Dragon's Nest Chinese Restaurant is a Chinese restaurant at 114 Bridge St in Britannia Heights, Nelson, with a Google rating of 4.8.
Chinese cooking covers many regional styles, from the mild, savoury flavours of Cantonese food to the heat of Sichuan dishes, so it helps to ask what style a restaurant leans towards. Meals are usually shared, with several dishes and a bowl of rice in the middle of the table, which lets a group taste more of the menu and balance rich dishes with plain vegetables. If you are choosing a restaurant, look for a menu beyond the familiar favourites, and ask staff what is good that day. Regulars order a mix of textures and flavours rather than several dishes of the same kind, and they mention allergies early, as soy, peanuts, shellfish and egg turn up in many dishes. Larger groups and weekends are busiest, so booking ahead is sensible.
For anyone in Britannia Heights or elsewhere in Nelson, Dragon's Nest on Bridge St is a highly rated local choice for Chinese food.