Majestic Cuisine has been part of Wellington’s dining landscape since 2006, building its identity around Cantonese yum cha and southern Chinese cooking. Lunch has the bustle and variety of dim sum, while dinner opens into a broader selection of roasts, seafood, vegetables and shared mains. The Courtenay Place dining room balances traditional references with a contemporary city setting, making it equally workable for a quick midday selection or a large table settling in for a banquet.
Yum cha gives the restaurant its most detailed expression. Prawn dumplings appear in several forms, including versions with chives or chilli, while pan-fried pork dumplings, beef rice rolls and barbecue-pork rice rolls vary the wrappers and textures. Baked pork buns, coconut buns and custard buns add a softer, sweeter register beside deep-fried squid, chicken feet and beef ribs. Portuguese egg tarts and mango pudding make it possible to finish the lunch without leaving the dim sum format.
Beyond the baskets and small plates, Cantonese roast meats and complete rice or noodle dishes give the menu more weight. Crispy roast duck and crackling pork can become the centre of a shared order, with seafood, tofu and vegetable sections supplying contrasting dishes around them. Beef fried ho fun offers broad rice noodles from the wok, while fish congee provides a gentler bowl. Fried rice and soup add further options for diners who want one focused meal rather than a table-wide spread.
Banquet choices bring those sections together for groups, moving from starters into roasts, seafood, vegetables, rice and dessert without requiring one person to navigate the entire menu. Chinese tea remains a natural partner to yum cha, but Majestic also maintains a regional wine list, spirits and a full bar for dinner. That flexibility is central to the restaurant: it can serve a few carefully chosen lunch dishes, a substantial evening meal or a long celebration built around communal plates.
Address: 11B Courtenay Place, Te Aro, Wellington 6011, New Zealand
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