I had a delicious meal at the Clevedon Blue Elephant. Friendly staff and definitely the best Thai…read morefood in Auckland

Had unique appetizers of spinach wraps with duck and peanuts and a Thai sausage with pickled…read morevegetables. Never had either at a Thai restaurant before and enjoyed both very much. For dinner I tried the Lamb Massaman and the meat was cooked perfectly and melted in my mouth and the flavors of the massaman were perfect. Lovely meal and very attentive service.

Panda in 125 Queen rise in Auckland New Zealand. It is a dim sum restaurant. Great for the people…read morelooking for affordable and amazing taste. This restaurant had a lot to offer. And if you like cute stuff for food pictures, you must try this place. The hours have changed, come like around 10:00 am to make sure you're not waiting too long.

Running around NZ and found a food court type place. Quite a few places to eat but these dumplings…read morecaught my eye. Very good as expected, quite reasonable in US dollars. Very tasty.

Stopped in for a late lunch at Heizo. It's a small old school mom and pop Japanese restaurant…read moreserving Tappanyaki and Tempura dishes. We had chicken thigh and prawn with yum yum sauce and chef split the dishes and served as a combo on two plates. Flavors, portion size, service and price were excellent. Topped off with a mountain of green tea ice cream! PS dinner menu much more expansive.

Fabulous food, a bit quick. Ambience very authentic and staff friendly and helpful. The prawns in…read moreyum yum sauce were so delicious!

This restaurant was selected by our host for a private food tour - that counts for a lot IMO…read more It's a smaller, quiet restaurant. The food had a lot of flavor and was well prepared - Calamari Pancake, Pork Bell & Kimchi Pie, Lamb Neck.

It's a small menu and I hope they keep it that way. Everything on the menu was carefully thought…read moreout & presented (we dined a la carte). Age kimchi pie w/ the pork belly was surprising & original. They really managed to work in the smokey flavor into the wild prawn (presented on a stick) & served with scrumptious vegan mayo. Fried chicken was delightful crunchy morsel served w/ homemade daikon pickle on side. Charcoal BBQ (hibachi on the table) was authentic as advertised, with vegetable ssam & all the trimmings. Venison bulgogi well seasoned. Chocolate kumara & lemon curd was fluffy & puffy. Service excellent, even though they were working with just two cooks in kitchen & one server (who explained everything very carefully). Wine list could be a bit longer -- but nice to see BekSeJu on the list. This restaurant is a real gem.

The most amazing squid rings and prawns one can get to taste on the shore. Different ways of…read morepreparations if u r a sea food lover from just steamed, to garlic , to spicy u name it. Not at all pricy and excellent quality. Peking duck a must try but book in advance not to be disappointed. A proper Chinese restaurant and a cut above the rest on the shore :) heaps of parking off site and seating for around 50-60 at least....enjoy

My favourite cheap eat anywhere, bar none!! Don't come here for the decor unless you're into white…read morewalls, and don't come here for a panoramic view unless you're into carparks and Blockbuster video rental stores. However, if it's damn tasty Chinese food in massive portions for sweet bugger all money, then you've definitely come to the right place!! Judging by how full this place gets these days, word of mouth has spread - plenty of people are down for cheap and cheerful! Gather your friends or family, bring a bottle down (BYO only, no drinks menu - no corkage!!!), and get a few of the big dishes to share. Everything's great (and nothings more than $10-$15), but I recommend the salt and pepper squid, the beans, the satay beef (comes out sizzling!) and the sweet and sour pork. Awesome awesome place, just make sure you book ahead on a Fri/Sat night and don't expect great service or ambiance.

The menu in the glass case out front did not list Pad Thai - which I was craving - but I was sold…read moreonce we peeked inside and asked if they had it and we're told yes. It didn't hurt that he place was packed. That was a good sign and we were off to a good start. The inside was very lovely and we were fine with eating at the bar, but they were able to squeeze us into a 2-top in the dining room. We shared the pad thai and got some sides to split. Man! When they say "sticky rice", they mean it! Not that that's a bad thing. I smothered it in peanut sauce and wa a happy camper. The cocktails are a little on the spendy side, but then, they are spendy anywhere compared to back in the USA. We got very good service and would return over and over again - if we lived there. Alas, the locals get to enjoy this gem and we just get to have found memories from 6,889 miles away.

A good thai restaurant in the Auckland CBD. They have an extensive menu, the quality of the food is…read morehigh and the service is friendly and attentive. I was here with a party of 11 and they did a wonderful job hosting our group.

Oh boy, what did I get into? This place seems to be a popular place amongst the locals, but to me…read more It wasn't all that in my opinion. I tried to like it, but I just didn't. Starving, my co-worker and I walked in for dinner without reservations. Luckily, no issues as we were greeted and chose our table. We didn't really look at any menu, and just decided on the bbq. I recall it only being about $20 (NZD), so really not bad at all. At first I was anxious to pick up the meats, cook it, and grub. But soon after, I slowly just started to dislike the little things I was noticing. ~ The tables all had a small burner with a pan on top. In other words, it's not a tabletop with a built-in grill. The burner just took up a lot of table space. ~ Then I noticed, as with all the other tables. It seems like you must use tin foil on the pan to cook your items. I just knew it would be pretty bothersome if meat gets stuck to the foil, it's pretty much over. Yeah, you can use some oil, but damn it was annoying. ~ The raw food choices sitting next to some of the utensils and lettuce leafs. Damn, wish I took a pic of it. ~ Plates on the bottom shelf seemed bothersome, I don't know why. ~ When it was a good 45 minutes before closing, they were already running out of the pre-cooked items under the heaters. And when other patrons were asking if they were going to bring out more, they were told NO. So, you've got a restaurant with fifty plus people in it, with 45 minutes before closing, and you're gonna tell them "No more cooked items" will be served. Well, that just blows. Man, what a waste of a review, I've got more Auckland reviews I've got catch up on. So, spare yourself! Get on a bus and go to Ponsonby instead!

I had the all you can eat buffet lunch for 30 NZD. Really good selection of meats and sides for…read morethe price. Not much in terms of ambiance but good tasting food. Would return.

We went to this restaurant for lunch during our visit to Auckland. This place is 4 blocks away from…read moreSky tower. Big place with nice ambience, very welcoming staff. We ordered pad shew, panang curry, red curry, chicken sauté and few drinks. Food was served quickly and tasted good. Both my boys liked the food as well. I will visit this place again.

It's very rare that I dislike a thai place because I usually think that it's pretty hard to screw…read moreup thai- but I have to say that I was disappointed in Grasshopper. My friends and I thought we were being clever and thought that it wouldn't be AS touristy as going closer to the water, but I'm afraid to say if you're looking for cheap and tasty Thai this is not your joint. If you are looking for overpriced food (the average main was around $25!!!) that is overly sweet (seriously, I think they added a ton of extra sugar to each dish) then this is your joint. We tried the chicken and cashew stir fry, the chicken pad thai and the chicken fried rice and all were just.... off...... I would stick away- shopping out of the 7-11 nearby for dinner would be more satisfying than this place.