Review Sun World Chinese Restaurant - Auckland Central

Have been here a number of time. Just had lunch with my family a couple of days ago. The restaurant was pleasant and sitting was comfortable. Not too crowded this day. The service was friendly and efficient. Good portion of food and taste was good. A good place for yum cha. Recommended if you are around the area and looking for a place for yum cha.

This isn’t the place you go to for ambience. It’s pretty busy at peak hours for Yum Cha and if you decide to dine, go with an appetite. Order your faves, eat, have some tea and leave. It’s not a place I’d recommend for a “nice” dinner or lunch. You go here if you want a quick bite with a friend and then go about your business. Don’t expect 5-star service either. The food is strictly what you go here for.

Cross path any times but didn't venture in. This weekend, I went twice and got a decent sample of their dishes. The service is reasonable, seems slightly bigger portion than others. Taste wise, quite flavourful and isn't salty or has much Msg. Reasonable cost and they are between 8 - 9 per dish. However, service isn't that great and constantly waiting for food. Some improvements is necessary. Do remember that likely after 1. 30pm, you need to order what you want as the cart sort of stop once they finish selling (didn't know it and no one came around to tell us). However, be warned that if you're ordering any takeaway fry noodles, ask the price as my friend was charges $33 for a Singapore fried noodles takeaway in the standard takeaway container (we think its way overcharged). Also I called to try to book a table but the lady says no point as when you arrive, if there aren't any table, you have to wait anyway. The good thing is the wait is no more than 10 mins for both days I went. Few pics attached for ref.

Great food very yummy yum char menu. Great range of specialty dishes that are sun worlds signature dishes. Great for lunch and dinners. Quick if you want to be in and out to move on. But no pressure if you want to chill and relax too. Live tank seafood if you want super fresh dishes.

Yummy yumcha! 😍 One of the only places that does house-made Tofu Flower (doufu fa). I'm not from Auckland but every time I'm up, I will venture here for their yumcha and tofu flower. Their crispy squid is also divine and probably the best I've had in NZ (take that with a grain of salt, haven't yum cha'd around NZ much)

Our regular go to spot in Auckland for quality, pumping hot, fresh dim sum. You are seated quickly even when busy and then it is just a delicious feast of Cantonese delicacies. Tried Yum Cha all over the world and this place is right up there with the best....

Great food for good value. Also a wide array of food choices during yum cha lunch; it's unfortunate I can only eat so much! 🙂👍

Sun World Chinese has become our favorite yum char work lunch spot for its delicious offerings, prompt service and satisfaction guarantee every visit. We’ve been dining toward the end of service so rather than waiting for carts to come around, we order up front and get everything freshly made and piping hot. I adore the coriander dumplings and pork shumai. Delicious every time!

One of the better (both in price and taste) yum cha restaurants in the area. Don't normally book unless coming with a large group. Offers the standard yum cha items like siu mai and BBQ pork buns, as well as more unique ones like stir fried clams. They also seem to have a few car parks in the carpark nearby on Khyber pass. I personally haven't used it so unsure of the process. Like other restaurants, they also have a la carte for dinner but you can also order these items for lunch. The food is generally quite tasty.

One of the nice yumcha places in Auckland - Best Pineapple Bun🍍in town - the top crust is perfection 👏. If you are around Newmarket, check it out!!

Came for yumcha. Huge selection, one of the best in Auckland. Reasonably priced at $5/$5.50/$6/$7 for S/M/L/Special. Tastes pretty decent, the same as every yumcha. Notes: - You can only make a booking if you have 3 or more people - Self serve sauces and refill your own tea - Very crowded, noisy, and hectic - Watch out for the special dishes that are priced way differently; plate of spicy crab is $20! Note that although it looks like it, it's not soft-shell crab; it's deep fried small hard crabs. - Staff will make a reasonable attempt at English, but most of the time the lids on dishes on trolleys will be closed. Good luck if you don't have a Chinese person with you!

We've been to Sun World quite a few times for Yum Cha previously, and it has always been well priced and of good quality. But this time we ordered takeaway because of Covid, and it was a thoroughly disappointing experience.<br/><br/>The Mapo tofu was good overall, though there was not enough flavour of Sichuan peppercorn. The chicken with cashews was about half bamboo with hardly any chicken. The flavour was a bit bland overall and generally underwhelming. The stir fried noodle probably just didn't pack well for takeaway, and I'm sure it would have tasted better in the restaurant, but also wasn't really great. The last dish we got was the half-Peking duck first course. The pancakes were covered in cornstarch (also for takeaway) but the amount of duck was pitiful - it barely took up a single layer of the takeaway container and I could probably have fit all of the duck into one (big) mouthful. The carving was inconsistent and sometimes had ragged skin on its own, sometimes with big chunks of meat attached.<br/><br/>However the most disappointing thing was the price. These 4 dishes cost $136 which was about 50% more than what I expected to pay, for dishes that were far below the level of standard that I had come to expect from their yum cha. There are many hole-in-the-wall Chinese restaurants that offer much better food for far less.<br/><br/>We'll continue to go back for yum cha, but I won't be eating there any other meal.

Some staff is uncorporative and cannot communicate in english. The food should be in larger portion compare to its prices. The taste of each plate is fine.

This restaurant is one of the better yum cha places around Auckland in terms of price and selection. This is our normal go to for yum cha at work. We usually book if we have a large table but other times we just show up and hope for the best. They are usually quite busy.<br/>They also seem to have a few car parks in the carpark nearby on Khyber pass. I personally haven't used it so unsure of the process.<br/>Like other restaurants, they also have a la carte for dinner but you can also order these items for lunch. The food is generally quite tasty.

Takeaway orders took over 2 hours wait time

We haven’t been here for yum chai for quite some time but i give it a try anyway. The food is good but the staff here is rude and unprofessional. i asked a waiter to order more foods but he refused to do so. We also need to refill hot water ourselves. Not a good experience so we give 1 star in overall.

If there is anything under one star. It would be this restaurant, food is poor, dry and overcooked, service and attidute is beyond poor, they keep ask us to pay the bill while we are still eating. I would not recommend to anyone or go back again.

The dim sum here was quite nice. It didn’t blow me away or anything but it certainly was tasty. To me, the cheung fun was the best dish out of the dishes we ordered.

The yumcha here has improved significantly. <br/><br/>Prawns are delicious and crunchy throughout. They also have crayfish in the weekend for cheap as prices. Forgot to take more photos.<br/><br/>Service: 4/5<br/>Environment: 3/5<br/>Food Quality: 4/5<br/>Food Quantity: 4/5<br/>Presentation: 3/5<br/>Price per person: $30

Rude waiter asking us to leave after 45 minutes for dim sum. Supposing can be finished by time but waiting too long for the food at the end the food I want didn't come. I won't be back. Suck service.

This place is amazingly awesome with friendly price. The shrimp dumplings are large with rich ingredients. The price overall is reasonable and lower than other yum cha places. The only drawback is the environment- we had to pretty much sit in the aisle.

One of my favourite Chinese restaurants in Auckland. The salt and pepper tofu is my favourite! Everything is flavoursome and the yum Cha is also great!

Amazing Yum Cha experience with my friends! Food was amazing, I was so full afterwards! The price is very good and would highly recommend to dine with friends!

Authentic dim sum with best value. Costumer service is a bit weird. Perhaps the managers are too busy to be kind. They always look strict and angry. Cart staff are all very nice and friendly. Must call in booking a seat in advance or you'll need to rush in eating your dim sum.

Always super busy, make sure you make a booking especially for yum char/dim sum. A bit hard to find parking around the area. Price typical of usual eatery, $5-10 for a dish of dim sum. 8 of us spent about $25pp and we were full. Make sure you ask to order some of your favorites as what comes out the kitchen could be gone really fast to other take served first as they are really popular. They make good siumai, dumplings, har gao, taro puff, naps, lots of pastries as well.

Best Yumchar place near city. Their BBQ pork pastries were the best in AKL. Love their dough sticks wrapped with rice rolls, the peanut butter and oyster sauce with sesames, which was just heaven! Service sometimes was rude tho but at least the food here was super delicious.

Very good place to hold a celebration with people. We ordered the largest lobster price $600+ was very very yummy. A good Chinese restaurant with parking easily. Highly recommended.

Update, we had been craving yum cha during lock down and had to come here. Very happy with the service with social distancing in place, all orders are given to a dedicated server who will serve you all the dim sum. The dim sum portions are large and dumplings are packed full of prawns. This is the place to go for delicious yum cha. We spent about $75 for about 8 yum cha dishes between the 3 of us. Overall, my dim sum cravings have been satisfied. <br/><br/>One of our favorite yum cha places in Auckland but it is always busy to be sure to book especially in the weekends around lunch. Good selection of food which is fresh dim sum.

Great yum cha. Decent selection to choose. Priced around 20$ to 30$ per person. It can get very busy, so book or come earlier. Service was pretty quick. Parking was a little bit difficult.

I have read good reviews about this place and I agree that the food is actually good. There’s a short wait which is fine considering it’s Sunday 12 noon. Service is quick and within minutes our table is full of food.<br/><br/>I did notice though that there was hair in the beef balls. I called the attention of the staff who called someone else to check. She said sorry and cancelled that order so we don’t pay for it, then left as if nothing happened. I didn’t feel there was genuine remorse for it.

Yumcha is no longer good here :(( the congee is watery and not the thick texture; the pork ribs and chicken feet taste like they miss an ingredient or two. At least the siew mai and prawn dumplings (har gao) are still ok. And lastly, the service is extremely bad, they were so rude and straight out clearing our table and demanded us to leave even though we were still eating and waiting for the egg tarts trolley to come! Not our fault they took so long??

Came in for a Yum Cha brunch on mother's day. The deep fried taro balls were quite nice but the taro walnut rolls were even better. Highly recommended for taro lovers. Sweeten Tofu texture didn't feel smooth but still tastes good because I love tofu. Pan fried water chestnut slice tasted different to the ones I usually eat. I prefer the steamed ones more. Prawn dumplings were average. Steamed pork wrapped with bean curd sheet was nice. The combination of silky tofu sheets and meat is the best. Turnip cake was average and pan fried shrimp rice rolls was delicious with the peanut sauce! Prawn french toast was a bit too oily for me but it is also a must try :)

Had yum cha here for Mother’s Day a very busy day to come here always book if you want to come here. The food is alright for yum cha food but some of the tripe was chewy the rest of the food was great tho

Good food, inconsistent service. We come here often, and sometimes the service is always on point, filling up tea and rice every time we need it, but sometimes we have to wave down someone for a long time.<br/><br/>The food is always good. It’s not mind-blowing or revolutionary, but it’s consistently good Cantonese food - can’t go wrong with that.

Food is damn great y’all 👍🏼🤤 <br/>Our weekend family dinners are held here kinda frequently, and this place is consistently up to a good high standard. We rarely ever have anything to complain about (regarding the food that is 👀). As for the lunchtime yum-cha, it is also really good as well 💛

Certain dishes are good but the service is definately terrible. The waiter just asked what do you want and turned away without acknowledging us. When he put the plates on our table basically is call smashing plates. The worst one is the cashier. Never look at you at all, just took the order card from you and told you the amount to pay. No hi, no thank you, no goodbye. The workers here definately are unhappy and hate their job. Even nice food would be ruined by this kind of service.

