Review Mr Zhou's Dumplings - Mount Eden

I have tried so many places to find the best dumplings in Auckland and I found them here! The pan fried chicken and chives dumplings are so good, it pairs very well with their house made chili oil. We’ve also had their yang chow rice and fried pork and pineapple with sweet and sour sauce - taste, portion, price = 10/10! Have been twice and so far the quality’s consistent. Happy to have listened to others’ great feedback about Mr. Zhou’s.

Dined at 1:30PM for lunch on a Wednesday but no one else at the restaurant! The food was pretty good with the dumplings definitely being the highlight, ordered the pork & coriander flavour and we will probably be back to try the other flavours~ To note, their chilli sauce is more for the flavour rather than the spice level, but tasty nevertheless! Waiter didn't say a single word while taking our order and at the cashier but we aren't bothered by it

Great, amazing, authentic, tasty 😋 Cosy little place. Highly recommend. Dumplings 🥟 just wow, lightly seared, cooked perfectly 👌🏼 Noodles are hand made, soups are huge bowls with great flavours and ingredients.

Lots of menu choices at great prices. We were immediately served tea (complimentary) and when the food arrived the portions were large and delicious! We were the only people eating in (Thursday night) but there were quite a few picking up takeaways. Would absolutely recommend.

Food was amazing, great, quick service, and all for a very affordable price! Favourite dish was definitely the beef fried noodles. Massive portion sizes, so easily a lovely family feast vibe restaurant. Very attentive and good atmosphere in the shop. Chairs also had cushions on them which was a nice touch of comfort.

Great place for cheap dumplings and noodles. I would highly recommend the pork and chives dumplings, combination noodles and brown sugar pancakes. There is also a BYO available at $8 per bottle of wine and $3 per head for beer. The place is quite spacious and suitable for big groups as well—definitely a place to check out for some pre-drinks and food.

It’s a wonderful place for having Chinese dumplings. This is one the reasons of dining in Mr’ Zhou’s restaurant. Staff were nice and helpful when we were unsure about the food. Maybe next time, we will only order dumplings.

I always enjoy getting takeaways from Mr Zhou's Dumplings - Mt Eden. The food is delicious, served quickly and reasonably priced. The staff is also friendly. The picture is of fried lamb with cumin and braised eggplants with brown sauce (my favourite dish).

Good food and really good atmosphere. One star off because the Sichuan-style dishes we ordered were not as authentic as we would have liked and all portions were in our opinion on the light side. Plus the wait staff were in a bit of a fluster at rush hour. Make sure you call to book before arriving as they seem very popular at peak times. Dishes ordered - Spring Onion Pancake, Pork & Cabbage Dumplings, Hot & Spicy Beef, Dan Dan Noodles.

If you want bomb dumplings this is the place to go. The deep fried eggplant stuffed with pork mince is just incredible. Genius. My go to dine in dumplings. (I go to new lynn mr. Zhou for takeaway because its closer to my house)

Great serving sizes, we ended up ordering too much, party of 3. Had the: Prawn dumplings, I think they could do with more prawns in them Broccoli & crushed garlic, this was just perfect and light Deep fried prawns, this came crumbed and was the best dish of the night I think Deep fried squid with cumin, this was ok we thought too much batter in it Crispy chicken in sweet sour sauce, the chicken was plain battered smothered in the sauce. I think it was good, a bit on the plain side but I liked it with the soy sauce and chilli oil. Their Jasmine tea is yummy too. All in all a full delicious meal, would come back there are plenty of things to try out of the menu. There is something for everyone.

Mr Zhou's is that friendly neighbourhood Chinese restaurant - their food is very affordable and generous in quantity and the customer service is decent. We didn't have to wait so long for the food to be served. Would highly recommend their dumplings.

Took my daughter here for a daddy daughter date, we loved all the food. Service was excellent. Highly recommend

Tasty meal and reasonable portion size. They don’t give you a printed itemised bill which is not great!

Was just looking for a random place for dumplings and choosing this place was the best choice. I ordered the wonton soup which was so worth the price, there was so much for what I paid for including the dumplings I ordered too. Great prices, much cheaper than I actually expected it to be. Amazing food, amazing staff, will definitely return again.

