Asian cuisine: the best places to taste it in Auckland Central

Xotic

70/100 (470 ratings)

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"Great place, came with my family, everyone loved..."

Aditya Sehgal

"Good quality food and great variety of Indian food. I enjoy having standard thali. Daily $7 special food attracts. The lassis are also..."

Nitansh Shrivastava

"We went to get some jalebi but it was near sold out so tried barfi instead. Pistachio garnishing and hints of almond tasted very good; authentic and..."

Salmontrotter

"I'm shocked by the low reviews of this place as I had a lovely experience dining there last night. I suspect that management has changed, as I heard..."

Nikki S.

"Being there twice. Friendly staff. The food was really good. Tried paneer pakoda, samosa, gobi prantha and ginger tea. Would love to visit again..."

Jaskaran Singh

"gOod cUsTomEr sErViCe & fOod iS deLicIouS. SoMe oF tHe besT cHaNa bHaTuRa & DaHI bhAlLa vEry reAsOnaBle pRice aNd thE guY is NAme haRry i thinK hE..."

Alina Richard

"Been there thrice. Tried Samosa, Rasgulla, Cake Rusk, Balushahi, Jaleebi and Perha. Honestly speaking, the taste was really good. They are a bit..."

Zeeshan Ahmed

"This is good place to eat all vegetarian indian food . The food always tasty slightly different which i think is great the staff are very frindly and..."

Ravi

"Super varieties of sweets is always very attractive here. My each visit refresh my nostalgic taste and Good customer service also appreciated..."

Glaze Johnson

"Masala dosa was great on Valentines Day! And chilli mushroom was yumm!! Staff was polite and provided great service :) had a great time with my wife..."

Taaj Singh

"Awesome place, superb ambience. My go to place for all the Indian delicacies especially the moong dal halwa. I truly enjoy being here. A must try...."

Bhawnatuteja01

"What a tasty food specially the butter paneer. Cleanliness is also very good and staff was so polite. We will be back soon. Thank you team Xotic...."

Tuteja Hitesh

"Amzing food love it if u guyz wanna try street food with similar taste of india go for this outlet for authentic indian cusine thank u xotic foods..."

Nitin Bhaskar

"Awsome food and services. Highly recomended. Must go there. Friendly staff. Good taste.... very hygine. Fully vegitarian. Rastaurant. Great food best..."

Nimar Bajwa

"I don't u understand why there are so many hate comments. Come on people! Get a life.. anyway I love this place coz of their Food, service & great..."

Jessica

"Amazing food great service delicious 😋 food ...I went with my whole family on Sunday last week ..I am very pleased 😀 to see a place like this..."

Gagan Preet Kaur

"Great place great food..... taste is awesome.. service is good too.. would love to visit again nd again.. sometimes they choose a playlist which..."

Yadi Ghuman

"Xotic! You are looking real pretty nowadays! The smaller shop is perfectly set out. It looks clean and inviting. The lady who served me was smiling..."

Stacey-Jae Robinson

"Quite an elaborate menu. We like this place. Their samosas are really good. I love the rasgullas and rasmalai from their sweets section though all..."

Mizna Afzali

"Good selection of Mithai at this place. What you'd usually expect to find.We ordered the ras malai today which were rather delicious. At $3..."

S&G Take Auckland

"I don't get so much hate regarding this place. I find it very nice, the staff is not so welcoming, but all that can be ignored for the great variety..."

Ankur Mishra

"I like exotic because you have various options here. They offer a wide range of vegetarian indian cuisine - breakfast, snaks, chat, sweets,..."

I'm Hungry

"Walked in on a rainy day to have some chhole bhature, paratha, fresh lime soda and mango lassi. Excellent cholle bhature. However, wonder if there's..."

Grouchocrispy

"Xotic is one of the best Indian eateries to go with friend and family.Abundance of space with varieties of food, sweets and chats...."

Sushmita J'wal

"I like the Xotic lady owner- shes very lovely to me whenever I come in, and thats right she does have a lovely smile. I agree she has had some VERY..."

Nadia

"I went to their Mt Albert Branch last night. Lady Owner at the counter was charming and had a beutiful smile. service was great, she even gave me a..."

R.S

"Maybe you whingers are talking about another branch, I think there are several, but in my opinion the Mt Albert one at least is tops! A great vege..."

Ritchie Sims

"I suggest if you dont like the decor and the lady in charge, walk out and dont sit there and grumble. She has other customers to service and you have..."

