Rising Sun Dumplings

About Rising Sun Dumplings

Rising Sun Dumplings is a Chinese restaurant and dumpling specialist in the heart of Dunedin, offering an extensive menu that runs well beyond its namesake dumplings. Alongside a strong dumpling range, the kitchen serves Chinese mains, seafood, hot pots, noodles, fried rice, soups and snacks, with several dishes marked for their spice level.

Orders can be placed online for delivery or pickup, with secure payment by Visa, Mastercard or PayPal, and delivery available across a wide range of Dunedin suburbs. A minimum order value applies for delivery orders.

The restaurant is closed on Mondays, with lunch and dinner service running the rest of the week.

Rising Sun Dumplings: Chinese Dumplings and More in Dunedin

Rising Sun Dumplings is a Chinese restaurant in the heart of Dunedin, built around a strong dumpling menu but stretching well beyond it. The dumpling range covers pork vegetable, pork coriander, chicken corn, beef, shrimp and vegetable dumplings, all sold in packs of 12 and counted among the restaurant's top sellers.

A menu that goes deep

Beyond dumplings, the kitchen turns out an extensive Chinese menu spanning cold dishes, vegetables, seafood, beef and lamb, pork, and chicken. Seafood options include a steamed New Zealand Blue Cod and stir-fried paua alongside classics like salt and pepper prawns and fish fillets in hot chilli oil. The 'Recommended' section leans into bolder, shareable dishes like a Spicy Meat Crab Pot, a Chopped Chili Fish, and a Lamb Hot Pot Soup, several marked for their spice level.

Noodles, rice and soup

Rounding out the menu are fried noodle and fried rice series available with chicken, beef, shrimp or vegetables, a noodle soup series covering everything from spicy beef noodles to soup wontons, and a short list of soups including tomato and egg, and chicken sweet corn. A snacks section adds smaller bites like fried squid tentacle, candied sweet potato, and vegetable spring rolls.

Ordering and delivery

Orders can be placed online for delivery or pickup, with secure payment accepted via Visa, Mastercard or PayPal. Delivery covers a wide range of Dunedin suburbs, with a minimum order value applying for delivery orders.

Visiting Rising Sun Dumplings

Rising Sun Dumplings is closed on Mondays, with lunch service from 11am to 3pm and dinner from 4pm to 9pm running the rest of the week. It's located at 231 Moray Place, Dunedin, with online ordering available for those wanting delivery or pickup.

Signature items

• Pork Vegetable Dumplings
• Shrimp Dumplings
• Spicy Meat Crab Pot
• New Zealand Blue Cod
• Chopped Chili Fish

Menu

Pork

• Braised Pork Belly — Classic braised pork belly.
• Returning Elbow — Braised pork elbow dish.
• Twice Cooked Pork — Classic Sichuan twice-cooked pork.
• Stir-Fried Shredded Pork And Cucumber — Shredded pork stir-fried with cucumber and wood ear.
• Stir-Fried Crispy Sweet Pork With Black Vinegar — Crispy pork in a sweet black vinegar sauce.
• Sweet And Sour Pork — Classic sweet and sour pork.
• Pork Fillet With Sweet And Sour Sauce — Pork fillet strips in sweet and sour sauce.
• Crisp Fried Pork — Crispy fried pork.
• Sauteed Pig's Intestines — Stir-fried pig's intestines.
• Fried Chicken With Pickled Chinese Cabbage — Chicken fried with pickled cabbage.
• Slippery Waist Flower — Stir-fried pork kidney dish.
• Slippering Three Samples — A mixed stir-fry of three ingredients.
• Stewed Spare Ribs With Pickled Chinese Cabbage — Spare ribs stewed with pickled cabbage.
• Stewed Braised Pork Belly With Cabbage — Pork belly stewed with cabbage.
• Pickled Cabbage Stewed With Pork Belly And Vermicelli — Pork belly and vermicelli stewed with pickled cabbage.

Soup

• Tomato And Egg Soup — Classic tomato and egg soup.
• Seaweed And Egg Soup — Seaweed and egg soup.
• Chicken Sweet Corn Soup — Chicken and sweet corn soup.
• Beef Soup — Beef broth soup.

Sides

• Rice — Steamed rice.
• Chinese Tea — Pot of Chinese tea.

