Redhill Restaurant

About Redhill Restaurant

Red Hill Restaurant sits one level up at 119 Manners Street, in the heart of downtown Wellington — a Chinese-rooted Asian fusion kitchen that locals love for its familiar flavours served with a fresh twist. The team's goal is simple: take traditional Chinese flavour profiles and present them in new, exciting ways, backed by locally sourced produce and a broth made in-house.

The reworked menu is completely MSG free and offers more vegetarian and vegan choices than before — the orange tofu is a particular favourite — while classics like General Tso's chicken, sweet and sour pork and sizzling black pepper beef keep regulars coming back. Dumplings, dim sum and entrees cover the snacking, and hotpot turns dinner into a hands-on experience, with ingredients cooked at the table in the house-made broth.

The bar pours everything from Wellington craft beer by Panhead, Parrotdog and Garage Project to Asian lagers, Marlborough wine and cocktails like the Dragon Kiss and Garden City — plus, for the brave, a Chinese baijiu shot strictly limited to one per person. Functions are a specialty: stag nights, birthdays and Christmas parties can all be catered for, and karaoke can be arranged any night of the week. Tables of 11 or more book directly by phone or email.

Red Hill Restaurant: MSG-Free Asian Fusion, Hot Pot and Karaoke in Downtown Wellington

Head to 119 Manners Street in downtown Wellington, look up one level, and you'll find Red Hill — the Chinese-rooted Asian fusion restaurant that locals have quietly made their own. Perched above the Te Aro bustle, it serves the Chinese flavour profiles people know and love, presented in fresh and sometimes unexpected ways. Come in for your favourite dishes and a familiar drink, or get adventurous with a cocktail — the kitchen and bar are happy either way.

Local sourcing is a point of pride here. From the house-made broth that anchors the menu to the produce that goes into every stir-fry, the team believes good food starts with quality, local ingredients. That philosophy carries through a menu that spans crispy entrees, hearty mains, dumplings, and a hotpot experience that turns dinner into an event.

A Menu Rebuilt, and Completely MSG-Free

Traditional dishes will always be a big part of what Red Hill does — General Tso's chicken isn't going anywhere. But the kitchen is equally on a mission to create exciting, new cuisine, and a recently reworked menu reflects that: it is completely MSG free and adds more vegetarian and vegan options than before, with the orange tofu quickly becoming a house favourite.

The wider menu rewards explorers. Start with pan-fried dumplings, chilli-oil dumplings, steamed pork dim sum, spring rolls, popcorn cauliflower or salt-and-pepper calamari, then move on to mains like sizzling black pepper beef, cumin beef with onion, coriander and sesame, sweet and sour pork, lemon chicken, orange beef, tender fish in hot chilli oil, or pork belly stir-fried with broccoli and potatoes. Even a nasi goreng makes an appearance — a nod to the wider Asian fusion brief. Set menus take the guesswork out for tables of four, bundling entrees, soup, mains and steamed rice into one shared spread, with a fully vegetarian version available.

Hot Pot: Dinner as an Event

Hotpot has become one of Red Hill's signatures, and for good reason: it hands some of the creative reins to you. Choose your ingredients, cook them at the table in the house-made broth, and shape the meal exactly as you like it. It is an experience as much as a meal, and it is proving a popular way to eat — especially for groups who like their dinners interactive and unhurried.

Drinks with a Wellington Accent

The bar lists all the familiar drinks, plus cocktails for the adventurous — think the Dragon Kiss or Blue Lagoon, a gin-and-lychee Garden City, or a sharing jar sized for the whole table. Wellington's craft scene is well represented, with Panhead from Upper Hutt, Parrotdog from Lyall Bay and Garage Project from Aro St pouring alongside Asian lagers like Tsingtao and Tiger, Marlborough wines, and teas from Chinese tea to Wong Lo Kat herbal tea. Feeling brave? A shot of Chinese baijiu is on offer — strictly limited to one per person.

Functions, Karaoke and Big Tables

Red Hill caters for functions of all kinds: stag nights, birthdays, Christmas parties and everything in between. Karaoke can be arranged any night of the week for functions, which turns a group dinner into a proper night out. Tables of 11 or more should get in touch directly by phone or email to book.

Hours run across lunch and dinner Monday to Friday — lunch 11:30am to 2:30pm, dinner from 5pm — with dinner-only service on Saturday and Sunday evenings. Everyone else can book through the website. Whether it's a weeknight dumpling run or a full hotpot blowout with friends, Red Hill makes central Wellington feel like the right place to be eating Chinese fusion.

