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PRICE RANGE
$15.00 – $30.00
CUISINES
Fusion, Vietnamese
Meals
Lunch, Dinner
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Restaurant 88's stylish and modern interior is sure to impress. Home of provincial Vietnamese dining, Restaurant 88 introduces many diverse flavours of Vietnam to Wellingtonians, and visitors, as well as offering great service, and a lovely atmosphere. Fully licensed and open 6 days, you can enjoy lunch or dinner at one of Wellington's best-kept secrets. With an open mind and an empty stomach, let the journey begin!
PRICE RANGE
$15.00 – $30.00
CUISINES
Fusion, Vietnamese
Meals
Lunch, Dinner
FEATURES
Takeout, Reservations, Seating, Highchairs Available, Wheelchair Accessible, Serves Alcohol, Full Bar, Wine and Beer, American Express, Mastercard, Visa, Digital Payments
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4.5
460 reviews
Excellent
263
Very good
152
Average
26
Poor
10
Terrible
9
20Carol13
Wellington104 contributions
Feb 2021 • none
Restaurant 88 is the address! It is 88 Tory Street.
We have been coming to this restaurant for many years and will still go back to it because the Vietnamese food here is scrumptous. The service is very good too and it has a rather pleasant and clean environment. The upside down tear drop lanterns hanging from the ceiling are a delight.
They have small plates which are appetisers and gives one a chance to try different dishes at a small price. You can always have 2 small plates in place of a big one.
Under the big plates, The Saigon Banh Tham, which is a bit like a western mix grill, is good value for money. The drunken salt baby chicken is a good choice. It is nice and crispy. they have replaced the glutinous rice to Hainan rice which is a lot tastier. The Hainan rice is cooked in chicken broth.
On the whole, their portion size has reduced over the years which is a bit disappointing.
Written 15 February 2021
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Restarant 88
Hi, thank you for a great review. We are happy you enjoyed our food and service. Yes, we have made changes to our menu. Our new menu gives customers more choices from small to larger plates, all reflected in our pricing. We find its more enjoyable to order broad selections of dishes to share. Much appreciated D Pham.
Written 17 February 2021
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rhianslip
Oswestry468 contributions
Jun 2022 • couples
First visit to Wellington from Uk in 5 years and 88 was still open walked in early on Friday evening quite busy. Service excellent so was food. We had 4 plates to share salon pepper squid. Duck wraps , spring rolls and dumplings with Pallasier rose
Written 11 June 2022
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Flyer28621328244
Hello, thank you so much for revisiting our restaurant. Thank you for your excellent review, much appreciated. Luke
Written 17 July 2022
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H888
Hong Kong645 contributions
Jan 2020 • none
Fabulous food. Great Service. And the ambiance of the restaurant is good too. Casual but not noisy. Quality but not too fussy. Perfect score for our table of four. Top dish was the ever popular Vietnamese rice paper roll. Delicious. Lemon pepper squid was also spot on and the duck dumplings, amazing. I’d go here and just order six or seven starter dishes for four people. And you would leave full and happy.
Written 27 January 2020
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DDDuong
Hi, thank you so much for your great review. We are very happy that you enjoyed our food and service, Please recommend us to your friends and families we love to have them come to our restaurant as well. Thanks again for your support. Regards Thanh
Written 17 February 2020
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Petra
10 contributions
Nov 2022 • none
We went to Restaurant 88 for a Friday night dinner. The place was pretty busy. Atmosphere was nice and staff were friendly. However, the food did not live up to expectations. The noodle dish we had was the better of the two, with the prawns being nicely cooked, but the squid in very tiny pieces. The vegetarian rice crepe on the other hand left a lot to be desired. The main vegetable ingredient was shredded lettuce with a few slices of mushrooms and herbs and a few seemingly hollow tofu pieces. There was no sauce to bind it together unless were were meant to pour the pickle juice over it. Overall, an expensive lettuce wrap.
