Sampan House, Dunedin, St Andrew St runs with a Thai-inspired menu and a relaxed feel. Curries carry clear spice and warmth. Team members keep things friendly and on task. Meals land promptly at the pass. Woks keep a quick pace and good sear.
Absolutely delicious food, lovely and attentive servers and enormous portions!! Also great value for money. Definitely worth coming to. Special shoutout to the Sampan spicy fried noodles and the chicken in black bean sauce :))
A hidden gem this place is indeed⭐️ I’m not the type to go the extra mile to post a review, however! This place deserves to be raved about. I have dined here many times, and each visit I have consistently had a meal that has been to the same quality of the last dish I have ordered of its kind. Dining in on Saturday night I ordered the fried noodles with chicken. Meal was flavourful and noodles were perfectly fried. The high level of tasty and love is definitely poured in to the food from Sampan and it’s nice to see a place do its basic offerings really well. Price and portion sizing is definitely lower in price and above par with its portions compared to competitors. Well worth the money. The restaurant and dining space is clean and the service is quick from ordering to receiving your meal. The owners are lovely and the food speaks of that love.
This is from my time in Dunedin and using zomato but due to death of zomato wanted to put this review somewhere. Hope Sampan house is still serving the goods. Update 12/7/19 ordered the red roasted pork belly and am I so glad it comes with a bowl of rice, and the portion for the price is pretty generous and very similar to the special rice dish of mao's braised pork belly that chopsticks have. Taste wise a sweet sauce but nothing spectacular, tasty, but I would've liked more sauce. The meat was tender but slightly more bouncy and firm, and could've done with more flavour. Compared to the chopsticks mao pork belly, definitely less oily with a more 'clean' feeling, but is more chewy with thicker cut pork chunks. Both are very good and of the same value, so depending on your mood, either is a good choice. 4/5 Update 7/7/19 ordered the Sichuan spicy double cooked pork belly, a very decent portion for price with a good portion of meat and veg cooked with authentic flavour! Fantastic pork belly slices and they didn't slump out on portion of meat, and there was decent veg with a good bit of fungi, carrot, cabbage and onion. Rice is also included in the meal which is a bonus. Happy with the quality, definitely comparable to chopsticks! 4/5 My friends ordered the ginger beef which was a generous portion and tasty, and and two crispy ducks. Everyone was very happy with their meal and everything came with a portion of rice. Dined in and ordered a medium beef supreme satay. Flavor was sweet yet. It overpowering but lacked in savory taste-however I was warned beforehand by the friendly staff there that this was a sweet dish. The peanut flavor was present and mixed well with the sweet flavor, the beef was cooked well, tender but still chewy. Portion was decent for the price. 3.5/5 just because I wasn't blown away but makes a good quick eat out meal. Definitely keen to check them out again and try more of their menu!
The food wasn't met my expectations, but the chicken fried rice was nice. I like the smokey taste from the rice. The price was fine, but the services needed to be improved. The atmosphere is just ok, clean enough, and not many seats and tables are available.
Delicious food. Fast service. Great fried rice.
This place has a really good hot pot. It's not an all you can eat, but it will definitely fill you up! It comes with your choice of meat, veges, noodles, mushrooms and a bowl of rice. Super delicious broth and had a very fun time.
After seeing some really good reviews I decided to have my dinner here but unfortunately it wasn't all that pleasant for me. I ordered beef hot pot, definitely a good option for a chilly night but can be a bit plain flavour wise. Wish meat quality was better since sliced beef was frozen meat and rather chewy after cooked, but the meat balls were decent! There was one senior female staff chatting with a frequent guest(we were the only 2 guest at that time) unnecessarily loudly the whole time during my dinner, and God knows I'm a very slow eater. My partner came to pick me up but he had to leave after 3 minutes and waited in his car instead cause it was too irritating for him. So overall food was ok but service could be improved.
Sampan House, Dunedin, 64 St Andrew St is located at 64 Saint Andrew Street, City center, Dunedin 9016, New Zealand
You can contact Sampan House, Dunedin, 64 St Andrew St at +64 3 471 7016
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