Signature items

• Hot Pot
• General Tso's Chicken
• Orange Tofu
• Orange Beef
• Chilli Oil Dumplings
• Group Set Menus

Menu

Mains

• General Tso's Chicken — The traditional house classic
• Orange Beef — Crisp beef in the signature orange sauce
• Orange Tofu — Vegan favourite from the reworked menu
• Lemon Chicken — Classic lemon chicken
• Cumin Beef — With onion, coriander and sesame
• Sizzling Black Pepper Beef — Beef served sizzling in black pepper
• Sweet and Sour Pork — The beloved sweet and tangy classic
• Stir Fried Pork Belly with Broccoli and Potatoes — Rich pork belly with greens and potato
• Tender Fish in Hot Chilli Oil — Silky fish in fiery chilli oil
• Stir Fried Mixed Vegetables — Veggie stir-fry
• Stir Fried Mixed Vegetables with Garlic Sauce — Veggie stir-fry in garlic sauce
• Nasi Goreng — Fried rice with a wider Asian fusion accent

Sides

• Steamed Rice — Fluffy steamed rice

Soups

• Chicken and Sweet Corn Soup — The comforting classic
• Sweet Corn Soup — Corn soup for the veggie table

Hot Pot

• Hot Pot — Choose fresh ingredients and cook them at your table in house-made broth

Cocktails

• Dragon Kiss — Vodka, blue curacao, raspberry syrup, lemonade and lime
• Blue Lagoon — Vodka, blue curacao, lemonade and lime
• Tom Collins — Gin, lime, sugar syrup and soda
• The Three Sovereigns — Vodka, Midori, lime, ginger beer and lemonade
• Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon — Rum, vanilla syrup, lime and ginger beer
• Mojito — Vodka, apple sourz, mint, soda and lime
• Moscow Mule — Vodka, lime juice and ginger beer
• Garden City — Gin, lychee, lime and soda
• Calming Fist — Vodka, apple sourz, ginger beer and cucumber
• Sailor's Orchard — White rum, vanilla liqueur, lemonade and lemon
• Shirley Temple — Grenadine, soda and lime with a vodka kick
• Cointreau Kiss — Cointreau-led citrus kiss
• Red Devil — Fruity mix with strawberry and raspberry
• Jelly Donut — Baileys shot with a sugar rim
• QF Sour Apple — Sour apple mix of Midori and vodka
• B52 — Layered Kahlua, Baileys and Cointreau
• Skittle Bomb — Dropped bomb shot
• Jager Bomb — Jagermeister dropped into energy drink
• Buttery Nipple — Baileys and butterscotch layered shot
• Incredible Hulk — Bold green shot
• Cocktail Sharing Jar — A cocktail mixed into a jar to share with your mates
• Special Mix — Flavoured mixed drink, any flavour

Set Menus

• Classic Set Menu — Shared entrees, chicken and sweet corn soup, mains and steamed rice for every four people
• Vegetarian Set Menu — Veggie spring rolls, popcorn cauliflower, salt & pepper tofu, sweet corn soup, orange tofu and rice for four
• Premium Set Menu — Dumplings, prawn crackers, lemon chicken, cumin beef and pork belly stir-fry, shared by four
• Deluxe Set Menu — Salt & pepper calamari, shared platter, dim sum, General Tso's chicken, orange beef and chilli-oil fish for four

Beer & Cider

• Corona Extra — Mexican lager, 4.5%
• Heineken — Dutch lager, 5.0%
• Heineken Light — Light lager, 2.5%
• DB Export / Heineken Zero — Zero-alcohol pick, 0.0%
• Steinlager Classic — NZ lager, 5.0%
• Steinlager Pure — NZ lager, 5.0%
• Steinlager Pure Light — Light beer, 2.5%
• Tsingtao — Chinese lager, 4.5%
• Tiger — Singapore lager, 5.0%
• Panhead Super Charger APA — Upper Hutt-brewed APA, 5.7%
• Panhead Quickchange XPA — Extra pale ale, 4.6%
• Panhead Rat Rod Hazy IPA — Hazy IPA, 6.5%
• Parrotdog Bitterbitch IPA — Lyall Bay IPA, 5.8%
• Parrotdog Falcon APA — APA from Lyall Bay, 5.4%
• Garage Project Pacific Pale Ale — Pale ale from the Aro St brewery, 4.8%
• Monteith's Apple Cider — Apple cider, 5.0%
• Somersby Apple Cider — Apple cider, 4.5%
• Somersby Blackberry Cider — Blackberry cider, 4.5%
• Rekorderlig Flavour Cider — Fruit cider, 5.0%
• Smirnoff Ice Red — Ready-to-drink ice
• Smirnoff Ice Double Black — Bolder ready-to-drink ice
• KGB Lemon Ice — Lemon ready-to-drink