8 reviews removed due to customers being honest. Down right over priced, would get the same food at Mt Eden or St Lukes $10-15 cheaper. Just because its in New Market doesnt mean you should jack up the prices. Nothing special about the menu, same old yum cha,same ingredients and vegies bought from those sunday markets. If I were to pay $25 for a plate of Bok choy or Brocolli, I'd expect my vegies were bought from a goumet store organic. I maybe complaining but I still wouldnt spend $25 on Brocolli even if I was a millionaire !...

A very nice experience! Had amazing dumplings and got to know what a yam cha is. A must try! It is a simple restaurant. It gets very busy so I believe you should book a table. The ambience could have been better though.

Book in the weekend- but you will still be waiting. The Yum Cha has a wide selection, well priced and delicious. You can also order from the menu. My fav is the sticky rice, all of the dumplings, egg tarts and bbq pork.

I know that Yumcha places have time limits but it was really unpleasant when the staff said “You only have 45 minutes. We are busy.” We sat by the entrance and everyone else who came in were offered either 60 minutes or 75 minutes. Same number of people too........ Nevertheless, Dumplings were really good. Really fresh and really tasty. They are by far the best Ive tasted in Auckland.

We come here all the time. The food is nice and parking is easy. It is one of our usual yumcha place. Unfortunately we got treated very rudely today by one of the staff member. We have 4 adults and 1 one year old baby. The waiter put 5 people on the yumcha card (the number usually indicate how many people will be drinking tea and they will be paying for the tea) when we ask him why 5 people as the baby will NOT be drinking any tea. He answered that we count number of people with a very rude attitude. It is highly unprofessional. It is not the first time we go there with the baby and it is the only time the baby is counted for tea drinking. He refused to change the number to 4.<br/><br/>There was another table next to us who also have a baby, guess what, the baby didn’t got count for tea drinking, because another waiter write the yumcha card. <br/><br/>I totally willing to pay if this is their rule and it is consistent and the same for everyone. But I felt that we got bully. When we go pay, we complained to the manager, we didn’t get charge for it, but he still tried to argue and made a funny face to the manger. Like I said very unprofessional. It is so sad that one bad waiter ruined the entire restaurant. Watch out for this if you are going with baby!!

Local Cantonese restaurant. Have yum cha every morning. Environment was great, lof of space to seat, food have lots of choices.Service is average.

Sun World Chinese Rst. Is located in the heart of New Market. <br/>Don’t expect anything glitzy about this Rst. Very streamlined exterior with Bold red lettering simple 80’s signage planted above the building you really can’t miss it <br/>The interior is dated and I felt like I was in that movie with Jackie Chan and Chris Rock where he does a really bad rendition of Michael Jackson on Karaoke <br/>Anyway it is what is a numbers game; see how many customers you can fit ahhhh-round table 😂🤣It did get Very cosy.<br/>Service was slow to start.. especially for yumcha these ladies were dragging their feet lol... but as soon as the Rst started to fill the carts of yumcha started to descend.<br/>Staff seemed happy or confused when Asked to describe what was available on each of there carts and in the end we guessed by looking at each dish 😗<br/>Good assortment of dishes, selection of steamed fried dumplings, delicious fried shrimp wontons, spring rolls, taro rolls, rice paper filled morsels of yumminess. <br/>Everything was fresh, crispy and filling even the green beans was good cos you really have to have a veg dish lol<br/>Pots of green tea was lovely helped cleanse the pallet for the next round of dishes.<br/>We ended our yumcha with flaky fresh custard egg tarts and a order of chinese ice cream that resembled vanilla version of chocolate rolos from the 80’s.<br/>We came away bellies full and all agreed that it was Good not great... Staff need to be more on to it with clearing dishes and extra services such as replenishing tea pots of green tea and drink orders <br/>So is it value for money... definitely great value if you have a good group who are keen to split the experience at the end of the meal as we did <br/>Don’t expect great service lol <br/>Ambience none But the company and atmosphere we created while dining-fantastic <br/>Lots of Paid parking close by <br/>Smoking outside of venue (kerbside)<br/>As Confucius say I went to Chinese Rst with suggestion Box.. I wrote no serve fried turnip pahreezzz 😂🤣😂<br/>3/5<br/><br/><br/><br/>Sun World Chinese Rst. Is located in the heart of New Market. <br/>Don’t expect anything glitzy about this Rst. Very streamlined exterior with Bold red lettering simple 80’s signage planted above the building you really can’t miss it <br/>The interior is dated and I felt like I was in that movie with Jackie Chan and Chris Rock where he does a really bad rendition of Michael Jackson on Karaoke <br/>Anyway it is what is a numbers game; see how many customers you can fit ahhhh-round table 😂🤣It did get Very cosy.<br/>Service was slow to start.. especially for yumcha these ladies were dragging their feet lol... but as soon as the Rst started to fill the carts of yumcha started to descend.<br/>Staff seemed happy or confused when Asked to describe what was available on each of there carts and in the end we guessed by looking at each dish 😗<br/>Good assortment of dishes, selection of steamed fried dumplings, delicious fried shrimp wontons, spring rolls, taro rolls, rice paper filled morsels of yumminess. <br/>Everything was fresh, crispy and filling even the green beans was good cos you really have to have a veg dish lol<br/>Pots of green tea was lovely helped cleanse the pallet for the next round of dishes.<br/>We ended our yumcha with flaky fresh custard egg tarts and a order of chinese ice cream that resembled vanilla version of chocolate rolos from the 80’s.<br/>We came away bellies full and all agreed that it was Good not great... Staff need to be more on to it with clearing dishes and extra services such as replenishing tea pots of green tea and drink orders <br/>So is it value for money... definitely great value if you have a good group who are keen to split the experience at the end of the meal as we did <br/>Don’t expect great service lol <br/>Ambience none But the company and atmosphere we created while dining-fantastic <br/>Lots of Paid parking close by <br/>Smoking outside of venue (kerbside)<br/>As Confucius say I went to Chinese Rst with suggestion Box.. I wrote no serve fried turnip pahreezzz 😂🤣😂<br/>3/5<br/><br/><br/><br/>

The dim sum here is among the best in Auckland!! The Hargow is packed to the brim and the wrapping is so thin that you’re able to see all the ingredients inside. Service is top notch!

Good variety of yumcha dishes and reasonably priced. So sad they don't do egg tarts here though! Recommend the prawn dumplings and deep fried taro

We've been to there a couple of times. Yum Cha was fantastic. Lots of varieties and most of them are quite flavorsome. However we went to there for dinner once and found it was extremely expensive. Good place for Yum Cha though.

Best yum cha in town.<br/>Nice price, variety of choices.<br/>Love chives prawn dumpling, chicken feet is so funny dishes, if cut the nails would be better....

Came here for yum cha. We were seated and served immediately, food was also good.<br/><br/>The trolleys unfortunately didnt come around as often as we liked, options were quite limited too, but its understandable as the place was pretty busy. All the staff were friendly and polite, one of the ladies had the sweetest smile everytime she came to our table. Near the end of their yumcha session the staff came around and took any specific orders of what anyone wanted to have brought to their table.<br/><br/>Its a very good spot for yumcha, but i do prefer Imperial Palace in Mt Wellington more due to more options available, slightly cheaper prices, and more frequent trolleys coming around. But still one of the best places to go to in Auckland.

The food is good quality. Got a huge serving. What I don’t like is the attitude of the waiters. They are rude and looks angry all the time with their eyes rolling.

Great place for a quick lunch in Newmarket! <br/>My favourites are prawn dumplings, bbq pork buns and the ice cream balls. <br/>Always leave happy after coming here :)

Lunch with the whole team mate to celebrate one of our friend maternity leave.. the food is delicious and really great.. have peking duck as starter, then have crispy prawn ball with salted egg, deep fried bean curd, chinese mushroom and bean curd, and of course we ordered fish.. craving to try their yamcha, but maybe next time..

Food was delicious and staff were nice. Some of the food was falling apart probably due to sitting around for a little bit. But everything was delicious, and would recommend giving the place a go.

We frequently eat YumCha here most weekends, if not fortnightly. Having been to others, we have decided this is the best yum cha house in Auckland, so much so we travel from West Auckland to eat.<br/>The staff are always friendly and the food is delicious.<br/>We get in early to avoid the rush, but on the odd occasion we get there when the crowds are there, we are more then happy with the 1 hr seating. We never book and are seated quite quickly.<br/>Dumplings, siu Mei and the beef are our favourites, all have great flavours.<br/>Very welcoming establishment. 10/10

The food is nice as always, and I see they have more stuffs now, and make the service much better. Highly recommend, and will always be back for yum cha. :)

Came to sunworld for yum cha. Overall the food was definitely above average. The spinach and prawn dumplings were exceptionally good, and the char sui buns were really tasty. Some dishes weren't amazing, such as the turnip cake. The restaurant is typical of Chinese restaurant and it was busy which is always a good sign. The price point was pretty good. I'd definitely come back.

While food is good, I needed a Chinese friend to translate so a better way to communicate what dumpling you are bringing around will be really useful. Thanks

Good food, mediocre service, unwelcoming feel<br/><br/>We made it clear that we were sharing everything and were told that the dim sum would be 3 pieces chosen by the chef. The first one we were served had soup in the middle - how could we split that?! The waitress was overly friendly and wouldn't take the hint to leave us alone even when I started checking my phone. We ordered a pudding and asked the chef if we could have a sweet chilli sauce on the side from the other option but he said ‘no’ - immediately making us feel very unwelcome. The food looked good but the flavours were nothing special. Needless to say we will not be going back there again

Sun World has always been a family favourite for dinner and yumcha, friendly service and tasty food!<br/><br/>You’ll always be guaranteed generous servings and the best crayfish noodles.

Worst experience as a customer! Rude staff yelling at customers, table is full of empty dishes, no one service the tea, not even a sorry said when the waitress burnt customers hand

They are always busy during peak hours on weekends. For a place that has a time limit of 1 hour, the service should also keep up with the customers. We missed out on some of the dishes as the staff didn’t get a chance to pass by our table. Also, I would suggest to put a lazy susan to all big round tables so it would be easier to get food with a bigger group. The empty plates and bamboo steamers should also be at least cleared frequently. The food may be good but just a let down with the service.

Love this place, it’s right next to my brothers restaurant Burger Burger and i always go there to have brunch with him. The food is delicious and service is lovely

We went on last Sunday to have yum char. Lucky we were there just past 11am, and it started getting quite busy. We got seat straightaway and before my husband could even sit down, we got food served already! We were told have 1 hour to eat which I understand, it is very very busy during lunch time. We got a toddler with us, so we actually finished our lunch quite fast. The service was speedy and friendly, we asked things and they delivered straightaway. It is good they have enough staff to cope this chaos lunch service, thrums up! The food variety was huge, we wish we could eat more! My 3 years old didn’t eat much and my husband and I had 12 different dishes and still plenty we wanna eat, but too full. The food was very tasty too and probably the best yum char dish in Auckland! By the time we left, before 11.30am, the restaurant was packed!

