Review Bowl Full Cafe & Snack - Auckland Central

MyFriends and I found this place wow visiting Auckland CBD. All of us were attracted by the mood it projects, ambience and the setting of the café. @davidlim The hostess is a very lovely person, kind and serves the diners really well. @bowlfullcafe The offer a wide variety of food, noodles and dumplings pastry and more. This place reminds us of the Kippy we used to visit while visiting Taiwan or Hang Jou. It is cozy and make you feel comfortable! Arrive is quick and foods are serve hot here. They also gave an impressive range of beverages and desserts. They even carried cute decorative items for sales here. On top of that, they even let clients charge their electric scooter while have lunch or dinner here! We are really impressed! My wife cannot wait until this weekend to visit #bowlfullcafe Story short, we highly recommend Bowl Full Cafe & Snacks to tourists, students and parents to have a Please by time here.

This is a lovely cafe tucked away inside Chancery Square, right in Auckland City Center. Bowl Full's Wontons (a.k.a. Hun-tun), noodle soup, and Xiao-long-bao are my favourites. The tastes are a bit sweeter for a savoury dish, which is the traditional flavours of Zhejiang province (south-eastern China). Try the pork & prawn wonton dressed in spicy chilli oil, and then dunk it in black vinegar. Their traditional soybean soup is also a must try! Also don't miss their desserts! Try the liquid custard bun and rose-filled glutenous rice balls. They are not only yummy but photogenic too! Good service, no long wait time, and air-conditioned cafe. I will come again!

The Wun Tun is as big as dumplings, so having a whole bowl was quite fulling. Maybe if the beef had less fat in the Wun Tun and if the meat was more fresh it would be better.

Yummy wonton soup, if decorated with coriander or spring onion on top that would be gorgeous

Such a yummy and interesting experience! Our favourites were the sesame rice balls and the glutinous pork rice balls 😍👌 The soybean soup was really interesting too! We loved trying some tasty new cuisine. Friendly staff, lovely clean premises and fantastic food presentation. Worth a visit.

Cute little wonton shop, you order and pay upfront and the wontons were very tasty. I noticed that they offer daily special discounts which is a nice touch.

Delicious dumpling soups and noodles!!! Great customer service and clean environment with large to small seating options.

I really love how she makes dumplings very interesting with new flavours.

Excellent environment and food! It’s the best place to hangout with friends

One of best lunches in yown

nice food and nice service

Authentic Chinese food

最近油腻的食物吃多了，特别想吃一些汤汤水水的。这家店的老顾客了，馄炖的口味是越来越好吃了，还打包了一个老板娘推荐的紫米饭团。

环境有点小情趣，服务不错。高汤大馄饨味道很赞，一分钱一分货。 Good decoration and good service.

I love the rice ball roll here. It’s my favorite and all my friends loves them !!!!! Have tried the egg yolks wonton which is nice too. My son loves the strawberry milkshake/smoothies here too xx

Nice and quiet spot in the CBD. Beef noodle is very tasty and good quantity as well, served with a traditional milky loli from Shanghai. The new product rice roll is yummy too. Good for breakfast and brunch with companion of Soya milk.

Cute little place in Chancery Square, it’s quiet, relaxing and perfect lunch time spot for spending some alone time. <br/><br/>I have been here so many times, ever since the beginning when they opened the restaurant. I have tried their piggy bun, red bean paste rice cake, dry noodle with spring onion, chicken and cheese wonton, beef noodle soup, iced rose green tea, caramel latte and my most ordered dish is the shrimp dumplings and xiao long bao. <br/><br/>The last time I visited, I wanted to ordered a strawberry latte, but the lady at the counter suggested that I don’t order it as it taste really gross, so I asked for her suggestions and she recommended the caramel latte ($5.50) which I personally think it’s not good at all, I drank half and couldn’t finish the rest because the temperature is warm to almost cold. Then I ordered the chicken and cheese wonton ($16.90) which I have tried previously and absolutely loved it, but not this time. This time around there’s a lot of water in the plate, they added too much mayo sauce and the dumplings tasted like they bought frozen ones from the supermarket and boil it up to serve. That I also couldn’t finish, I hate to waste food, but I was really disappointed with the food quality this time. <br/><br/>Environment, as mentioned, it’s a cute little place and they change the decorations around from time to time, it’s quiet, it’s cozy, but there’s a lot of little flies towards the tables at the back and it’s really annoying!<br/><br/>Service used to be good, friendly people and I’ve never had experience with them mixing up my order, but the last time I went was such a disappointment! The same lady walked up to me three times with different plates of food asking if that was my order 🙄 and at the time, there weren’t a lot of people in the restaurant<br/><br/>Taste: ⭐️⭐️<br/>Price: ⭐️⭐️⭐️<br/>Service: ⭐️⭐️⭐️<br/>Environment: ⭐️⭐️⭐️

They have different specials every day. My son likes to go on Saturdays because the drinks are refilled for free. I like its small size wonton with pork mince.

I was looking at places that had xiao long bao and came across this little cafe. The interior is so cute and cosy. Service was average. We ordered the xiao long bao and cheese and chicken wontons. Both were a little bit more pricey than average. The xiao long bao was ok- would have preferred a bit more broth. The wontons were also ok. They give you a little mentos with each order which I thought was cute. I might come back to try other things although I have been to better places with xiao long bao so I won’t be back for that particular menu item.

It's a nice restaurant quite authentic Shanghai flavour. Staff are welcoming, food is yummy and well served. The dinnerwares are cute. If you miss Shanghai flavour you can have a try.

