Malaysian cuisine: the best places to taste it in Lower Hutt

Pandan Asian Cuisine

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"I booked ahead online and in the notes section said I was bring my 73 year old mum in for her birthday. So cute they put a helium balloon with happy..."

Alison Graham

"Easily the best Malaysian restaurant in Wellington. Amazingly authentic dishes that takes me back to Malaysia instantaneously. Especially the fish..."

Parminderjit Gill

"This is the only legit Malaysian restaurant in Wellington! Especially loved the curry puffs, roti canai, and nasi lemak. This is a hidden..."

Meimei

"Awesome food..."

Phil Cooke

"Pandan, pandan, pandan. My expectations were high, and it did NOT fail to disappoint, gorgeous curry and brilliant accompaniment of a garlic roti. I..."

Edward Bamford-Bryant

"First time I’ve ever written a review on here but this place warrants it for the best Indian food I’ve ever had. The restaurant was empty when we..."

Penny Sara

"The food is always delicious and the staff are always friendly. There is so much yummy food to choose from their menu. Pandan is now our favourite..."

Carmen Ning

"Love the food here the staff are always very welcoming When you arrive and are always whiling to answer any question that you may have. Definitely..."

ALICE

"Best roti in Wellington. Fresh and light, egg roti is awesome. Food is tasty and doesn't cost a heap. My favourite is the lamb curry. Lunchtime has..."

Wayne Makarini

"We have beef rendang and chicken briyani. The taste was great and really similar with the one I has in Malaysia The place is really clean and..."

Bilhan Thener

"Absolutely fantastic!!!! This is the most authentic Malaysian restaurant I have been to in Wellington.Went to dinner with the family and ordered..."

Ritchie Sachdev

"I really enjoy the food - always great flavours. Great service too. One of my favourite places to eat in the local area. Great mix of Malaysian and..."

Vee Linton

"Me and my friend enjoyed the atmosphere. The waiter was so chatty and explained every detait, it was nice. The food was really really good. I..."

Tine

"When it comes down to make simple things like rice, one cannot differentiate much between different restaurants, but with Pandan, as soon as it is..."

Imroz Mahmood

"Always fantastic food. The dosai lunch special in the weekends might be the best meal available for any price in the Wellington region. Authentic and..."

Samuel Del-Ray

"Been there many times, my favorite dishes were mutabak, beef rendang and mamak mee goreng. One of my favorite restaurant in lower hutt. Serving was..."

Lynn Lim

"Went here for an early before movie dinner. We were greeted by really friendly waiter, who was very obliging and knowledgeable about the menu. We had..."

Jinxie Rose

"So good. Prawn briyani, hokkien noodles, mee mamak, stir fried tofu are my usual dishes. Roti is made fresh too. The char koay teow is good too. But..."

Mighty Will

"Working in the area now this spot was on my list of places to try in the area. I have heard that many of the dishes are good, so I took a workmate..."

Team Thomas

"Born in Malaysia and grew up there. I love almost everything here. Other than fresh authentic roti canai/prata; their menu of nasi lemak,..."

Richard Tee

"Coming from a Malaysian, this is where I can get nest Malaysian food in Wellington! They used to be in Tawa and moved to Lower Hutt. My partner and I..."

Co-Leen Toolseram

"Went in expecting a pleasant but average experience, and came out completely blown away. The meal (chicken sambal and roti) was deliciously flavored..."

Chris Moore

"Good restaurant with decent food. The staff make you feel welcomed and certainly treat their customers right. i personally feel the prices are..."

Rosie

"Late on a cold evening my intent had been to try burger something next door, but walking past Pandan I noticed two solitary old guys sitting at..."

Duncan Galletly

"Excellent dine in environment! The chef is a true magician. The meat is cooked perfectly soft and tender to the taste. i have tried almost all the..."

Tania Ahmed

"The food at Pandan Asian cuisine is absolutely delicious. We tried their Claypot Fish Curry, Lamb Dalcha and Paratel. We highly recommend the Claypot..."