Great place for yum Cha however is always busy so you do need to get in quick. Pricing is ok but food is delicious! Sometimes is hard to get service due to some under staffing but overall a good experience

This restaurant is always packed during lunch time for yum cha especially on weekends.<br/><br/>Tried the yum cha, the dim sums were slightly above average. The guy in casual attire was very friendly and always smiled to customers, guess he must be the owner. The other waiting staff were averagely friendly.<br/><br/>Food & Beverage : 6/10<br/>Service : 6/10<br/>Price : 6/10<br/>Ambience : 6/10<br/>

Long established Chinese restaurants all have something in common. They are usually fully packed with enough Chinese for every Yum Char service. And Sun World is no exception. This place is always packed during weekends. <br/><br/>They offer a full menu of Yum Char fares. Decently prepared and of consistent quality for every busy service. It’s not the cheapest Yum Char place in Auckland, but the quality is up there with the more expensive places. <br/><br/>If you have never tried Yum Char and always wanted to see what it’s all about. Then this place is not a better place to start you culinary Yum Char journey.

Had yum cha here for lunch!<br/> The restaurant has been around for years now, we don’t normally dine here only because it’s too far from home but we were in the area and needed lunch.<br/><br/> Nostalgic feels eating here! Food quality is good, we ordered the usual yum cha dishes and it was delicious 😋 definitely hasn’t lost its charm after so long, very busy place but we were seated straight away and food did take a while to be carted around but it all the tables were taken so busy lunch period. <br/> Happily fed and satisfied! ☺️ highly recommend and will be back for more

I’ve been to soooo many yumcha restaurants and this is the ONLY one has a just one-hour-dine-in policy! Excuse me?? They didn’t say anything about this when I made a booking on the phone, when we got there and sat down, someone came over and told us we had only one hour for our Yumcha as so many people are waiting. If you’re not capable to serve these people then tell them you’re fully booked instead of telling people with bookings to eat their food in an hour! We had 2 friends from Wellington with us so just imagine how embarrassed I was having someone telling us to leave in one hour! Food are ok tho but I will never return!!!

Definitely one of the better Chinese restaurants in Auckland. We came for dinner as a group of 4 and ordered the diced beef with macadamia, lamb sizzling plate, stir fry gailan and prawn balls. Everything was cooked well and the flavours were decent. The lamb was a bit on the sweeter side and everything was pretty oily. All in all it’s nothing super healthy but tastes great. Serving sizes are huge and we all left feeling full with 2 boxes of leftovers remaining. The complimentary starter soup and dessert is also nice.

Food:<br/>One of our favourite yum cha restaurants for the price in Auckland. Their custard buns and egg tarts are amazing, with gorgeous yellow custard and perfectly crunchy, flaky pastry. Their Har Gow (prawn dumplings) popped in the mouth - just the way we like them. Yummy Char Siu Bao (BBQ pork buns), and their BBQ pork was decent. Other dishes we had varied from average to quite good. It’s hard to remember everything that we consumed with the fast pace and constant munching, hence the lack of photos.<br/><br/>Ambience:<br/>Typical Chinese restaurant; loud, constant chatter, busy. Nicely set tables with lazy-susans. At the front of the restaurant is a live crayfish tank, so you can choose your own seafood at your leisure. <br/><br/>Service:<br/>As with any authentic Chinese restaurant service is fast, to the point, and doesn’t come with any embellishments from staff. If you’re not used to it, it may come off as rude. Overall okay.<br/><br/>Recommendation: <br/>Definitely try this place if you don’t want to splurge on yum cha at Grand Harbour on the Viaduct. We’ve been here quite a few times, and each time have left full and satisfied. <br/><br/>#dimsum #yumcha #chinese #eggtart #charsiu #newmarket #点心 #飲茶 #好吃 #太饱了

Sun world is your friendly neighbourhood Chinese restaurant. It’s not scary, it’s not daunting. Just your good old canton seafood cuisine feasting place.<br/>Come for one of the best yumcha in Auckland, or dinner mains. Either way, it’s all good.

Went for friend's wedding dinner. Was not impressed at all. Had high expectations as it is one of high end Chinese restaurants that is renowned for many years. Some seafood were not fresh and it certainly didn't capture my heart for It's fame.

Been to the restaurant for the first time. I was pleased the serving staff were friendly, sort of, and the food was delicious. Went with my wife and ordered whatever that looked yummy, and ended up with 90$ bill. It’d have helped if there was a way to tell which dish costs how much. But all in all, we were happy with the food and service.

Nice tasty enjoyable food served here the other night for our eight guests. However the place was let down I feel by the very poor service we received such as not clearing up all our unsightly empty plates and bowls till right at the end of the evening when we were all about to leave, and also not replenishing our empty Chinese teapots until requested.<br/>Apparently I understand that the restaurant has recently become under new ownership and hence the staff has not been fully trained as yet..... they were just seen stand around jabbering amongst themselves all night.<br/>Consequently I can only reward this restaurant three and a half stars out of 5 stars.<br/>But the food were all so delicious!! 😋 😋<br/>

Great food. Waitress and customer service could do with improvement. Other then that had a blast choosing different varieties of food that went around

I love coming here for their dimsum. Service can be a bit slow, especially when busy, and they don't take bookings during lunch. But the food is great and the price reasonable, so I'll be a regular for sure.

If you like the live seafood I would recommend this place for you. They have a lot of fresh seafood here. I been there for dinner last night normally I only came this place for yumcha at lunch time. They made good food here fresh fast and yummy.

My favorite Guangdong restaurant. Not just because their insistent delicious flavor,but also for their various type of food and reasonable price. Sticky rice in lotus leaf is one of my must-have dish every time. Baked barbecued pork puff is another one,but it was served yesterday when we were there so we ordered steamed one instead which turned also pretty good as the baked one. You will never be disappointed by any of their dishes.

Came here around 11:30am for lunch with no booking. Luckily we came early because the place filled up fast. Service is the same as all other places. Fast and straight to the point. <br/>Trolleys were pushed out consistently and we got all the dishes we wanted quite fast. <br/>We got pork buns, pork pastries, 凤爪, pork ribs, beef ribs, prawn dumplings and siu mai. Not my favourite yum cha but a good contender for the Newmarket area.

Food is good however they really need to take care of service during busy times. Operating at massive scale with long waiting time for customers proves something. We waited 25 minutes at table for food to be served which was diappointing(assuming its 2 plates of dimsum only).

I came here on Saturday night with some friends and had to wait which around 10 mins for a table, which was good for a busy night. The food we ordered came quickly and tasted exceptional. Being someone who frequently eats Chinese cuisine, Sun World is definitely amongst the best I've tasted. Table service was also great. However, payment didn't go too smooth. As a group, we came here to dine separately - which means, to split the bill (as you do). We were rudely told to pay one bill for our table which to my friends' luck, I had sorted in the nick of time. The lady at the counter came across as impatient and disrespectful. Maybe use some basic politeness next time and you won't lose customers!

Came here on a busy Sunday for yumcha. We waited for around 30 minutes to get a table - it could be longer as we were lucky a group of 5 left early. <br/><br/>Between 5 people, we had nearly every main dish that the waitresses offered. Amongst them all, the favorite of the day was properly the steamed prawn dumplings and the egg tarts. The dumplings were piping hot as it came out and the prawns were soft and a little creamy inside as well. The egg tarts were also piping hot and it melts in your mouth on the first bite.<br/><br/>The service level was actually decent for a yumcha lunch service as they were very polite and kept asking if our orders had arrived yet. Between 5 people, the bill came to around $124 which was reasonable considering most of our orders were in the special category.<br/><br/>Taste - 8/10<br/>Size - 7/10<br/>Price - 8/10<br/>Service - 8/10

3 Adults ate here shared meals for Dinner. We ate 3 entrees and 3 mains. With 🍷 and 4x bottles of 💧 the cost was $168. This restaurant is very good value and reasonably priced. Service was pretty good, and the food was very fresh. This is the second time we’ve been here. Well definitely return. Well done Sun World 👍🏻👍🏻<br/>

It is always a good sign for a Chinese resto to have plenty of Kiwi diners. Being discerning eaters, Kiwis know good food. Each time I come here, I see heaps of them around.<br/><br/>Although food here is relatively more expensive than other yum chars, it is worth coming here.<br/><br/>Never mind the staff who always think I am Chinese so they speak to me in Mandarin. They also can be a bit abrupt, but they are always busy with a house full of hungry tummies to fill.<br/><br/>Will come back again and again. Will also try their dinner menu.

My experience here was not a very pleasant one, I want to give it a 0 but I don't want my mood to misjudge them because not everything was that bad. I went there at 10:30am, after I entered, I told the women at the counter that I was with myself, she immediately looked annoyed and turned to talk to another customer. I waited for a minute, she came back and said:" you only have 30 minutes to eat". Well that's the first time a restaurant said that to me. I understand that it was Sunday morning and they are busy but that doesn't mean I'm happy with it. Then, I was being sat beside the bathroom door. I asked them if I could sit elsewhere but they said it was all booked. Didn't really bother to eat much so I'm just gonna review the food from my past experience. I was not a regular customer but I came with friends occasionally. I never get to make the booking or paying the bills (I pay in other restaurants), so I have always come in, sit down, eat and go, didn't really pay much attention to anything else. From my past eating experiences, sun world makes good dim sum, I liked the prawn dumplings, pork spareribs and egg tarts. They are one of the few places in Auckland that serve good dim sum. I'd give 4/5 for the food but 1/5 for the service. Wasn't in the mood so didn't take any photos.

Went here with 7 other friends and it was a terrible experience. It took a long time for a waiter to come to our table after we’d decided what we wanted to order, even though we were making eye contact with the waiters. One of us had to go up to the main desk to get someone. I wanted to order the spring rolls for the table, and I asked if they were vegetarian. The waitress said yes, however when they arrived at our table it was clear they had pork in them. I ordered the noodles with mixed vegetables, and what arrived to the table had big pieces of meat on them. I had to go up to the counter myself and get what I actually ordered. The mixed vegetables were a couple pieces of broccoli, carrots, and a whole heap of celery. The pieces were too large to eat and there were no knives to cut them. Also I asked for water for the table twice and we were not given any water. We also ordered some steamed rice that we didn’t receive. None of us will ever return to this restaurant. <br/><br/>Service: 1/5 - no one could answer our questions and a couple of orders were neglected or incorrect. <br/>Food: 2/5 - average at best, nothing better than what you can get anywhere else<br/>

Yummy Chinese food in Newmarket. Love these places where you can see the ingredients, and they have live lobsters and abalones.<br/><br/>Didn't have any of those as they get quite price, but everything I've tried was good: the fried rice, the duck, the deep fried beef with macadamia and the lamb flanks with dried bean curd.<br/><br/>Service was also great, staff super friendly to everyone, although the place was super busy.

Been here a few times, not our most favourite but definitely top 3 most popular yumcha place in Auckland. Avoid queue by booking or coming before 11 on the weekend. We waited for 1 hour the first time we came here.<br/><br/>All the dishes are good. With hands down to their rice roll with fried dough, crunchy dough, soft skin, good combination of sauce (we tried this dish in number of yumcha place in Auckland, definitely the best). <br/><br/>Atmosphere can get super busy and packed. Good price considering the area. Service is quick and efficient.

I called 4 times to book my reservation but they just hung up the phone without saying a thing. I usually have been here, sun world yum cha, and it was my first time to book my reservation before visiting since there were always lots of bookings and guests. I know their food are awesome but I cannot say anything for this weird booking service.

