Great food, great prices, noisy busy restaurant just like Hong Kong! Lots of interesting dishes. We come here usually once a week!
This is our favourite yum Char and seafood place in town! Thanks to Joseph and Karen for a great and friendly service.
Another good Cantonese restaurant on Dominion road. Came here with a bunch of friends for Chinese New Year dinner and everyone left satisfied. Portion size was good for the price they charge and soup and dessert (Red Bean Soup) were complimentary. Great Cantonese taste and style. Great place for groups so you can order more dishes to share. We order more than Peking duck, but only managed to take this photo.
Ate here a few weeks ago and was pleasantly suprised, the owner greeted us and found us a table. After ordering there was quite a wait for our food although we had ordered quite alot this was the only downside the food was delicious the green beans were my fave, (I'm a sucker for the bean dish) seafood was fresh and portions were huge. Great spot to go with group will definitely be back!
Food was yum and staffs are attentive. Excellent service
This place is nice, seafood cheap and fresh, taste sooo good. Service is nice too, staffs are polite and love to help. crayfish noodle taste delicious
My family’s go to dine out restaurant. We have been multiple times and have never once been disappointed. We always order roughly the same dishes and we’re always pleased.
Peking duck; (always orders two eats) we have it in the wrap dish and either the peppered duck or the stir fry version. You can’t go wrong with this classic! The portion size is very decent and the skin is cut pretty well. Sometimes it can be variable and thick but the duck is always fresh and delicious. As a wrap, the wrap is always soft, the vegetables and sauce a perfect combination. The peppered duck is delicious as it is well seasoned and great for munching on (this option tends to be served with a lot of bone in). The stir fry is also delicious and is a mix of duck and vegetables.
9.5/10
Next we tend to order two more dishes; a meat and a vegetable based. For meat I recommend the sizzling plates, and also the pork ribs. The meats are always served very tenderly and juicy. Well sauced, never too salty and filling. For vegetables, I recommend any eggplant or green bean stir fry. They are also deliciously seasoned and cooked very well. Portion sizes are very decent too.
9.5/10
I think it’s also complementary that they serve a soup and a dessert at the beginning and end of the meal which I do enjoy. The soup is a lovely appetizer, normally a bone broth with some occasional carrot and the dessert which tends to be a red bean soup is something sweet to end the night.
8/10
I’ve also come here for yumcha, and ordered the classics; chicken feet, pork spare ribs, salty egg yolk bun, beef ribs...and they all lived up to expectation and taste. Compared to other yumcha places, the taste is more or less the same but for the price it is very good as other places tend to charge more. Their pricing is relatively fair and since every time I visit it is a pleasant experience, I always enjoy going.
The owners are also very friendly, most of the staff are very lovely too, and their service is good. We went their once for my birthday and they surprised me with a mini cake! Not too sure if they made it, but they did serve it out so I have the photo attached. The male owner also sang happy birthday to me which was an absolute delight!
Edit: 6/2/19 Excellent food quality during today’s yumcha hours! Only down side was that the service was extremely slow due to public holiday and they were super busy, but also due to the seating which we were away from the kitchen so the last tables to receive any food options. By the time they came around they had run out! Nevertheless, excellent taste and freshness in all the dishes served, too bad I did not want to wait around for more of the classics, literally took way too long imo. Best quality ever today though, super impressed with the food!
This is a great place to eat for both lunch and dinner. I go here almost everyday and I never get tired of it.
Food:5/5
Service:5/5
Overall rating:10/10
First time dining here and we had their Yum Char the place was quiet and the staff were lovely and helpful. The serving of yum char took a while to go around and there wasn’t much selection (perhaps because it was a weekday) however we can’t complain as we got 10% discount!! They offer 10% discount on weekdays. The dishes were all average but very good value for money! For two people we spent $30 it came down to $5 per dishes which was a bargain! Will definitely be back!
This place is legit.
Came here for friends after after wedding dinner (yes after after).
I didn’t take enough photos because there were too many people around and I didn’t want to make everyone wait while I took pics :s
The crayfish was fresh and deeeeelicious. Pauas were flavourful and fresh also. The list goes on!
Food 5/5
Service: not sure because it was a set menu
Accessibility 4/5
Best vegetarian chinese restaurant. This place has both meat and vegetarian options. To me, it tastes just as good as real meat. One of my favourites are the taro fish as its outer layer is crispy and the taro inside remains sweet. The sauce is also delicious. The deep fried potato basket is another dish that is worth ordering.
Where have we been!!! Tried HKD for the first time today and was impressed with the flavour. We ordered quite a few dishes. Highlight to us will be their steam pork ribs, i think could have been one of the best in Auckland. Their pork bun was also delicious. Yes their dumpling skin probably can be improved, but oh well when the filling were plump and juicy we were quite happy to eat them.
We definitely be back again to try other dishes!! We were arrived around 1230pm, restaurant was very busy, but we got the shared table almost straight away which was great. Next time we will definitely book or come early!
Space might be a bit squish but really feel like true Yumcha place in HK. Price was very affordable too, oh yum! Thank you HKD.
A hidden gem right here absolutely enjoy our experience. Food was delicious and service was great 👍 👌 😋 We'll be back with our families 😁
Nice place. If you lake hot pot or seafood try this place. All seafood is alive right there in aquariums!
Their seafood hotpot meal is so good. Big portions and tasty. Great value compare to other places too.
the best yam char restaurant in Auckland
Old fashion but the food is fantastic
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That was before Covid 928 Yamchar had been in the same location for decades.
After Covid it turned into a seafood lovers paradise, offering fresh cook seafood menus including hotpot and stir-fry.
$198 as a base for a rich ingredients seafood combination hotpot. It sounds pretty expensive but it's actually worthy to give it a try
Two of us were so full with this basic seafood hotpot, we should get more people to order more .
New owner, new Management. Live sea food hot pot $168 Good value and enough for 4 people. Super busy weekend and long waiting times. Suggest order in advance.
We were so surprised too come across this amazing fresh seafood restaurant. The lady owner was very helpful and recommended the seafood hot pot that came with fresh seafood and sashimi. My wife and I loved the meal it was tasty, fresh and great value. As a Chef and Artisan Baker I tip my hat to the chef and owner of this place.
Absolutely wonderful service and amazing seafood. Best of the best. Hoping to pop down this evening with family for dinner.
Fantastic seafood, very fresh and reasonably priced! Great spot on Dominion Road!
Buffet hot pot, cook it yourself.very good food selection. Good fun. Staff helpful and friendly. speaks very good English. Explanation of how hotpot works if needed. Payment by weight of food, which I think is very fair. Lots of seafood available. Parking not very convenient at busy times
Fresh seafood. Very tasty. A nice place to have fresh seafood in auckland.
Staff and manager are very friendly and helpful. I will say this is the best services I’ve ever had in Chinese restaurants in NZ.
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