Shelz

"Our daughter's birthday party of 40 people was catered by Pandan. The food was delicious and our guests were quite impressed. The staff are very..."

Laxmi Padiyath

"We are a well traveled family of 6, with a taste for authentic and delicious food and we have 4 children in tow. We are yet to find a restaurant in..."

Renee Urlich

"Great food every time we visit this place on Saturdays for lunch! And now we have started doing takeaways on Friday night too! Super good authentic..."

Satish Shinde

"Excellent food, we enjoyed all our dishes. The service was good and the pricing also. I wish we lived locally and could enjoy it more..."

Elke Van Der Meijden

"I would highly recommend this place to dine out...The food is fresh, the tastiest in town, and they cater for vegan and vegetarians. Too cheap, my..."

Tracey Jong

"Nice welcome. Warm environment. Food is excellent -delicious fresh produce used. Very tasty. Prices are very reasonable. Don't wait -Go there!..."

Dalena Wallace

"Have been a fan of Pandan in Tawa for many years...often traveling from Wainui to eat there... So imagine our joy when we found one Lower Hutt..."

Richard Hazelwood

"Had an awsome lunch today with my wife..fast service...food was very tasty and fresh.. excellent customer service...highly..."

Shahul Palakkunnel Pareeth

"You won't find anything more authentic anywhere in Wellington at any price if you're looking for South East Asian cuisine. We go every weekend for..."

James Jong

"What a great surprise. We had Indian for a mother's day brunch. Each of use choosing the dosa combo. Wow...what a nice alternative to our traditional..."

Steve Hockley

"Great to see Pandan in Lower Hutt now. The same great food, hospitality and service carried over from Pandan, Tawa. Great going Kumar, Nita and the..."

Smita Scaria

"What a find! Amazingly authentic Malaysian flavours….wonderful menu & very friendly staff. I had tried Gado gado and a chicken curry with roti..."

Andrea Woodbury

"The food was amazingly delicious! Everything was easily adapted to a vegan diet. Service was great! We would definitely go to Pandan again, if back..."

Romina Herzogin

"One of my favourite places to eat in all of Wellington. If not NZ. Always amazes. Highly recommend the weekend brunch special: clay pot fish. And..."

Al Gibbons

"Been wanting to write a review and always forget. Hat down to the best Nasi Lemak in capital region. Honestly couldn't find anywhere that serves a..."

Ming Ghee Fong

"We stumbled upon Pandan on Friday night. What a delight ...authentic flavours and extremely friendly and helpful staff. Ordered clay pot fish curry ,..."

Bob & K Seth

"Good food, good prices, location wasn't too bad, but I think you may struggle finding a park on a Saturday evening. My only critique is that for a..."

Nick B

"Best Malaysian food we've had in Wellington. Our first experience of thosai/dosai in New Zealand. Supposed to be for lunch, we were there for dinner...."

Joshua Ng

"Went to eat here for my 18th birthday last tuesday, and i highly reccomend!!!! My parents were enfatuated at how good it was and now they're planning..."

Ace Macdonald

"I had been to this place heaps and Everytime I go out there I say to myself that I will click some snaps of the dishes that I order. However, once..."

Parag Walavalkar

"Fab flavours, lovely peaceful atmosphere, can feel the love in the food…. Thanks for making the birthday real..."

Shree Puthran

"Taste wise food was excellent but quantity felt less. And seating and table size is small and felt..."

aswathy e.s

"Very friendly, welcoming service and always delicious food. Highly recommended. Dosa, biryani and laksa are so tasty. Teh tarik also...."

Hariata Hema

"Excellent South Indian cuisine. I specially loved the goat curry and..."

Cecilia Strachan

"wow! The clay pot Fish curry is amazing so is the Goat curry. Fantastic host .Best South Indian Malaysian place in Lower Hutt . Have recommended to..."