Written 28 November 2022
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CNWgtnNZ
Wellington1268 contributions
Feb 2021 • family
Great selection in menu , more desserts and they brought back the drunken baby chicken. All perfectly cooked. Great service and salted plum drink still a favourite. Love coming here the atmosphere, the service and food has never let me down.
Written 20 February 2021
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Restarant 88
Hi, thank you so much for a great review. We appreciate you coming in and trying out some of the new items on our menu, feel free to visit us again. D Pham
Written 21 February 2021
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Renee655
Wellington28 contributions
Jul 2021 • friends
Cannot fault this meal at all. I got the lemongrass chicken with coconut noodles and it was DIVINE. Beautiful balance of flavours, good portion and reasonable price.
Have eaten here many times and it never disappoints.
Written 9 July 2021
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Flyer28621328244
Hi, thank you for a fantastic review, we are very happy to hear you enjoyed our restaurant, please visit us again. Luke
Written 25 April 2022
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Mereia C
3 contributions
Aug 2023 • family
We had a great time here having hot pot for the first time. Ask for instructions on what to do and note that the mild ‘hot and spicy’ is still soo hot (loads of chillies) and we love chillie! But still delicious. We came for a birthday which the restaurant honoured in their own initiative, a lovely gesture. Service was great and we would definitely come again.
Written 12 September 2023
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Camda
Wellington890 contributions
May 2022 • family
This restaurant has been around for years which speaks volumes post Covid. Lovely Vietnamese food. Friendly and efficient service. Reasonable prices and unusually for an Asian restaurant, the desserts were fabulous too.
Written 16 May 2022
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Flyer28621328244
Hello, yes we have been around for years and served many customers. We still enjoy it and continue to keep our customers happy. Thank you for visiting us again and for your great review. Luke
Written 17 July 2022
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WellingtonRedken
21 contributions
Feb 2020 • family
Absolutely delicious food here. We had dinner one night this week and returned again today for lunch. All the food is authentic and cooked to perfection. Helpful staff and great Vietnamese coffee. My new favourite eating place.
Written 14 February 2020
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DDDuong
Hi, thank you so much for your fantastic review. We appreciate very much, please come back again. Regards Thanh
Written 17 February 2020
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Basak
Wellington16 contributions
Jun 2023 • friends
Best customer service and lovely food - very good cheap prices for HotPot. I will def be back - Thank you for the wonderful experience
Written 18 June 2023
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Lu
Wellington8 contributions
Dec 2022 • none
Excellent flavors and nice atmosphere. Went there on a whim and they were able to squeeze us in without a reservation.
Written 28 December 2022
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Ariane B
Tauranga266 contributions
Dec 2021 • friends
We came here to have lunch. My pertner and I enjoyed the Strawberry Sweet and Sour Pork, our friends had vegetarian dishes. Everything was so delicious! The service was super friendly and attentive as well. Can definitely recommend this restaurant, will come again next time we're in Welly!
Written 13 December 2021
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Flyer28621328244
Hi thank you for your great review, much appreciated. Luke
Written 25 April 2022
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SilicoJack
Wellington490 contributions
Oct 2021 • family
I have been many times over the years. It’s always been amazing. Tonight was no different! I usually get the chicken. I did again and it was brilliant. My wife got the fish and that was just as good.
Highly highly recommend it!
Written 12 October 2021
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Flyer28621328244
Hi, thank you for your great review, much appreciated. Luke
Written 25 April 2022
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Robert
Tirau89 contributions
Mar 2021 • family
First time dining here friendly staff efficient service nice variety on menu everything we ordered lovely highly recommended
Written 30 March 2021
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Restarant 88
Hi, thank you so much for visiting us. We are very happy you enjoyed your time, thanks again for a great review. Team 88
Written 12 April 2021
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AMPedr
Wellington12 contributions
Jan 2021 • none
I would recommend Restaurant 88. We dined there last night the food was delicious: Rice rolls, dumplings, fried rice and chicken dishes were all tasty.
Further visits are required to explore the menu.
Written 26 January 2021
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Restarant 88
Hi thank you for visiting us, glad you enjoyed our food and hospitality, please come back and try something else. Regards D Pham.
Written 13 February 2021
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