I’ve been a regualar at both Chows in Wellington for quite sometime now, but always preferred Tory St. The $25 lunch menu is value for money, but needs the wontons added The staff there are always lovely, and the vibe is always welcoming.

Generally I’m not a fan of Asian cuisine, but I’m glad I was convinced by my group to come to chow for dinner. We sat down strait away, and as instructed by our waiter we ordered our food to share. The food came out relatively quickly, and we demolished the lot. My favorites being the banana leaf chicken and coconut prawn dumplings.
Service was attentive throughout the night but not over the top. The music was a little loud but added to atmosphere. Overall a great experience. Thanks

I’ve dined here a few times but never given 1+1 Wednesday cocktails a go. The restaurant was busy, but like always I was greeted by a friendly staff member. I had to wait a while at the bar for a table but the rosebud cocktails made it worthwhile.

We indulged in our regular favourites on the menu but were pleasantly surprised by the spicy goodness of the smoked fish salad.

service was efficient considering the amount of people in the restaurant, and the ambiance and music were perfect.

I try to dine at Chow as much as I can. The food is amazing (blue cheese wontons!) and I am always greeted with a smile. The staff are lovely and make dining there a pleasure.

The staff need to up their game – these reviews are increasingly becoming a benchmark for diners to assess where we will spend our discretionary dollars – unfortunately with the staff displaying a cavalier ambivalence to a simple mistake they made and an even simpler solution they wont be getting my money ever again – worst part was I had been told it was average but still gave the benefit of the doubt. I don’t like writing reviews without giving the staff a chance to hear my complaint and attempt a fix – no chance here, we were totally ignored

Reasonable meal for three in a relatively empty restaurant last week, spoiled by the waiter being unaware they’d forgotten to serve the initial part of their fixed price lunch deal. We did advise that we were full by that stage and it didn’t matter,instead we enquired if we could get a coffee as a replacement – sadly no.
Then assumed they’d make a deduction from the final bill in recognition of not getting what was paid for – again no – full price was charged.
Here was a good opportunity to recover from a pretty basic slip up on a day when the place was far from busy, but rather than provide a reduction or a replacement coffee, we were met with indifference.

Great staff – very friendly. They make lunch there an absolute pleasure. Food is always great. Reasonable value too.

Definitely recommend!

food was good but overpriced for the size, so best time to go is monday when they have the 2-for-1 deals. service is good as well.

I ate at the Tory street Chow on Saturday May 2nd.

I had a lamb curry that tasted like the meat had been cooked two days before hand and reheated by simply throwing it into a curry broth. The meat was tough and stringy. Also the service was ok, until the staff starting swearing at each other. It was in good humour, but when your out with family you don’t want to hear people cussing each other out.

Very disappointing.

Anyone who enjoys modern Asian-fusion will find this place interesting, but not overly challenging, which makes it a good place to take friends wary spicy food and foreign-language-littered menus.

It is worth noting that the idea behind the menu is to order more than one “long plate” or side or one of the larger mains, and for that reason the price rating on this site is misleading. Therefore, those wishing to enjoy large quantities of food may find Chow harder on the pocket than they might have expected.

The atmosphere is modern and polished and the service is excellent.

I’ve been here a couple of times and so had most of the members of the group I dined with. We agree it is a consistently enjoyable dining experience.