Chopsticks 101

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1. Richard Robson ★★☆☆☆

   I have reviewed Chopsticks 101 before and gave it a glowing review. As mentioned in that review, we have been customers as a family for many years now, and it is our dedicated celebration restaurant in Dunedin. However, on the past two occasions, they just haven't been hitting the mark anymore. Don't get me wrong —the service is always excellent —but the food is slipping, I'm afraid. On this last occasion, burnt Calamari was brought to the table, but upon bringing it to the staff's attention, we were promptly offered a replacement or a refund. Unfortunately, it didn't get that much better with the rest of the dishes. The fried pork vinegar was well, lacking vinegar, and the Salted fish with eggplant had very little depth of flavour compared to past iterations. The dishes felt rushed and careless—certainly not what we've come to expect from Chopsticks 101. On a previous occasion, we had a similar experience, but we thought it might just be a new chef bedding in, so we gave them the benefit of the doubt. Unfortunately, on this occasion, it seems the new chef —or possibly a new new chef —has bedded in, and it's not for the best. That and also, they didn't look after the kids like they used to. Hopefully, things pick up and C101 can again reach those lofty heights soon! We'll still be back, hoping for the best for one of Dunedin's most special restaurants.

   almost 4 months ago
2. Celine Sim ★★★★★

   If you’re ever craving for good Chinese food and a taste of home, this is the place to go. Food is really great and worth it.

   almost 5 months ago
3. Lisa ★★★★★

   Big portions. A lot of options. Recommend. Big soup actually can share with 4 people, And it tastes very nice. We did not finish it. Very good for the price. I shouldn’t be too picky. If you want to get yummy food and not expensive, this restaurant is a good place to go.

   almost 10 months ago

1. Lisa Fromont ★★★★★

   I asked if the Dan Dan noodles could be done vegetarian and they deliverrrrred. So yum, huge portion, and they threw in some fried tofu. Would give them 6 stars if google allowed it

   almost 10 months ago
2. Evan Gelos ★★★★★

   We had delicious food as Take Away and can definitely recommend this restaurant. Portions are huge and really tasty.

   1 year ago
3. Rosie ★★★★★

   Hands down best Chinese restaurant I’ve ever had the delight to eat at, highlights be maos braised pork belly, hot pot, stone pot. Tooooo good. Wish Auckland had one of these, this’ll always have a special place in my heart. Any of their szuchuan dishes are a great option. I've had their szuchuan pork belly which was delicious and the pork intestines. Both meats were very tender and easy to chew, flavorsome and a good portion size. I've also had a tofu vegetable stir fry which was decent. No wow factor, the tofu was soft and there was a satisfactory amount of it compared to the vegetables. (Also recommend mao's braised pork belly! there's one with rice and the pork belly is still such a generous portion-so worth! The pork is pretty delicious, best right there and then, and it also has pickled vegetables on the bottom of the dish, such a yummy accompaniment!) Decided to opt out of my comfort zone and ordering something different from my usual choices of pork belly! Ordered the sliced lamb hot pot with Chinese medicinal herbs and it was definitely a goodie. The lamb was tender and soft to chew, and the tofu was a perfect solidness-not too firm but not fall apart soft either, and stayed well intact when I picked it up with my chopsticks. Other accompanies bits were bok Choy which were a little tough and two pieces were very dry (at the top), a few sweet Chinese dates (yummy not dry!), and bamboo shoot pieces throughout. They were a nice addition, but the flavor of the soup really carried the meal through. The soup was full of flavor and really well paired with lamb, it was sweet yet ever so slightly tinged with a hint of the distinct traditional medicinal herb flavor-dare I say bitter? Definitely worth trying if you're a fan of lamb hot pot. The meal was a generous portion for the price and definitely worth. It could've been separated into two meals but I was greedy and ate it all. My friend got the kimchi pork hot pot, and let me try a bit-the kimchi flavor was slightly spicy and sour, a delicious awakening for the taste buds, however the pork had a 'strong pork taste' and was a bit tougher than I was expecting (more so than the lamb) and did not hold my attention as much. Still delicious, but if the pork was more tender I would've rated higher. Eggplant with mince and salty fish is also a delicious one!

   almost 3 years ago

1. Jia Rong Yap ★★★★★

   The braised pork belly and spicy crispy chicken leg we ordered were really yummy! The portion was generous, and service was top notch. Highly recommended!

   almost 3 years ago
2. Keith Chen ★★★★★

   Consistent Asian restaurant with simple delicious Asian style food. Ever since visiting Dunedin every year from 2013, every time I’ve always eaten here at least once or twice per trip and the food has a always been consistently good. I especially love the chicken nugget on rice or noodle. This trip we got the deep fried pork belly and it was soooo good. Highly recommend!

   almost 3 years ago

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