Highly recommend this place! Was visiting from Hawaii and decided to order the braised beef noodle and lamb & onion dumplings. OMG! So flavorful and tasty!! Wasn't even that hungry but my daughter and I wiped it all clean, it was too good not to eat it all at once. Braised beef was so tender and the noodles perfectly cooked. Dumplings came steamed and fried and both were equally flavorful!! Will definitely come back any time I'm in Auckland. What a rare gem this was!! read more

From my experience, this restaurant is not worth revisiting. The food quality was poor and overpriced for what was offered. We ordered a dish with "beef" in the name, yet it barely contained any beef--only cheap vegetables--and the little beef there was did not seem fresh, as my daughter ended up with diarrhea afterward. The customer service was equally disappointing. The waitress placed a hot dish dangerously close to my daughter's arm, risking a burn, and when we politely pointed it out, she rudely blamed us for not moving the dish. Additionally, the portions were shockingly small, and the food tasted bland and unappealing. For the $120 we spent, we expected much better but were left with upset stomachs and a ruined evening. I hope the restaurant takes these concerns seriously, as I cannot recommend this place to anyone. Consider these warnings before dining here.Have you taken the time to read all the one-star reviews? You need to take those criticisms seriously. Stop being so greedy--people come to your restaurant expecting food that's worth the price. It's fair to make a profit, but at this rate, you're running what feels like a scam. If you want to rebuild trust and attract customers, focus on delivering quality food and service that matches the cost. read more

New Flavour Restaurant - disgrace to Chinese cuisine - Chinese Near Me - Auckland, AUK

I would like to start off by saying that the food is a 5/5! Everything is cheap, around $10-15, and the portions are huuuuuge! My friend and I got 4 dishes between the two of us and didn't even eat half of it before we were full- so we have plenty of leftovers for tomorrow. Also the complimentary tea that they give out was amazing! What brings this review down is that the service was a 3/5. Once seated, it took around 10 minutes for someone to take our order. Once finished, we were waiting for another 10 minutes before we asked for take out boxes and then another 10 minutes to pay. We had to get the attention of the staff both times. Everyone was running around and seemed really busy but also simultaneously seemed to be standing there not doing anything. However the food came out super quick! I would definitely recommend this place if you like Chinese food and want something late at night! read more

New Flavour Restaurant - Chicken curry rice and seafood fried noodles (with prawns, crab, scallops, and calamari) - Chinese Near Me - Auckland, AUK

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This place used to be better. Menus were frankly disgusting, all discoloured and torn. Tea pot and plates were all chipped and must have been used hundreds of times prior. Soy sauce and vinegar jars leaking and generally gross. Staff barely acknowledge your existance, menus are thrown on the table without saying a word, not a smile or a thank you in sight. Service has always been bad on prior visits.. Now on the same level as Barilla Dumpling (which is not a compliment!). New Flavour used to represent good value but I think the prices have gone up lately as it's getting quite expensive now for a "cheap eats" restaurant. These lot need to stop resting on their laurels of previous success and metro reviews and really up their game. read more

New Flavour Restaurant - Gross menus and broken teapot.. Clearly not willing to spend a couple of bucks to maintain the image of their own restaurant. - Chinese Near Me - Auckland, AUK

New Flavour has become an Auckland legend over the past few years and rightly so. After years of thinking Chinese food was just fried rice and noodles, Sichuan regional cuisine is finally becoming readily available and no one does it better (and cheaper) than New Flavour. The "ambience" is basic at best, although the more you go the more its simplicity grows on you. Same for the service - friendly, efficient and the food comes fast. Bookings are hit and miss but even if you just turn up the wait is worth it. Sometimes the queue is right out the door but usually moves pretty fast. Open every day except Tuesday until REALLY late, your meal here will provide enough for leftovers too - even if you only order two dishes. At around $12 a dish, it's easy to order much more than two and the Dumplings (of your choice - I always go for the vegetarian but everyone says the Pork and Fennel are the shiz) are essential, as is the Cucumber, Tofu & Coriander Salad. We also can't go past the Green Beans with Chilli and/or the Brocolli with Smashed Garlic and usually throw in a Spring Onion Pancake or two. You can take your own wine if you want to (and there's no corkage fee!) but the bottomless pots of green tea will make you feel virtuous and in terms of food-beverage matching it's a total winner. Even if you're not usually a green tea fan, New Flavour will make you one. This place absolutely deserves its reputation and while it's sad that the secret is out, hopefully its popularity is just the start of a future empire.... Our only gripe is with the "Handmade Noodles" advertised on the window. They are good, however we have struggled to relive our very first Vegetarian Fried Noodle experience. Each time since we have had different widths of noodles, different seasonings, different things added. True, we are fussy and don't like any seaweed or fungus but sadly that first lot has never been repeated which is a shame. Same for the fried rice - just a bit on the ordinary side. Still, it's not like there isn't around another 16 pages of menu items to order from! read more

