Welcome Chinese Vegetarian Cafe
About the Business
Welcome to the Welcome Chinese Vegetarian Cafe, located at 2 Wharenui Road in Christchurch, New Zealand. Our establishment is a cafe, restaurant, and point of interest that specializes in authentic home cooked vegetarian and vegan meals. We take pride in offering a wide range of dishes that are free from onion, garlic, leek, shallot, and chive, and do not contain MSG.
At our cafe, you can indulge in a variety of delicious options. Our entrée menu features Northern China's pan-fried dumplings and steam buns, as well as Southern China's spring rolls and wontons. We also offer the famous Malaysian curry potato 'samosas'. If you're looking for something more substantial, we have vegetarian kebabs, sticky rice with seaweed, crispy tofu, and potato fries.
With approximately 10 different soups and 40 main dishes to choose from, you'll never run out of options. We also offer a variety of stir-fry and soup noodles, including Northern China Ramen noodles, Singapore Silver Lining, rice vermicelli, flat-rice noodles, and crispy noodles lightly fried with fresh seasonal vegetables and assorted tasty soy protein or 'meinjin'.
During the winter season, we have a special menu featuring 'Steam Boat' with options such as Thailand tomyum soup, Chinese 'dong kuai' herbal soup, or Malaysian spicy 'ma-lak' soup. Rice lovers will be delighted with our selection of 14 different types of rice with various toppings and stir-fry options. Some popular choices include ginger sesame rice and Beijing stewed roast fry rice.
For special occasions, we offer our Chef Special and Vegan Special. These dishes are specially prepared and served on sizzling hot cast iron plates or cooked in authentic claypots, ensuring a memorable dining experience with your loved ones.
To complement your meal, we have a range of refreshing drinks and delectable desserts. Choose from organic fruit juices, freshly blended fruit juices, canned drinks, or sparkling grape juices. Indulge in desserts like banana split, Goreng Pisang, or fresh fruit salad.
When you're in New Zealand, Christchurch, we invite you to visit us for a delightful dine-in experience. If you prefer to enjoy our food at home, we also offer reservation and take-away orders. Simply call 03-3482630 to place your order.
Thank you for choosing Welcome Chinese Vegetarian Cafe and Takeaways. We look forward to serving you soon.
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Location & Phone number
2 Wharenui Road, Riccarton, Christchurch, Canterbury 8041, New Zealand
Hours open
Monday:
12:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Tuesday:
12:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Wednesday:
12:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Thursday:
12:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Friday:
12:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Saturday:
12:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Sunday:
Closed
Reviews
"Love this place, family run little business that is 95% vegan! All the dishes are really nice! However some better then others. No other restaurant exactly like this in Christchurch so very lucky to have this great spot to eat that. I’ve been dozens of times with the service always been great and food is prepared very fast, definitely recommend a visit."
"Welcome is probably the best culinary surprise in Riccarton. Entirely vegan ! Best asian fusion choice in city. Don’t be put off by average looking outside or even more rusty and seasoned indoors. The food is worth it ! Food is yummy, fresh and delicious and affordable prices. There are so many options to choose from that it will take you months to try everything they. We have been going there regularly for the past few years and it’s our favourite Friday take away spot. Everything is worth a try depending on your taste. Our choice is hot plate eggplant with tofu and tofu mashed balls with veggies - never disappointed. It’s a family run business, owner is very friendly and accommodating. Place is very popular on weekends especially among students due to nearby university campus."
"Amazing food, I would say the best Asian food in Christchurch. The meals are fully of veggies and heaps of tofu! I usually avoid Chinese restaurants due to past places being oily and not authentic tasting, I can say I definitely do not avoid Welcome Chinese, fresh, tasty and light! The tofu salad was so good!"
"A hidden, laid-back gem of a restaurant! The food is delicious and service is friendly, it’s the taste of authentic home-cooked food."
"Amazing use of soy to make the mock fish and chicken style dishes. The fried rice was great, and the steaming cast iron dish is a must for the table. The menu is huge . I didn't really like the soups , just not to my taste, probably bit too authentic for me."
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