Came here after reading the write up in urban list. Walking in the place was almost packed and it got crazy after we were seated so expect a wait at peak times. The wait staff did get overwhelmed but they continued to try their best with a smile on their faces. The food was tasty but portions were on the smaller side compared to similar restaurants. Dumplings seem to be the most popular dish and the spring onion pancake was nice. The restaurant was cleaner than the average Sichuan restaurant which was great. I'd say Mr Zhou's is good for a quick simple dinner as parking is easy and plentiful around the area.

Great dining atmosphere and dumplings! Love the home made dumplings and noodles.

Tried for the first time, variety of dumplings. Decent food and place. Coriander chicken dumplings were the best. Fried rice good too. Did not like the chicken chilli.

Great food, nice service<br/>

I wanted to try this place both sitting in and takeaway before making my review. Honestly, the food from here is delicious. Definitely on par (and in some cases, perhaps better) than other cult favourite Chinese restaurants in Auckland. My only issue was that the sweet and sour pork with pineapple was much better eaten in than takeaway, but I think that is to be expected to a degree. The hand pulled noodles are amazing! Definitely will be adding this restaurant to my list of favourites.

A group of us went and had 7 dishes for 6 people. $141 for the totoal meal with Corkage for 2 bottles of wine.<br/>Wonton soup which was good, the rest was ordinary and not well flavoured, if I closed my eyes i wouldn't really be able to tell what it was I was eating. <br/>We ordered Stirfried black Mushrooms with Bok choy and mashed Garlic, <br/>Salted Fish Fried rice, <br/>Deep Fried Crispy Squid, <br/>Eggplant with pork stuffing, <br/>Stewed Pork Belly with green beans and potatoes in brown sauce, Sizzling Mongloian Lamb. All very disappointing in flavour and ordinary in cooking, there was not wok fire in the dishes.<br/>We didn't try the Dumplings so won't comment on them.

Ordered 11 dishes for 8 people which comes to about $25pp. Portion is on small side, no leftovers even thought I felt we ordered many dishes. Ordered egg, prawn, chives dumpling, prawn pork chives dumpling and pork mushroom dumpling. Egg one was better. The pork seems to have aftertaste and smell. Crispy chicken and sweet & sour pork are nowhere crunchy, taste a bit on the bland side. Eggplants are ok, too much vinegar. Homestyle tofu was better. Deepfried prawn is just crumbed with side of sweet thai chilli, nothing special. Combination stirfry noodles is good, chewy noodles. Highlight was the cumin chilli squid but portion is small with too much spring onion and onions. There is a wait between each food arriving on the table so we can’t eat it together collectively. Make sure you make booking, if you want to come here. I felt there are better dumpling place which provide better value and taste.

We ordered pork mince and cabbage dumpling and pork mince chives and prawn dumplings. They are very tasty. Good service manner, fast service. We definitely will come back.

Fast, volume, casual and low price! Service is good as wait staffs are always attending and deliver very fast. Location is amazing and accept BYO. I love this place.

Love this place! The dumplings are always fresh and awesome service, we have become regulars!

Below average food. Horrible service and the bathrooms looked as though it hadn’t been cleaned in weeks. Even saw a cockroach running around. Pretty sad really cuz it’s quite a nice location and easy parking

Mr Zhous is conveniently located a block from our house and as my flatmate and I both LOVE their dumplings we get takeout from here at least once a month. I have never had a bad experience and the beef and fennel or chicken and coriander (for those non soap tasters) are the pick of a good bunch!

Food is good, but not amazing. Still a good place to go for some cheap dumplings and fried noodles. Would like to try their BYO option someday instead of just takeaway

My partner and I tried Mr Zhou’s for the first time as we had heard great things. We ordered black bean chilli tofu, onion egg fu yong, fried egg, chive & prawn dumplings and steamed vegetarian cashew nut dumplings. The egg fu yong was really tasty, the tofu dish was nice as well, but got overwhelming quite quick. And the dumplings were standard.<br/>Service was decent.

Food was good, but service absolutely abysmal. I swear you honestly have to try to give service that bad. Not one smile, just frowns the whole time.

terrible customer service. i have never been to a restaurant where the staff yells at customers (happened more than once here). Very unacceptable behaviour witnessed here. The menu lacks variety compared to other chinese restaurants. Also make sure to check your bill because they have attempted to overcharge me multiple times. Will never go back

The good was this outlet is slightly cheaper than other dumpling shops in the area and the food came out super quick. Deep fried pork fillet was a winner for me having a thin tangy type of dressing on the pork. Was delicious. Dumplings were okay. <br/>Service is okay but can be a lil slow at times.