Sun World is always so busy and slightly chaotic, (in a hustle & bustle way) there’s customers jostling for space, food, orders and waiters attention. It’s a little too noisy and crowded to be able to fully relax and enjoy the dishes and enjoy the company you’re with. Thus as always the waiters were attentive, efficient and friendly. I loved the crunchy fry beans. I was hanging out for the sticky chicken rice (lo mai gai) and kept looking around for it on the trolley, sadly I didn’t see any & I left with a craving for lo mai gai 😠🐔

Always busy on this corner of Newmarket and always good yum cha. Wait time was quick as we have booked. They had all the usuals but not as much variety as our usual. We would come back again. Service was fast and attentive even in a packed restaurant thanks to the waiting staff.

Tried this place for lunch today. Was expecting to wait for ages but there weren't that many customers even though it was lunchtime. Food was a bit underwhelming - there was quite a limited selection just going round in circles. Asked a lady if there was anything else and she told us there were more dishes in the weekends. Shu mai and other dumplings were smaller in size than other places I've been to, and egg tart was not as sweet. Imho three kings beats this place, hands down.

Try to reach there before 11 otherwise you will have to wait quite long. Taste just okay I wont say it's really good. But they do have alot special dimsum for you to order. Can give a try if you have tried out most of the yumcha place in Auckland. My favourite is still Grand Park

I remember coming to this restaurant almost every day when I was younger. Unfortunately, I haven't been for a long time but I did come for yum cha with a bunch of friends. Delicious food, great atmosphere and I would come back with my family next time. Definitely recommend!

Amazing cheap and delicious Dim Sums in Newmarket! This place is always packed no matter the day or time and you can see why.<br/><br/>Great variety and quick service! Grab what you want quick at this place as it goes fast. Have eaten here a number of times and never fails overall for food. You have to bustle a little to get what you want and we always have our favourite dishes. The Shumai is always a winner as are the many rice rolls with sweet and peanut sauce! Prawn wontons and dumplings are always a must and the egg tarts are a fab end.<br/><br/>

We've tried a few different places offering yum cha in Auckland, and Sun World by far is the best for the quality and taste of the dimsum. Love their dumplings, fried tofu, deep fried wontons and many many more dishes. We've been coming here for the past 10 years and love it each time. <br/><br/>It's a very busy place and a reservation is essential over the weekend. Otherwise you can join the 10-20 people waiting in the lobby for a table after 11am. <br/><br/>Costs us usually around $50 for two people when we order around 6-7 dishes. Being New Market, parking is a little difficult. You can get 1hr free parking at the car park upstairs from Tofu Shop if you buy something there.

Yum cha on point. Offers all the regular yum cha options. Larger dishes also available. Always busy so sometimes there is a wait but it's worth it.

Why do they no longer take reservations and impose a very stressful limit of 60 minutes table time :(<br/><br/>Regardless, they have the best dim sum in Auckland, love the prawn dumpling 虾饺, sweet soya Beancurd dessert 甜豆花, barbecued pork buns 叉烧包 and egg tarts 蛋挞.

This place is always super busy even at weekday's lunch time. But service is fast and efficient and the hygiene condition is pretty good compares to other yum cha places.<br/><br/>They offer a variety of dim sums and small plates. All freshly made and served constantly. It is kind of fun to watch them drive the trollies full of different dishes. We end up eating too much and left with a whole satisfactory. Cost was reasonable too-- $ 90 for two.<br/><br/>The only downside was the stir fried clam in black bean sauce. Almost every clam contained a mini crab in it. A bit wired and discomfortable to me.<br/><br/>Other than this, the best yum cha in Auckland so far.<br/><br/>

Definitely my favourite place for dimsum!! Been here many times and the food is delicious!! Love everything here. Everything is just too good. Roasted pork, siew Mai aka dumplings, durian mochi.... 😍❤️Remember to call for reservation to skip the queue!

I used to come here a lot, almost every weekend, mainly for Yum Cha... until I discovered my new favourite.<br/><br/>In saying that, I still go there whenever I crave for prawn dumplings, they have a great selection (chives, coriander, spinach), and I can seriously say their version of prawn dumplings are closest to what I have had in Hong Kong :) <br/><br/>Look forward to my next visit.

Trying to ring the restaurant to make reservations 7 times between 1230 to 1330 today, and the phone rang ,connected then they just hang up on me! I could still hear people was talking with some background noise. Seriously! 7 times! Is it what you called friendly service?!!!!

Went for yum cha at this restaurant. Food was delicious, i wouldn't say its to die for but what got me the most was the service of the staff there. I've been to many yum cha restaurants but this is the first one where the staff actually tried to explain what the food is in english without looking annoyed. <br/>Great restaurant, would visit again.

Used to be a family favourite for takeaway when we lived in the area - their prawn balls and ribs are done very nicely. We've been for dinner a number of times and you can tell this is an old favourite of many, bookings are definitely recommended. Dishes are done well in the traditional Canton way.

The dishes are relatively cheap among Yum Cha restaurants, small dish for $4.5, mid dish for $5, big dish for $5.5, special dish for $6.5. They are really tasty, especially steamed tripe, steamed pork dim sum(siu mai), and steamed rice rolls.<br/>We four people ordered 3 mid dishes and 6 special dished and Roast duck, which is about $21 per person. The more people, the cheaper will be.

If u guys are in love with the busy working atmosphere like HK this is the perfect place to go! Table booking before going is recommended. Love their durian mochi it was so goooood!!!!

Came here with family. The food is excellent. A bit on the pricey side but worth it, and I'm not even a big fan of Chinese food, but their fried soft shell crab is a winner. Also crispy noodles and their steamed cod. Yum! Make sure you book ahead of time.

It is the texture of their tofu puffs. It is the flavour of their Siew Mai. It is the quick service and offering of food dishes. It is the silken experience of their Tau Fu Fa. <br/><br/>Even with a packed house, there is a flow. The entrance may be unassuming but the kitchen chefs and crew know what they are doing. The baked pastries are elegant and have a delightful bite. The Mochi is gentle. The congee is comforting. A window side view is a bonus. <br/><br/>Wise to book a table, my group showed me that yum cha has been brought to greater heights here. There is no greasiness. The variety is rewarding. The braised and steamed offerings are the best in my view.

I've been here twice. Usually toward the end of a lunch service as its normal for them to be overly busy during the peak of their service. Even with 45 minutes left before the service ended we felt very rushed and staff were very rude. Food was good, comparable to most dim sum places around this part of Auckland.

Our go-to Yum Char restaurant. Always good food and fast service. The last time we were here though they were making small groups share one of the bigger tables. Warning: this place is always full so booking ahead is a must!

We have visited this restaurant for the second time. The first time was great , we ordered the Peking duck and was great . The duck came out in two dishes , the first dish was beautiful, crispy skin and the whole family loved it. The second dish came promptly and had minced duck with lettuce wraps. <br/>How ever the second dish this time made our kids sick (vomiting) within and hour and half of having the dish. Us adults had an uneasy tummy for the rest of the day . <br/>Service was ok. And price was ok also. I would rate this restaurant higher had the kids not been sick. <br/>All in all we won't return and hope sun world takes not of our comments and improves.

This place is very popular and has pretty great food.<br/>You can also park in the paid parking spot and then go inside and ask for a ticket and they will give you a free pass for parking :D!

I came here quiet late at night, from the moment I walked in the waiter answered all my questions about the live seafood. He took me to the chair got me water was very lovely, made sure I was all good, I was alone ,and have been craving Chinese fresh seafood!!!I have been looking for fresh barramundi but the closest thing I came to was a fresh New Zealand fish. It was nice but I prefer barramundi. It was cooked nicely it was soft and u could tell it was the live fish from the tank, it was about 700grams I also had the veggies no rice . It was good

A recent visit again proves why this place is a solid bet for hearty Yum Cha - please don't ask me how's the a la carte here; like the other reviewers I've been remiss in checking out that track of the kitchen, even though folks have praised the seafood renditions here amongst other dinner offerings. Even when there's torrential rain outside on a weekday morning, Sun World can be running stunningly full-house - a reflection of the restaurant's operation as well as that of its eager customers.<br/><br/>Last weekend though was slow to pick up and when our reservation gave us only a corner table away from the pulse of the restaurant, my request to be centrally relocated was dismissed with reasons of other tables being fully occupied but when the ladies in my group reiterated the request we were promptly moved! - a lesson in why one should often encourage the women to work their charms in mission accomplishment. Sun World has also jazzed up its customer service and there was a nice Chinese lady amongst the staff who assured us in clear English that she wanted us to be well looked after. There was no denying the action behind those words as our teapots would promptly be refilled when lids were upturned as signals, carts of attractive food rolled by us with indulgent regularity throughout that lavish brunch and desserts were brought to us on special request though that stage of the meal hadn't yet officially commenced in the restaurant overall. Four of us ate our enjoyable way through a dozen selections, all totally up to a very reasonable $106 with unlimited digestion-aiding green tea. <br/><br/>The dumplings were good as usual, and we leaned towards the slickly flavourful prawn versions. There were freshly baked puffs with barbecued meat, delicious rather than stodgy, and fried morsels of creamy taro nestling in a lacy airy wonderfully crunchy coating. We even tried chicken feet ! but our palates found little to delectably gnaw on. Whole prawns lightly batter-fried were nice, but more enjoyable was a 'prawn on toast' variety that was deeply moreish with textural zing. Our smorgasbord left no room to again try golden fried squid tentacles (sour grapes : they weren't tender last time!). In desserts, their macau tarts - pleasantly eggy, sweet, soft, light and crunchy - are excellent while coconut jelly gave cool mouthfuls of refreshing taste. This is one of the best 'group party' experiences in Auckland, if you don't count vegetarians (sadly :( *** 3/5 = Good.

A very noisy restaurant but tastes good. A little expensive than the other similar restaurants. Maybe coz it's close to AKL CBD area, no parking place.

Very popular yum cha place in Newmarket. Sometimes I like it there, sometimes I don't- maybe it depends on where you sit, coz some tables at the back just get offered the leftovers and not much variety left. Don't expect good service as it's crazy busy and they want you out asap. The food is generally good though.

Had great dinner. <br/>Todd and myself we go all the time .<br/>We love it . Friendly staff it is nice to be call by first name. <br/>Great all round. 😆

Most consistent Yum Cha place in Auckland. Plenty to choose from. Although staff are loud, which is what should be expected from a Yum Cha experience, they seem to be quite cheerful. Food is always of a decent standard, and they nail the basics (prawn dumplings, pork buns etc.) very well. Well priced too. More interesting decor would liven the place up.

