Sampan House - Greymouth

I wished I had read the reviews before going here. When we arrived and asked for a table, the waitress said that there would be a 20min wait. Because there were quite a few empty tables, my partner asked, why . They were busy with takeaway orders. We decided to stay anyway, but it felt like were an inconvenience. My partner placed our orders at the counter. Chicken Satay on rice for me and a pork noodle dish for my partner. When the waitress come to place our dishes, she had thought the satay dish was my partners. Later, I wondered it this was significant, since the rice on the satay dish turned out to be be very sweet. Why would you have a sweet rice with a satay dish? I know this sounds paranoid, but I did wonder if they had deliberately sweetened the rice, thinking it was my partners order, to get back at him for calling the waitress out at the beginning. IDK. I also tried a mouth full of my partners noodle dish and it was very bland. Aside from the food not being that appetizing, the bathroom had run out of hand soap and hand towels, and they also run out of serviettes on the counter, while we were there, which were not replaced. So, all in all, I would not recommend. which is a shame, because the menu was actually presented quite nicely.

Sorry. Had a 45 minute wait. Tasteless food. Will not recommend. Food: 1 Service: 1 Atmosphere: 3

I don't know how people like the food that comes from this place .. first and last time.. no flavor on anything. I actually feel ripped off.. don't no how this place has stayed in business for so long Service: Take out Meal type: Dinner Price per person: NZ$50–60

Friendly staff good variety and value for your money clean tidy premises Service: Dine in Meal type: Lunch Price per person: NZ$1–10 Recommended dishes: Beef Fried Noodle, Sweet and Sour Pork Parking space Plenty of parking Parking options Free street parking

Disappointed, after waiting an hour for a phone order. Wontons cold. Beef cashew nut tough as old boots. Sweet and Sour Pork no flavour. Cannot recommend! Service: Take out Meal type: Dinner