Snacks

• Fried Squid Tentacle — Deep-fried squid tentacles.
• Candied Sweet Potato — Sweet potato in a candied sugar coating.
• Brown Sugar Rice Cake — Rice cake with brown sugar.
• Pumpkin Cake — Fried pumpkin cakes, 8 pieces.
• Golden Fried Bun — Fried milk-flavoured buns, 8 pieces.
• Sweet Sour Wontons — Wontons in a sweet and sour sauce, 6 pieces.
• Large Prawn Twister — Twisted prawn rolls, 6 pieces.
• Vegetable Spring Rolls — Vegetable spring rolls, 8 pieces.

Chicken

• Honey Fried Chicken — Fried chicken glazed in honey.
• Crispy Fried Chicken — Classic crispy fried chicken.
• Chicken With Sweet And Sour Sauce — Chicken in sweet and sour sauce.
• Orleans Chicken Wings — Orleans-style seasoned chicken wings.
• Spicy Chicken Wings — Spicy seasoned chicken wings.

Chinese

• Yu-Xiang Shredded Chicken — Mildly spicy shredded chicken in a fish-fragrant sauce.
• Ge Shan Le Spicy Chicken — Spicy chicken dish.
• Shandong Fried Chicken — Mildly spicy Shandong-style fried chicken.
• Dry Pot Fat Sausage Chicken — Mildly spicy dry pot chicken with sausage.
• Saute Spicy Chicken — Mildly spicy sautéed chicken dish, also known as Da Pan Ji.

Seafood

• New Zealand Blue Cod — Steamed New Zealand blue cod.
• Stir-Fried Paua — Stir-fried paua.
• Sizzling Seafood — Mixed seafood served sizzling on a hot plate.
• Fish Fillets In Hot Chili Oil — Fish fillets in a hot chilli oil broth.
• Boiled Fish With Pickled Cabbage And Chili — Fish fillets with pickled cabbage and chilli.
• Sour Soup Fish Fillet — Fish fillets in a sour soup.
• Salt And Pepper Prawns — Prawns in salt and pepper seasoning.
• Garlic Vermicelli Shrimp — Shrimp with garlic and vermicelli.
• Fried Shrimps With Cashew Nut — Shrimp stir-fried with cashew nuts.
• Stir Fried Shrimp With Broccoli — Shrimp and broccoli stir-fry.
• Mustard Flavored Shrimp Balls — Shrimp balls with a mustard flavour.
• Baked Corn Shrimp Balls With Egg Yolk — Shrimp balls with corn and egg yolk, baked.

Fried Rice

• Shrimp Fried Rice — Fried rice with shrimp.
• Chicken Fried Rice — Fried rice with chicken.
• Beef Fried Rice — Fried rice with beef.
• Pork Belly Fried Rice — Fried rice with braised pork belly.
• Vegetable Fried Rice — Fried rice with vegetables.
• Combination Fried Rice — Fried rice with a combination of proteins.

Vegetables

• Dried Tofu With Pepper — Dried tofu stir-fried with pepper.
• Dry Pot Cauliflower — Dry pot style cauliflower.
• Meat Foam And Eggplant — Minced meat and eggplant.
• Scallion Flavored Crispy Pork — Crispy pork with scallion flavour.
• Sauteed Broccoli With Garlic — Broccoli sautéed with garlic.
• Scrambled Eggs With Tomatoes — Classic tomato and egg stir-fry.
• Egg Foo Young — Chinese-style omelette.
• Home Cooked Tofu — Tofu prepared home-style.
• Garlic Shanghai Green — Shanghai bok choy with garlic.
• Mushrooms And Vegetables — Mixed mushrooms and vegetables.
• Auricularia Auricula And Cabbage — Wood ear fungus with cabbage.
• Mapo Tofu — Mildly spicy tofu in a savoury spiced sauce.
• Eggplant With Sweet Sauce — Fish-fragrant eggplant.
• Sauteed Potato Green Pepper And Eggplant — Potato, green pepper and eggplant stir-fry.
• Dry-Fried Green Beans — Dry-fried string beans.
• Special Flavor Eggplant — Eggplant in a special house sauce.
• Shredded Cabbage — Hand-torn shredded cabbage.
• Sour And Spicy Shredded Potatoes — Shredded potato in a sour and spicy dressing.