Best YUM CHA so far ! <br/>Nice and clean restaurant, food is good, price suits quality of food definitely the IT place to go for yum Cha, dough the trolley ladies didn't speak much English some were rude didn't want to explain what food was what. Overall it's a nice yum Cha to go to

Many aspects of Yum Cha dining may not sound very exciting if you've not yet been. Sun World is always packed, it's common that you must wait for a seat and when you do get one there's a time limit due to high demand. The interiors are dated and you're surrounded by fish tanks filled with your future dinner.<br/><br/>Somehow, these things only made my dining experience more enjoyable. There was an air of excitement to the place that made it feel like an event rather than run of the mill eating out. Due to the time limit I felt an unfamiliar need to soak up every second of the meal. <br/><br/>Each dish was very flavourful, far more so than similar items I've tried at other Yum Cha. The Black Sesame buns are a gorgeous mix of crunchy and soft, the shrimp dumplings generously packed with fresh tasty fillings. Staff were lively and quick, always ready with a fresh pot of tea or the dish you'd been hoping to see roll out of the kitchen. They can be a little pushy sometimes, hawking their wares, so don't be afraid to decline what's on offer. Yum Cha is like culinary gambling - you have to decide in the moment whether you're going to pounce on what is available or wait for the next trolley to come round m, hoping it'll be something even better.<br/><br/>While lacking interior design flair, Sun World has undeniable charm and substance, which is why it's always busy and why I'd recommend bringing a few hungry friends along to give it a go.

A classic Chinese seafood restaurant. Always very busy- lunch and dinner. For dinner, they are well-known for their super fresh seafood so make sure to try a steam a whole fish with ginger and spring onions. The service is very efficient but also friendly enough to enjoy a great night.

My husband and I went there on a Saturday for lunch. There was a huge crowd waiting for tables and we definitely would have waited for longer had we not requested to join an existing table since there were just the two of us. The food on the trolleys were mostly served cold by the time they reached us, the flavor not bad, but not fantastic either. We just had dim sum and paid $83 at the end of the meal. There were a couple of dishes which we like - prawn rice roll, salted egg buns, baked BBQ pork pastries. I would suggest people to get items that are served in bamboo steamers rather than in plates as they would generally be warmer.<br/><br/>We went there based on reviews from Zomato and we had pretty high expectations. But we definitely wouldn't return again. The overall quality of food wasn't worth the waiting time and the price. <br/><br/>Tip: if you have 4 or less people, you can try asking to join an existing table, that would reduce your waiting time if you are not too fussy with privacy during your meal time.

Best yumcha in AKL<br/>Not only the yummy food but also service<br/>Usually at yumcha places, I've only experienced unfriendly non-english speaking ladies walking around with trollies<br/>But here,although their English was not so great they put on a big smile and made me feel very welcome<br/>I'll definitely come back!<br/>P.s their shumei is amazing

It was very busy Sunday and they issued ticket numbers to queue. But the manager gave seats to Chinese people before us although we arrived before them and were same number in the group. Waited more than 1 hour as opposed to 20 mins max what she said when we first started waiting

A group of 4 of us went here for yum char lunch and it was pretty good, see photos. Good selection like usual and well priced (under $20 each) only thing they don't split the bill so take cash. Service was friendly too, didn't feel rushed like some other yum char places!

Sun World is a very good place for Yum Cha lunch in Newmarket. Fresh materials, tasty food with fair price. Even dinner menu is served with acceptable price level. Service is always nice. Their sliced Pe-king roasted duck was very recommendable and high price effective.

Arguably one of the best yum cha places in Auckland. Loved every single food they offered. Great location, very central in New Market. However, the dinner dishes are quite pricey due to where its situated.  Sun world and The Grand Park is the preferred Yum cha place to go in Auckland.

This place makes good Yum Char for a decent and reasonable price. The food is authentically Chinese.<br/><br/>However, since this is a popular place the wait times are very long. You do need to book for a table. <br/><br/>Another issue is the cramped space and the noise which makes it difficult to speak without yelling to be heard. Since everyone around you is virtually yelling.

Had cravings for yum char and came here with my parents. Their dumplings are the best! Dumpling Skin is thin with a generous amount of filling, especially the prawn dumplings is loaded with juicy prawns unlike the ones I've tried in the past where it's just thick dumpling skin and hardly any filling. Furthermore, I like how they use lean meat. I can tell as don't feel heavy or bloated afterwards. All their dumplings satisfy your taste buds. Kind of get carried away with it as it all tastes so good 😀<br/><br/>All dishes for lunch are served in a trolley so makes it easy to select what you want. Hence, that's why you can get carried away with eating too much too lol they also serve complimentary Chinese tea which kind of helps digests the food.<br/><br/>The only downside is the place gets overly crowded during peak time, it's adviced to book in advance and go a little earlier like at 11 am. Interior is nothing fancy<br/>Ambience can get noisy during peak times. Staff are efficient. Most can't speak English so just have to point what you want from the trolley. Prices are decent.. well for three people it cost us $75 and we ate alot! Definitely recommended if you are craving dumplings 😊

Visit this place often because of their service which arent aggogant like some other yum char in the city. Also, this is what authentic yum char should be instead of some fushion ones. Highly recommend!

Love coming here on weekends for yum cha service (10.30am-2.30pm). Of all the yum cha restaurants I've tried in Auckland city, Sun World is still the best 😊 It is always super crowded, so it's best to come early to get a number in line or make a reservation, especially if your party has more than 3 people. The place can be quite noisy, but what do you expect from a Chinese restaurant? Good thing is their staff still can understand and speak English better than other yum cha places.<br/><br/>They serve all the typical yum cha dishes, although they don't have the egg york custard bun. Among the yum cha dishes at Sun World, my must-haves are the prawn dumplings (3 types: plain, with spinach, with chives), xiu mai, chicken feet, chicken sticky rice, BBQ pork bun and egg tarts. All dishes are hot, delicious and fulfilling. The food trolleys go around pretty fast, so don't worry about missing out on what you want, unless you arrive at the place really late. Price is fairly reasonable, usually $$20ish per person. Highly recommend Sun World ❤️

If you want to dine at the best yum char place, go to the loudest one  (Cantonese is the worlds loudest language)<br/> It is one of the most popular yum char restaurant of them all and the most noisy, so popular diners crowd the entrance-way waiting for a table, dishes is  very original and filling, i wont go into the pros/cons of every dish as lots, now can say it's our regular, if so you may see someone you know there (or not wanna know), they don't mind if you refill yer tea pot yerself or help yerself to sauces if they are super busy.<br/>Yous must try the seafood dish by fishing a lobster from the tank  by the entrance and they will cook this for you, <br/>I even heard a  car fell out of the nearby 4th floor car parking building  and landed outside Sun World, must a Sun World diner rushing there for a feed maybe, See link below for story..

Very nice yamcha at Sun World. Often when you go to Yamcha right when a place opens you are waiting quite a while until the carts are loaded etc... not here! Straight into it.<br/><br/>Very fresh with great flavors. Personally think it is the best New Market has to offer.

Some have described this place as Yum Cha madness and I will not dissent from their opinions! Coming in on Anzac Monday the place was packed to the brim! <br/><br/>Your typically vibrant and loud environment, I wouldn't want my Yum Cha in any other way.<br/><br/>Although the place was packed we were promptly seated, had our tea regularly filled and an abundance of trays attending our table. A+ for attentiveness!<br/><br/>In terms of the food itself I was a little disappointed, not that the food was bad but there wasn't anything that really stood out amongst Auckland's plethora of Yum Cha places. <br/><br/>Overall I enjoyed my visit and would recommend this place. However probably not on a public holiday as they charge a 10% surcharge.<br/><br/>Pardon the pictures, I couldn't get my camera out in time!<br/><br/>Showstopper: the fried bread rice noodle roll was ravenous and the durian ice moochi was heavenly.<br/><br/>Overall Grade: B

MAKE A RESERVATION! Dropped by for lunch today..The queue was right out the door. Thankfully we called in advance but we still had to wait about 15-20 minutes for a seat. We got the corner seat right next to the window. By the time any of the carts came to our table, the good stuff was gone. We had to wait another 20 minutes just for service. I finally walked up to one of the servers and gave them my orders. As for the taste & quality, its so-so. Not sure what the fuss is about. Their bbq pork buns was good

Came here for a work lunch! I love yum cha so was excited to try this restaurant - I have noticed it was always busy! The food was quick to come around, normal price and pretty average. The food was good but not amazing!

If you want to avoid the busy crowd come around 10.30! This place gets insanely busy. Food is great, good variety and reasonably priced. Will def come back again!

The dim sum here is delicious. I especially recommend the chicken feet (my favourite) and the egg tarts. They offer a wide range of both savoury and sweet dim sum for yum cha. There are also lots of options for dinner but some are only available for pre-orders. It's usually better to reserve a place if you plan on bringing a big group.

I’ve only ever come to sun world for yumcha so this review is based purely on lunch! We’ve come  here a few times last year but revisited last week. We arrived on a friday afternoon with no booking and were seated immediately. <br/><br/>The service was good - I think they speak a little more english in comparison to the waitstaff at competitors. A good stream of trolleys which is exactly what you want to see! Its sad to sit around waiting for more food to come pass. <br/><br/>Food quality was good too and pricing is what you would expect from the new market area. My favourites include the siu mai, prawn ha gao, egg tarts and the bbq pork cheong fun! <br/><br/>If you have no idea what you’re reading - just walk in, drink some tea and try a couple of dishes. Its definitely a must try experience. :-)<br/><br/>

Had new years eve dinner here. They only have limited dish option due to busy booking. Except the banquet menu, the selected menu doesn't have english translation on it took me a bit of time to explain to my partner. Wait time is shorter than we expected, service is average but reasonable. Food is yummy! We especially loved the steamed whole blue cod, and also the Tsingtao beer!

This place is probably one of only Chinese restaurants who's cooking is closest to my dads cooking (who's a Chinese chef himself). <br/><br/>The taste of their dishes are so similar to what I normally am use to. One 'downfall' was their soup (condiment) is full of flavour but you can tell there is helluva MSG in there 👎🏼 <br/><br/>Otherwise their dishes aren't bad. The service is a lot better than the other Chinese restaurants that I've been to. It's always packed in here as well whether it may be for yumcha or dinner.

Sun World is alway very busy because their food is amazing. They have big variety of selection for yum cha and very fresh seafood for dinner.

Consistently yummy Chinese food and friendly service. One of the owners recommended us a few dishes which all came out wonderfully: salt & pepper scampi, tofu with bok choy and Chinese mushrooms, braised deep fried fish with broccoli, Peking duck...these are only some of their amazing dishes. I would recommend you to ask the owners if you're not sure what to order. Their yum cha during lunchtime is really good too although when they get real busy their service tends to slip a little bit (hence not perfect score), but this is understandable. Booking is essential. Must try if you're in Newmarket. One of the best Chinese restaurants I've been to in New Zealand.

Probably one of the better Chinese restaurants around. Highly recommend the stir fried beans with pork mince! So crunchy and perfectly seasoned with that salty pork mince! 9/10<br/><br/>Fried bean curd? 8/10<br/>Can't remember what it was called but that was good too! <br/><br/>Deep fried ried soft shell crab- 7/10<br/>was pretty tasty but not worth the price for $42. <br/><br/>Sizzling steak fillet with ginger and spring onion sauce- 6/10<br/>A bit too chunky and soft for my liking. A good size portion though<br/><br/>Sweet and sour fish fillet- 8/10<br/>Good sauce with crunchy fish fillets. Yum<br/><br/>They also give you complimentary dessert at the end of your meal. We got the red bean soup last night. Not my favourite though. Overall, a tasty restaurant and good service. Would definitely return in the future :)

I have been here many times for Yum Cha and would say that this is one of the best places to go foe Yum Cha! I love going there as there is always so many people and adds to the great atmosphere of the place! Their food is always very good and service is always available! Would recommend this place if you have a large group of people rather than just a couple or few people :)

A bit expensive but it's worth it because everyone knows that this is the best yum char place in Auckland. Perfect for special celebratory occasions but be sure to book because it gets packed during the busy hour

Good yum Cha. Tried and tested. Always busy. Lots of varieties, efficient service and middle of the road pricing. Can be problematic finding a car park otherwise all good.

