Four of us had dinner at Peking House last night. The restaurant was very busy with almost every table full but the service was still good. We shared deep fried stuffed mushrooms with pork and spicy dumplings to start. The dumplings had just the right amount of chilli oil to get our taste buds ready for the four main courses. The braised chicken with dates and chestnuts was most notable for the texture of the chestnuts and sweetness from the dates. The garlic king prawns were lightly steamed and tasty and the orange beef was quite spicy with chillis added. The least notable dish for me was the sliced pork belly in chilli bean sauce as the pork seemed overcooked. Overall, this was a great meal. Although BYO wine and an Entertainment Book discount first attracted us to Peking House, we'll definitely return.
I thought the place was quite nice. We dined with young children and they were well catered for. All the food came out piping hot. I'd go again. Why is the 'hot pot' option not on the menu??
•• HotPot Night ••
Highly Recommended! I LOVED it and this make me happy because is Eat All U Can & NO waste. Well Done & Thank You.
:: store visit 30/9/17 | Saturday | 7:15PM | WLG
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I'm not sure why this restaurant scores quite so badly. To be honest I think it deserves a lot more. Previous reviews seem to score it down primarily because of service but my experience hasn't been at all bad. Ive been maybe 6-8 times, and sure there is a slight coldness in the reception but try doing half a dozen Chinese on Dom Rd in Auckland. Its possibly my imagination but I sometimes feel that the more authentic the restaurant the "colder" the service. And I suspect that part of the problem is that our idea of what constitutes brilliant service isn't the same the world over. Its rather arrogant of us perhaps to to expect that to be the case. I'd much rather have good food than smarmy westernised service.
Peking House clearly is very popular with student demographics, especially asian students who always seem to fill up tables gorging themselves with the steamboat which, from memory is one one of those "all you can eat .." type of things.
Ive never really been disappointed with anything Ive ordered here. We often have dumplings and spring onion pancakes to start and I like to have duck (three course) but I also focus on the vegetable dishes which I love - especially the aubergine.
The wine list is basic. Last time I enjoyed a Chinese rice wine to accompany the meal - its richness seemed to suit the food but please don't blame me if you don't! like it - its an acquired taste but one worthwhile developing.
Essentially an OK Chinese restaurant, worth trying and worth more than its apparent tomato ranking.
Chose to eat here with a group of 10 for my 50th birthday recently. Had never been here before but wonder now why it has taken me so long to dine here. It was just the best night, the staff were helpful, courteous and nothing was too much trouble. They let us bring our own birthday cake in and provided plates and forks to eat it from without any cost whatsoever. The food was delicious, fresh and tasty, my favourite entree the deep fried scallops as the batter was so light and not hard and dry and this allowed the flavour of the scallops to come through. The ribs are also excellent as well as the lemon chicken, chop sueys, bean curd, cutlets, chicken dishes.... everything we had was just A1. Thanks for helping to make my birthday one of the best I have had Peking House.
Anna Louise Odermatt-Head
+4
Wow, great service, friendly staff and so polite. Food was so tasty, even the kids loved it. Unfortunately they had no pork buns tonight but I'm guessing they were so popular and yummy that they ran out, would have loved to have tried them, maybe next time as we will definitely be back. We had a 5 course banquet and it was delicious, very authentic Chinese food. I'd love to come back to sample the rest of the menu as it looks divine.
had a wonderful evening enjoying hot pot! Food was very flavorful and plentiful! Definitely will be back soon to try more dishes on the menu!
Great experience here: the hot pot is traditional Beijing Style with fresh sliced lamb roll. Please remember to pre-book the duck when booking the seat, we only could ordered the half duck as we did not pre-book the duck while calling them. The duck is really crispy and the meat is so tasty. Highly recommend.
Authentic Chinese food
Hotpot is very good value and delicious
Looking forward to dining here again
Great authentic Chinese food. If you like 炸酱面, this is the place to go. Service is great too.
Fantastic food and service. Great traditional steamboat hotpot, one of the best in Wellington if not New Zealand.
Amazing, so delicious!!! Lovely service, we enjoy coming here and always leave full!!!!!
Lovely staff great service beautiful delicious food was a brilliant experience for my friend’s birthday dinner
Very good service, enjoyed a very nice dinner especially seafood dishes.
I'd like to visit this restaurant again. Yummy food and great service.
Louise Marriott-Hanson
+5
First time we had dined in, fantastic experience. Attentive friendly staff who took the time to help us choose suitable dishes, especially as one or our party had unusual dietary requirements.
The whole Peking duck was lovely but the unexpected standout were the dry fry green beans, highly recommended.
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