Best Chinese restaurant in New Zealand
Friendly staff. Duck is always a must have there. The 3 course Peking duck with half lettuce and half sesame pocket for the second course and the soup for the third. One of my favourite soups and always a winner.
When we’re craving for peking duck, this is our go-to-place. They serve, by far the best duck in Auckland. A little bit expensive but definitely worth the price. Staff were also accommodating and nice.
This is the most perfect Peking duck I've ever had so far crispy skin, moist meat and getting it over three courses I'd highly recommend! Four of us had a whole duck across three courses and still had food left over just make sure you make a reservation and ask for duck when making your reservation.
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+5
Hidden gem in the central of Auckland, definitely i found the best peking duck ever.. very yummy and high up my standard of food.. cant afford to eat any duck from other place.. love it and will always come back here whenever i can
We've been dining here since 1984. Yes 1984. Last night could not be faulted. Eight of us had an amazing dining experience. We had Peking duck done two different ways and was the highlight for us all
The Peking duck is Super delicious! It is a must to order when dine there. My family loves the duck so much that we have to go dine there before we leave Auckland! The atmosphere is cosy and the waitress are friendly too!
We literally come here 1 every month or so for our family dinner. Sooo obviously the food is amazing!!! We normally order 2 courses of duck where the first course is the duck pancake and then second course is noodles or sesame pockets. Best to get some fresh chillies in soy sauce to add a bit of heat to it. Salt and pepper squid and sizzling beef tend to make it onto our table most times cause those are pretty great as well
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If you haven’t had the Peking Duck from here, can you say that you’ve really dined at Empress Garden?
The price for the duck might be pricier than other places but the quality is worth it. We booked a table for three and ordered the two course whole duck which is worth $80, and left feeling stuffed. We chose the stir fried duck meat with fresh lettuce wrap.
Before the first course (which is the sliced duck with pancakes, spring onion, cucumber and hoisin sauce) is served a cooked whole duck is brought out to the table which I think is to show that they use freshly cooked duck before they slice it up.
Once it is served, I’ve noticed they provide more pancakes (and thinner), and more portions of sliced duck meat than other restaurants. The hoisin sauce is sweet. Ask for chilli oil if you want a spicy kick to your duck.
The Stir fried duck meat with a side of lettuce to wrap was served for our second course. I usually don’t fancy the stir fried duck meat but this one was delicious. It is well marinated, and a lot more juicier than the usual duck place I go to.
The service is very friendly, no wonder they have a lot of regulars and the tables were almost full on a Tuesday night.
The restaurant is located on the corner of Jervois and Herne Bay Roads. They do have a small parking lot behind the building but we ended up parking on the street along Herne Bay Road.
We came by for dinner and did book, which seems to be required since the place was packed. The tables were jammed together and they were all full, across the many rooms in the restaurant.
The food is quite nice with standard Chinese options. The peckin duck was nice but I personally found it to have a bit too much meat. The second course with the lettuce wraps were nice. The fried cod and tofu were also nice. I did find the roast port a bit salty though. The best part is that they did have deep-fried ice cream for dessert and it wasn't bad. The batter was crispy but the ice cream did meld with the sponge.
It is quite a nice place for really tasty Chinese food.
You can have the Peking Duck, 1, 2 or 3 courses. The sesame pockets for the 2nd course is worth a try. This restaurant is famous for the duck, but I found the other dishes average. The deep fried squid and the prawns were very oily and heavily battered. The mix vegetable dish was overly salty, whereas the beef ho fan was bland. Chicken cashewnuts was ok. The tofu dish we ordered was very good and on par with others restaurants. Service was excellent and plentybof on street parking
My first time dining here and I was quite pleased with the standard of service and food. Menu is quite extensive and although some of the dishes we wanted wasn't available on the night there were still decent options to choose from. I didn't have much of a say in ordering but was happy with what my colleague did order for us. Happy to go back and love the BYO option as my preferred wine choice is never on the menu so this is a new favourite for me. Corkage is $8.00/bottle of wine.
Must try to get there during lunch time!! Best food and service when people were not busy. Whole peking duck will be cooked slowly to get better quality!!
Atmosphere is lovely if you like to sit in a hundred years old building.
5 star for the Peking duck! Without the duck I would have rated 4/5. Good for large groups as well - we managed to get a table for 13 people (was a tight squeeze though).
You don't come for the atmosphere that's for sure. You come for the food. And it's quite delicious.
Must order the Peking duck
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紐西蘭吃喝玩樂 Vincent in New Zealand
+4
One of the best roast duck I have, the two courses duck coat $75. The overall environment is old but keep in good condition. The staff are helpful and the food is gorgeous. The parking is in the back of restaurant so you want not miss it. The good place for family and friends. VH
We ordered a whole 1 course Peking duck and combination vegetables.
The duck was delicious with crispy skin and the vegetables were yummy too.
Perfectly fed 5 adults.
They were so busy they forgot to serve the rice, so we had to request that near the end of the meal. But the rice was so delicious, we just ate it plain 🤣
Had a Peking Duck banquet. The duck was juicy and crispy. The food was a little bit salty. Love the environment and atmosphere.
Sir Howard RFK Hobertson
+5
A ground breaking experience that will be felt across oceans, he does not come to fill his stomach? Thus he must be here for thy soul to feast, when I walk into this building, I feel as though one day I will die in here… sword in hand as I defend my nation, my people, my peers, this building… from any foreign entity that tries to take it away.
I thank the establishment , the owner and the staff, this is what truly makes my life, worth while, sword ready. ⚔️
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