Came here after a friend recommended the dumplings. Was pleasantly surprised how good it was for a psudo neighborhood spot. The eggplant and sizzling beef was also great!

Pretty good restaurant. Dumplings were not the best, but it was not bad either. Not too salty which is good. Beef brisket noodle was pretty nice too.

This place is great and cheap too, we had five people, five dishes with drinks and came to $100. Not often you can find someware that is cheap and good, this place is cheap and good. Service is not the best but I can live with that when the food is so good.

I still haven’t tried better dumplings.<br/>I just love them. The vegetarians ones are amazing.<br/>Of course I will take out one star for the service... sometimes extremely unfriendly... though some times there is a man who is really good.

Tried Mr Zhou’s for the first time on Tuesday and the food was pretty good, the dumplings were meaty and flavourful, the chicken with cashew nuts was also a delicious dish however the chicken fried noodles lacked flavour. Overall good food, I recommend it

Been here twice now. Dumplings are decent.<br/>The crispy fried chicken with sweet & sour sauce from here is lovely.<br/>Also the chicken fried rice is nice if you ask them to make it spicy.<br/><br/>Staff are polite and we were seated immediately.<br/><br/>Decent quantity for the price we paid.<br/><br/>Ambience : ⭐⭐⭐⭐<br/>Staff : ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐<br/>Price : ⭐⭐⭐⭐<br/>Food : ⭐⭐⭐<br/>

Environment was nice but the service was slow. The food was not worth the wait, the dumplings had a weird taste. The staff seemed nice. Barilla dumplings does better food than here.

Dumplings are always usually always good but here, they're so so good! I recommend Chicken and Corriander dumplings or Pork, Prawn and Chives dumplings & also the chicken in hot chilli on rice. Everything I tried from here is really good.

Dumplings are ok.....but i won't order noodle again....service ok, quite busy restaurant.<br/>Quality 2/5<br/>Quantity 3/5<br/>Price 3/5<br/>Service 3/5<br/>Environment 3/5<br/>

I heard great things about this place so decided to check it and since it's a zomato gold restaurant. The service was below average took awhile to serve us. They don't really understand English, so knowledge of the zomato gold membership was minimal. They insisted there was a $100 min spend for the membership to be vaild. But don't worry they no longer on @zomatogold as for food is was 6/10.<br/>•<br/>Egg and chive dumpling - (7/10) -<br/>The dumpling was good, thin wrapper and lots of filling but lacked flavouring from a sauce. They provided the basic soy sauce and chilli oil but nothing special.<br/>•<br/>Beef spring onion noodles - (4/10) -<br/>I asked for the beef to be on the side but didn't realise that meant everything separated and a bowl of plain noodles to the side. But after mixing and all the spring onion and sauce into the noodles it was very bland and plain. Though the only good thing was the chewy and firm noodles.<br/>•<br/>Spring onion pancake - (5/10) -<br/>The pancake weren't very fluffy and no spring onion flavor. It was also slightly lacking in seasoning.<br/>•<br/>Cucumber and tofu salad - (9/10) -<br/>The best dish of the night, refreshing, crunchy from the cucumber and chewy from the tofu sheets.<br/>•

We used to really love Mr Zhou's (go there about once a fortnight) but we just went there now, asked if they had a table for two, and got told 'No.' Not 'not right now, you can wait though', or 'no sorry', just 'no.' before walking away. I mean, you don't go there for the service, but the lady tonight was just plain rude. :(

Ordered chicken fried rice, Chicken noodles, dumplings and chicken n hot sauce.<br/>The rice and noodles were just boiled and lumpy. Had no flavour except the soya sauce. There was no veges or chicken except cabbage.<br/>The pastry for dumpling was so thick.<br/>Will never go back.<br/>It's a rip off. See the noodles below.

Good place to eat out, foods are worth the price and not so expensive. I personally prefer a light flavour taste, so the food here suits me well. However, foods are not made to be super high standards, and more in a homemade style. My family do come again after our first try out!

I had high expectations for this Chinese takeaway because of the reviews but everything we ordered tasted bland. The dumplings were average.

Ohhhhhh the dumplings! They are heaven. Moist and not dry at all. Flavourful and always come with good quantity. Other items on the menu aren’t too bad but if you are looking delicious dumplings, this is the place.

The restaurant personnel was very friendly. The place is very clean. Their dumplings were delicious and good value. The salted fish chicken fried rice was very good. But the fried noodles were a bit oily. Overall it’s a good place to eat.

