We ordered Nasi Goreng Chicken and Laksa Seafood, with Kopi-O ais (ice). The items off the menu…read morewere pricey compared to other Malaysian eateries. With the laksa coming in at $28 and the Nasi goreng at $19 NZD. In all the Laksa was very good - just the right in taste with 4 large prawns, a good chunk of fish and sotong. The Nasi was ok. Very much like home made fried rice. In all, there was good service, a nice environment and good food. Not to mention that they were open on New Year's day!

The food was pretty ordinary...pretty pricey for what it is worth. Really not authentic. Catered…read moremore for Kiwis but will be alright for first timer Malaysian food eaters... Sid

Wow....just unbelievably wow. If you are in Auckland, this is the restaurant to make reservations…read moreat. You will fall in love with this place and will want to come back again and again. First off, hats off to the owners for doing such an impeccable job on the decor and design. From the intricate restaurant design, the lush comfy chairs, the menu layout, the mocktails, and even the rustic bathrooms were all very impressive. Now let's get down to the food. We started off with the shumai dumplings with peanut sauce. The skin of the shumai was so soft and thin which I truly appreciate because you can taste the stuffing better. The peanut sauce was nutty and savory and extremely addicting! Next we had the salt and pepper tofu with a vinegar sauce. The flavors here were a bit flat and needed more of a peppery taste but the presentation of this dish made it worth it. The chicken satay was super tender and juicy. The creamy sauce with the savory clear vinegar sauce worked really well together. The ribs had a yummy flavor but the meat could have been a bit softer. I recommend doing a broil for the ribs at the end so the sauce gets a nice caramel. To top it off we ended the night with the mango pudding. It was a hard decision but we liked the refreshing flavors. There was a lot of stuff going on in this dessert, but was still impressed with the details in textures. We hope to be back here one day!

Very nice! I loved the interior design, the bar looks full and inviting, the tables are not too…read moreclose, great chairs at the bar where you can watch the chefs cook in real time real food, the booths look comfy for a group, nice accessories around the room, really nice clean bathrooms with awesome music in there:) Food is real, fresh and nicely cooked , great presentation to it, and very tasty. I like it how the portions are designed to share and they come out the kitchen when done without seating on a counter to wait for other meal to be ready. Nice timing in serving: extra fresh!!! We went twice and definitely would go back.

I wish I could give this place a higher ranking but I simply can't. Let me start off by saying the…read moreflavors and selections are fantastic! Unfortunately I don't think I would ever return here. The dim sum all came out with various temperatures. Our fried spring rolls were hot on the outside and still frozen on the inside, same for the pork buns. Then our shrimp rolls and crispy beef was scorching hot. I'd prefer too hot over not fully cooked, but due to that inconsistent temperatures it was very unsettling to eat.

I went here with some Chinese friends on their choice of favorite restaurant , the food did not…read moredisappoint really enjoyed the duck dishes and the Dim Sum , The service was good felt welcomed and food arrived promptly. The décor was traditional but could do with a facelift as is getting aged. This did not detract from the evening and we were happy.

"The Rise" is the name of a building that has some restaurants on the ground level and…read moreapartments/condos above. If you walk past the crowded hipster place facing Parnell -- you'll end up at one of the best vegan delicatessens I've ever visited. The photos of the menu and deli case are from the vegan restaurant facing the side street, Kaiaroha (https://www.yelp.com/biz/kaiaroha-auckland ) -- get yourself a seat and enjoy some tasty bbq jackfruit ribs and luscious desserts! Plenty of street parking.

Very disappointing. Tacos we horrible. Order fish taco, beef and chicken tacos. Very small and no…read moreflavor.

Great ambiance in local setting. Just up the road from Rise…read morePark. Great rises and a good view of the harbour. Bit of storm damage when we there so some views were blocked. Great creative on the menu, which only has a few options. Very tasty food and we quick service for coffee and food.

We have our book club here every month . Such incredible good service and hospitality…read more Great menu and excellent cocktails .scallops perfectly cooked. Hadn't been for a while before joining and was like coming home.