Nice service and food! Like the wontons and the steam buns, they were way higher than my expectation. My friend and me also love the tableware they used. Will definitely come back again~

It was my first time going to Bowl Full. Service is good. Food is excellent and the interior of the Cafe is very cute and sophisticated. Price is very decent for the generous portion of food. Definitely worth a visit. I will be back for more! 😊

Ordered pork and salted yolk wonton soup and peach green tea. The dish itself’s quiet delicious, the drink is your standard fruit tea, which is good. I found the price being slightly high, but it’s well made. I would come back to try their Xiaolongbao.

The food are so good, I really like the wonton noodles～Also the drinks are quite good~ Hopefully I have time to visit there next time!!!!!! 😝 😝 😝

Very cute little restaurant! The food was very good - like homemade comfort food 😍 Harrison keeps coming back for the xiao long bao ! The only thing is , the food came out in a weird order- dessert first, mains, and drinks a while later :/ but still eating 5 stars because the food is really good! Be careful eating the xiao long bao, it is very hot and Harrison put the whole thing in his mouth and then spat it all out - DïśGûtiñG

Pretty average , way too expensive for the quantity and quality of food - 18 bucks for 10 pieces of dumplings ,and the broth was quite bland

A quiet tuck away restaurant in the city. A great spot to study in peace that offers Chinese pastries like egg tart. You really go for the atomsphere not the food. The food was average.<br/>•<br/>🍜 Sesame sauce dried noodles (6/10)<br/>Very large portions for only $13.80, perfect for a carb lover like me. The noodles were very bland, the sauce that was there turned watery but they were nice to give me a bowl of extra sauce. There was nothing special about the dish, it tastes the same as the one I made at home if I want a quick simple lunch.<br/>

Staff was friendly but we waited at the counter for a couple of mins before the waitress showed up. Clean and decent decor. Food quality was less than average - wonton fillings and dumplings were dry and it was definitely one of the worst Chinese meals I had in a while. Will not recommend. <br/><br/>

A newly open restaurant in the Chancery square. Eating environment is excellent, and clean. The food tastes nice, portion is good for the price, but not very Shanghai style.

Nice service! And really big bowl. We tried the limited soup. Really really yummy. And xiaolongbao, next time i will try the Qiang's noodle beef

Highly recommend the beef noodle soup! Xiaolongbao and prawn dumplings are very nice too. Friendly staff with nice service. It worth a try, I’ll definitely come back;)

Dumplings are very nice however, the xiao long bao is not juicy but taste wise is good. Decent price. Shrimp dumplings is also very delicious.

Such a yummy and interesting experience! Our favourites were the sesame rice balls and the glutinous pork rice balls 😍👌 The soybean soup was really interesting too! We loved trying some tasty new cuisine. Friendly staff, lovely clean premises and fantastic food presentation. Worth a visit.

really disappointing. Especially the big bowl full， not worth that much. I do rather go to other spicy pot like Mocheri spicy pot， it is cheaper and more delicious. Nice fitment though.<br/>那个大碗捞23.8 里面东西很少完全不值这个价 不如去其他吃麻辣烫的地方自己夹，等的也很久。

Disproportionate pricing vs food quality. Their decor and dishes look pretty good but not practical. We ordered soup noodles but was given tiny wooden spoons. It looked pretty. That’s all. You try slurping soup from a shallow wooden spoon. It doesn’t really work.<br/>Food all tasted pretty average. $15 for a bowl of noodles, I’d have expected better though. It was way too sweet.<br/>The xiaolongbao was average too. Didn’t even come with ginger vinegar.<br/>Won’t be back.

Came here with a friend for dinner. Wonton filling tasted like 90% flour/other. Noodles were too oily. Xiao long bao were average but edible. By far the most disappointing Chinese restaurant I’ve tried in Auckland. Left most of the food after a few bites, which we’ve never done before.

We came as a group of 5 and shared a bunch of dishes: wontons in chilli oil, prawn dumplings, xiaolongbao, savoury soy bean soup, noodle mix, brown sugar cake, and sweet osmanthus wine with fermented glutinous rice balls. The food was great! All the dishes were really tasty and did not disappoint. My favorite was the xiaolongbao and the glutinous rice balls! Only thing is as the shop is new, some of the menu items werent available.

Love the atmosphere! Traditional Chinese Shanghai style food - highly recommend the dumplings and noodles! Coffee is sooooo cute!!! Service is great as well. Will definitely come again ;)

When I first tried this place, I rated it a 3 stars. Service and environment was amazing and the place is really clean and cute with all the decors, but the food was average.<br/><br/>Since then I went back a couple of times and now it has become one of my favorite go-to lunchtime spot! I have since tried majority of the food on their menu and I love the Qiang’s Beef Noodle Soup, Wonton w Cheese and Chicken was delicious and I always get the Xiao Long Bao.

newly opened place, nice and cozy, service is good, food is yummy and well presented. u can tell they put a lot of effort into the food preparation. Good environment, for sure i will go there again. it is worth to have a try.

Yummy！Big wonton, big bowl of noodle！值得回头！好吃好吃好吃好吃好吃好吃好吃好吃好吃好吃好吃好吃好吃好吃好吃好吃好吃好吃好吃好吃好吃好吃好吃好吃好吃好吃好吃好吃好吃好吃好吃好吃好吃好吃好吃好吃好吃好吃好吃好吃好吃好吃好吃好吃好吃好吃好吃好吃好吃！

Lovely Chinese snack shop. Food and everything. Nice Xiao long bao, beef wonton, and raw sugar cake. Santa is so Q! You need try fresh soybeans with You tiao!