New Flavour Restaurant - Chinese Near Me - Auckland, AUK

I can't believe I haven't reviewed this place earlier. New Flavour has been my "go-to" dumpling house on Dominion Rd for years, before Barilla & its' celebrity fans made dumpling houses the next Big Thing for cool kids & hipsters. New Flavour hand-make their own dumplings, hand-pull their own noodles, and their big point of difference among the other Asian restaurants studding Dominion Road is that they are BYO. The menu is about 10 pages long, the tablecloths are laminated and the wait staff struggle to force a smile, but the food is damn good! And we are all about the food. Dumplings absolutely, without a doubt, simply MUST form a component of your order. There is no compromise on this, in case you were wondering. The Scotsman loves the Mutton & onion ones; the Pork & fennel are pretty good, and I have also heard great things about the Egg, prawn & chives. Basically there is something to suit everyone; vegetarians, pescetarians & carnivores alike. Knock yourself out & try something new, or stick to an old favourite; either way, you're probably going to love it. You can choose between steamed, fried or in a soup, and its around $12 for a hefty plate of 20 or so. The table condiments of chilli, vinegar & soy can be mixed to make a dipping sauce that suits your palate. Next up are noodles. These are delicious. At $10 for a plate of combination meat noodles, you can't go wrong. We've also tried the Black Bean & Chilli Lamb on noodles which was so good; sometimes black bean sauce can be overly salty, but New Flavour treat their black beans with reverence. Beware when chilli is mentioned on the menu though; they don't scrimp on this spice! The chilli doesn't overpower the dishes, but they definitely have a real kick to them, and less adventurous diners might find themselves gasping for the complimentary tea! Other highlights on the menu, without writing a novel, include the amazing Cucumber & Tofu salad that is included in the starter section. Normally my eyes would dart past that kind of offering, but so many people recommend this that I had to give it a try. And now I struggle NOT to order it! Slender slivers of cucumber & tofu like you've never tasted before in a tangy, refreshing chilli dressing; it helps balance out the carbiliciousness of the dumplings & noodles. The Sizzling platters always go down well. You can have your choice of beef, lamb, pork or seafood with vegetables in a sticky savoury sauce, and the drama of the sizzling dish can captivate/impress/spatter with sauce your dining companions, depending on the look you're going for. And the Chilli & Cumin Squid is yum. Have fun trying a "new flavour", slurping on noodles & splurting out the saucy dumpling goodness. New Flavour is definitely not a first date venue! read more

It doesn't look like much, but New Flavour's food and service helps it stand out in the crowd of generic-looking eateries on Dominion Road. Always a favourite for takeaways and dinners of the quick and cheap variety. Apparently there's a rivalry between them and Barilla, but I don't see it. I'm team NF. If you're a dumpling fiend like myself, New Flavour is easily the best option. How do I know? It's gross, I know, but dumplings from just about everywhere else gives me the 'dumpling burps'. Not a pleasant condition. Anywho, New Flavour is the exception! I think it's because their dumplings are fresh fresh fresh. Go for the pork and coriander if you want something a little different. NF's other dishes are reasonably tasty but nothing astronomical. The glass noodle salad with bean curd is alright, as is the deep fried eggplant with pork mince. These don't hold a flame to Barilla's refried green beans, unfortunately. But I forgo the beans because I've found New Flavour's service to be oh so much better/nicer. I'll be back, many many times. read more

No kidding when I say probably grew their client base by upwards of 75 people personally in the last few years. But last night i noticed a new menu with slightly increased prices (which is fine, eventually it needs to happen). But I also feel their portion size is starting to shrink. The cumin squid was literally a half size portion. Not cool. I love getting these things so I can share them amongst the table but there was little to share. Still I give it 4 stars rather than the usual 5. It was super delicious. May have been a one off, but I feel that this has been the trend as of late. read more