Every time I'm at Sun World I feel at home, likely because I use to work here. As a diner it is great food, you pay for what you get and the plates are always cleared because it is that delicious and authentic! Nothing but the best ingredients used, the boss is always keen for a laugh and overall everything and everyone is just wonderful.<br/>

Best yum cha in CBD area, in my opinion. Good authentic choices and good value. <br/><br/>It gets quite busy so get there early or be prepared to wait. They take bookings so maybe do that. The boss is quite attentive so if you require anything, just put it an order and they usually won't forget. <br/><br/>Foodwise, they make good dumplings, best deep fried squid!!! No idea how they make it so crispy and not chewy at all. <br/><br/>Ambience, a typical Chinese restaurant. Busy but enough food circling around. <br/><br/>Also, they do a good lobster noodle if you are willing to splurge.

Super busy over the weekends from 12 onwards so pays to book or get in earlier. Sunworld serve up your general staple of yum char dishes; chicken feet, pork buns, egg tarts, shumai etc. While not outstanding in flavour, the dishes arrive relatively fast and extensive array of choices means there is always something for everyone.

This place was soooo busy. Even though they were busy, the food that we ordered came super fast! We were served with soup first, then came our food. We had scallops, prawn and beef. They're delicious. Finger lickin' good :) will probably be back. Thanks

First time with yumcha in Auckland and it was really good. We booked for Sunday lunch and we got table straight away. The service was good and the food quality was great! I personally love bbq pork buns (both steamed and baked, I eat everything haha) The best is siu mai, once you bite it. It was like these tiny prawns dancing in your mouth (in a good way ^.^) Most dishes cost around $5-5.50. <br/><br/>I definitely going back there again. Quick service, great food...what else do you need? ;)

This is my hands down favorite yum cha restaurant. Don't go in expecting a nice quiet lunch, it is always FULL and ROWDY! The food is amazing, true Chinese food, as evidenced by the amount of Chinese who cram into the place every day! very authentic and FLAVORFUL! Make sure you book ahead and go with a decent size group so you can try HEAPS, like the pork belly, duck and baby octopus. The custard tarts are to DIE for! Do not expect dining advice from the wait staff.

This place gets pretty busy during lunch time on the weekends so you should expect to be put on the waiting list unless you go early around 11am. Once seated food comes regularly and all dishes are decent price and are Great.

Always busy and there's a reason for that. This is a very popular establishment that leans towards the more pricier side but the food is good.<br/>It can get a bit crazy during peak times, but that's half the fun and experience of a Chinese restaurant.<br/><br/>Food: 8/10<br/>Service: 3.5/5 <br/>Ambience: 4/5<br/>Value: 3.5/5<br/>Overall: 19/25

Came here in the weekend for a family gathering. Sun World Yum Cha is by far ny favourite yum cha restaurant in Auckland! It's always busy so it's best to make a booking! The dishes that I always look forward to are the pineapple buns, siu mai and chicken feet. There were also black sesame mochi which I tried and wow it was so warm and sweet, my fave! We basically had mostly all the dim sum there was! There was pork and chives bun which was really good too, fresh from the kitchen! Hmmm....oh yes, the red bean paste in a crispy oval shape thingy is something I always look forward to evevry time I go to yum cha! Overall, I was very satisfied with the food. I'm going to come here every time I feel like chinese food.

This was always the yumcha place that I would always go to as a kid whenever we visited Auckland, so if it’s good enough for my parents, it must be legit! I’ve been here a few times since and it is still my favourite yumcha place in the city. I always book as it is usually crazy busy, especially on a weekend. The place can get quite noisy, and the staff aren’t exactly very gracious, but that’s just the kind of place it is and the food definitely makes up for that. <br/><br/>You can get all the traditional yumcha dishes here, and the carts have a great range to pick from. I recommend arriving early to ensure you don’t miss out on what you want, but you can also place orders to have things made special. The prices are good and it ends up being a very affordable meal when you go with lots of people.

This Chinese restaurant is very popular in between locals and Asian community around town, always busy and with a noisy and fun atmosphere. I had lunch 2 weeks ago with a friend and we could not understand anything of what most staff would tell us and could't not find out what most of the food we had was but it was a fun experience.<br/>Staff could be more friendly but they seemed to be in a hurry to turn the tables to generate more revenue. When we asked for the check we didn't have a clear invoice and we didn't know what we paid for and that was a little scary.<br/><br/>It was a fun/different experience but I will probably not be back.

I usually come here for lunch during the week and it's surprisingly good Yum-Cha for what you pay for. The only problem is that it can be a bit hectic when it comes to busy hours/days and that's when the Customer Service fails as it seems quite understaffed - but the silver lining in that situation is that you can trust that the food is good, as when the restaurant is not busy, they tend to bring out room-temp Yum-Cha from what I noticed. <br/><br/>The only mishap I've experienced with this place is when me and my partner came for their Yum-Cha session on a weekend, and ended up having a muck of sauce splashed all over his shirt as a waiter was chucking in plates into a waste/dishes bin that goes out onto the floor when clearing tables. It was disgusting and we received no apology or sympathy whatsoever which was frustrating.<br/><br/>In short, the Yum-Cha is really good here but don't expect superb customer service. They also do Take-Away Yum-Cha which is really awesome for something you want on-the-go as well!<br/>:)

Have only been here for lunch where it is a buzzing and busy place for yum char. They have a decent selection of food that is reasonably priced. Would recommend trying the "yao zha guai (a fried pastry) wrapped in rice rolls served with peanut sauce". The usual dishes like "siu mai" and egg tarts are generally pretty good.

We had around 15 people and occupied a table from 11:15 to 1. We were basically shooed out at 1 which we didn't appreciate as my friend asked them over the phone before we went and we were told we were allowed to stay till 1 30. When we enquired more into it, they treated us as if we were lying. Have they not heard of the phrase that customers are always right? Their attitude and service was unprofessional. It's not a good enough excuse that they were busy, they should be catering to all their customers especially since we ordered so much and spent a lot money there. <br/><br/>The food was pretty decent but also quite over priced. We couldn't believe a plate of 3 small ice cream balls costed us $8. It just didn't make much sense.

Yum Cha here on a Sunday is CRAZY busy - in a really fast paced no nonsense kind of a way.  There is usually a queue, but it is worth it.  <br/><br/>Green Tea on arrival and replenished throughout - and then a raft of people whizzing by with completely laden trolleys of delights!!  English is not the main form of communication here - but they are incredibly happy to lift the lids on the little bamboo baskets for you to take a peek and they name a few ingredients - and well you really can't go that far wrong!!  <br/><br/>Think - Fried black bean clams, Chicken feet,  Dumplings, Whole fried fish, Glutinous rice, Pig knuckles - honestly you really can't keep up with them!  The focus is purely the food (full stop!).

THE chinese yum cha to go to in Auckland.<br/>Mum doesnt complain about this one, and if mum has nothing bad to say about it, then its really good. <br/><br/>I bring my friends..and family. Best  go early to get a table, or book, esp on busy weekends. <br/>Recommended offerings..siu mai, har gow, those prawn rice rolls, ice cream balls..and every so often they mix it up so its not the usual yum cha fare.

The best place to get authentic dim sum!!! Love the food there and the service there is awesome too!! Usually you'll get grumpy staff serving you at a chinese restaurant but not here! They are so helpful and patient and always smiling. I am really impressed. It gets really crowded there so make sure you make a reservation first! If not you'll have to wait pretty long to get a table.

Nothing wow quantity of food is alot but no quality. It is very pricey. We got here on wed nite and the place was very empty we were the only one's the staff were standing at the counter talking really loud we felt uncomfortable. The friedrice had died poeces of fish in it which was very salty. The food was blend and lacked flavour. I will not go here ever again.

Many of my Chinese friends have recommended this restaurant for yumcha. This year I finally have the chance to try it out myself with my boyfriend and it has become our favourite place for yumcha. We have visited this place 3 times in the past 6 months which explains how good it is. <br/><br/>Our favourite dishes are the pork dumplings, prawn dumplings and baby octopus. The service is sufficiently fast and offers a wide range of options serve. I love this place because of the quality of food. It totally worth the price( I think they are slightly pricey than other places) and also the food is always served warm. <br/>However I must warn you guys that they are always packed so you might be expected to share tables with others or wait 10-20mins for a day. So I would suggest you all to make a reservation.

Please reserve a table and get there on time. Yes on time and never be too early! They do not entertain earlier arrival guests. <br/>The restaurant is medium size but always full. Hence reserve a table is a good idea. Otherwise go on weekday or weekend before 11:30am or after 1:30pm. If you don't mind late lunch, 2:30pm we still saw guests walking in and still welcome to be seated and had their lunch.<br/>The staff is very effectiveness in handling the dim sum to your table by pushing their carts around telling what they have and what you want. <br/>The food was fantastic good! My favourite is the "kuai fa ko" (a kind of Chinese ancient kingdom time jelly), "Tao foo fa" (soya bean dessert), fried black bean clam and ice cream (cover with a thin layer of glutinous rice with some flour, served in 3 pieces per plate). <br/>For family of four, the bill will be around NZD80 to NZD120.<br/>

Been here for yum cha and for a meal in the evening. Yum cha was good with plenty to choose from and it all came quite quickly. You need to book for yum cha. <br/>Dinner was good chinese food. Language is a problem as it felt like many of the staff had little English

Our favourite restaurant, when ever we have overseas visitors, or want to take our friends for a great meal we come here.Highly recommend Salmon done two ways, Sashimi and steamed with Black bean sauce.The staff are great and food is always fresh and beautifully cooked.

Food was pretty decent, chose a lobster from the tank and cooked it with noodle base. The meat was nice and tender. <br/>However, I was a bit disappointed with the fish though... besides that everything else was great. Good service despite being so busy. Friendly staff as well. Not a fancy Chinese restaurant but it's the food that matters.

As best as it can get for asian food and a very busy place. Food was constant as a yum cha should be and tasty too. $50 for 2 fulled up people. Very happy with this restrnt.

