The service was good, the two girls on the night were friendly and nice. The tea and coffee…read morebeverage was as I remembered back in hong Kong (so that says A LOT), out of all the places I have been to in NZ that has HK style tea/coffee isn't as good as this :) However the food was a little let down, maybe it wasn't the same chef that Eddie had in the other review... The baked spaghetti was bland and it seemed like there wasn't enough sauce, my friend's beef ho fun wasn't salty enough (she had to add extra salt). The deep fried tofu was good and so was my black bean chicken ho fun. I would end with recommending their HK tea and coffee *big thumbs up*, its just like how it tastes in HK!

Well , what can i say but i think we have definitely found a winner for us when it comes to…read moreCantonese style restaurants. We had read on a post on some other Chinese website that this was a newish place , but i am thinking maybe we are wrong. But then we have driven past here a fair bit over the past months and never seen it....so maybe it is new. Anyway it sure does give the new feel as on entering the place appears spotless , clean as , as if brand spanking new. It was pretty quiet when we came in upon it did soon pick up. The staff gave good service , took order quick enough and the orders came out as soon as possible. As for the food , well for a Cantonese style place in Auckland it " knocked my socks off " so to speak. The best french toast HK style i have tasted outside HK., the baked pork chop ,rice and white sauce i had was totally delicious and though i cannot remember having in HK , it was reminiscent of one i had in a HK style restaurant in Shanghai which i totally crave whenever i go back there. All because it is so good!!! My other half had the All day combo small size which is stewed diced pork belly with rice with a choice of side ( see menu in pictures ) . She chose the chicken pieces. This combo is $10 for the small size or $11 for the large size and if you pay an extra dollar you can get either a soft drink or soup of the day. And i also had the HK style milk tea......delicious!! One of my favourite teas. So overall i gave it a big big thumbs up and can see coming back here again ...and again. Maybe for breakfast next time!!

Good Cantonese food in Auckland. The cooking is authentic and the fish tasted excellent. Would be…read moreback to try the other dishes. The proprietress was engaging and very friendly.

A simple and decent Chinese restaurant that appears small from the street front, but they have an…read moreupstairs seating area that would be good for larger groups or private parties. The Peking Duck was good as were all the dishes we were served. The menu is quite expansive with photos of all the dishes so it makes ordering quite easy. They also allow BYO which is a real bonus. The clientele was almost entirely Chinese on my visit which is usually a good sign.

A truly authentic Chinese experience in Auckland New Zealand. I consider myself to be a connoisseur…read moreof Chinese food based upon what I've had in multiple places in North America.The restaurant itself was family oriented. The owner was very attentive explained to us via pictures each of the meals and what it look like to make sure we understood we're ordering. Who does that? I had the lamb with noodles and my partner had pork fried noodles, the thick kind rice noodles. The quality of food was just absolutely amazing. This was truly authentic Chinese cuisine. The portions were so generous and neither one of us could finish our meals. The owners were so nice polite, attentive. If you're in Auckland, New Zealand in the CBD, I would say this is a must go restaurant for anybody.

Wow! Simply stunning!! One of the best roast duck I've had! Can't believe I could find such a…read moredelicious roast duck during my short stay in Auckland. Service was friendly and the manager/owner (male) was fun to talk to. Glad that we dined in here. Thanks bbq king!!! - Elaine

Food -four star. Restaurant ambiance - three star. Evil waitress - one star…read more Waitress was HELL BENT, telling us we ordered wrong when SHE clearly took our order down incorrectly. She went BALLISTIC and ranted at us for 10 minutes! Clearly INSANE. The other female waitress with the short, short shorts was so sweet and nice. The men liked looking at her butt cheeks every time she picked up and dropped off dishes to our table. Sweetie....your shorts need to be a tad more covering your ass.