Renee

"We've been to the Mt Albert restaurant several times for the buffet at weekends and once for a normal meal. The food is fantastic. During the buffet..."

Paul

"I've been eating vegetarian Indian food for almost 25 years, and coming to Xotic fortnightly for about six. I always found the uber-casual 'service',..."

Stephen L

"This place has become excellent now!! we avoided it in the future due to the ambience,hygiene etc. But now, I would recommend this place to anyone..."

Sam Masker

"Although I had food here 11 years ago when I was a student in Auckland but I remember it.. I loved it at xotic sweets. keep up the good work and see..."

Shivnath Longani

"Delicious Indian sweet- always come to this place for tasty authentic Indian treats 👌🏼 had a lovely time catching up with my friends here too...."

Disha Sanjanwala

"Great place to have an authentic Indian food. I have been going to this place since I moved to Sandringham 2.5 years ago . Friendly and hardworking..."

M Thurai

"Samosas were very very delicious. Not so spicy and crunchy too. Keep it up. From Auckland city bmw..."

Ravi Patel

"I’ve been a customer for over 10 years. Food is great as usual. Great staff..."

TheTjauckland

"Very highly recommended place Food was fabulous clean tidy.price was good too. All love to come here n..."

Pallavi Sharma

"BHANWAR SAINI went 1 step beyond within their (Xotic restaurant) to deliver customer needs. Well understanding about customer expectation and needs..."

Naresh Vaid

"Got samosa and sweets. good Gujarati Indian..."

Harishbhai Mandali NDS

"Very good place, food is very tasty, only problem is..."

KIRANKUMAR POKALA

"Great evening here with beautiful drinks and live music band. Happening..."

Manisha Munmauji NZ

"Snack quite good and service was..."

Davinder Singh

"Great service and excellent..."

Sunil Parasrampuria

"Always great food. Love the..."

Sandeep Pandey

"Beat Indian sweet..."

Maneesh Taneja

"Great Service and food is amazing..."

manushi patel

"A very good 👍 Indian sweet..."

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China Yum Char Restaurant & Bar

70/100 (858 ratings)

Restaurants

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Dim Sum

Mandarin Duck

Peking Duck

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Full Bar

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Mid-range

"Their yum char was just average but their dinner dishes were delicious. Took my friends here and they loved it. The fish dish was tasty and we loved..."

LilianMonaghan

"We always come here on weekend morning to have yum cha. The dim sum are delicious. The porridge was specially made, which are so yummy. I like the..."

Carol W.

"If you think Yum-Char then this is place to have it. Being able to have Yum-Char for dinner here is big plus. Food tastes delicious and it’s great..."

Floyd Moratti

"I've been here several times. Still remember few years ago they had 30% off discount if you're dining yum char between 3 - 5 pm, however I believe..."

Zoe The Paranoid

"Last night we want some nice live seafood. So we decided to go Chinese restaurant for dinner. I like this restaurant when it’s not too busy because..."

Jewel

"This place was surprisingly quiet when we came over for lunch at 12nn but not for long, after 10 minutes all tables are full. This was my first visit..."

888bing888

"This restaurant isn't like a normal yum Cha place where they bring every single dish available on carts and offer it to you. Some dishes aren't..."

Aimee.

"Have heard great things about China Yum Char, so decided to come here for dinner last night and was not disappointed! The restaurant is well staffed..."

Ashleigh Michelle

"Came here 11 am for yum cha. Good service, decent value, great food. Highlight been the BBQ pork but all dishes are pretty good. Would definitely..."

Tim Tianpai Li

"My favourite yum char place in Auckland. I am from Hong Kong and I am particular with my dim sum. The Sui Mai, Prawn dumplings, XO sauce..."

Rachel Hui

"Came here for dinner with my friends to celebrate a birthday. We ordered from the yum char menu and the dumplings were very nice!I would..."

Desiree Jennifer

"So my friends where raving about this establishment so I thought I would try it out and wow I'm glad I did with a great feeling when I walked in with..."

Brad Vidovich

"Been here a few times as I work only a five minute walk away but pretty good yum char! Food always seems to be quality, can be a wee bit slow with..."

Shoulyn Singh

"I came here in the afternoon as this the only Chinese restaurant I could find in britomart. I ordered a chicken chow mein and was impressed. Their..."

S&G Take Auckland

"Came here with 4 of us, isn't really like your usual yum cha where the dishes come out, but then again we went when they were close to closing so..."

