This Szechuan restaurant opened up down the road from me a little while ago, and I've been meaning…read moreto try it. I was hoping to find a menu or something online beforehand, but eventually I just decided to go in blind and hope! My absolute favourite Szechuan dish is shuizhuyu, which is boiled fish in a delicious, spicy soup. I learned Chinese yonks ago and, not willing to bust out my rusty Mandarin, instead brought the dish up on my phone to ask if they had it. I was assured that yes, they did - with a choice of fish, and fresh or frozen. The man serving us (who may have been the owner or manager), however, was kind enough to let us know there would be bones, and unfortunately that counted me out. I have a thing about bones in fish. So instead we ordered pickled and fried free range chicken with dried chillis and chilli oil, fried rice and pork dumplings. Be aware, firstly, that it may seem expensive, but the portions are HUGE. We got a giant plate of fried rice, and more than enough chicken for the both of us. Each serve of dumplings comes with 4 dumplings in a spicy oil, so we had plenty of food. There was also complimentary jasmine tea. I was slightly taken aback to discover the chicken had bones in some pieces, but it was worth dealing with that as the chicken was crispy on the outside, juicy in the middle and deliciously flavoured. The service leans towards Chinese style, i.e. ask for what you want, don't expect them to come to you.

I was beginning to wonder if good Sichuan food would be available in Auckland. Thanks to a friend…read moreof a friend we were turned on to Love Cuisine and we were not disappointed. The menu is very extensive, with each listing accompanied by a photo (helpful for newbies) and there really is something for everyone, from the familiar to the new. We ordered rather more than two people really need, including two cold dishes, two kinds of dumpling, a tofu dish, a beef dish with noodles and a green vegetable and each one was excellent. Not all dishes are super-spicy, so fear not if that's a concern, but if you are a chilli-head you will be well looked after. Reasonably priced and friendly service to boot. GO!!!

This is the best Chinese food I have had on the shore and Auckland! Super authentic, welcoming and…read moredelish! Will be back soon. The spicy beef, grill lamb, taro balls and wine selection all on point.

Decent xi'an restaurant. I recommend the braised pork hand made noodles. The noodle texture is very…read moreQ. Be prepared to feel full off of this one dish alone split between two. We also ordered the Liang Pi noodles. The flavor of this dish was good but the noodle texture was not as tender as hoped. The noodles were a little thick. Self service plates and silverware and tea

Aaah with all the Chinese food around Auckland, Sichuan Restaurant is pretty run of the mill…read more It was pretty quiet on a monday lunch for Yum Char but the ladies are very friendly and are happy to help in any way when it's not crazy busy, so good service gets a tick from me. I thought the food was sliiightly bland so I made sure to ask the waitress for chili, soy, and vinegar. Though my mum seemed to prefer it that way, so I guess it's a preference thing.

Went here for Yum Cha midday on a Sunday and was pleasantly surprised to find it wasn't packed full…read moreto the brim as is usually the case with Yum Cha's around this time. Not much you can say about the service, they came around regularly enough with food and as is usually the case with Yum Cha, knew the bare minimum of what they were serving and not much more. I did like that they had a self-service vinegar, soy sauce and chilli oil station so you didn't have to keep requesting little bowls of each. Arthur C mentioned that the food was pretty bland with his review and I'd have to agree. It was definitely OK, but it all seemed to taste the same and didn't have much flavour to it. And it was expensive ($90 for 2 people for lunch with no drinks and nothing to exotic ordered). Would come again probably, but there are a lot better Yum Cha's in the area that have better food for cheaper prices.

This is a very new opening here amongst a row of what is mostly chinese restaurants, and which…read moreserves more Sichuan style cuisine. Having just come back from Chengdu and the flavours of their particular cuisine still " fresh " in my taste buds it was too much to walk past this place. Had to go in and try it out and see how it rates against the " real thing ". And we were not disappointed. Though a small place it felt welcoming as were the staff, and they have done the interior decor quite nicely too. Service was really good with the orders once taken , the food would come out quite quickly. We ended up ordering the steamed beef, of which I could have ate a lot more so delicious it was. Then came the steamed pork ribs which although small were as tasty as the last dish. The bigger dish of Loongs Special Beef Noodles ( I believe a " limited " edition so to speak? ) came next. Noodles and meatballs and other ingredients combined to make it yet another delicious dish. These guys were sure on their " A " game regarding everything thus far. We also ordered the steamed egg with pork mince. Enough said about the other dishes thus far....well this was well and truly on a par with them. Well I think I've said enough . I can totally recommend here . The service is great, as is the food and it is a nice atmosphere to sit in. Oh, and almost forgot to say that the price is not too bad either. Try it out!!!

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.

I had been to this particular restaurant years ago , but for yum cha and can hardly remember that…read moreexperience. This time we came for dinner along with several dozen of my wife's work colleagues for a early celebration of the Chinese New Year, hosted by her boss. We had a small selection of wines for each table , of which I chose to have some of the Villa Maria Viognier. Nothing special , but it went down well with me. As for the eating or maybe as is common with a lot of Chinese dinners it should be loosely called " feast " there was food aplenty....coming out so quickly that as I have found when eating such in other restaurants it becomes difficult to squeeze all the dishes onto the table. But we managed. As for each separate dish I could not name them all, though I can say there was lobster , pork, pigs ear , duck and more. I have to admit it was the first duck I have tasted for a long time...and can honestly say it tasted pretty good, almost on a par with the duck we tried in one of the more famous duck restaurants in Beijing. Just lacking in the chef coming and slicing it in front of you as is done in Beijing plus a few other traditional methods they have there. Anyway I had a taste of everything and have no bad words to say...all delicious and worthy of the 5 stars. And of course the service was good as well. A very enjoyable night!!

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

We went here initially because we thought it was a Shanghainese restaurant ,only to find that it…read morehad changed and is now a Sichuan style cuisine restaurant. But not a problem we still went in. When we went in you could tell it had just had a good clean up / paint job etc as it was spotless all over. The windows were open as it was a beautiful summers night and though it was a busy city fringe street it was still nice to sit by the window and watch the world go by and admire the flowering plants and trees . Anyway about the restaurant. The staff were good, very welcoming , good efficient service and always waiting there should you need anything. As for the food we ordered a Mao dish( a traditionally hot and spicy dish ), spicy deep fried chicken and pork in soy sauce. They were all pretty quick coming out from ordering to on the table . As for taste they were all as good tasting as they look on the photos. The price worked out not too bad either. All in all a good experience , good location, excellent service and food.Highly recommend. Hopefully it will be there for a long time to come.