The best Chinese food takeaway I've ever had, fast and friendly staff highly recommend…read more Big sized food portions, you won't be disappointed

This is possibly the best Chinese takeaway place in Papakura, and my family visit this here…read moreprobably once a week for dinner. The staff are generally pretty friendly with a good sense of humour, and there always seems to be so many of them working in the small kitchen area. The portions of food that they dish out are large, and the special fried rice that they make here is always packed with plenty of meat and cashew nuts; One of my favourites. They have a smorgasbord here too, where you can pick and make your own concoction of Chinese food. There is an art to stacking those plastic smorgasbord containers though that I haven't quite mastered yet. By the end of it, the mountain of food looks a bit like Jenga!

I think 2 stars is absolutely appropriate. The egg foo young was okay but everything else,…read moreincluding the rice was subpar. I have no basis for comparison with other Chinese food in New Zealand, but it was nothing like Chinese food in the states:

This simple restaurant is a family favorite after a long flight to Auckland (it is located about 15…read moremin walk from the international airport and close to a number of hotels. Great fried rice, dumplings and bao at very reasonable prices. Friendly service

The hotel concierge recommended the Commercial Bay food court on the second floor. At first, we…read morewere hesitant about eating at a food court as we imagined it would be like Taco Bell, Panda Express, Burger King, etc. But it turned out to be more like a modern food hall. It's inside a commercial building with over ten vendors offering a nice mix of cuisines: Vietnamese, Malaysian, Chinese, Mediterranean, and Korean, plus a few places for juice, açaí, and matcha drinks. We decided to try Eden Noodle, mainly because it had the longest line--which usually says something about how popular (and hopefully good) the food is. We ordered the pork ribs with rice noodles and the wontons in chili oil. We chose mild, but it was still quite spicy, so next time we'll definitely go for not spicy. The ordering process was super easy. You go to one of the three kiosks, grab a pager with a number, enter your order, pay, and wait for the buzzer to go off when your food's ready--it took about 15 minutes for ours. There's plenty of seating--tables, chairs, and benches--and you often end up sharing a table with strangers. That might feel unusual for Americans, but it actually reminded me of Hong Kong, where space is limited and communal dining is the norm. Overall, portion sizes were decent for the price, and the flavors were good--just a bit spicier than expected for "mild."

Just great food. Small no frills place. Chili wontons are a must and the cucumber salad was a good…read morerefreshing balance. Grandma was making dumplings by hand right when you walk in like she does everyday. You prefer before you sit down so know what you want. Go here.

This is a popular takeaway & IMO w/ good reason. Basically they serve good tasty food. They have a…read morelarge menu of primarily Chinese food & it's not too pricey. I've phoned in & ordered w/ little hassle & a few minutes later I've been able to pickup & go! They're friendly. There is a small & what I'd describe as 1970's not-so-chic restaurant, if that's your thing. I'd go for the takeaway myself. I highly recommend it.

We had dinner here for a group of 30 spread over 3 tables. Firstly, it is a small family restaurant…read moreand if you read the reviews from various places, you would have steered clear of it. I have no financial or any type of interest in this place. I just had dinner here with friends and I found it good enough to share with others. The staff were efficient and runned off their feet, but could do with a smile. The food was as good as any Chinese restaurants and the portions huge. We doggie bagged several containers from each table. We had plain chicken and duck. The roast pork is a specialty of the house and is definitely good. We liked the beans fried with mince. Prawns on a tofu base. Fish cooked in two styles, deep fried and stir fried with vegetables. Eight dishes with rice came to NZ$23/- per head. That night the restaurant was packed with Chinese speaking clientele.

One of our favourite place to eat Chinese food. The food are really nice, the price is fine…read more If you are the person pay a lot of attention about service, they may not suit for you. This place suit for the one who is looking for real Chinese food, basically from south

Have had a few meals here..nothing to complain about..service good..food good…read moreLove their Hot and Sour Soup.

