Top Jade - Days Bay New Zealand

Reasonably priced Chinese food that is not too westernised, sums up Top Jade.The menu covers a range of the more popular Chinese dishes with a few extra dishes to explore Chinese cuisine further. Portion sizes are large with simple flavours that usually do not overpower the dish.<br/ <br/ Don't be put off by the dated decor as the food and service should not disappoint.   Though it would be nice if the owner did invest a little to update.

Top Jade has been there for years but for last one year since it has changed owners they have started serving new dishes and have completely changed the menu. Menu is bigger and better and restaurant is busier than before. I have tried many of their dishes and their fish dishes are particularly outstanding.<br/ <br/ Today me and my wife, we had fish in pickled cabbage and deep fried chicken with chilies. They always use fresh fish sourced from local fish shops in Wellington as per the owner and mostly they use Blue Cod. This dish has got plenty of soup and the flavors are perfect combination of fresh ginger, garlic, Chinese pepper and coriander. Pickled cabbage adds acidity while pepper makes it slightly spicy and that is what you expect from a soup in Chinese restaurants. They also serve fish in chili oil one of my favorite which is spicier than what I had today and is not recommended for faint hearted . Generally their fish dishes comes in a big pot and portion is big enough to serve 3 to 4 people. <br/ <br/ All these years I had the opportunity to visit most of the Chinese restaurants in Wellington as my wife is from China and based on my experience I will highly recommend this place. Excellent service and beautiful interiors.

We have eaten here a number of times and as always are thoroughly pleased with the taste, portion size and speed with which our meals are prepared.  When we want to dine out we choose Top Jade very often as we know exactly what to expect...perfection.  Thank you.

Was wondering around for some authentic Chinese food, and found this neat place upstairs. Must try their black bean beef and the roast chicken!!!Totally wasn't disappointed. Their service is very good and the dishes came fairly quickly shortly after we ordered. Would recommend others to come and try! Don't be fooled by the outdated exterior and the traditional decorations!

Went here for dinner in Nov. The owner said he had taken over quite recently. REALLY tasty food again now and very generous portions. Very friendly staff a nice relaxed atmosphere. Still resonable prices too $17/main). We could recommend the sizzling platters. RECOMMENDED for a relaxed night out. Give it a try. Now open Tues Sun.