I recently had the good fortune to be told by friends about this newish restaurant in Petone.We immediately liked the look of buddha stix. Quite trendy and nicely fitted out. We did not have a booking, but being a Saturday night we were told that we didn’t need to book but when we got there it was quite full but the staff organised us a table and seated us immediately. The menu was great. The service was quick and friendly. The were lots of options for main dishes, with curries, laksas, stir frys etc. We ended up staying for desert only let down was we had to chase a waitress down to order dessert but we were enjoying ourselves so it was no problems, there brownie was great and a huge serve. Would recommend!!

Had a wonderful meal at Buddha Stix in Petone. Table of 8 and all meals were served promptly and generous portions and all enjoyed. Staff are very attentive and friendly. Great place to dine!

I recently had the good fortune to stumble upon this newish restaurant in Petone. I had a couple of friends visiting and we basically drove up jackson street to see what was on offer. We immediately liked the look of buddha stix. Quite trendy and nicely fitted out. We did not have a booking, but being a sunday night we were seated immediately. There were already about 4 other tables there which I always think is a good sign. The menu was great. We started with the usual spring rolls, curry puffs and satay sticks. The service was quick and friendly. The were lots of options for main dishes, with curries, laksas, stir frys etc. We had a curry, stir fry and noodle dish. Once again they were great! We ended up staying for desert (not something we would usually do at a thai/vietnamese rest), there brownie was great and a huge serve which we shared amongst the three of us! We certainly would go back, and in fact did a couple of days later with some other friends who also enjoyed the experience of buddha stix. Would recommend!!

Entree was nice but main was absolutely disgusting.

Thought it was just mine, but also my partners….it smelt (I am not exaggerating) like cow manure (being polite here).

We complained…to be told the smell was the fish sauce..Hmmm weird given I ordered a chicken stir fry. Who on earth wants fish sauce that smells like the back end of a dead cow in their chicken stir fry? Both our meals smelt putrid.

We asked for a discount on our meals (needless to say we weren’t going to eat them)…but no go.

Do not go to this restaurant…..one of the worst I have ever been to ( and I have been to many!).

Good restaurants in Petone are sadly lacking….

Buddha Stix is a buzzing little place, we arrived at about 7.00pm on a Friday with no booking but the advised that we could have a drink at the bar and there would be approximately a 20 minute wait – didn’t mind this as we were silly enough to think that we would walk straight into a table. After about 15 minutes we were lead to a table (great timeframes given).

We started with a combination entree to share which was fabulous and then moved onto the Garlic Seafood Stirfry and the battered fish with soy sauce. Both meals were really big and they came with lots of rice. The fish was a bit of a let down as it was a little dry but the sauce was great. The seafood stirfry lacked in flavour and given that we had asked for extra prawns (which you are charged $4.00 for) we expected there to be more than 3 in the dish! However, the charge for extra prawns was removed when we mentioned the amount on paying.

So would I return? Yes I would for tasty entrees or tasting plates, but not to keen on delving into the mains again.

We found this when a local Thai restaurant couldn’t take our booking and we looked up a review of Petone restaurants. WE were taken with the review and rang up and booked on the strength of it. It was great – friendly service, no problems with any questions or requests for changes to the set menu for 6 to accommodate an 11year old. The waitperson (one of a couple who was involved with our table), happily explained the nature of each dish and the one person who had dietary restrictions was easily able to choose a satisfactory plate. Memory for our BYO wine was good and requests for extra cutlery no problem. The restaurant was pretty busy for most of the time we were there but there was no pressure to change our rate of eating and no sense that they didn’t have enough time. And the food was good – big variety enough to satisfy both Thai cuisine fans and those for whom it wasn’t familiar, more than enough accompanying rice. Big plus – a mix up in understanding of where the entrees fitted in the menu was explained, then we were charged at the lower rate.

We will go again and may never try the other highly recommended Thai restaurant in Petone.

Tues, 29th November 2011. When we were first shown the menu there was a bit of confusion. The set menu was for up to 5 people but we thought it was a set menu for each person.
But after we cleared that up we ordered, and a really nice girl got us some drinks, and within 15 mins our food was here. It tasted divine!
I liked the fish dish in a kind of sauce, and the hoi sin sauce dish with lots of veg was really tasty. There was a green curry dish which was abit hot for us so the kind waiter took it to the chef who put some cream in for us to cool the spice down. How nice. But overall we had an amazing night, great atmosphere, great food and great staff.
I definately would go back again. And the set meal was only $28 and me and my husband shared, which was plenty for both of us. Awesome!
A++