After a heavy dinner of game food on the previous Saturday, I took my visitors to enjoy a lighter lunch of yum-cha. There are only 2 places for consistent Chinese food in Auckland I would recommend - Sun World in New Market and Joyful in Epsom. (For other places, either the food quality is not consistent or the service is unacceptable.)<br/><br/>Chinese restaurants are all rather noisy -That's the Hong Kong (Chinese) style. Dim Sums (small dishes) were brought before your table for picking. Most of them were authentic, or at least 85% authentic. Sun World is a Chinese restaurant I won't feel embarrassed when inviting my friends to for lunch or dinner.<br/>(Food - 4.5/5; Service - 3/5; Ambience - 3/5)

My review and rating is for dinner given a good yum cha doesn't necessarily translate into a good dinner experience. Maybe zomato should give option ratings for lunch and dinners. While yum cha is distinctly different some other establishments also vary depending on lunch or dinner. Eg Japanese bento dinner box.<br/>While the decor is feeling a little tired the layout is atypical of a functional chinese resturant. They have a reasonably large floor space area and demand requires many 8-10 persons tables. <br/>I found the food here at a good standard but not refined. The beef with macadamia dish 3/5 is a similar dish to Jade Dragon while the macadamia nuts were not crushed the meat was not as tender and the taste a little sugary. A problem with cantonese cooking is the over-reliance on sugar to sweeten dishes or MSG to enhance tastes. <br/>Second dish was fish with veges. (Off the menu) good crunchy veges cooked well. Fish was tasteless though and lacked substance when you bite into it. A bit like hoki. Still prepared to the usual standard but nothing extra to stand out. 3/5<br/>Waited an age for the third and final dish. This can be annoying has you can tuck into the earlier dishes and be full before the last dish arrives. Still the steamed pork belly with taro was worth the wait. Tender and flavoursome. 5/5 wait is unavoidable but be conscious if you are on a timeline.<br/>Sun world like many cantonese restuarants still provide a soup to start and a hot dessert to finish that are free of charge. I usually pig out in the soup cos im hungry but flag the sweetened dessert.<br/>Pricing is mid to high range at 32-34 per dish. Fish say could be $24-$28 elsewhere.<br/>In summary sun world delivers and doesn't try to be anything more. Table Service was good paper napkins personally I dislike at dinner.

3.5 for the food. The food served was similar to dimsum in the Philippines.<br/>Although more delicious in the Philippines but thats probably because I'm prejudiced for it. <br/>The staff are sullen,<br/>Don't know english. When I asked for a baby chair, they were not too happy about it. They put me and my baby in the corner where there was barely any room for the high chair. Definitely not baby friendly.<br/>

Yum Cha is the ultimate cure for a hangover and this is probably the first time I've been to Yum Cha without one. The experience was much the same minus the headache and nausea :) We made a booking and were seated about 5 minutes after we arrived. We got a great table, the waiters with their little trolleys provided a constant stream of tasty delights. I particularly like the steamed dumplings with prawn and chives or prawns and coriander so made sure I got a good dose of these. The food here is tasty and fresh. We also got a good supply of green tea. I would definitely come back here and I can see why it's the best Yum Cha in Auckland. I think Yum Cha places have chronic bad service because the wait staff are rushed off their feet. However, the waiters here were helpful and brought us a plate of ice-cream balls upon request. ICE-CREAM BALLS OMG!!!

Had dinner here. Lady helped us to have seat very quick. Ordered crab and corn soup, sweet and sour pork and chicken and salty fish. Everything was very good, portion was huge! Especially sweet and sour pork was super hot(very crispy!) and felt fresh.<br/>Three dish cost us around $55 which I felt little overpriced.<br/>Their service is good compare to all other chinese restaurant. We will go back again.

my go to for yum cha! expect a queue - its worth the wait. expect to be rushed back put once you are done - it is that busy!! dinner menu is good too.

We spent about $115 for a meal for three. Ordered the Peking duck which was quite nice. Loved the fresh flavours.. Will definitely go back for yum char as our dinner experience was more than satisfactory.

Food reminds me of yum char in Msia. Great quality food, you can tell everyone loves it by the amount of ppl here. Too bad its too busy, may have forgotten one order but no problem otherwise :)

Most reliable and consistent Chinese restaurant. Quality food. Simply cannot go wrong with Sun World. You'd be hard pressed to find a better Chinese restaurant. Not the fanciest of places, but seriously who cares because all that matters is the food, which is great.

We were in New Market to do some shopping so thought we would start off with a bit of yum cha. Glad we did and glad we got in early. This place gets very busy so I guess if your not early you should prepare for a bit of a wait. <br/>The food is not as flashy as somewhere like Grand Harbour but is exceptionally tasty. The service was very good. <br/>We had our one year old son with us and it was not a problem at all, plenty of other families also there.

Great food. Always so busy and will have to book ahead. English is not the main language here so better get familiar with the menu otherwise can get confused with what's being served. They are all yummy though!

Sun world is our go to place for Chinese food.  Both a yum char restaurant in the day and a very extensive menu at night it ticks all the boxes as far as what I expect for a Chinese restaurant.<br/><br/>Yum Char - BUSY BUSY BUSY!  Make sure you make an appointment, because the lines are long and not really a nice place to wait for a seat.  It is really loud which is what I would expect and I don't mind that at all, I think it adds to the experience!  The food comes by quickly and while the servers don't speak much english they are mostly always polite and do try to compensate for the language barrier.  If you don't know what to pick just ask to have a look and if it looks tasty give it a go!<br/><br/>Dinner - Food is always consistently good, however very pricey!  If you splurge and get the peking duck, crayfish and have a largish group  it will seriously dent the credit card!  But if you are going to get seafood it's guaranteed to be fresh as they have a live tank in the front to pick from.  <br/><br/>I love this place but wish it were a little bit cheaper, but for a treat here and there definitely worth it!

Love this place for Yum Char! Really good value and great quality food. Could do with a little more variety.

Been to sun world for yum cha a few times a few years ago and it had been a good experience. Was thinking of coming here for dinner recently so I called up, the lady on the other end was very sassy and very rude. I was asking about price range and BYO, and as I was on my last question she cut me off and said she had to go and just hung up on me. I had rated this restaurant quite highly before. But just based on their customer service over the phone, it was not very welcoming considering that I may have been someone who had never been there before. This type of service is quite unacceptable.

Went for yum cha with friends. The food was very nice compare to some of the places I have been. I didn't feel like drinking lots of tea after the food. Service was reasonable considering they were really busy. Better to book for yum cha at the weekends though.

Really liked the yum char here when we went 4 months ago so tried dinner there last week. Food was pretty good although we probably didn't order the best dishes. <br/><br/>Soft shell crab was nice although a bit pricey for what was served $42 and the dish was not very unique. We liked the prawn stuffed tofu the best. We ordered satay beef (sizzling) and an eggplant casserole which were pretty average. Bill was about $130+ for 5 of us (no drinks) which was fairly reasonable for a Chinese restaurant of that quality although not the cheapest. Service was good and the place looked tidy. All in all, was a nice evening out.

This place is not only great for yumcha but also dinners! Went with a large group last night, food was reasonably priced, delicious, service excellent and not to mention everything's very clean! <br/><br/>The only annoying thing is finding parking - there is a public carpark next door and you can get discounts from parking for having dined at Sun World, but that car park is the worst I have ever encountered - machines and regulations extremely un-user friendly, for a bunch of 20/30 somethings none of us have ever encountered such a poor parking system! But this is nothing to do with Sun World.<br/><br/>Will definitely be back.

I love this place and visit here as often as I can!! The food that is delivered is AWESOME!! They also have other food here that i've never had @ other yum cha places. The waiters are not rude, they may not speak great English but they're great! Remember you are NOT the only person they have to serve!! If you are going to this place and have never had yum cha before then take someone who knows what food is good! I recommend this place to EVERYONE and i will always return!! Tip, if you are going on a sunday then go early or be prepared to wait for half an hour, this place gets busy!! This place is so good i will travel from Manurewa to Newmarket just for the yum cha!

I had never tried Yum Char until today. (22/2/2014).<br/>It was the most delicious meal I had the pleasure of tasting in a very long time. <br/>There was a huge variety of very tasty food, most of which I had never tried before.<br/>The best? Sesame paste inside a rice ball. Amazing!<br/>I highly recommend Sun World Chinese Restaurant!

I am tired of going to restaurants and accepting bad service poor food and especially dirty and tired surroundings poor standards. We arrived for yum char (4p) placed on a table that which wobbled just touching it ask if we could move to another table, there were two at this time was yelled at by the manager they might be booked ,any how 2mins past they gave us one of the empty tables all the chairs were stained and sadly in need of attention they set our table quite quickly i asked for fresh bowl and tea cup I Don't Appreciate peoples thumbs in my bowls or cups take note its not acceptable hygiene practises I noticed they have certificates on the wall The wait for food as other reviewers have said SLOW but also the waiting staff should have an understanding of what is been served we ask for items without pork (2) pork dishes got through to the table lucking one of us spotted them! again the same old problems ....something else concerned us all as we were leaving (1) none of the kitchen staff wore uniforms and raw meat was sitting on a tray on the floor.....Poor hygiene standards again

8 of us were here for yum cha lunch on Sunday and had a really good time. The place was extremely busy, so very noisy but it was what we expected of a family restaurant. The food came quickly with a really good variety on offer and the teapot was topped up regularly too. Plenty of parking close by too, I paid $4 for 2 hours in a pay and display spot. The fact that we had a Chinese speaking friend at our table may have ensured the good service we got, but I would be confident about returning without her as I am sure we would get the same level of fast and efficient service.

I had a bad experience at this restaurant. Previous reviewers are correct. The service is real bad. Waitresses are rude, don't greet customers, some feel they are doing us a big favour! No heart to serve. Some even ask you or limit your time to 1 hour, it's ridiculous. I pity the boss!!! Maybe the boss is so elegant and so wealthy. They don't need business. Why open? I say that because. Few families with big groups for weekend lunch yum char will spend more time and money in the restaurant. Silly waitresses chase away customers.

Went to this restaurant based on the ratings on this website. Unfortunately the negative reviews are correct. Rude service, slow for food to come out. Got 5 dishes for yum cha in 40 minutes for$36. All tables around us the same. Trying to grab waitresses to get food before someone else. We are native mandarin/Cantonese speakers so it wasn't a racial thing. I surmise the kitchen is too small for the number of tables they have. In summary an over priced, slow ripoff. Wish we'd tried pearl garden. The Sun World Restaurant clearly survives on its location alone and nothing else.

Do not go here if you are not a regular. They only look after regulars and do not give anyone else a chance. It is ridiculous. The food is not even good either. Takes a long time to order and a long time for food to come out. Bad service, I actually complained to management and they are not very respondent. I have had a very bad experience here and will never return.

My family goes out for dinner very often and this is our favourite Chinese place!! Yes, we are all Chinese so we know what we're talking about. Both yum char and dinner is impeccable. There's a lot of variety in the choices and everything delivered is at a very high standard. I love yum char here but you have to wait a very long time if you haven't made a reservation because its very popular!!<br/><br/>Go here now!

Come back after 5 years, the food is good. But service is very bad, and it took a long time to deliver for some simple Chinese dishes. It looks they serve the regular clients first, and don't care about "stranger". Will never come back, and will try some other Chinese restaurant around Newmarket.

We were in Auckland for business reasons and decided to have a yum char lunch here. We were not disappointed. After a short wait we were shown to our table. There was a reasonable selection of food on offer and the service was quick and efficient.<br/><br/>Sun World should also be commended on their char siu pao and pork siu mai. These were the most flavoursome versions of both dishes I have tasted to date. As we live in the Waikato, the restaurant was also happy to let us purchase dim sum to takeaway. We will definitely be back!

We dinner with friends of 15 persons on Thursday night we booking 2 tables ..the food was great and delicious...the service was very faster and friendly...only thigh very hard find the parking in new market and only in upstairs cover car parking pay and display...!

