John and Rita Lim are the proprietors of this 11 year old establishment. Originally from Malaysia,…read moretheir restaurant has been a staple for Malaysian food in Auckland. The restaurant is typically Malaysian family style and therefore, each dish is sizable and is meant to be shared. Both John and Rita are very personable and it shows in the restaurant's efficient and friendly service. Being new to the area, Rita was quick to recommend the XO Chicken (of which she explains, stands for "extra ordinary"!), and Assam Prawns. I also added some curry puffs and an order of Mee Goreng. The food was very tasty and the portions were huge! We had it for dinner and breakfast/lunch the next day! In all, it was lots of fun having a chat with them, learning about the food, their restaurant and up coming holiday. Perhaps, I'll see you in Hawaii.

Great restaurant!! Everything was delicious. The roti canai was a hit! Curry was delicious and…read morenaan was fresh and flaky. The XO chicken was amazing and extremely full of flavor - be careful for bones though. Would love to try the XO shrimp next time. The house spicy noodle was amazing as well. Their portions are pretty big so it's best to go with a large party to taste a little bit of everything. They serve hot tea which helps with the heaviness of the food. Great food overall. Think I'll go back when I'm in New Zealand again! BYO alcohol btw!

Absolutely the best Gon Loh Char Siu Wontan Mein in all of Auckland. This uniquely KL dry noodle…read moredish was a staple while growing up in Malaysia. It certainly brought back good memories of the "kopi" shop. Loud traffic, small tables and the occasional insect makes it all the more authentic. The service is very friendly and the shop itself is clean and simple. Come for the extensive noodle dishes and authentic taste. Parking is street side only. Walk a little from the parking lot. All in all I have to come back to try the rest!

News of the opening of this new kid on the block spread around the Malaysian and extended…read morecommunities like wild fire. Could this be the best one yet, serving authentic and tasty Malaysian food, cooked the way good Malaysian food should be cooked? First indications were positive, so we went along, hungry and excited. The owners are very friendly and welcoming, and the menu looked good. We ordered the simple, but tasty basics; beef rending, chicken laksa, char koay teow. Dishes arrived - HUGE dishes ... with very small portions sitting, lost on their gigantic platters. All dishes tasted fine, though nothing special. Prices, however, are very high, too high for the fare and location. We'll either cook our own at home, which will be equally - if not, more satisfying, or eat at another of the good quality and value Malaysian restaurants.

We lived in Singapore and got hooked on Malaysian food. There are a few scattered around the wider…read moreAuckland area, but we think this is the very best. We live about a half hour away but go there whenever we can come up with a good excuse. The ambiance is not what you go for - it's the food! Authentic and delicious.

I've been here delightfully several times. The atmosphere is ambient, the staff are helpful and…read morefriendly. The food is gorgeous though!! Alittle pricey however, in the end it balances. A great selection of western fused Asian foods. I'll definitely return.

We took the family for a special occasion dinner at this relatively new South East Asian cuisine…read morerestaurant and everyone just loved the meal. A few of us chose Phad Thai rice noodles, very tasty and quite big portions. Mr chose the Crying Tiger marinated Thai style sirloin steak which was indeed grilled to perfection. My favourite was the Thai stir fry Cashewnut, and for the eldest son it was a Green Curry. The interiors are modern, I think they have tried to bring a bit of Ponsonby chic into New Lynn. We thought it all worked and are recommending Mix Moon.

Little hard to get into the car park if you are coming from New Lynn because of the double yellow…read moreline on a main road. The decor not very flash at all, but is OK for the local eat out. Service was pretty average maybe because they only have 2 people working so had to wait for a while to even order. We ordered rendang beef and Malaysian chicken curry, pretty oily and it tasted OK. Maybe pop back if I wanted to something quick for Malaysian.

We went for a lunch with BBQ pork laksa, curry chicken on rice and wonton noodles for $31 total…read more All seemed authentic. Curry and laksa were nicely spiced; beware, chicken has bones if that's not what you like; wontons had a lot of noodles, which is how they do it in Asia but disappointed our third dinner. Decor and service were very average but the food made it worth the price.

Really happy I decided to come here for dinner with my sister. Not only are dishes $9-$15, but the…read moreportions are very large. Great for sharing! We decided to order a lot of food and went all out! We ordered the Roti Canai, Spicy Soft Shell Crab, Mamak chicken bites, and curry puffs to start. Then the Vegetarian Nasi Goreng for our main. All generous portions and all delicious!! The Roti Canai and Mamak Chicken bites were our favorite starters if you had to choose. The Nasi Goreng (similar to fried rice) was soooooooo yummy. It's all Tapas style but come with a big appetite if you order a lot like we did. Really great staff in a cute location!!

Popped in here on a Friday night. Slightly off the busiest areas in Melbourne, it wasn't hard to…read moreget a table. The service was very attentive, my server let me know I could do everything via QR or order with her. I ordered a lamb curry and some roti and just because I wanted to try it I also got 1 piece of the fried chicken. It was all really good, but honestly the chicken was the best part. Excellent flavor, cooked perfectly and just a little spicy. If I ever go back here I will probably go for the fried chicken meal. I had wanted to try one of the sweet roti options for dessert, but by the time I finished the chicken, roti and most of the curry, I had no room left for more.

One winter's eve when we couldn't get in to the overflowing New Flavour restaurant, we decided to…read moreventure next door to the Golden Tulip. Straight away you notice the difference - this place has made an effort with their decor! Specialising in Malaysian & Indonesian cuisine, the waitstaff at Golden Tulip are happy to help and recommend dishes. The menu is extensive, as with a lot of Dominion Rd eateries! With classics such as Char Kuey Teow, Mee Goreng, Beef Rendang and Nasi Lemak, the closest you'll find to a Laksa is Curried Laksa Noodles. We plumped for a Mongolian Beef hotplate, Assam Prawns and a Hainanese Chicken. Each dish was a very good example of it's type, without being mind-blowing. The prawns were particularly good; plump & juicy with loads of the salty, sweet Assam sauce. The servings were huge, so we ended up taking the leftovers home. Golden Tulip & it's close Dominion Road neighbours Cinta and Santhiya's are giving Malaysian food the reputation it deserves. We'll definitely be back to work our way through the menu!

The restaurant has closed and replaced by a steak house. Not sure when the business shuttered but…read morethe new restaurant appears quite new.

Lazat has changed hands a few times since it opened in 2017, but it has an outstanding menu. Plus,…read morethe lunch specials are great! Since I have been with large parties I have had almost everything on the menu. All of it is good. There's never been a dish I didn't like. Plus, they cook-to-order. For me, I prefer my food spicy hot. When I asked for Malaysian hot, they had to ask me three times to make sure that's what I wanted. Kiwis aren't know for their tolerance of spicy food. When I assured them I was serious, they served me the food spicy hot. Others couldn't eat it, but I certainly enjoyed it.

I'm on the trail of Malaysian cuisine ATM. This place has a totally unassuming front to it. Inside…read moreit is cosy and intimate. It's not upmarket - rather a very well presented comfortable. The menu is limited to a single page of dishes - though I did go at lunch so maybe this is different at night? We ordered Rendang - which was very tender. The flavour was stronger than I liked with dark soy perhaps? But still totally delicious. My mum and son enjoyed it very much. The roti's and Curry's were excellent both in terms of value and taste. Dumplings were fresh tasting. Hawker Chicken was super yum too. $49 for 3 people including a glass of wine! Char Kway Teow was yummy too. Gobbled up by my partner when we got home.

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