I first tried Tasca at the end of last year when we had a staff function. We tried most of the…read moretapas (my favourite being the patatas bravas) and had a buffet set up complete with paellas, salads and Turkish Pide bread. It was a great night - the restaurant had a lovely ambience, the service was good and most importantly, the food was delicious!!! So delicious that I really wanted to come back and try their lunch menu. When a recent Grabone deal popped up, it was the perfect opportunity! I booked a table for two ahead of time and I'm so glad I did! We arrived at 1pm on a beautiful sunny Saturday and the place was absolutely packed! Our table was right by the huge windows that open out onto Nuffield Street. They have ample seating, with a great indoor/outdoor flow and it definitely felt like we were in a European city - such a cool vibe! We ordered a Mojito ($14.50), the Mussels ($18.50) and the Moorish Eggs with Turkish Pide Bread ($17.50). The mojito was very refreshing on the hot summers day and instead of being overly sweet, it was minty and had a good amount of lime in it. My Mum had the mussels and she thoroughly enjoyed them - the flavours were a perfect balance of garlic, chilli and lemon. The Moorish eggs were delicious as well. After seeing many Instagram photos of the Moorish eggs, I just knew I had to order them! At $17.50, one would think it is too steep, but it was actually very filling! The dish consists of 3 eggs and 6 meatballs in a rich tomato sauce, plus Turkish Pide bread on the side. It was very yummy and it would make a great comfort meal in the winter! The service was friendly and we didn't have to wait long for our food. Highly recommend Tasca - it's a great place for all occasions whether it be a function, a birthday, a date night or best of all, a lazy Sunday afternoon!

Service was friendly, ramen was very good. Gyoza was terrible, burned and tasted charred. I was…read moreonly offered a token apology.

Kiraku is a tiny hole-in-the-wall restaurant. It's filled with native Japanese and those in the…read moreknow. Almost everyone inside was speaking Japanese. Unlike most ramen places that specialize in one style, they offer different ramen from various parts of Japan. I went with a Kyushu ramen, which had a tonkotsu broth, bokchoy, boiled egg, corn, prawn, and green onions. The soup was flavorful, the noodles were cooked well, and the portions were perfect. Made me feel like I was in Japan again.

One of the worst I've ever had, and this is supposed to be one of the best in Auckland???? They…read moremight look okay, but that's where the good things stop. As a ramen lover I decided to google around and see if I can find somewhere I haven't tried before, one of the websites called this place one of Auckland's best, and since the other recommendations seemed legit, I thought I'd heck it out. I sat down on benches along the wall that are clearly broken, half of my butt hanging. Deep breaths, we're here for the ramen, I thought to myself. I ordered Genzui Ramen, which is named after the place. The supposed chicken and pork soya broth cafe with an overwhelming seafood smell (and not the good kind, more like age old dead seaweed), BBQ pork is definitely not BBQ pork by any standard, and cut long the grain??? I'm pretty sure its cooking 101 to cut meat across the grain, their meat was extremely hard to chew and impossible to bite. I had to shove a huge piece into my mouth and chew on its rubbery texture. Everything is overwhelmingly salty with a definite lack of flavour. Proper ramen is salty but with strong umami, this... I just cannot handle... Stay far far away from this place if you have any respect for your palette at all.

Don't look for Genzui through the mall (it only goes up to the third floor via escalators). If…read moreyou're in the mall, your best bet is to go find an elevator to get up to the 4th floor. Genzui is actually located inside the Crowne Plaza hotel, so it's way easier to navigate from the hotel instead. There weren't many places open for dinner on a Sunday night, so we found ourselves getting ramen here. The ramen is actually not really ramen, but more like Korean noodles and soup where the noodle is thicker and chewier. We had the miso corn butter ramen and the ramen chicken salad. The ramen chicken salad was kind of watered down in sauce and was 3 small pieces of chicken on a bed of cabbage with an even larger bed of cold noodles. I can see the appeal if you're looking for a cheap eat, since almost all of the dishes were under 10NZD. However, if you're looking for tasty or authentic or fast ramen (surprisingly took 20+ minutes for the food to come out), this is not the place.