Sitting on the main road going through the Henderson shops this family run place has got to be one…read moreof the best cheaper chinese restaurants out in this city. Sure it's nothing special, no excessive decorating, you have to go through kitchen to get to toilet, handwritten ..some misspelt extras to the menu written on card sheets on the wall and no flash tables or chairs, but we like it how it is that's why we keep coming back ...and back again. The service is friendly, good atmosphere, nice food and the price is really good especially when comparing what you get to other places out there. Anyway specifically about the food...we have tried several different dishes over time but have now come to the point where we love it so much that we just order the whole duck everytime...this is eaten two ways ( 两吃 ) and maybe sometimes we order some veges too. The duck is cooked well and I could eat a lot more than what is given on the plate. So delicious it is!!! Other dishes we have eaten there over time meet the same standards. It can get busy at times as it is popular ....more so with locals. But no doubt there has been a few out of towners wander in now and then. They do take out also. If you are after some decent not badly priced chinese in the area definitely try here.

Let me start off that I am not a Chinese food fan so take that into account (add a star if you…read moreare). With that said, the fish & vegetables that I ordered was very bland and did not come with rice. The chicken and fried rice that my wife ordered was only slightly better but still bland. There was only one waitress who was not very friendly but I blame it to how busy she was - I.e., service was not quick. Like I said before, it may have been better if I liked Chinese food more or order something different but I will not be going back again.

Smell from the street at this restaurant what's good. I can smell the duck. As I entered the…read morerestaurant, I was greeted by a very sweet Chinese lady who sent me down and offer me a pot of tea. The tea was really good. I asked her what was her favorite soup and she said the shredded duck soup. the aroma smells worse, correct, duck! I ordered have a duck, and I ate the whole thing and it was delicious. If you're ever in Auckland, New Zealand, and you feel like having authentic Chinese duck, this is the place.

The food was hot! The girl with the smile and the black cap was delightful! Her service was good.read more

Nocky Takeaway, better known to faithful locals as Nocky's, is a takeaway shop selling small lunch…read moremeals of chicken and chips to massive plates of wel, whatever you want. They're a mix of fish and chips and Chinese food by the plate load, and I wouldn't have it any other way. The best part about Nocky's and inarguably the most popular, is their chicken nibbles. You just can't go wrong and I know very few people (with bad taste) that don't enjoy these. They are perfectly fried and cooked every time, and you can buy 40 or 100 at a time. Those chicken nibbles are a great feature for any shared lunch and will disappear before you know it. Needless to say they taste awesome! I love the pineapple fritters here, which is what I look for in every takeaway shop, and they do another awesome dish- pineapple and cashew nuts with combination meat (but you can pick just one meat if you prefer), a favourite of mine if I'm on my own. The staff here work pretty fast and even when its busy the wait isn't too long- they definitely know how to feed a crowd. The prices here are reasonable whether you're buying food for one or twenty, and they always give you a good deal if you're buying a lot. I've seen a couple of Warriors players here on weekends too grabbing food (I won't name drop!), so that's got to be some kind of compliment to this place!

Dropped by for quick breakfast just before going to the airport. Service was very quick and…read morecourteous. Coffee was great , food was okay . I got the cream mushrooms on sourdough toast , which tasted good initially but then started feeling that there was too much black pepper and kind of bland. My husband got the piri piri chicken burger , which had avocado also. The avocado didn't really gel well with the piri piri spices . Overall it was average . Ambiance was great for dine in . Some street parking available right outside the restaurant. The place was almost empty when we came here .

Jamaica Blue is an Australian brand but before you are completely put off continue reading. The…read morecafe itself has a pretty relaxed vibe about it. Some of the chairs are covered in coffee sacks and there are awesome lights made from wicker baskets which hang along the front of the cafe. I suspect they get a lot of the airport staff come down here to chill out for a bit on their breaks or after a long shift that probably started at 4am. The staff were very friendly and the service was quick. The coffee was okay. Jamaica Blue source their beans from 5 regions then blend and roast their own roastery, The Bean Alliance. There are 7 varieties, some organic and fair trade which are also available to purchase. I have no idea what my parents and sister had when we came, but my sister who is a barista said that the coffee was not great. I would say overall Jamaica Blue is average. There wasn't anything else in the area unless you want to dine at a fast food chain so this was it. It definitely has franchise written all over it and I guess that is where the problem is. I've never been to a good one, they are like the Subways of the cafe genre.