I feel a little bad for New Flavor, it used to be on equal footing with the infamous Barilla and now Barilla's doing so much business that they've got flatscreens playing tacky K-Pop and proper menus that aren't laminated bits of moldy paper! New Flavor is not a bad option for when Barilla is too full to take you but now it's definitely seen more as an alternative to Barilla than a place in its own right. We came here for a late dinner at around 10.30pm and ordered a plate of vegetarian dumplings (sorry but I don't trust the meat on this road) and some garlic bok choy. The vegetarian dumplings were actually really good, my usual dumpling order over at Barilla is the vegetarian dumplings too and I actually prefer New Flavor's. However it turns out my friend and I are a little sensitive to MSG (it's official called Chinese Restaurant Syndrome.. seriously, google it) and we started getting a bit dizzy.. kinda like being drunk minus feeling like you wanna party and annoy hot strangers. We asked the waitress if they used MSG in these dishes and she reluctantly admitted that they did. A couple minutes later the chefs walked out of the kitchen to have their dinner and no doubt the waitress told them what we had asked coz one of the chefs was seriously glaring at us like he was Regina George or something. Dude we're not going to call frickin immigration or anything because you used MSG, we just wanted to make sure that that's what was buzzing us out. At around 11-11.30pm the place was completely full so needless to say it's still popular. And I kinda like the ambience.. it feels almost cartoonish, like you're in a Tarantino film. Or is that the MSG talking? Anyway apparently New Flavor also do fried beans like my fave at Barilla so I might see how those are. But I don't buzz out as much at Barilla so for now.. I'm sticking with those guys. read more

There's nothing new about New Flavour; it's another Chinese restaurant amongst a throng of many others lining both sides of Dominion Road in Balmoral. Yet this place is almost always packed, be it six o'clock in the evening or three o'clock in the morning, usually with more waiting out on the street. On a recent visit with a friend we had to perform "the swoop" - the only effective table-acquiring manoeuvre - because you can wait politely all you want but no one's going to be showing you to your seats. It's that busy. And apparently for good reason. There are the usual favourites; a delicious array of dumplings, a tantalising tofu cucumber salad, an assortment of tasty savoury pancakes... you'll never be dissatisfied with what New Flavour has on the menu. That is, if you can get a seat. read more

Sometimes I wonder just what made New Flavor the spot that everyone flocks to, out of all the other choices on Dominion Road. It isnt the friendly service, and the menu is pretty similar to other choices right next door. However, New Flavor holds its place as a fine example of what to expect from this area, and it's super easy to get a great feed for less then 15 dollars, and if you bring your own drinks you are guaranteed a great dinner. As every other reviewer has said, it's super busy. So if you come on a certain night and the place is packed, I suggest you go check out any of the other options on the strip. read more

New Flavour is the place people go to when they can't go down the road to Barilla. It's cheap and cheerful (ish) Chinese. It's pretty fricken dirty in there. One person I know got food poisoning from that place but I've never had a problem. I'm hardy. It gets packed out at New Flavour. People love the dumplings and the prices - it's super cheap. It's also open pretty late, so a great option for one of those 'drunk feeds' people like to partake in. Your not really ever sure if you booked when you call to book, but the tables turn over pretty quickly so you never have to wait that long. It's also BYO and there's no corkage, which seems completely crazy to me but I mean, I get the feeling the owners even really know they could charge corkage, if that makes sense? That's the vibe I get in there. read more

Wow wow wow! Their pork and chives dumplings are insane! Love their food. It's always so fresh and delicious. Anyone I have ever taken here has become a dumpling convert and can't wait till their next visit. BYO is also handy and the late night hours are perfect if you need a snack before you head home after a nigh out :) read more

I just tried this place for the first time today. The cucumber salad, dumplings, and fried noodles were very good. However, the squid did not taste fresh and was overcooked. We had to send it back because it was so bad. They remade the dish for us but it actually tasted worse. I think they actually added water and microwaved the same dish. Anyway, if you stick to the dumplings and noodles it's an ok spot. I've been told by the other locals in our group that this place is slowly losing quality and increasing prices over time. read more

Pretty good food as far as Chinese goes around this area (which has heaps of every type of Asian cuisine), but it's not amazing. The dumplings are good - you can get better ones for a cheaper price. The fried green beans were OK but needed soy, vinegar and chilli added to give them much flavour. Also tried a beef in hot chilli soup. It was mild at best and had more oil than soup. Plenty of places to go which have better food and better prices. read more

