The best Chinese restaurants in Pukekohe split fairly neatly by how you want to eat. There is an all-you-can-eat buffet on Seddon Street, a sit-down dining room on King Street, and two wok kitchens built around takeaway and online ordering. Between them they cover a buffet, BYO, kerbside pickup and delivery, so the practical question is usually which format suits the night rather than which menu is better.
1Royal Horse Restaurant & Takeaways
Royal Horse sits at 3/24 Seddon Street and is the buffet option in town, running an all-you-can-eat Chinese and seafood spread alongside a regular takeaway menu. It is BYO for wine and beer, which keeps the cost of a group meal down, and it covers dine-in, takeaway and delivery rather than making you choose. It also carries much the largest review count of the kitchens on this page, at over 400 Google reviews against 40 for the next one, which gives a reasonable sense of how much of the town’s Chinese trade goes through it.
Services
- All-you-can-eat Chinese and seafood buffet
- Dine-in restaurant service
- Takeaway menu
- Delivery
- BYO wine and beer
Highlights
- Buffet service running alongside a standard a la carte and takeaway menu
- BYO wine and beer, so a group meal does not carry a bar bill
- Rated across more than 400 Google reviews
- Covers dine-in, takeaway and delivery from the same kitchen
Location & Contact
Name: Royal Horse Restaurant & Takeaways
Address: 3/24 Seddon Street, Pukekohe 2120
Phone: 09 238 9571
Hours: Tuesday to Saturday 11.30am to 9pm, Sunday and Monday from 3.30pm
2Golden Hyatt Restaurant
Golden Hyatt occupies 140 to 144 King Street and is the sit-down Chinese dining room in the centre of town. It is worth knowing that this is the same site that traded for years as Kings Garden Restaurant. The business rebranded to Golden Hyatt in August 2026 under new ownership, so older reviews and directory entries under the Kings Garden name refer to this address. It opens from mid-morning and offers dine-in and kerbside pickup, though not delivery, and is listed with the Pukekohe Business Association.
Services
- Dine-in restaurant service
- Kerbside pickup
- Group and function dining
Highlights
- Rebranded from Kings Garden in August 2026 under new ownership at the same King Street site
- Central King Street location, walkable from the town centre
- Opens from 10.30am, earlier than the other Chinese kitchens in town
- Member of the Pukekohe Business Association
Location & Contact
Name: Golden Hyatt Restaurant
Address: 140 to 144 King Street, Pukekohe 2120
Phone: 09 963 1850
Hours: From 10.30am
3Cizzlin
Cizzlin trades from Unit 5, 65 to 71 Edinburgh Street and is built around wok cooking for takeaway. Its menu is organised the way people actually order, with a stir fry section, set combinations, lunch specials that run into the dinner service, and sides and extras listed separately. Ordering is handled through its own website rather than a third-party app, which usually means the kitchen keeps more of the ticket.
Services
- Stir fry and wok dishes
- Set combination meals
- Lunch specials
- Sides and extras
- Online ordering and takeaway
Highlights
- Lunch special pricing carried into the dinner service
- Ordering through its own site rather than a third-party delivery app
- Menu grouped into combinations, so a family order is a single choice rather than several
Location & Contact
Name: Cizzlin
Address: Unit 5, 65 to 71 Edinburgh Street, Pukekohe
Phone: 09 777 8989
Website: cizzlinpukeonline.co.nz
4Sumei
Sumei is at 3B West Street and describes itself as Asian fusion rather than strictly Chinese, working Chinese wok cooking alongside dishes drawn from elsewhere in Asia. It runs a split service on weekdays, with a lunch sitting and a separate dinner sitting, and stays open through the middle of the day at weekends. It is closed Mondays, which is worth checking before you head over.
Services
- Chinese wok dishes
- Asian fusion menu
- Dine-in lunch and dinner
- Takeaway
Highlights
- Open right through the middle of the day Friday to Sunday, rather than closing between sittings
- Menu reaches beyond Chinese cooking into wider Asian dishes
- Kitchen runs until 10pm, later than most in Pukekohe
- Closed Mondays
Location & Contact
Name: Sumei
Address: 3B West Street, Pukekohe, Auckland
Phone: 09 283 8644
Website: sumei.co.nz
Hours: Monday closed, Tuesday to Thursday 12pm to 3pm and 5pm to 10pm, Friday to Sunday 12pm to 10pm
Chinese Restaurants in Pukekohe at a Glance
| Business | Highlight |
|---|---|
| Royal Horse Restaurant & Takeaways | Buffet service running alongside a standard a la carte and takeaway menu |
| Golden Hyatt Restaurant | Rebranded from Kings Garden in August 2026 under new ownership at the... |
| Cizzlin | Lunch special pricing carried into the dinner service |
| Sumei | Open right through the middle of the day Friday to Sunday |
How to Choose the Right Chinese Restaurant in Pukekohe
- Decide whether you want a buffet, a table or a bag of takeaways, because each of these kitchens is built around a different one.
- If you are feeding a group, the BYO buffet works out cheaper than ordering a la carte plus drinks.
- Check the day before you go, as one kitchen closes Mondays and two run split lunch and dinner sittings with a gap in between.
- If you want delivery rather than pickup, that narrows the field, since not every kitchen here delivers.
- Search under both Kings Garden and Golden Hyatt if you are reading reviews for the King Street site, since the rebrand split its review history across two names.
Frequently Asked Questions About Chinese Restaurants in Pukekohe
Is there a Chinese buffet in Pukekohe?
Yes. Royal Horse Restaurant & Takeaways on Seddon Street runs an all-you-can-eat Chinese and seafood buffet, and is BYO for wine and beer.
What happened to Kings Garden Restaurant in Pukekohe?
It rebranded. The restaurant at 140 to 144 King Street changed hands and has traded as Golden Hyatt Restaurant since August 2026. It is the same premises, so older reviews under the Kings Garden name relate to this address.
Which Chinese restaurants in Pukekohe deliver?
Royal Horse offers delivery as well as dine-in and takeaway. Cizzlin takes orders through its own website for takeaway. Golden Hyatt does dine-in and kerbside pickup but not delivery.
Can you BYO at a Chinese restaurant in Pukekohe?
Royal Horse is BYO for wine and beer alongside its buffet, which makes it the straightforward choice for a group meal where people want their own drinks.
Are any Pukekohe Chinese restaurants open on Mondays?
Sumei on West Street is closed Mondays. Royal Horse opens from 3.30pm on Mondays, and Golden Hyatt opens from mid-morning.
Where can I get Chinese food late in Pukekohe?
Sumei runs until 10pm, which is later than most kitchens in town. Royal Horse serves until 9pm Tuesday to Sunday.
Is there Asian food in Pukekohe beyond Chinese?
Yes. Sumei on West Street works as Asian fusion, pairing Chinese wok cooking with dishes from elsewhere in Asia, so it is the one to head for if the table cannot agree on a single cuisine.
How We Chose the Best Chinese Restaurants in Pukekohe
Every business in this guide was found by searching for chinese restaurants in Pukekohe, then checked against its own website. Names, addresses and phone numbers are taken from the business’s own site rather than a directory feed, so what you see here is what they publish themselves. We also check that each one is actually based in or genuinely serving Pukekohe, rather than a national operator running a local landing page. A business with no website of its own is not listed, because there is no primary source to verify it against.