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Mid Valley Malaysian

84/100 (741 ratings)

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"Great food & excellent service! Highly recommend if you ever feel like this cuisine!!..."

Joti Singh

"Favourite restaurant in lower hutt, amazing amazing food, we are regulars ,addicted to the chicken red curry 😍😍😍 and amazing hospitality...."

Chelsea Pike

"All the food was delicious but the curry laksa was amazing!!..."

Catherine Sirota

"We love this place.Nearly always we choose the star dish, which is Hainanese Chicken and Pork.Always delicious, with the star anise..."

Paul Clarkson

"Some of the best food in lower hutt. I love the rice noodle dishes and also very friendly and top notch service. Also they are very willing to make..."

Brett Gillmore

"Love this place! Food is always consistently great, and one plate of the Mee Goreng along with a couple of starters easily feeds 2x of us, making it..."

Nadine Hewitt

"Good food , calm even on a Saturday evening , decent ambience and very friendly staff. Chicken kua teow was excellent , cooked with proper..."

Nature's Kid

"Good tasting food, great big portions and really reasonable prices. Has become a go to place for me and my friends.Interior is tidy and has a..."

Thomas Cooley

"The best Mee go reng ever! We order at least once every couple of months. Food is always delicious and generous! We end up with dinner and lunch! ..."

Laurie Kapelle

"Really nice staff! Food is yummie!!! Chicken fried rice is super yummie and so is the roti chanai.Good size servings for your..."

Hayley Osborne

"Love eat here and for takeaway the food is great, we have takeaway from here every Thursday night. We discover this place by change and it's been the..."

Glen Thompson

"By far one of the best places to eat in Lower Hutt. Been there twice and both times was very satisfied. Its worth trying them out, you won't be let..."

Christina Gillmore

"Wow. This place is fantastic. We had gees, Tom yum, beef randang and green chicken curry. We got takeaway it only took 15 minutes. We ate it about 45..."

Tim Nesdale

"Great food and atmosphere, has always been a favourite of mine. Have been with friends/family multiple times (including last night), always exceeded..."

Nicole

"Doesn't look the sharpest place from the outside, but the food was really good. We had some chicken soup and dumplings for an appetizer and they were..."

Rosie

"Highly RecommendedGreat selection of delicious meals. Big sized meals, and good value for money.Excellent friendly..."

Jeff

"Me and my partner come here all the time, we were experimenting with food for a bit and this restaurant is defiantly the winner, really affordable!..."

Sharlee Tauroa

"Great food. .. pretty spicy for those that order medium. Takeaway is what we usually go for and its very nice .. Not much atmosphere for the dine in..."

KylesAM

"Best Malaysian food! Been eating here for over 10 years with family and friends, always a great experience, the food is excellent and great price..."

Paige

"Fantastic food and great service! We love the chicken Mee goreng! We are now meet up regularly for girls nights out meals just before chicks at the..."

Elisa Lamb

"Have been going to Mid Valley for years now. The food is always amazing , I have tried most things on the menu now but my go to order is always the..."

Jade Amber

"Okay service, but the food was delicious, prices cheap and portion is a lot even bigger. Will definitely come back again. Haninese chicken is always..."

Anthony Wong

"Really impressed, good service and great food for a very reasonable price.I had a delicious nasi goreng and my husband - who is on a low-carb..."

Amanda

"Was guttered when Sungai Wang restaurant closed, didn't know they merged otherwise would have come to this restaurant earlier. A better space - much..."

Debbie Wilson

"We have been going to Mid Valley since we moved to the Hutt four years ago. In all that time we have not had a bad meal and I consider the..."

Mike Cave

"Fabulous food, staff and atmosphere. We have our favourite dishes we can't go past. Owner operator goes that extra mile to please. This is our..."

Christopher

"My husband and I went there for dinner one week ago. For some reason we just have time to write some reviews. Mid Valley is my regular..."

Sharon Edwards

"First time went to this restaurant last weekend. Food were excellent as well as service. We will definitely come..."