Came in for a family dinner tonight before my flight tomorrow. Sweet corn soup was thick. Stir fry pancake texture was hard to chew and kind of salty. Scallion pancake was nice, not too soft or crispy. Dumplings were average. Soup noodles tasted clean and not too salty. Loved the cucumbers and mushrooms. Would come again.

A very traditional Chinese dumpling house. Reasonable price and tasty food. Many Chinese restaurants serve dumplings, but this one could be top. Plus their friendly service.

Authentic Chinese food! I really like it. The moment you walk in, you can definitely smell how good your dish is going to be. I highly recommend making a booking before going as they are very busy.

Ordered fried chicken with hot chili sauce, sizzling beef and chicken & coriander dumplings.<br/>Great tasting food and decent price. Sizzling beef was quite flavorful and dumplings were tasty as well.<br/>Service was quick and promt with good portions.<br/>Would recommend .<br/>

The best dumplings EVER! Simply love their chicken and coriander dumplings. I usually get takeaway every once in a while and dine in at times. This place is home. However, when comes to dine in, the staff can sometimes be a little rude, which can be ignored cause the food is Ah-mazing!

Aucklanders are how spoiled with dumpling restaurant choices and Mr Zhou’s would be a good option on your next “to-do” list. The highlight is their dumplings- much better than their competitors’. Big filling and not as fatty as some of other places. The choices are very good too. A good addition in the choice of having half plate of dumpling so that you can try multiple favours. The only improvement would be their pastry- could has been a bit thinner. We tried a salad dish -tiger salad- not quite what I remembered of a tiger salad in China but the taste was good. The sweet sour pork was good too- lean and a good balance of sourness and sweetness. The service was very efficient.

I absolutely love fresh dumplings so I thought of trying this one out. It’s a very modest fast food joint. I went for lunch where I went for the chicken & coriander dumplings ( didn’t feel like experimenting first time around) along with it I also ordered the handmade spicy chicken noodles. The dumplings were exceptionally soft with very thin layer & was served with chilly oil & soy sauce. It was very delicious & served pipping hot. The hand made noodles were the star of the show for me though since they were made exceptionally juicy & had the right amount of flavour. A little more meat would have been amazing though since it was just four pieces of chicken in it. Overall good for a quick bite.

Nice clean space friendly staff and huge menu. However nothing popped flavour wise - had the beef and coriander dumplings, vege dumplings, squid with cumin and hot and soup soup. The dumplings are better fried - you can get a mix of steamed, boiled or fried. Squid was ok- the scallions with it were good but overall flat flavours and the hot and sour soup lacked heat and sour flavours but was huuuuge for the price. Ok but nothing to write home about - or come back for.

we ordered pork with cabbage dumpling and fried chicken with sweet and sour sauce. The chicken was good but the dumplings skin were too thick.

Takeaway orders do take quite a while so definitely order in advance and then go and pick them up. <br/><br/>Fried rice was good nothing special a bit dry for me. The egg and prawn dumplings had a nice filling but the wrapping was a tad chewy<br/>

Came here with a group of friends for dinner. We shared several dishes. Firstly the spring onion pancake, it was really nice and crispy and great dipped in soy sauce, would have liked just a bit more spring onion. We had the chicken and chive fried dumplings, the were ok, cooked well just found the flavour a bit to rich for my liking. We shared the fried chicken in sweet and sour sauce which was so good, it has a lovely sauce, not all gluggy like most sweet and sours. The vegetarian noodles we had were really good, the flavour packed a good punch and I enjoyed the texture of the bean sprouts mixed through. Lastly we had mixed vegetables with garlic, I thought they were cooked well, still had a nice slight crunch and the flavour was great. I thought the prices were really good too. I would definitely return

Love the food here. Dumplings are really good and portions for all the food are very generous. Have tried the chicken dumplings, tofu with cashew and deep fried chicken, all of them were very tasty. And we love the chilli oil!

Dumplings were good but not great.<br/>Beef noodles were bland.<br/>The eggplant was undercooked and bland.<br/><br/>No wow factor apart from it’s convenient location. <br/>Mind you, it could just be that I’m Chinese so I’m more critical of chinese food.<br/><br/>Positive: the decorations and accessible street parking.<br/><br/>Food 2/5<br/>Service 3.5/5<br/>Accessibility 4/5

Have only discovered this place last week and have already been twice lol by far the best dumplings I’ve ever tasted of, and everything else tastes great. Only problem is food doesn’t come out same time but other than that will be going back again soon lol

This is my first food review. I had such a good experience at Mr Zhou's dumplings. The food was amazing, especially the dumplings. Fried dumplings were best. Food was fast and I enjoyed the time there.