Beef & Lamb

• Stir Fry Beef with Spring Onions — Beef stir-fried with spring onions.
• Stir Fry Lamb with Spring Onions — Lamb stir-fried with spring onions.
• Sour Soup Beef — Beef in a sour soup.
• Curry Stewed Beef Brisket — Beef brisket stewed in curry sauce.
• Spicy Beef Brisket — Spicy stewed beef brisket.
• Braised Beef Brisket — Classic braised beef brisket.
• Spicy Stir Fried Beef / Lamb With Vegetables — Spicy beef or lamb stir-fried with vegetables.
• Beef With Black Bean Sauce — Beef in a black bean sauce.
• Beef In Scrambled Eggs — Beef stir-fried with scrambled egg.
• Stir Fried Beef With Coriander — Beef stir-fried with coriander.
• Beef With Black Pepper — Beef in a black pepper sauce.

Cold Dishes

• Northeast Sauce Beef — Cold beef in a Northeast-style sauce.
• Red Oil Beef Tripe Shreds — Shredded beef tripe in red oil sauce.
• Tossed Mung Clear Noodles In Sauce — Cold mung bean noodles tossed in sauce.
• Cucumber Salad — Smashed cucumber salad.
• Fungus Salad — Cold wood ear fungus salad.
• Old Vinegar Peanut — Peanuts in an aged vinegar dressing.

Noodle Soup

• Beef Oil Splashed Noodles — Noodles topped with hot oil-splashed seasoning and beef.
• Spicy Beef Noodles — Spicy beef noodle soup.
• Braised Beef Noodles — Braised beef noodle soup.
• Braised Pork Belly Noodles — Braised pork belly noodle soup.
• Chicken Soup Noodles — Noodles in chicken broth.
• Pickled Chinese Cabbage And Shredded Chicken Noodles — Noodles with pickled cabbage and shredded chicken.
• Soup Wonton — Wontons served in soup.
• Tomato And Egg Noodles — Noodles in a tomato and egg broth.

Recommended

• Stir-Fried Beef / Pork With Diced Chili — Beef or pork stir-fried with diced chilli.
• Chopped Chili Fish — Fish cooked with chopped chilli.
• Spicy Meat Crab Pot — A spicy pot of crab and meat.
• Spicy Shrimp Pot — A spicy pot of shrimp.
• Stir Fried Crab In Typhoon Shelter — Crab stir-fried Typhoon Shelter style.
• Desert Sandstorm Lamb Chops — Seasoned lamb chops.
• Boiled Blood And Tofu With Spicy Broth — Spicy dish of blood and tofu in broth.
• Sliced Beef In Hot Chili Oil — Sliced beef in a spicy hot chilli oil broth.
• A Pot Of Hand-Grabbed Lamb Chops — A pot of hand-grabbed style lamb chops.
• Stewed Beef Brisket With Tomatoes — Beef brisket stewed with tomatoes.
• Lamb Hot Pot Soup — A hot pot soup of lamb and bones.

Fried Noodles

• Chicken Fried Noodles — Noodles fried with chicken.
• Beef Fried Noodles — Noodles fried with beef.
• Shrimp Fried Noodles — Noodles fried with shrimp.
• Vegetable Fried Noodles — Noodles fried with vegetables.
• Combination Fried Noodles — Noodles fried with a combination of proteins.
• Dry Fry Rice Noodles With Beef — Dry-fried rice noodles with beef.

Dumplings (12 Pcs)

• Pork Vegetable Dumplings — Pork and vegetable filling, 12 pieces.
• Pork Coriander Dumplings — Pork and coriander filling, 12 pieces.
• Chicken Corn Dumplings — Chicken and corn filling, 12 pieces.
• Beef Dumplings — Beef and spring onion filling, 12 pieces.
• Shrimp Dumplings — Shrimp filling, 12 pieces.
• Vegetable Dumplings — Vegetable filling, 12 pieces.

Frequently asked questions

What cuisine does Rising Sun Dumplings serve?

Chinese cuisine, with a strong dumpling menu alongside hot pots, seafood, noodles and rice dishes.

What are the opening hours?

Closed Mondays; Tuesday to Sunday, lunch 11am-3pm and dinner 4pm-9pm.

Is there a minimum order for delivery?

Yes, a minimum order value of $40 applies for delivery.

What payment methods are accepted?

Visa, Mastercard and PayPal, via secure online payment.

Are dumplings sold by the piece?

Dumplings are sold in packs of 12.

Does the restaurant offer pickup as well as delivery?

Yes, both delivery and pickup are available.

Where is Rising Sun Dumplings located?

231 Moray Place, Dunedin.

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