Regal Chinese Restaurant

We were walking past and thought we would try after not coming for awhile. We heard change of management. It was late 1.15pm or so and no booking. They were coming to the end and so we didn’t get many dishes come past and then we saw another table order from a list. Once we asked for the list we were able to order everything we wanted. Not bad actually. Chinese turnip, deep fried pork dumplings, chickens feet, steamed rice rolls, dim sum etc. As we were finishing I saw a large group come in and one of them just gave in a list of what they wanted already prechosen, whilst others sat down. Note to self for another time!

Love the yum char here all ways order to much food and they are happy to put the leftovers in takeaway containers for us. Get way to try a lot of different foods such as tripe and chicken feet. The pork and duck are my favourite. Does pay to book a busy time like on a Saturday Sunday morning.

Great Chinese resturant with good value for money

The dumplings are top notch here, fresh ingredients and very tasty - highly recommend this place for yum cha.

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.