Location: Oamaru
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Reviews on Asian food in Oamaru, South Island, New Zealand. Oamaru (/ɒməˈruː/ ( listen); Māori: Te Oha-a-Maru) is the largest town in North Otago, in the South Island of New Zealand, it is the main town in the Waitaki District. It is 80 kilometres (50 mi) south of Timaru and 120 kilometres (75 mi) north of Dunedin on the Pacific coast; State Highway 1 and the railway Main South Line connect it to both cities. With a population of 13,900, Oamaru is the 28th largest urban area in New Zealand, and the third largest in Otago behind Dunedin and Queenstown.
Things to do in Oamaru
1. Midori
Overall Ratings
4 based on 83 reviews
New Japanese restaurant. On site of previous Latitude 45. We also have a new takeaway Sushi bar. Open 10am to 5pm Monday to Friday. We specialise in coffee, smoothies, frappes and much more Restaurant hours are Monday to Wednesday 11am to 3pm, 5pm to 8.30
Reviewed By christina4872
We had a delightful lunch here.Nice out-of-the-way location on esplanade. Neat cosy well lit restaurant with gorgeous outdoor sitting area for fine weather days. Service was friendly. Casual local atmosphere. Not a posh city restaurant. It reminded me of real small town restaurants in Japan. Food was just as I remember. Fresh and lovingly prepared, with perfect balance of flavours and textures. A delightful experience. Thank you so much to the team at Midori Japanese restaurant. :)
2. Bangkok Recipe
Overall Ratings
4 based on 19 reviews
Authentic Thai food freshly cooked by Thai chefs in Bangkok style. Dine in, takeaways and delivery available 6-9pm. Continental and Asian Cooked breakfast available upon request 7am-9.30am booking is required for breakfast. Thai buffet on every first Satu
Reviewed By Murray A
Enjoyed the takeaway food I had. However it was not as hot as it could have been as after the 10 min drive home it was almost cold. However it was still a tasty meal after a quick warm up.
3. Golden Island Chinese Restaurant
Overall Ratings
3 based on 31 reviews
Reviewed By Gavin_Marie
Our expectations were low when entering a Chinese restaurant in Oamaru as experience has taught us that the menu is usually very kiwised and rather bland in provincial towns. We were pleasantly surprised to discover that they had introduced an additional menu that focused on more traditional and authentic Chinese dishes. All dishes that we tasted from this menu were full of flavour and represented good value as the servings were generous. This restaurant also caters for large tourist groups which arrive by the bus load and tend to swamp the operation for the 45 minutes that they have to be fed and watered. If you time it wrong your meal could take a little longer than anticipated as these groups tend to take precedence over other customers.The service staff were good and knowledgeable.
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4. The Station Wok
Reviewed By fergusp2018
We have eaten here three or so times (for lunch) and have never been disappointed. Service is fast (certainly in the absence of tour buses (which we have not yet experienced)). Wouldn't hesitate to dine here again when pining for Chinese food ....
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5. Noodle Canteen
Reviewed By scotts9401
Visited this establishment for a take away as it was a wet day and we were on a day off. As we were standing outside we could hear the female staff member screaming at the male chef, pity we cant understand Chinese as she was giving it to him, We decided to enter and save the poor fella and decided to order a chicken special fried rice, Mongolian beef and some spring rolls. Had these dishes hundreds of times, here and abroad. Firstly the spring rolls were as expected for 12 for $6, they were crispy and contained vegetables and no meat filling, expected at that price, still quite ok. The disappointments were yet to be tasted, the chicken fried rice was honey chicken balls on top of a rice base, what was special about the rice, im yet to discover, basically it was plain rice with some herbs for some colouring and flavouring, the rice was gluggy and not nice at all. The HUGE disappointment was the Mongolian beef, hidden amongst the mass of disappointing noodles were these tasteless gems of beef with no flavour. Tomorrow the dogs are in for a treat for their dinner. Bon appetit my pets.