We actually came this way meaning to try out some new Vietnamese place listed as hot and new, but…read morecould not find it so came here instead. It has changed since we had been by before, but never gone in, and was now open under new management, name and only just it's 4th day. To celebrate the opening they had decorated the entry with floral arrangements which was a nice touch. Once in the restaurant , one will notice a quite sizable tank for lobster etc, a very clean and tidy interior, a few other ornaments like vases and the unusual one of a grandfather clock....I have never seen one of them before in a chinese restaurant. Something different .....a little strange but for me did not ruin the interior outlook at all. Service was good, with greeting on entering and quickly presented with menu at table. We ordered the Taiwanese soy sauce chicken ( 三杯鸡 ) and the Hong Kong style fried fish ( 避风塘炒鱼 ) . Soup of the day is bought to the table when you first sit down. That's nothing flash, soup with veges and meat bone . Is common to give such soups to patrons in cantonese restaurants. Our food came out , was up to scratch...so much so that we nearly never had to takeaway the left overs. The price is a little high though. But still worth the expense. Chances we would come back

Royal Dumpling and Noodle is my local dumpling joint however in the past it has been over looked in…read morefavour of the Dominion Rd restaurants. It was only after reading a recent review by Cheap Eats that I remembered how much I used to love it. I had a re-read of the review I wrote back in 2013, "After driving past Royal City Dumpling many times I finally tried last week and I am very glad I did, it will now be my go to restaurant in Auckland for dumplings as they were truly delicious. Their pork and fennel dumplings were particularly amazing. I look forward to going back to try the noodles which also looked great. The owners are friendly and prices very reasonable." Their menu has changed since then. They now have a yum char menu as well as a full dumpling menu and full sized Chinese menu. I have since been back twice in one week which is always a good sign. The first time was to try their yum char menu for dinner. We were excited by all the options and low prices but knew we couldn't order everything this time. We went with the Steamed Coriander and Shrimp Dumplings ($5.30), Deep Fried Squid ($6.50), Deep Fried Spring Rolls ($6.50) and the Stir-fried Chinese Veges ($11.80). This was more than enough for two people. The squid was extremely large for $6.50 and while it was delicious we really needed another 1 or 2 people to help us finish it. The spring rolls were probably my favourite. They were FULL of shrimp and were crispy and delicious. But everything was good. I then went back to get some takeaway dumplings for dinner. Pork and Fennel pan-fried. As Royal Dumpling is across the road from Pak n Save I thought I would pop over while the dumplings were being made. I may have left them for too long as when I got them home they were a bit chewy, luke warm and not that great. This was entirely my fault, I just want to warn people so they are not tempted to do the same. I was a sad dumpling eater that night.

Everyone likes a good Chinese dumpling and these guys make a very good pan fried dumpling. Their…read moreother items like fried rice and sweet and sour pork are just ok for me but their dumplings are worth the trip. Also double check your bag before you leave as we had to return because they forgot to pack everything we paid for. Sorry no pics, they were devoured before I could take any.

The restaurant is spacious, the staff is friendly and polite. However, disappointing with the food…read more (Ba-Wan) Taiwanese Meat Balls way too sweet for us. Steamed Fish with Rice obviously it's a frozen fillet, tastes watery and fishy. Xiao long bao comes with a super thick pastry, and the filling tastes terrible as well. So disappointed with the food.

