Stumbled upon this place when the restaurant we wanted to go through was closed. The place was…read morefilled with customers and had these enormous dishes of food with red Sichuan peppers. One of my family member is adverse to spicy food, but he managed to get several things on the menu that fit his taste.The noodle dishes were outstanding as were the dumplings. The cucumber salad was also outstanding, and despite being slightly spicy, my spice-adverse family member ate half of the dish. It is unusual to find an outstanding restaurant especially while you're traveling in a touristy town as Rotorua. We had to go back to this restaurant again before we left town. That is when both the wait staff and Owner recognized us. If you are an Asian food fan, you have to try this restaurant if you're in town.

The menu is very authentic, the following by the clientele shows that…read more The atmosphere is rather cold and stark. Fluorescent cold lighting, white walls with just a few enlarged pics of dishes, hanging red paper lampshades (?) and pictures of dishes lining the lower half of all the windows bring down the ambiance of the place. It feels like a cafeteria in a museum or a large convenient stores turned into a restaurant. The napkins have a nice red logo although they are way too small, they only give you one and then you have to go up to the counter on your own to get more. They bring your food and don't ever check in with you again to see how your meal tasted or if you want more. The pricing is quite high relative to the ambiance and amount of food served. We ordered the dry chili chicken (D2) and shallow pan fried prawn, pork and chive dumplings. The chicken was served piping hot with plenty of chopped dry red chilis however there wasn't enough garlic or ginger. The bowl was monstrous however it was maybe 35% chicken by volume and the rest was dried chilies and you can only eat so many of those! The dumplings were amazing with slightly crispy bottoms and well seasoned although slightly dense filling. They appear to be handmade and the dipping sauce you have to make yourself with the soy sauce and vinegar on the table With only 1 serving of rice added the bill was $74. Both dishes were tasty however the chicken was not worth the menu price, the dumplings were worth it.

My husband has been here on a number of occasions, but I finally just got around to coming here…read moremyself about a week ago. We came during the "lunch rush," time. My husband and I usually joke that a good Chinese restaurant has menus in Chinese, only chopsticks and lots of Chinese people eating at it. This place didn't fall short. I will start by saying that you need to get past the exterior of this restaurant and go inside and give it a try. If you were just driving or walking by, it looks like a bit of a dump from the outside. So, I was pleasantly surprised that the inside was much nicer and cute. The menu had tons of options to choose from. I was feeling under the weather, so I opted for a bowl of handmade noodle soup with chicken. It was really tasty. My only qualm is that the chicken was served with the skin on and attached to the bone. I realize this probably really helps the flavor of the soup, but it's a pain when you're trying to eat a bowl of soup and have to fish out pieces to eat with your hands. Also, the bones were jagged in some places and I got a bit fearful of accidentally swallowing chicken bone shrapnel by the end of my bowl. That said, it was really good overall. My husband was very pleased with his beef and vegetable dish and they spiced it almost to his liking (he likes things REALLY spicy). I would definitely return (probably wouldn't get the chicken soup again, but would maybe have the same dish with pork or beef instead). The noodles were great and I look forward to trying some of the other items. What is also great is that the prices are really quite fair and certainly there is a great value for your money here (large portions, low prices).

Holy moly, this place is the real deal! Authentic Sichuan dishes at very reasonable prices. The…read moredownside is there is a wait. But a table of 4 at 6:30pm took about a 30 minute wait to be seated. So not too bad in my book. The E-1 Spicy Fish, Mapo Tofu, and Dan Dan hand shaven noodles were excellent! And the marinated cucumbers in garlic helped cool down my mouth as well.

This place is incredible! We got the pork mince noodles, beef soup and kimchee dumplings and…read moreeverything was fantastic. I especially recommend the pork mince noodles. It comes with a very generous portion of pork and a pile of fantastic noodles. The noodles themselves are fresh, handmade and perfect. They have just the right chew to them. The dumplings are also clearly made in house. The lady running the counter was so kind and lovely to talk to. Between the food quality and excellent customer service Fresh Noodles is 100% worth trying.

Simple but great tasting noodle dishes. Chicken Fry Noodles was tasty and the noodles had a great…read morechew. We asked for wide noodles for the Pork Noodles. They made them fresh. The proprietress was very nice and provided great service. Restaurant is basic but food makes up for it.

Our party entered Spring Festival Dumpling in Rotorua at Level 3 hunger, low on morale, and with…read moreone member already threatening to "just get chips," because apparently every adventuring party needs a malcontent who only eats beige food. Everything was amazing. Literally. Even the beige food eater was sated. At the end, our server placed before us a side quest: Fried Sweet Potato & Taro Balls with New Zealand Wild Berry Sauce. I have tasted heaven. Natural 20. Golden, crispy little treasure spheres. Warm and soft inside. The berry sauce hit like a carefully timed spell: sweet, tart, dramatic, and frankly better organized than most governments. One bite and the whole table failed its saving throw against joy. The dumplings were excellent. The service was friendly. But these sweet potato things? Legendary item. Rare loot. Possibly enchanted. Our cleric wept. Our rogue tried to steal the last one. The bard immediately began composing something annoying. Five stars. Would accept this quest again. Would fight a mid-level swamp monster for another plate, assuming the swamp monster had decent table manners.

Best recommendation is all the Chinese-speaking people here. If I'm in Rotorua, I'm sure I'll eat…read moreat least one meal here!

