If you want to know what going out for dinner is like and in China, regal is the place to go. More and more kiwis are starting to come here, but the place is really keeping to its authentic Chinese food & service. Would highly recommend giving it a go. If you’re not too experienced eating Chinese food, I would recommend bring someone with you to help with the menu choice.
Came for yum cha on a Monday so it was pretty quiet, found the staff very attentive and they explained each dish for the benefit of the non-Asian members of our group. Food was delicious, there was great variety compared to other places I've been to in NZ, and all for a very reasonable price. Enjoyed all the classics (har gow, siu mai, egg tart, rice noodle) and special mention to the mango pudding of which we accidentally got two but no regrets! Will definitely be coming back!
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Have been here a few times now you Yum Char and really have to say every time we have been there it has been an enjoyable experience.
For those who have not experienced Yum Char it is a traditional Chinese Brunch/Lunch where waiters come to your table at various times throughout your meal with different dishes and you get to choose whether you would like it or not.
Some of out favourite dishes at Regal have to be the Spring Rolls, all the different types of chinese dumplings (Har Gow, Xiao Long Bao, Sho Mai - to name a few), Crispy fried squid and chicken wings.
If you are feeling really adventurous give the Chickens feet a try. Flavour is really nice but it is really boney.
Staff are usually quite attentive but on some really busy days if you have not planned well and ordered enough for the table you may be sitting there for a little while with nothing to eat while you are waiting for the waiters to come back around.
Pricing is also reasonable and you always leave feeling full and ready for a afternoon nap.
Would highly recommend Regal's Yum Char not just for the food but also for an authentic Chinese experience right in the heart of Wellington.
Food - 8/10
Staff - 7/10
Ambiance - 9/10
Price - 8/10
Would I Return - Definitely
Is my go to place for yum char. Would strongly recommend. I haven’t been for dinner but heard it’s equally as good, ambience is a bit quiet but nice for a change
It has been our go-to restaurant for any family occasion. My children have very fond memories of the place and the food. Apart from the awesome yum cha, yang chow fried rice and rice porridge definitely give the claypot fish a try! Lately, new owners have taken over the place and it seems luke they’re a tad impersonal and the place seems to have lost the family friendly vibe a bit.
Great place to have Cantonese brunch. Definitely worth it. The chicken feet were so so so tasty and the dumplings were yummy. Service there was also prompt and great. Will go there another time.
This is a very nice yum cha. I went there with a couple of my friends and we really loved the food. The staffs are very nice and friendly. The price wasn’t too expensive. Overall a very nice place to go with a group of mates
Best yum cha in Wellington. Great food , always busy. Ambience is average nothing out of the ordinary , great staff very attentive. Prawn & chive dumplings , beef rice rolls, deep fried squid and dim sums are great
27 March 2018
We can and we ate our hearts out. There has been a change in management and it is now owned by the chefs. How good is that! They can run it the way they want. It was delicious 😋 the baked buns just came out of the oven and melted in our mouths. We had to take some home for afternoon tea. We had to order the dim sims off the menu which the chefs cook to order making them very fresh. Our table of 10 were very satisfied with lunch, once again.
We had a party of 10. The atmosphere was very typical with emphasis on the food rather than the ambiance. Efficient service as we pre-ordered our banquet of 10 dishes. It was a selection ranging from roast pork with crackling, noodles, various vegie dishes, fish, squid, buddha delight, prawns, orange beef to tofu roll. I could not fault the dinner! It was delicious.
Food are generally of good quality. The ambience is not fancy, but that of a typical busy Chinese restaurant, where families and friends are having hearty chats and laughs. The waiters/waitresses are attentive and very responsive to requests, which made our visit a very pleasant one - oftentimes other restaurants fail on this basic service part, which makes customer experience a frustrating and not impressive one.
We visited the restaurant for a weekend dim sum lunch, and everything was tasty. It's a very popular place and going there a little early (11:30am-ish) helped us secure a table upon arrival. Or we would have had to wait for quite a while. (That's what had happened with our previous attempts, and we ended up we giving up.)
We will definitely revisit this place for a reasonably-priced good quality dim sum lunch.
I’ve had yumcha (dim sum) often in Melbourne, Sydney, Singapore, San Francisco and New York. Outside of HK, this is easily the best or second best. Melbourne is up there too (see other reviews).
Good sized portions and very reasonably priced with excellent service.
The dishes are brought by wait staff on trays rather than pushed in carts so the pace is quick and food remains fresh.
The photo shows 5 dishes. We also ordered a soup dumplings (they were huge, but not soupy enough!) and these were plenty for 2 pretty hungry people.
We were a party of 2 and got in on a Saturday with 10 mins of opening without a booking. It started to fill up at 12 so definitely book ahead of coming around then or larger group.
Will be coming back before leaving WLG to try dishes we didn’t have the space for this round!
4 stars, 5 stars for wellington standards.
Most, 3/4 maybe, dishes were good (bit surprised as haven't been for years), good flavorsome taste and fresh.
A few was average/poor, one they mixed some overnight ingredients with new ones which is s@$% (yes, I can tell the difference).
Another dish the durian dumpling they cheated, filling is mostly cream, only some durian. Used too be all durian filling. And I thought what good value, so big, not fooling me again.
The dishes ordered are not western favorites...
Pricey too, $84 for 2 person!
Food was OK. We love it. Dim sum was great.
2022: Arguably the best yum cha in Wellington. Been going here for over a decade, and it's been the most consistent on all levels.
these pork buns are to die for. i’ve gone to all 3 main yum chas in wellington recently and this one was by far the best. although i miss the little trolley coming around with the food, and i would perfer to have all my food at once, the food was beautiful 🩵
The food was great! My boyfriend and I ordered 2 courses Peking duck and two small soups. They were really tasty. It’s a shame that we couldn’t finish all everything as there were so much to eat. The portions would be perfect for 3 people.
I have been here many times for lunch. Yum Cha is one of the best in town. If possible, try to come as early as 11:00 am or call for reservation. otherwise you have to wait for your turn in a long queue.
Definitely worth it!! The dumplings were full of flavor with delicate dumpling skin. The combination was so delicious. Chicken feet were the best! They literally melted in your mouth. Egg tart is average but absolutely fixed my craving for sweets. Solid 5 star. ;)
Never had a bad meal
Been going there over 10 yrs
Great food and lots of variety to choose from at dinner time. It's a family favourite nowadays.
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