Golden Time Restaurant in Palmerston North

Can’t complain with the taste.Just dont go on a public holiday..The wait was too long..

Disappointing:- the 3 dishes that we ordered, although large portions, were a huge let down in taste and quality: the stir fried veg had absolutely no flavor to it, the sweet/sour potato dish had a bad smell/ tasted disgusting; the ho fun noodle was dry and basic (photos on the menu are a misrepresentation of the food you are served)- overpriced- lack of attentive customer service by staff- no complimentary teaWaste of money, will not go here again.

Will never go here again.Chicken fry rice was bland and stodgy...sweet n sour pork smelled so bad we couldnt eat it...indescribable, smelled like chemicals. Gross...

i only go here for special occassion, they have good quality food and its always fresh. only downside is its pricey but you get what you pay for.

Great takeaways. Enjoyed z wine while we waited

This place has great ambience, is clean & offers mainly Northern Chinese cuisines & Yum Cha in their menu.However, I gave it 3 stars because of my penchant for Cantonese cuisines and the supposedly Cantonese style Yum Cha dishes we ordered failed miserably. This is not the place for such.

This is my first time there it is nice and quiet and it at a good price for the low to medium income. Please come a try it out you like it a lot.

Was my absolute favourite. Maybe has changed owner. Lemon chicken was awful. No chicken, all tough batter

Outstanding Chinese food I’ve eaten in Palmerson North. Peppered chicken is to die for 😋 Service was genuinely friendly and efficient with plenty of free parking outside. Hidden gem in Palmy well worth a visit ✅

Attended a private event there and they were amazingly accommodating and the food was incredible

Easily top 3 Chinese restaurant in Palmerston North! Don’t be fool by it’s quietness, it is actually reallly good food. It is fairly underrated and highly recommend their lamp chop and pork bao buns!Would recommend having dinner here, not for dim sum. Service wasn’t bad when I visited !

Probably the only Chinese restaurant that serves sichuan food in Palmy. Food sometimes great sometimes just average. It has a karaoke room.

Should be called Bad Time Restaurant. Bad food, Bad service.Dont go if you actually enjoy good authentic food.

We stopped for Yum Char, service was good the place was bright and cleanFood was yummy. We had fried Durian for. Dessert.. oh my golly gosh it was so good..👍👍👍👍♥️

Slowest service ever20 mins to get servedanother 25mins to get entree and another 30mins for main meal.Food great when it arrived but was starving.They dont serve liquor anymore even though in menu still.Wont be going back

Staff stayed in background had to get own water. Unusual in Chinese Restaurants.Food very tasty, very pricey compared to other Chinese restaurants.Expensive lunch $40+ per person no drinks.

Quite a long wait for food, pretty sweet as well and tea was lukewarm on arrival. However, enjoyed the variety of food available on menu.

Very quiet atmosphere, staff were nice. Food was very good, except there was some chicken in my friends vegetarian meal. But over all very good!

All meat dishes were very bland and not authentic, and the vege dish was extremely salty. Service was really slow, the rice was already cold by the time dishes were ready. We will not be back.

Do not go for Yum Cha. They offer it but its terrible, sent things back as the meat tasted off. We got 4 dishes or so and even the basic siu mai tasted bad.Even more strange, the waitress would emerge from kitchen door with our dish, placed it on a nearby table while they cleaned another table (that had just been vacated5 mins passed, then brought to our table. Very disappointing would not recommend.

What a great night out. Large group of us, having a banquet. Food tasted delicious and service was amazing. Will try again soon

Dinner tonight for 4 people we each ordered a main dish wow very yummy dishes well worth the visit and the staff very nice and really reasonable price if you havent been to this Restaurant its time you did

This has become my absolute favourite! Deep fried pork garlic ribs 🤤

This place is amazing!! 4 of us dined in tonight choosing 1 dish each and very generous servings!The duck pancakes, satay chicken, tofu prawn and s&s pork 🙌 DeliciousThank you

Was with a friend and we both ordered a soup, mine was chicken & sweet corn which was nice it arrived quite soon and my friend ordered spicy &sour seafood which was exceptionally slow to arrive so after asking it came almost 15min later than mine, but as soon as his soup arrived so did both main meals.I asked if my friends one could be kept hot until he’d had his soup which they agreed to.I ordered the Sizzling Cumin Lamb which was a bit disappointing as it was just lamb and onion with very little flavour, after my friend had finished his soup they brought back his main course of Stir Fried Scallops which was served on a cold plate and scallops were tough in fact we thought that they weren’t cooked properly. How come when asked to keep a dish hot that the plate it’s on is cold.I just don’t understand why so many restaurants insist on serving hot food on cold plates.I was recommended this place by another friend but sorry I won’t return in a hurry!😟😟

I really enjoyed trying some different foods today. A very tidy clean place. Pretty. Lovely helpful servers. Served immediately. Great selection. Id recommend it and will be returning..

We went to Golden Time a couple of years ago and were not impressed, hence havent been back for a long time. But friends told us they had a change of ownership and chef. Have to say it definitely impressed us this evening and we definitely recommend others to go. Nice service too. If you want nice Chinese food and nice environment, Golden Time is the place

The food here is great, nice atmosphere. Love coming here.