I have been to My Kitchen many many times now. Today, I went again after church for some much…read moreneeded comfort food that is very different to your traditional Sunday Brunch. My partner and I both had a full meal each as well as a side of pan fried dumplings and I had a hot oolong tea. We were stuffed to the max (and we both like to eat) for $35. And at the end of it we both agreed we didn't need the dumplings (however we always order 1-2 entrées anyway). This place is VERY good value in my opinion. I had the three sauce chicken with noodles ($9.5 I think?) which was huge. The chicken came on a small hot skillet sizzling in soy sauce and oyster sauce with ginger and other herbs, and the noodles appeared to be the hand-pulled noodles in a soup with herbs. The fresh coriander in the soup merrier well with the three sauce chicken and totally it the spot. It was VERY Delicious. My partner had the chicken katsu on rice which came with 3 different sides of vegetables as well as a small cup of soup. Both of our meals came with a slice of orange, which surprisingly was a cool and refreshing palate cleanser after all the salty and spicy (I always add hot chilli, but of course after tasting the dish first) flavours from the dish. Word of the wise - if you like bubble tea and order any of the teas off the menu it will be very sweet (unless you have a major sweet tooth, then perhaps this is right up your alley!). You can always ask for no sweetening or half sugar like at other bubble tea places. Also if you don't finish it ask for take-away and they will happily seal it in a cup for you. Weird and wonderful - Taiwanese Meat Ball. I had this the first time I went to My Kitchen a while back now. This is for the adventurous only - it is not your standard Italian meat ball. I've been to Taiwan and I'd say they are pretty authentic. Come see for yourself though!

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.

This is a Cantonese menu restaurant which seems to do okay as every time we go it has a steady…read morestream of customers. If we have been and initially is quiet then it soon fills up. It is clean , decent selection on the menu , good service and the price is not too bad. It has a speciality of " tonic " which is good for the health. Different tonics help health of the body and at times benefit more male than female and vice versa , for example one is for beauty which naturally is for women .These tonics are bit like a soup , with different meats depending on the tonic and usually have Chinese herbs in as well. As well as this one of my favourite dishes here is the baked rice with either chicken ,seafood or pork and cheese topping . There is free parking right outside the door as well as plenty on the street if that is full, and if you need go to the toilet you have to get the key from the staff and it is outside at the back of restaurant. All in all pretty decent place to go to have a good meal.

Deciding to eat here for lunch on our one day in Auckland, Seafood Paradise Chinese restaurant…read moreserved up real tasty yum cha dining near the waterfront. We saw signs for 'Yum Cha' (meaning 'drink tea' in Cantonese) throughout the cities in Australia and New Zealand, and quickly understood it was similar to getting 'Dim Sum' in the States. Once we were seated, we were given laminated menus and a dry erase marker...we got the message. One thing similar is the no nonsense service provided at Chinese restaurants (good and bad)...it's the food you come for. So my brother and I ended up ordering a variety of things, and everyone of them was good. Steamed Prawn dumplings (NZ$10.90) - basically har gow, coming in fours. it was as good as I've had, using expertly seasoned whole shrimp. Roast Pork (NZ$23) - roasted pork belly, reminding me of Filipino Pork Lechon, even coming with a similar dipping sauce. Very expertly done and delicious. Deep Fried Large Prawns (NZ$27) - looking exactly like the menu picture, these whole head-on shrimp and been battered and deep fried. Meant to be eaten whole shell and all. It was good quality shrimp, firm and sweet. Shrimp Fried Rice (NZ$23) - a good rendition of fried rice, with small salad shrimp. Steamed Mixed Dumplings (NZ$21) - this could be a good sampler with one of each for the most popular eight steamed dumplings. As always, I much prefer the savory versions vs the sweet custardy ones, but have to admit the steam creamy custard buns were very cute to look at. Steamed Shrimp and Scallop with XO sauce (NZ$13.90) - I liked the sauce on top, but couldn't really tell if there were scallops in there or not. I preferred their har gow. As one can see, the dim sum runs on the pricier side as expected being in a tourist area. They really cater to a Chinese clientele, with big families enjoying their dim sum while enjoying the nice outdoor weather.

This place has fantastic food once you get past the language barrier. I've traveled the world and…read morethis place has the best steamed fish with ginger and coriander. Luckily the menu has pictures and they understand when I point out what I want. The seafood is live and you can even pick out which fish or crayfish you want. Don't come here for the service or the ambiance if you want good food this is the place. On my trip to Auckland I had to stop by here 3 times for the food.