Judy Davis

"My friends & I have dined at this restaurant many times than we can count, at least once or twice a month & always go back for more. The..."

Kelly A.

"Excellent place,great ambiance and yummy food.And customer service… to the tops… A+++The only place I can trust for an..."

Lokesh Sehrawat

"Yummy food, good amount of spice and not too long with the wait times. Usually we only go for takeaway. We did dine in once but not much atmosphere..."

Kylie Miller

"Finally, an Asian restaurant that doesn't actually taste like something you could buy from your local takeaway shop!The food served is always..."

Johann Go

"First visit to this restaurant and was thoroughly impressed. Was quiet when we arrived and was full when we left. Food was excellent, entrees were..."

Gemma

"Fantastic food and great service. Remembered going there a while ago but was not as good- maybe under different management? Food was so delicious and..."

Terri Nem

"Great food always hot when receive it at table. Good price making it affordable to eat out more often.We have eaten here several times and food..."

Kristina Patterson

"I just love the food at this restaurant. It is always fresh and delicious. My husband and I went for our wedding anniversary. The chicken and..."

Trish Oxenbridge

"The food was fantastic , exactly what i expected it to be ! My partner and I ordered 3 entrees to share- The pork dumplings, won tons, and chicken..."

Jade Amber

"We visited the Mid Valley Malaysian Restaurant on a Saturday night but very early using an Entertainment Book coupon. The food was really lovely -..."

Gail Howard

"We dined here early one Friday evening recently. It was one of the nicest Malaysian meals we have tasted. The menu had plenty of choice. The food..."

Lindy

"Fantastic food, nice atmosphere, good service. We were very impressed with the range of dishes and the fresh clean flavours. Shows great flare and..."

Annette Hansen

"We visited this restaurant as a group of four on a cold Saturday night. Was very impressed with the meals and the service in this restaurant . Had..."

Susan Spencer

"Had the pleasure of dining at the Mid Valley Malaysian Restaurant and enjoyed it all. Great selection on the menu, nice food which was dished up..."

Trenia

"At first appearance, there is little to distinguish Mid Valley as an excellent Malaysian restaurant. However, the food and service speak for..."

Caffeinated Weka

"Amazing...best Malaysian in Wellington!! Staff are always friendly, food is great and the decor is fantastic. Definitely try the beef rendang. Have..."

Penelope

"Great Food, Great prices and Fab service!! Would highly..."

Donna

"Delicious. We had 6 starters between the two of us and they we truly yum. The whole menu looked great and I cant wait to go back and try more. The..."

Gardener Greenfingers

"Brilliant place for a great value dinner. Quick service and terrific food. Definitely be..."

Paul Bretherton

"Loved the food! Staff were friendly. When back in the area, I will be eating here..."

Claire Campbell

"The food is always great, friendly staff and a chilled out dinner experience. Great for couples, friends catch ups and often see families with..."

Ange

"amazing service and delicious food. Well..."

Persian Immortal 10,000

"One of my favourite places to go! Great value for money and fast and friendly service..."

Jayden King

"Whether you come here for the food or the service, you are making the right choice. The staff make you feel at home and the variety of the dishes is..."

Shuyang Qin

"A nice place for a bit of authentic Malaysian cuisine. The menu has all the favourites and a few different items that are with trying. Food was a..."

Psyckers DO

"The food here is delicious. I can't fault the gow chees and the red chicken and potato..."

Jo Jo

"The Char Kwa Teow combination was delicious and the gow cheese were..."

Teresa G

"Authentic delicious laksa, with plenty of chicken, tofu, and coconut curry. CKT, rendang pics not captured, but equally..."

Julz YE

"The food was okay. Was busy when I visited on a Sunday..."

John Cheva

"I asked for hot, and boy golly it was..."

Shekelstein

"Amazing food and super friendly..."

Valentina Rangel

"The Dim Sums at Mid Valley Malaysian are truly deserving of the title: Specialty. They are one in a series of small delectable delights exclusive to..."

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