Spirits & Shots

• Jack Daniel's — Tennessee whisky
• Canadian Club — Canadian whisky
• Jameson's — Irish whisky
• Johnnie Walker Red Label — Blended Scotch
• Johnnie Walker Black Label — Blended Scotch, a step up
• Glenfiddich Single Malt — Single malt Scotch
• Fireball Cinnamon Whisky — Cinnamon-spiced whisky
• Chinese Baijiu — Traditional Chinese spirit — limit one per person
• Jose Cuervo — Tequila
• 1800 Coconut — Coconut tequila
• Smirnoff — Vodka
• Gordon's — Gin
• Bombay Sapphire — London dry gin
• Tanqueray — London dry gin
• Coruba — Rum
• Bacardi White — White rum
• Captain Morgan Gold — Gold rum
• Appleton Estate — Jamaican rum
• Apple Sourz — Sour apple liqueur
• Kwai Feh Lychee — Lychee liqueur
• Kahlua — Coffee liqueur
• Cointreau — Orange liqueur
• Malibu — Coconut liqueur
• Southern Comfort — Spirited liqueur
• Midori — Melon liqueur
• Baileys — Irish cream liqueur
• Galliano Amaretto — Amaretto liqueur
• Galliano Black Sambuca — Black sambuca
• Jagermeister — Herbal shot
• Butterscotch Schnapps — Butterscotch liqueur
• Soju / Sake — By the shot or bottle

Wine & Sparkling

• Cleanskin — Australian house pour by glass or bottle
• Oyster Bay — Marlborough, by glass or bottle
• Left Field — Marlborough pour
• The Ned — Marlborough pour
• Marisco The King's Favour — Marlborough bottle
• Brancott Estate — Central Otago bottle
• Roaring Meg — Central Otago bottle
• Oyster Bay / The Ned Rose — Marlborough rose by glass or bottle
• Oyster Bay Brut — Marlborough sparkling
• Lindauer Brut Cuvee — NZ sparkling, 200ml bottle
• Lindauer Fraise — NZ sparkling, 200ml bottle
• Moet & Chandon — French champagne for celebrations

Entrees & Dim Sum

• Pan Fried Dumplings — Eight golden pan-fried dumplings
• Vegetarian Spring Rolls — Six crispy veggie rolls
• Chicken Spring Rolls — Six crispy chicken rolls
• Chilli Oil Dumplings — Dumplings dressed in warming chilli oil
• Salt & Pepper Tofu — Crisp tofu with salt and pepper seasoning
• Popcorn Cauliflower — Bite-sized crisp cauliflower
• Kung Pao Cauliflower — Cauliflower tossed kung pao style
• Salt & Pepper Calamari — Crisp calamari with salt and pepper
• Crispy Diced Pork with Salt and Pepper — Crunchy salt-and-pepper pork bites
• Shared Platter — Chicken spring rolls, pork wontons, cheese wontons and pork dumplings
• Steamed Pork Dim Sum — Four steamed pork dim sum
• Prawn Crackers — Classic crispy crackers

Soft Drinks & Tea

• Coke / Diet Coke / Coke Zero Sugar — Classic sodas
• Sprite / Fanta / L&P — Kiwi favourites
• Lemon Ice Tea — Chilled iced tea
• Wong Lo Kat — Chinese herbal tea
• Ginger Beer / Red Bull — Mixers and pick-me-ups
• Juice — Apple, orange, pineapple or cranberry
• Lemon Lime & Bitter — Alcohol-free refresher
• Chinese Tea — Per person, with your meal

Frequently asked questions

Where is Red Hill Restaurant?

Level 1, 119 Manners Street, Te Aro, in central Wellington — one floor up from the street.

Do I need a booking?

Bookings can be made through the website. For groups of 11 or more, contact the restaurant directly on +64 4 385 6888 or [email protected].

Is the menu MSG-free?

Yes — the reworked menu is completely MSG free.

Are there vegetarian and vegan options?

Yes, the new menu added more vegetarian and vegan choices, with the orange tofu a standout favourite. There is also a dedicated vegetarian set menu.

How does the hot pot work?

You choose fresh ingredients and cook them at your table in the house-made broth, creating your own combination — an experience as much as a meal.

Can I book karaoke?

Yes, karaoke can be arranged any night of the week for functions.

Do you cater for functions?

Yes — stag nights, birthdays, Christmas parties and other celebrations can all be catered for.

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