If you want authentic Chinese food this is the place to go The food was very tasty service great Portions enough to feed 6 very hungry guests and we all chose different dishes shared awesome I payed the bill with 3 beers and was quite surprised it was only $210.oo also took home 3 doggy bags going back again.lts 5 stars from us

Terrible meal - all the yum cha we had were not fresh and not warm enough to be served. Tasted like they were pre-cooked a few days ago and had a quick warm up. Beijing duck was tasteless. Very expensive for a very poor quality meal! We will never dine here again!

We bought the Crayfish tails ($42), they were so rubbery and tough (overcooked), it made me so sad. Was truly a waste of money.The Peking duck had no flavour, it was tasteless. This dish was such a huge disappointment for me.The squid tube was tough and rubbery (overcooked).The intestines was terrible, the whole dish had no flavour except sweet sauce. Waste of intestines.Pork dumplings had no flavour.Mushrooms needed salt so bad.Will not be returning to this restaurant.

Outstanding food & friendly staff.Its our "go too" place for fresh authentic & yummy Chinese food. (Never disappointing from our point of view.Come on Palmy! Support this wonderful local business .

My favourite place to go for yum cha! Quiet and relaxed atmosphere. Always had really good service and the food is delicious 😋 I always eat way too much here! Would reccomend.

Very disappointing. Do not go here for dim sum. The pork ribs and glutinous rice had off-smelling meat. Glutinous rice was definitely not fresh. Prawn dumplings were not fresh and the filling was mushy, the wrapper was cracked like they had re-steamed overnight Har Gow. The egg tarts were cold and she left our order on another empty table while she was cleaning up before I pointed out she had left them there. So terrible, just go here for westernized fried rice and sweet and sour pork.

The best Chinese restaurant in Palmerston North. Cooked with Good Chow soy sauce.

Probably the best Chinese restaurant in Palmerston North. The menu includes many authentic Chinese dishes that are not the usual stock for kiwis, and it has many Chinese patrons. The prices are affordable and the service is good.

Been at the Golden time twice now. Fantastic food and good servings and great staff service. We enjoyed the food and looking forward to visiting again soon. We have been to China and enjoyed the food, and this Golden time is just as great as in China. The saying is to watch where people go and that is the place to go when there are many people there.

Authentic Chinese cuisine. A must visit with 8 friends so you can properly attack their menu designed to be shared around a table. Pre ordering the duck is a must

A group of us went for lunch. The food was hot and very tasty. We shared our food , tables of 10 with a big lazy Susan in the centre. Would recommend this restaurant to everyone. 😊

Great food good staff! Love their beef noodles 😍 handmade noodles ftw

Food is fantastic, the more people you take the better and try all the different kinds of food. Great authentic Chinese food plus all the Chinese us kiwis are used to if your not feeling adventurous. Go earlier as the busier it gets there can be a bit of a wait for your food

I went to Golden Time with my daughter recently. Food was OK but service was not so good. We need the containers to take our leftover, they charged 50c for each container. I never experience this in any restaurant. Neitherin Palmerston North nor in Wellington. Very disappointing.

Love the duck from here as they use the duck bones to either make salt and pepper duck bones or duck bone tofu soup. Lovely service.

Great food, great atmosphere, very clean too. Id come here more often if only it was located somewhere less out of the way.One thing to note is that it has a karaoke room, which is awesome in of itself...except that the soundproofing is less than ideal so the whole restaurant can somewhat hear the singing. Hopefully everyone is a good singer?

I have tried bejing duck all over New Zealand but this place has the moist duck like the gods have cooked it. As I writing this review I was handed a free dish to celebrate a special occasion in China. I class this restraunt as one of the best restrants I have ever been to.

Lovely host. They allowed me to rest in their restaurant while waiting for my ride returning to Hawkes Bay.They greeted everyone with a smile, very quick to serve customers and bring the food out.Great, tasty dishes cooked with care.Thank you.

This is the type of Chinese restaurant that really cooks Chinese dishes. Although some of the dishes are not very traditional, it should still be praised as you can feel they have tried their best to make it traditional. In Palmerston North, I can assure it is the only Chinese restaurant who really want to deliver traditional Chinese dishes to locals.

Beautiful food, massive menu but authentic food. Prices higher than the average Chinese takeout but food is definitely outstanding. When dining there is a banquet option but isnt offered as standard so just ask if this suits you better. Clean and tidy restaurant and friendly staff. Highchairs available and is wheelchair accessible. (unsure about the bathroom tho)

Food is Good. They now serve Yum Cha. We feel the yum cha is the best amongst the chinese restaurant in Palmerston North. The only downfall is that they give you a piece of paper and you have to preorder n it gets prepared. Not good if you dont know what you are eating! Lunch and dinner menu comes with picture, All the food is good... order a few dishes at a time n change the next trip so you and keep trying hopefully they havent changed their menubythen. They do add new ones occassionally. Their price are pretty reasonable too

Nice modern settings, most dishes are nice, been there a few times. Kung Po Chicken and Salt & Pepper Prawns, Mah Por Tofu, Black Pepper Beef are very nice, avoid the egg plant dish, it was gooey like glue. Service can be very slow though, if going as a group, be aware that ordering individually means some people WILL NOT get their meal till everyone else has finished eating.