Delicious dumpling in a strange little place. Cheap as chips and the food is lovely but you pay for what you get with decorations and ambience. Definitely not a 5star restaurant but always a hoot! read more

We're not in Kansas anymore people! Gone are the yellowed walls and 'Handmade Dumplings' printed on A4 paper in the window front (I liked it myself, I figured it would put the hipsters off) The dumplings are still the can't-go-wrong choice here, however you may like them, steamed, boiled or fried. Pork and coriander was my choice, so fresh and filling, they must get their coriander from a secret shop cause I have not tasted so fresh in a long time! My Combination fried rice was average, good amount/mix of meats/prawns but not rave worthy. More seating upstairs, not that I ventured up myself. I am undecided on the new look, maybe if they got some basic customer service too? I can dream, I can dream. read more

So tasty yet not greasy like other Chinese restaurant. Friendly staff too. I love to eat their spicy pork and family noodle soup in cold winter. read more

New Flavour Restaurant - $13 hot pot nice for winter - Chinese Near Me - Auckland, AUK

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It's the place to be seen, as the queue of vintage dresses and Japanese-tattooed arms winding its way out the door attests. You live even remotely close to Dominion Road? You like second-hand leather shoes and bFM? Then you must love New Flavour's tofu and cucumber salad! It's a really nice salad. It really is. All their food is really nice, and really good value for money. A tasty meal for a low price is justifiably popular. But the nice things you can say about New Flavour can also be said about any number of restaurants on Dominion Road. They're all cheap. They're all open late. They're all delicious. About the only places in that block of shops you can't get a good cheap feed is the post office. And all those other restaurants have seats. You can just walk in and start eating, without the awkward jostle of the queue, without fighting for elbow space with a thousand other hipsters. New Flavour is cooler than anywhere else, but I'm starting to think that this is New Flavour's curse, not its blessing. read more

I just got some pork and chive dumplings. Best dumplings Iv ever had! Staff are friendly and helpful.

Like Amanda, NF has been our go-to Chinese restaurant for just the two of us. IMO the optimum group number is 4, just enough to make it cheap $15pp on average we find, and not too many that it's hard to find a seat. Last time we tried to go on a Sunday and there was a huge wait due to it being so busy, not their fault. Balmoral was popping off and it was hard to find a park anywhere at all. Always the best option late night too. Dumplings are great, hold less water than other places I've been which is a big bonus. But where NF shines for me is the menu as a whole. The sweet and sour pork is amazing, flat pork in a crispy coating with a syrupy sauce, nothing like the sweet & sour pork you're used to at other Chinese joints. The cucumber and chilli tofu salad is one of my favorite dishes I've found anywhere in recent times. Cumin squid also a big winner. Got to pry myself away from the faves and try something new! read more

Ah, New Flavour, I miss you. It's that Chinese restaurant that only hip white kids venture, and they go there thinking it's the Best New Thing. Well, in fact, New Flavour has been around for so long and their food is so good, but good luck trying to get in because it is always packed with those hip white kids. It's sad, because New Flavour may be like any other Chinese restaurant on Dominion Road, but no other Chinese restaurant on Dominion Road can beat their dumplings. If you want to be cool post about New Flavour on Facebook, but I really wish the fad was over so my friends and I could return to our fave place in peace. read more

Totally unethical bunch of guys!! We ordered "Shredded Pork with pickled mustard with noodles" over the phone as we had tried this dish once before. The guy on the phone promptly said that they don't have any such dish on the menu and after repeated attempts he got it, or so we thought. When we landed there, the dish that was waiting for us was "Shredded Pork with pickled cabbage with noodles". When we pointed out that this was not what we ordered, he insisted that this was what we had ordered. Finally the owner turned up and after more pointless confusion and embarrassment he told us that our ordered dish would be ready in 2 or 3 minutes. In a few minutes they called us to give us our dish and we paid up trusting it was the right order this time. Before we went out we took a quick look and .....they had given us EXACTLY THE SAME DISH again that we had pointed out a few minutes ago as being the wrong order. The owner may have thought or hoped that we would not know the difference. We went back and asked him what was going on. The owner then exchanged looks with the guys in the kitchen and asked us to wait again. By this time we were wondering what they would do to our order even if it was the right one this time. After 40 minutes we left with the ordered dish, and with lots of questions and doubts in our mind. The whole bunch led by the owner were downright rude and were trying to con us into taking the wrong dish. I wonder how such restaurants manage to remain open in our country with their tricks, con and rude behaviour. read more