absolutely lovely place to have a quick dinner. I ordered Bbq pork noodles and pork and preserved egg congee. The congee was very delicious and rivaled most other restaurants congee. The Bbq pork noodles was also good, although the soup had a bit strong msg taste to it but thats what to be expected. I would visit again for a good Cantonese meal.
Love the food here. Especially the crispy roast pork, roast duck and stewed beef. After trying so many Chinese eateries all around Auckland with much disappointment, I was so happy to have finally found a place that serves roast pork that is crispy without the gamey smell. The roast duck too was good without the smell. Sometimes I like to order the stewed beef too. Always ask for the dried Chili oil if you like spicy, they have a great one with fragrant crispy garlic floating in it!
Their special of steamed pork belly with taro on rice is really good too. Tender melt in your mouth with a very tasty sauce!
Staff talk in Cantonese and mandarin too
I like the 干炒牛河fried noodle,just the way I like.
We maybe come back to try other meal, cause the next table is smell good.
26 Feb 2018, I order 厦门炒米（酸甜），有酸菜，洋葱，甜椒，虾，叉烧，等等。Husband order 叉烧烧肉饭，叉烧不好吃，烧肉很脆好吃。
21 July 2018, Saturday dinner, come and try again.
We order a sweet and sour fish . The fish is well fried, Just taste a bit of fishy smell。
Have been to Love a Duck many times but first time to the Love a Duck, Mt. Eden. The restaurant was just a very normal restaurant but quite pleasant. Service was as expected. As for the food they looked normal, nothing special but in fact quite tasty. We did enjoy the food.
The service is crap and you have to wait to get your food. The food tastes good so can't complain about that. I usually have the beef on rice it's a bit on the sweeter side. They do serve you with chilli sauce which is good. They do serve alcohol.
Would I go there again may be not but the food tastes good !
If you can get pasf the ambience, this place truly serves up some insanely delicious duck delicacies. My love for duck truly originated here. A shame, the seating is really spartan or else the rating would have been way higher. Do visit for all your duck cravings.
My must go place for soups and roasted duck. The price is really affordable and portion is huge, I love to go there for quick bites for noodles as well.
Had eggplant chicken and salty fish, panfried pork, shrimp and chives dumpling, roast duck and chicken on rice. Food and ambience good. Staff very lovely. Service fast and clean. Went here on the suggestion of love a duck north cote. Food was good but northcote is better.
One of our favourite places to go on Friday night. If you want a nice typical hong kong style Chinese food, I think love a duck has it all. The dishes can be quite inconsistent depending on the chef I supposed, but overall they are always fast and pretty tasty.
Our favourite dishes are the chilli squids, vegetarian tofu casserole, combination chow mien on crispy noodles, crispy roast pork and wonton soup!
The service can be quite slow depending how busy they are but they are always very warm and cheerful!
A cool place if you feel like having a typical Chinese meal at a clean, semi-healthy & fast restaurant.
They've got a variety of dishes that you would normally expect from a place like this.
For us the stand out dishes here were the egg, chicken & shrimp fried rices.
I'll come back here? - Yes!
Simple place, good service, awesome food, convenient location. It's my go to restaurant when I want to have some Asian homely food -- their soups are heartwarming and the veggie dishes are not soaked in oil as I've faced in some past experiences. It's the one place where I find that the green tea is actually good. I really like it here!
Went there with 9 family members and had a marvellous meal - 9 different dishes, all beautifully cooked. Some of my family had lived in the Far East for several years and found this food right up there with the best. The service was very good ... a delay getting started with tea and wine glasses (the waiter was distracted briefly chasing a punter who did a runner) but that was forgotten as the meal got better and better. And at just over $20 per head, great value.
Excellent service...great food...love the place...
Good Hong Kong style food at good prices. A good place to come with a group or alone. Service is fast. A favourite of mine when I want a quick hearty meal. The place is casual and licensed and also does takeout.
Really nice service in that restaurant as the waitress is patient and friendly. Yummy HK style food that is relatively cheaper than other restaurants near by in terms of the quality of the food. Btw the dish on that white board is really tasty and cheap. Definately will come back with my boyfriend~
Beautiful food and amazing staff!
Some of the most delicious chinese food in Auckland, with the friendliest most welcoming staff.
Have been to love a duck many times and not one thing to complain about!
Amazing roast duck. A good deal for the price. I love the casual atmosphere. The staff has an efficient no-nonsense attitude which I like. Did I mention amazing roast duck? Yes, amazing roast duck.
Cheap meals (especially off their blackboard), Love A Duck is fine for a quick social meal, but don't go there to impress on a first date.
Eggplant is especially good.
Meals are anywhere between $12 - $20.
Been eating at Love a Duck since 1998 and The Two Brothers are incredible in their style of Cooking. Always a Tasty Simple Touch. PS Their Chilli Sauce is out of this World!
Love Love-a-Duck. Won't be for everyone, but this is a no surprises Hong Kong style eatery. Nothing fancy, but not had anything bad from the menu, and the baked chicken dishes (kind of Macanese in style) are a go-to on any wet Auckland day.
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