, they have variety of noodle soups, hot pot and traditional Taiwanese snacks. Nice atmosphere. Good portion of food

lovely restaurant fabulous staff great food and very well priced. We are locals and will be back again. Papanui is turning into a real food paradise and you guys deserve to be there.

Great atmosphere and friendly staff. Street food at its finest. Zhen hao chi!�

Amazing, fresh and very tasty food. The starter of popcorn chicken is worth a special mention. Only downer was service was very slow. Waited 25 mins to get our first drinks order which was a shame.

This was a fun place to eat. Even better - nice food.

Really good drinks with a variety of selection. Love their crumbed chicken 😊 attentive staff and good service too! Will definitely come back!

We were super excited to try this place. Menu is very promising but the reality is such a let down. We ordered 5 drinks which are so-so ( they lack flavour ), deep fried batter or squid rather is oily and the serving is very small. their popcorn chicken is okay and the chips were soggy 😧 the lady who served us was also unwelcoming 😧😧 sigh. how i wish we can give a good review.

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, 2016<br/><br/>As 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. <br/><br/>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:<br/>1. Signature Giant Chicken Cutlet<br/>2. Deep Fried Beancurd<br/>3. Combination Taiwanese Thick Soup w/ Vermicelli<br/>4. Braised Minced Pork Rice<br/>5. House Milk Tea w/ Pearl <br/><br/>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. <br/><br/>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. <br/><br/>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. <br/><br/>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.<br/><br/>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.<br/><br/>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.<br/><br/>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.<br/><br/>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.<br/>The stand out in this restaurant is the amazing sizes of the drinks. <br/>Servings of the drinks are massive and the ice teas are delicious.<br/>Will be going again shortly!

My friends took me to this restaurant while I was visiting in Christchurch.<br/><br/>Upon entry the restaurant has a good atmosphere, the staff greeted us promptly and took us to our table. <br/><br/>I soon realised the stools accompanying the tables were just like the ones you would find in the more rural places in Taiwan! Paired brilliantly with the brick interior and Taiwana furnishings, which bring you a sense of early Taiwan and the sweet charm of a country home/village. Very nostalgic.<br/><br/>One of the reviewers mentioned it was a bit claustrophobic inside - this was not the case at all! There were plenty of room between the tables and you could sit as far or as close with your mates at the table on the chair/stool as you wished. The same could be said for the lanterns - they looked well secured and have a good distance between the bulb and paper so I'm sure they are fine and won't pose a fire risk. Did I mention they were very charming too?<br/><br/>The food was very good! It tastes just like home - we had the popcorn chicken which was hot, crispy, tender and flavourful. The braised goods were on point and tasted just like the ones you'd find at a street stall or served as a small dish in a eatery. My friends had the hot pot which was and the 3-cup chicken set, which I tasted and it were very delicious and the flavours reminded me of home! You even received a complimentary soup with unlimited refills with a set meal (I also has some of the seaweed-based soup, it was again, very on point and tasted just like the ones I used to have around my neighbourhood eateries).<br/><br/>I had the classic beef noodle bowl - the noodles were just right, nice and chewy but soft. The soup was a lighter broth that I expected (which isn't a bad thing!) and sweeter than the regional variety I was used to; but still delicious nonetheless!<br/><br/>The drinks menu contains very classic Taiwan-style tea drinks and such, my friends got some but I opted not to as I had my eye on one of the desserts - hot grass jelly!<br/><br/>This was the highlight of my trip. The grass jelly tasted even better than the ones I have in Taiwan, due to the owners' hand-making the kumara and taro balls themselves; which ended up in ultimate deliciousness and texture. The balls were soft, "al-dente", chewy, smooth and had a good texture compared to the typical factory made ones you'd commonly find at drink stalls in Taiwan. I loved it so much I went back and had another meal with it for dessert before I left Christchurch that weekend.

After tasting many Chinese mixed Taiwanese style food in New Zealand, I am lucky to find a place that is really authentic Taiwanese food. <br/>The decoration and set up of the little restaurant brought me back to the time that I was in Taiwan.<br/>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. <br/>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. <br/>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.<br/><br/>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.<br/><br/>Generally a mediocre experience.