Oksana Zhang

"One of the few places in Auckland that allows yum char for dinner. Great selection of Chinese dishes. They can seat from 1-12 at a table so good for..."

Ann R

"Delicious juicy dumplings. My favourite prawn dumplings. Excellent yumcha. Everything was yummy. Good siumai. Great tea. Sometimes good service,..."

Ube

"Made a quick lunch visit here with work colleagues during the week and had a very mixed result.Whilst the food was good (loved the long prawn spring..."

Miah Dixon

"Went for dinner on a Saturday night. I would recommend booking as we tried to come Friday and they had no availability. We ordered various yum cha..."

Nicky

"My favourite yum char I'm never disappointed in the food I love the fact it's a byo always my go to dinner choice before a night out on the town..."

Elena Olive Fanene

"Went here for dinner with some friends in the weekend. Centrally located, parking isn’t the easiest (unless you want to pay top dollar in the..."

HJ

"Visited there with friend on this Friday night for Yum Char dinner. Yes, not a Yum Char lunch. There is a great place where I can enjoy Yum Char the..."

Michelle Hwang

"Came here last night as my mate got a good voucher ($40 of food for $20), staff is generally very friendly although misunderstandings may happen if..."

Steven Lu

"I have been here few times for yum char but today was the first time that I had dinner. It was reasonably busy night. The service was good and when..."

Las Akurugoda

"Ok!! If you like Peking duck than this is the best place for it in Auckland. Every time I feel like Peking duck...I come here. You can also get dim..."

Lucia

"The food here is pretty decent but it is just soooo pricey! Especially for the portions served. I do like this place especially its decor and..."

Jessica Li

"The food wasn't that bad. The Xiao Long Bao could have been better. The skin was a little tough and maybe it was cooked too long so there wasn't a..."

Unicorn

"authentic cantonese food, you will love it. this is not just a restaurant , this is the life style of cantonese people. they call this to "drink..."

Shanshan

"First visit to China Yum Char was a success. Yummy food, quick service and full of flavour. Will definitely be going back very very..."

Sam Hurley

"I've been to China Yum Char a few times! Once for dinner, and a few times for yum char. The dishes that we ordered for dinner were pretty decent! The..."

Sheena

"Every time I go past Beach Road I wanted to try this place. Time was right with a group of friends. It's a responsibility for a zomato crazy person..."

Aucklandfoodlover

"Was a bit unsure about going here, having heard all the mixed reviews. But then was delighted by an unexpectedly all around great experience. It was..."

Arnold Sakhnov

"Good Yum Cha with amazing prawn spring rolls served in a glass (presentation could be better), but packed with big chunks of succulent..."

Kirsty Cardy

"Oh man. This place has amazing food. Went here when I was pregnant with my first child so was pretty much a hungry elephant. Was not disappointed at..."

Maria Foy

"My second choice to go for yum cha 😊 I normally go for Jade dragon express but they close between lunch and dinner service,, so I found myself my..."

Asian Fan

"One of my favourite Yum Char! Shrimp spring roll is a must-have to eat served on a glass tumbler with the sweet & sour dipping sauce. Love their..."

Tess

"There are better Yum Char place out there but China is still pretty ok. Cha Siu Bảo was a little bit dry where as the rest was kinda oily. Service..."

Khoa Le

"We come here often with our adult children and they are attentive when they realize hubby is ordering 3-4 of everything they bring. I wasn't too..."

Sungsam7

"Had few visits and enjoy the dim sum at China Yum Cha. All the dishes are resonable price and size, and they are getting better food and service...."

Anna Clerc

"Food is average but the service here is quite good compared to other city yum chars. They bring food out quickly and the attentive staff are..."

Rojas

"Been here 6 or 7 times after it converted to having an all day yum cha option. This is in addition to a good al lacarte menu. All the basic dishes..."

BeeQueUU

"Best yum cha place ever tried, everything ordered is absolutely above standard! Much higher than expectations. Thing i most love is the egg custard..."

Smoothie Oeek

"Average. I ordered coriander prawn dumplings and green onion pancake. My friends ordered fried Icecream, beef balls, fried tofu and more dumplings...."

Amiria Aperahama

"spacious, and not hurrying to get you out. Outdoor seating under a green though artificial vines,. Staff friendly and happy to take our photos. Food..."

