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.

I had been to this particular restaurant years ago , but for yum cha and can hardly remember that…read moreexperience. This time we came for dinner along with several dozen of my wife's work colleagues for a early celebration of the Chinese New Year, hosted by her boss. We had a small selection of wines for each table , of which I chose to have some of the Villa Maria Viognier. Nothing special , but it went down well with me. As for the eating or maybe as is common with a lot of Chinese dinners it should be loosely called " feast " there was food aplenty....coming out so quickly that as I have found when eating such in other restaurants it becomes difficult to squeeze all the dishes onto the table. But we managed. As for each separate dish I could not name them all, though I can say there was lobster , pork, pigs ear , duck and more. I have to admit it was the first duck I have tasted for a long time...and can honestly say it tasted pretty good, almost on a par with the duck we tried in one of the more famous duck restaurants in Beijing. Just lacking in the chef coming and slicing it in front of you as is done in Beijing plus a few other traditional methods they have there. Anyway I had a taste of everything and have no bad words to say...all delicious and worthy of the 5 stars. And of course the service was good as well. A very enjoyable night!!

to be honest - what made spicy house amazing was the fact they were open until 4am over the…read moreweekend. Now, you guessed it - they close at about 10:30pm. All the reviews you'll see are from 5-10 years ago - when spicy house had these opening hours. Please save your money and don't be fooled. Not worth it!!!l

This restaurant is located on Dominion road among dozens of other Asian restaurants. The area…read morereminds me of a scaled down version of Canal Street in NYC or any other China town in any major city. The restaurant is all about food, the decor is cafeteria style they are not in business to wow you with decor, or fancy lights, in my travels these places tend have the best tasting foods. When our party of 6 walked into the restaurant I was immediately struck by how small this space was and worried we would not be able to dine here. The room is basically a 12 x 14 with 12 small tables and 10 of them were occupied. Somehow the ladies in there rallied together like an F1 pit crew and stools and chairs showed up and tables were slapped together efficiently and we all sat down in under 3 minutes. We ordered: Shanghai cabbage with garlic Spicy fried rice Steamed rice Sweet and sour pork Spicy fried Squid Corn soup Pan fried dumplings Fried soft shell crab Everything was excellent, the food came out fast and very hot and very tasty. I would definitely go back to this location.

the best Chinese food we had during our trip! can't wait to go back again. It's so authentic with…read moregood portion of food.

I regularly have Yum Cha dates with a group of friends and we have tried a few places around…read moreAuckland with the two biggest factors in choice being taste and price. We found Hees Garden after a recommendation from a friend and we've stuck with it since. It's a great Yum Cha! Plenty of options and they come out frequently. The quality is great and the price is really competitive. Almost half what we were paying for the same quantity of food in Newmarket and the quality is the same or better. There isn't a huge amount of a la cart options which is disappointing. And when it gets really busy the wait for food is quite long. But overall a great, cheap and central option for Yum Cha.

I live in MT Eden and I try out a lot of restaurants on Dominion Rd and I really like the food in…read morethis one and the portions are massive. The staff is quite nice and friendly too.

this is a pretty good reasonably priced Chinese restaurant that serves and assortment of dishes…read moreit's clean the people are friendly and has good parking