Rainy day called for comfort food. Restaurant was empty in our arrival, but slowly filling up as…read morethe meal progressed, thus making me feel better about not being the only crazy ones to eat Chinese food in NZ. Family operated restaurant, a literal child brought some of our food out. Food was good, relatively speaking. Veggies were super fresh. My tummy was happy.

I was visiting New Zealand with my Mom and just rolled into Rotorua, extremely hungry…read more.. practically starving. I was recommended Eat Street for a variety of restaurants, so I check it out. There was a good selection of restaurants there, and definitely lots of happy hour choices, but nothing intrigued us. My Mom was after veggies, so I Yelped for Chinese food. There was only a few selections (only a handful of people use Yelp here). The one we chose was closed for a month for family holiday. Luckily, while I was driving to check out another spot, I came across an entire street of Chinese restaurants (Amohau St, Rotorua). There was 3 to be exact and we wandered into each one to have a peek at their menu. We chose to eat at Golden BBQ Seafood Restaurant and I'm super gad we did! The restaurant was well lit and spacious. The staff were friendly and helpful. The dishes were a good sized proportion. We ordered 2 dishes with a bowl of rice and were super stuffed after. 1. Four Season Green Beans w/ Beef & Mushrooms 2. House Special Deep Fried Tofu w/ Green Onions Everything was DELICIOUS!! Being Cantonese myself, I must say, they had their flavors on point! Bravo. It's rare to find good traditional Chinese food when on vacation. Overall, we were very happy with it dinner experience here :).

Wow. Authentic Chinese seafood and English Fish and Chips. Doesn't get better? As a San…read moreFranciscan, I appreciate good seafood and Chinese food. I never expected to find Oppie's Seafood. New Zealand is not known for good Chinese food. But since there's a lot more Chinese settlers here, it makes sense. We had steamed oysters with translucent noodles, giant muscles, Choy sum, fish and lamb soup, and of course fish and chips. The Chinese cuisine is especially good. The seafood and vegetables are fresh. I'm not sure how they are able to have fresh Chinese vegetables. The sauces are authentic and flavorful without being overwhelming. The food was cooked to the right degree. We ordered steamed fish, a difficult endeavor, came out perfect. The Fish and Chips were on another level. The fish was soft and the batter was crispy without an oily finish. Just unbelievably delicious and perfect. I plan to go again and hopefully make it back to Oppie's. Yelp Grading This is my rating system to help you gauge my rating. It is a disservice to over-inflate ratings. I don't want you to be disappointed with your experience. Ratings are based on the kind of business and expectations. A business will be rated in consideration of its intended clients. A To-Go shop or hole-in-the-wall will be compared to similar businesses and rated thus. Anything rated below three stars is not worth mentioning. Meh. *** stars - Good overall. Some aspects are above the notch: food, service, and/or ambiance. Worth your time. **** Stars - Exceptional, short of perfect. ***** Stars - Perfect in all aspects. Food/Product Quality, Presentation, Service, and Ambiance

We've eaten Chinese food all over the world & we enjoy it (USUALLY). This food was totally…read moreinedible. We both had literally just one bite of every dish and threw the rest in the trash as soon as possible! It was a total waste because the cost was very expensive, but we couldn't eat another bite. It was absolute garbage! I see from the other reviews that the fish and chips got good ratings. I guess we should have tried that instead of the Chinese food but since the workers there were Chinese, we thought the Chinese food would be at least edible. Boy were we wrong!

This is the food rating only. It's good. Especially the green beans and pork dish, and the squid…read more But if they were in Auckland I'd probably go elsewhere as service is pretty slow/non existent. I had to refill my own tea, go to the counter to order, and wait while dishes arrived one at a time. It's always super busy. With bus loads of Chinese tourists on set meals. The menu is limited, but consistent. If you time it wrong you have to wait for the bus chaos to subside before getting your dinner. Genuine Chinese dishes made well see why we come back. Oh, and it's cold...so wear a jacket, hat, scarf in winter lol

I had the scallops and the presentation was nice, but I found them fishy tasting and they didn't…read moreseem super fresh.

*** Not a dine-in establishment. Being famished at 9 pm on a Sunday night when your accommodation…read moreis not close to the city center may be challenging. Stumbled upon this very delightful Chinese takeaway restaurant and almost passed it up, as there was some enthusiastic kareoke going on outside the store. So pleased we tried it! The decor is very simple- there are no tables, only a couple benches. The menu is quite diverse. There is Chinese food, but the popular cuisine here? Fish and chips. They have a number of specials such as $10 gets you 3 fish. In addition, they sell burgers, chickwn tenders, potato wedges... the menu is three pages long. I ordered wonton soup for $10 and my husband had cashew chicken and rice for a bit more than that. The food came packaged in a cardboard box ready to go. The food is fantastic! Fresh ingredients and exceptional flavor. The broth of the wonton soup is particularly delicious. The cashew chicken is also very flavorful! They accept cash and credit cards. The staff is friendly. As a customer, you can watch the food being prepared in the kitchen.

Inexpensive place to eat with good food. We had the special fried rice and Roast Duck in rice…read morenoodle soup which was quite good.

I had the Singapore Fried Noodles. A large portion, but relatively tasteless. Service was OK, but…read morelackluster. Overall, a nondescript noodle shop. I've had much better.