Ann Chin

"Definitely not the best yum cha in town. There is a lack of variety and allot of uninteresting fried food options. A few of the dishes were served..."

Neeraj Kumar

"I've frequented this restaurant over the past few years due to work events being hosted at China Yum Char. I have to say I've never been to a lot of..."

Jason B

"Being Hong Kong-er , I would say this restaurant is pretty good. The Yum Cha was quite authentic. I do understand for most European it can..."

James Lee

"I've been here twice in one week. Yes, that's how good it is. I'm not a huge fan of Yum Char but if you're going here, no doubt I'm coming with you...."

Yum

"We really enjoy yum char @ China and have been many times. There's some quite mixed reviews, but we enjoy the dumplings here and love that they do..."

Eclypse Lee

"My partner and I have been here twice, we have found the food to be great! Though if you don't know what you are ordering it could be hit and miss...."

Kristine Green

"Had lunch there on a Sunday. Very busy but food came frequently and was beautiful. Unfortunately we kept saying yes when we should have rested for..."

Sue Shimmin

"Been here a couple of times already but went there for dinner recently and ordered stuff off their yum char menu, there was about 8 of us and food..."

Eric Tan VersionTwo

"Yes the lady at the counter is far from friendly but the food is fantastic. have been going to China Yum Char for over 4 years now and absolutely..."

Jamini Pulyadath

"We had been here a couple of times previously with the groupy vouchers and were very happy with the service, the food and the staff. So was concerned..."

Sharon

"The food is absolutely beautiful! Love their yumchar! Although the friendliness is terrible, the service was quite fast. The manager is always not..."

Rufina Pragono

"Firstly it the only Chinese restaurant that does Yum Cha at night that alone is 5 stars. The Yum Cha is great like most Yum Cha places in the..."

Richard De Silva

"I absolutely love this place. The service is not great, in fact it is terrible (I am of mainly European descent) and find that you do tend to be..."

Jesse James .

"I came here with my husband three months ago for yum cha. The food was tasty and the atmosphere was fantastic. However, the price was a bit more..."

Alice Tu

"Great food, hot with great variation. Lots of fresh vege dishes as well as the deep fried stuff. YUM custard tarts and the Durian Tarts were a nice..."

Larissa Denton

"This is THE BEST Yum Cha in Auckland. Great service, delicious fresh food, quick service. Especially good when you become a regular and they know..."

Courtney

"Consistent and tasty. Always know what you will get on terms of the standard of food and service. Pleasant and quiet atmosphere. Large menu with..."

Carl Logan

"It might not be the best or the cheapest, but the food is tasty, authentic, and inexpensive, and most importantly, China Restaurant is the one and..."

Nom Nom Panda

"China yum cha is a nice little restaurant at the bottom of town. There are plenty of seats inside and outside and would be great for large groups of..."

Dog Eats World

"Didn’t know until recently this restaurant does all day yum cha instead of the usual 2 o’clock cut off time at other yum cha restaurants☝🏼...."

Di Melody Huang

"Great place for lunch. Usually not too busy and food comes out quickly. Great range and very delicious. Will definitely be back, the wait staff are..."

Crytos

"Wonderful dim sum selection, flavors and aromas. The beef tripe, chives dumplings, sticky rice (wrapped in lotus leaves "Lo Mai Gai") and beef ribs..."

Deb

"The yum char was delicious, service was fast and friendly. The banquet meal for 2 people was $38 including wine, a plentiful selection of dishes..."

Jade

"Great place for Yumcha. Everything is great cannot complaint much. Good food service is great. Rest is busy too. Hence a 5..."

浩哥-奥克兰

"I eat here regularly with friends. I love the black sesame balls, ice cream balls, custard tarts for my desserts and there is just so much to..."

Kristina Strathern

"The turnip cake was kinda off. The rest of the food was amazing though. Would come back again and defs reccomend for anyone wanting to try Chinese..."

Cathy

"WOW...the dim sum here is on par with the dim sum we'd enjoyed in Hong Kong...we've already come here twice already within a..."

KOEKA

"Decent chinese restaurant at dinner. Service was..."

Dean Ching Yee

"Noodles are good. Chasiu taste great. Tom Yam could do some improvement but it still..."

Ferry Sutanto

"Food is delicious and well made. The salted egg dishes are fantastic and I would get them again. However, the one downside is that a lot of the..."

New Bee

"I am pregnant and I have eaten at this place many times, probably too many hahaha! I never had a problem with the food nor service, I've been going..."

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