Went here for the first time today. Glad I had booked a head of time as it was pretty full even at 2pm.<br/><br/>Was quite surprised how good the food was. Ordered Har Gao, they were so good we ordered a second lot. They had whole prawns in them (something you do not get in most yum cha places in NZ). The Siu Mai was also good. The Chive and Prawn dumpling also was superb, again it contain whole prawns.<br/><br/>Egg tarts were extremely nice and light. The pastry was also puffy. The tofu jelly (tofu fa) was very smooth.<br/><br/>Waiting staff all spoke good English, which I was surprised about, most yum cha places I have been in NZ their English are generally pretty bad, so always tempted to order in Chinese :)<br/><br/>Definitely recommend this place to anyone who is looking for good yum cha place in Auckland. Will definitely return when I am in Auckland next.

A regular destination for us, the service is frantic but we don't go there for that. If you want Cantonese food cooked the way we Cantonese like it, you must eat here. I have too many favourites to mention but the steamed blue cod with ginger and spring onions, cantonese crispy roast duck, the white poached chicken and the special tofu are all very close to my heart. If you want to go all out to impress, try the crayfish sashimi, it's spectacular.

Had yum char here for lunch. It was very busy but service was still quick and efficient. A good variety of food at a steady pace. Tasted good and the price was reasonable. Will be coming back.

You might have a hard time trying to find a parking lot here. I've been here once and very impressed with the service, nothing special about the food because it seems to me yum char is all the same. But excellent service A+++

We were going to go to Sun World, I called to make a booking and asked if they sell shark fin. Sun World does sell shark fin. Please, think about this, shark finning is a barbaric practice. Say no with your feet and tell restaurants that shark finning is not okay.

this place gets really busy during lunchtime and service can vary. The tea servers are quick to refill your pot without being asked, but it required quite a bit of work getting the attention of the food servers pushing around the food carts. Overall, food selection is satisfactory, but slightly expensive. It cost $140 for a table of 4... .which comes up to $35 per person.

After a previous poor experience 2 years ago, the last two occasions we have gone, have been much-improved. Dishes arrived quickly, and the quality and portions were nothing to complain about.<br/>This place is always busy, so that says something good about this place.

Always had good yum cha here but be warned it's pretty popular so make sure you arrive at a good time (11:30am)be prepared to wait OR book a table so you won't be disappointed.<br/>They have a good variety of dishes and although a bit pricier than some of the other yum cha restaurants around they are worth it. The service is great and the staff are friendly. I took my friends here and the loved it, oohed and ahed over the dim sum..one really good dish is the mango dessert. Don't forget to try the custard tart, har gow and pork buns.

Delicious place, great setting and welcoming staff. Food is delicious and arrives quickly, however does slow down during busy hours but that is understandable. Also a bit on the pricey side, but when taken account with food and service, pretty reasonable. Recommended!!

good food good service discounted parking if you don't book at lunch time you will wait up to an hour<br/>we go once every weekend, sometimes not a large selection you need to order from the yum char menu<br/>one of the only places that when you order from the yum char menu it arrives to you prices around the same for all the yum chars

Just had a Yumchar today, I don't this was the best in Auckland! Waited for a long time to get a seat, but actually if your a group of three or a couple you might not get the table first when there is a bigger table that will fit on larger group they will look for a newly arrived guest. So in the end you feel disadvantage not dining on a large group at all. I notice there are only few food cart and if your sitting on the end part you might as well place an order so you get food. Would we go back? It's a big NO! With the price your paying it's better to have yumchar in Grand Harbour in the city and you'll get a better selection of dish plus there are lot's of food cart wondering around with excellent service.

I love your food and good Hospitality, I always offer to all my friends to come over there for yum char...cheers

this is one of the best chinese restaurant ever, yummy meals and great staff! but hard to park tho... well, still 2 thumbs up!!! keep up the good work!

Yum Char Sundays - 5 stars for outstanding food, very busy so book ahead. Look out for the massive live crayfish.

family gatherings spot! awesome food and services! x

If Newmarket is your place to shop and eat, why not check out Sun World Chinese Restaurant for their yum char? Highly recommended to all yum char lovers visiting Newmarket

Our family go-to restaurant for celebratory dinners and to showcase the best of New Zealand seafood in Chinese style cooking when family and friends visit from overseas. <br/><br/>Have sampled many dishes including the two course Peking duck (first course with pancakes, cucumber, spring onion and hoisin sauce and the second course san choy bau style), sashimi scampi and salt and pepper scampi, live crayfish served with yee mein, stir-fried blue cod with wood ear fungi and winter melon, stir-fried round beans with pork mince and olives (amazing!) and steamed oysters with garlic, vermicelli and chives to name a few. All their dishes are always fresh tasting and flavoursome WITHOUT the horrible MSG thirst that is the aftermath at some other Chinese restaurants. To be honest, I have never had a dish at Sun World that I have not enjoyed! Dinner starts with complementary soup and ends with complementary fruit or sweet soup for dessert. <br/><br/>Yum char is just as delicious with the usual range of dishes offered by the cartload. There are over 50 savoury and sweet selections on offer. The egg custard tarts are particularly good, as are the rice rolls. <br/><br/>This place is always packed and booking is a must for yum char in the weekends and dinners on special occasions (e.g. Mothers Day etc). While it can seem hectic, the staff (who have been there for a long time) are efficient, pleasant and able to recommend any special dishes on offer that evening. Watching the staff clear and re-set a table in less than 1 minute is a novelty in itself! There is a pay-and-display parking available in the adjoining Tournament car park building and the parking fee is partially reimbursed if you present the receipt at the time of paying. <br/><br/>Unfortunately, I am unable to quote the individual prices of each of the dishes, but usually a meal for four costs about $100-170 (3-4 dishes with white rice and Chinese tea, excluding alcoholic beverages). BYO is available ($7 corkage per bottle) with a selection of wine, beer and non-alcoholic drinks available as listed on their website. <br/><br/>Sun World definitely rates as my top Chinese restaurant in Auckland. The food is always consistent with fast service. I must mention that I do speak Cantonese and Mandarin, my Dad knows the owner/manager and also frequent this restaurant on a regular basis so this may be why I rate this place so highly!

I went to yum cha today with a group of friends, and having not been to Sun World in about 10 years I was pleasantly surprised to find that all of the dishes we tried were still absolutely delicious. <br/><br/>I was very glad that we had booked in advance, as there were a lot of other people there and the restaurant filled up quickly. The dishes were plentiful, and I really appreciated having a menu on the table so that we were able to keep an eye out for our favourite dishes. There were many vegetarian options, with my favourite being the steamed greens. I highly recommend the pineapple buns, which are a sweet bread bun filled with pineapple and coconut custard.<br/><br/>I'd recommend sitting as close to the kitchen as you are able to, in order to ensure that you can nab your favourite dishes first. Parking is easy, with a pay and display carpark being located directly above Sun World.

I admit it, I don't come here enough for yum cha, but whenever I do come here its for dinner - and dinner is amazeballs!!! <br/><br/>Sorry for not posting enough photos of food, its just that with family outing and teenage brothers, you better eat quick if you want food.<br/><br/>Parents has known the owners and staff that works here for years, but I must say, the manager that works here is amazing, so swift with his work, changing tables so fast, attentive to customers, keeping teapots full, friendly and just a charismatic smile. He's like this to everyone, from regulars to new comers. Weekend nights are fully book whenever we come here, but do call in and book in advance if you want a table.<br/><br/>Now to the food.<br/> <br/>On Mother's day we came to this establishment, since it was Mother's Day, why not get Peking Duck for starters right? Peking Duck is Beijing's most famous dish, Peking Duck is traditionally served with Mandarin pancakes, and green onions for brushing on the hoisin sauce rolled up like a spring roll. Duck was cooked perfectly, was totally great, tasty and juicy, though there wasn't enough sauce, we staff came by as topped us up with more. Thing I disliked about this dish (only on this occasion) was the pancake was really powdery. With the left over duck, it was a quick fry spicy dish.<br/><br/>LOBSTERS!!! Amazing. They have a lobster tank at front and you can choose what lobster you want, since they charge by the weight, Mum being really typical wanted the little beauty to be cooked with noodles :) YUMMY! It was cooked perfectly for us, not too raw and not over cooked, just the right amount of flavoring which allows you to taste the lobster instead of being overpowered by the likes of things like... MSG. <br/><br/>Actually, we ordered a lot of food whenever we come here, pretty much everyone's favourite dish. From Peking Duck for all, Mum and her Lobster, my brother lamb chops, to another brother's dish which was deep fried tofu, another dish for my third brother was his beef and macadamia nuts (totally delicious), mine would be the simple steamed cod fish with drizzled with soya sauce topped off with spring onions, ginger and corriander. To Dad's free range chicken with dipping sauce, ughhh >.> and his fried round beans with pork mince. We didn't get oysters or steamed clams with vermicelli this time though, but its a fave with the family. But yeah, if you can't finish your food, they provide you takeaway boxes so you can take food home :)<br/><br/>Ugh... I feel as though I've written more than I should. Sun World is a family fave, heaps of tables for big groups, functions and wedding venue, they can also make part of the restaurant private for functions too. Great selection of dishes that are tasty and served at reasonable times and hot, staff are amazing and friendly. Parking around the area or you could use the park building which if free parking when you pay your your dinner and they refund you a certain amount - discounted for guest that dine at Sun World (I stand corrected, edited due to the fact the parking was free for us)<br/><br/>I recommend people to come and try the place out

A very busy and popular restaurant, recently visited for Yum Cha where service was quick and food was hot and well flavoured- you won't need much soy sauce for the dim sum here. For dinner, the duck is delicious- one of the better roast ducks in Auckland (much better than Tai Ping where I usually get roast duck for dinner every few weeks). Lobster is always a winner, it was almost on par with the one from Grand Park. As with usual Asian restaurants, you can pick your lobster from the tank and they will weigh it and then cook it for you. There's always this one man who is funny and incredibly efficient- he whizzes around the restaurant, happily obliges with taking special orders for dim sum, and sets up tables for new groups in 5 seconds flat.

Very popular yum cha venue, with queues going out the door. The trolleys roll past frequently and there is a wide selection of dishes, including all the usual favourites. Great food at good prices, if you don't mind the crowd. Even if you book in advance, be prepared to wait for your table.<br/><br/>Dinner at Sun World is also delicious, and much less hectic. Plenty of live seafood available, if you are after a special meal.<br/><br/>See my more detailed review including pictures at<br/>http://nomnompanda.blogspot.co.nz/2014/05/review-sun-world-chinese-restaurant.html

Their yum cha is fantastic! I personally love their deep fried tofu (you might need to order this to the staff because they don't come round often). Their dumplings are fantastic too, chives being the tastiest; very very good egg tarts and tofu jelly as desserts. Too bad most of the staff only speak a lick of english, albeit being very helpful and friendly. Booking is a must on weekend lunches... they are very, very packed! And reasonably priced too.

Came here for yum cha with my friends. We came during the peak of lunch hour so it was understandably packed and chaotic. There's not much to say about the look of the place, just plain and simple. My friend had reservations so we were able to get to our seats promptly. They had a good range of dim sum food. I actually liked the chicken feet, mostly because of its sauce. I liked the youtiao and custard buns as well. <br/>Overall, the food's good but I just felt kind of rushed.<br/><br/>more on: http://sweetsandbrains.wordpress.com/2013/09/04/yumcha-adventures-sun-world-chinese-restaurant/