Friends selected this place for an early dinner during my recent visit to Auckland, specifically…read morecharging me to order dishes they'd never had before. Having lived for a long time in China I felt up to the task, but was not sure how a restaurant with a somewhat corny name would perform. On arrival I was put at ease by the exclusively Chinese clientele and the Mandarin-speaking young staff, who didn't bat an eye at my speaking with them in Chinese. Though there was no seating available in the main dining room, seats were available upstairs so we sent up there. Decor-wise, the place is a bit lacking, but in a way that adds to the atmosphere. The menu is the attraction anyway, and it is extensive. Since the chef is a member of China's Muslim minority Hui nationality, there is no pork on the menu, but there is lamb aplenty. And being a northern-style restaurant there are loads of wheat-based dishes (noodles and dumplings) rather than rice. Our order consisted of the following: an order of pan-fried lamb-fennel dumplings （羊肉茴香锅贴）; cleaver-sliced noodles with beef (刀削牛肉面)）; eggplant with garlic sauce (鱼香茄子）; peanuts in vinegar (醋泡花生）; and one each of the lamb and beef Chinese "burgers" (肉夹馍）. We had hoped to order lamb kebabs as well, but they were out (and while I'd have loved to have had the chicken gizzard kebab, my friends insisted on no offal, and there is a minimum of five kebabs per order). The only slight disappointment was the beef "burger", since the meat was a bit dry, and the vinegar peanuts were not as punchy as I like, but the other dishes were spot-on. And the prices are very reasonable so you can afford to try new things without a budgetary concern.

Oh man, that's too much with the Beef Pao Mo, a totally big bowl with full beef and Pao Mo but the…read moreprice of it was just normal. I didn't finish them, so I have to say sorry to the chef, next time I would get a small one, lol.

Holy duck this is good. I only went here for the first time recently, and since then have gone…read moreabout 5 times. When you call up to book, you can order a duck - $60. Or two, whatevs. Then when you get there you choose 3 ways you want it done. We got in little pancakes with hoisin sauce and greens, as a mix thing in lettuce cups and as a soup. Crikey everything was so good. And one duck can feed like five people comfortably so think how cheap it is! This is the best Peking Duck i've ever tried, and because of the eating style you don't leave feeling like crap. It caters amazingly well to big groups AND its BYO shaawing!! The decor is quite traditional - no fuss, you almost feel like you're in someones home. And the tables are big and circular. Service is polite and attentive. Man I love this place, think I might go for my birthday. or just a Tuesday.

We are keen Chinese food lovers and we were very charmed by this place. We ask for some Pekin Duck…read moreand they made the effort to share one with another larger group to satisfy us. Thank you

The food here is overpriced, although the portions are large. The vegetables were like slop at the…read morebottom of our pork dish. The restaurant was noisy, we literally had to yell at each other. There was a large party that was very very loud and the restaurant staff did nothing and refused to help quiet them down. Several patrons were pissed off, not just us. I would not go here again because of the prices, mediocre food, and staff that could not give a darn about the experience for their patrons.

I dunno what all these crazy ass people are thinking with their 4 and 5 star reviews. This joint is…read morefriggen 2 stars all day, every day. So, I used to live down the road from this place and so I'd kind of jimmy in every now and then. When I went there last time I got the most aggressive and pissy service I've ever gotten anywhere. Like this old Chinese lady was serving us, and yeah, the food came quick and it was pretty delicious and had really big portions, but it was just incredibly awkward. It was like the lady hated me and my brother for some reason and was just desperate for us to leave. I hated that. It made me feel bad, like I was imposing on them by patronising their business.

Ate here for lunch and the food was very good…read more I had the beef noodle soup and kept the spice level to medium. Good value and very tasty. Medium gives a nice spice but doesn't overpower the taste. The beef was tender and the noodles were good

Nearby pizza place was closed so we pivoted to noodles. Turned out to be a great decision. Yummy…read morenoodles served fresh and hot with bok choy cooked to perfection. Classic Kung Pao was great also.

We stumbled on this place as we're walking from Mount Eden on a week day. Monday - Thursday they…read moreopen at 5pm & Friday through the weekend they open at 11 am so be aware. Right off the bat the vibes, service, & music were on point. The fried chicken & loaded fries were delicious! Unfortunately, the chicken dumplings were too heavy on the fusion for us. The dumplings were overwhelmed by the curry powder and the inside was overcooked. With so much Asian influence in the city of Auckland, I feel there are times when restaurants should just leave some dishes/flavors alone as they are amazing in their own right. Overall the experience was good.

Eric the bartender was pretty awesome. Helped kept it real with the drinks, which were all pretty…read moretasty, but also with some history of the Eden area. Very personable and made a first time to NZ felt like a local. Talent.