First time Mr Zhou experience. Dumplings not bad! Would order the 20 not the 10 next time. Tofu cucumber salad hot but fresh and plentiful for 10 bucks. Real busy but service wasn’t too friendly but what the hey my order was ready on arrival so can’t complain 👍😋🥟

Got a takeaway here last night. Ordered chicken pan fried dumplings & hot and sour soup. Tasty! Quantity is quite good and great value for money. Will definitely come back for a dine in experience.

Went here for a quick and easy lunch, ordered the stewed beef with brown sauce, the pork prawn and chives boiled dumplings, the sweet corn and chicken soup and a ginger beer. All this came to just over $40.<br/><br/>The beef dish was a bit salty when you reached the centre where everything has been sitting in the sauce a while. The soup was a bit bland but that's quite common with this particular soup. The dumplings were great though!

One of my favourites. Great place for tasty fried vegan dumplings <br/>and their sweet and sour tofu is amazing. It's nice and clean and the service is always fast and friendly. Great option for large groups too!

Liked the service, atmosphere and food. We were able to sit a little bit further away from the noise which was great. Had dumplings both steamed and deep fried, and a chicken dish and beef dish. Thought corkage though at $8 a bottle was a bit steep. However will probably return as food was good.

I went to this place after a storm hit Auckland, 2 powerlines were knocked down, resulting in loss of power for this business others nearby. I absolutely loved their service, they were able to only serve boiled dumpling. You had to pay cash or internet banking. Will return, the dumpling were flavoursome. Loved it.

everything was great except for the flavor, texture. we loved the service, presentation, restaurant was maintained well except for the sink/cleaning area in the main part of the restaurant right beside our table which had dirty clothes hanging over it and mop broom etc, it was killing the ambience. the food looked great but didn't come close to the taste compared to some we had at Barilla. the dumplings here were too hard/thick/dry to chew. the sweet and sour chicken tasted ok initially but gradually got toooo hard to chew on. they weren't succulent enough, a bit dry. texture on all dishes were not satisfactory.<br/>flies were hovering around our table and food a lot.

We had been to the New Lynn location before, but it was our first time here. It can be quite busy at times like NL.<br/>The decor is cheap & cheerful as is the food, but it you love real honest asian food you can’t go wrong.<br/>We tried a range of dishes, all of which came out pretty quick. A highlight was definitely the sweet & sour chicken which was one of the best we’ve had. The dumplings were awesome too - a specialty of theirs of course. <br/>Will be back & soon

A lot of Fridays are dumpling days, my daughter loves it. Dumplings are really good here, we like fried better. Tried a couple of other items on the menu, not great. I don't know if I would dine in here, there is hardly any ambience and a bit noisy for me. Staff is very efficient. I once called another branch by mistake instead of New Lynn, they took the order anyway and redirected internally to New Lynn for me. Communication was good between themselves. I picked up from new Lynn without a delay or messages up. Good portion size for a medium price.

Went for a flat dinner here we weren't greeted at the door and had to seat ourselves but otherwise we were served quickly and offered water straight away. Food was good we ordered there vegetarian dumplings, egg fried rice, chicken fried noodles, beef fried noodles and two pancakes. Nothing to complain about but wasn't super amazing. There was a bit of an issue with language barrier as we tried ordering drinks but the server had to go find someone else because he couldn't understand us. The portion size is excellent for the price $66 for all of that including drinks and we had plenty left over to take home.

A reasonable restaurant. The dumplings are good. Some dishes are a bit oily. Not enough veggie selection. We have been here a few times. Service is ok. When you need a dumpling fix, but not sure where to have dinner, this can be your choice.

Heard their dumplings were good, so ordered the fried Pork mince, Chives and Prawn dumplings! As well as the braised beef noodle soup, spring onion pancake and the combination fried noodles. Service was good, and staff were friendly. The combination noodles were good, but no the best I've ever had. I think it needed a bit more "wok hei" (flavour from stir frying on a wok). The dumplings, however were super nice and crispy. Apparently they make their own dumpling pastry as well! So good when you dip it in the soy sauce! The braised beef noodle soup was really delicious as well! The beefy sauce from the noodle soup was spot on, and the beef brisket was nice and tender, no fatty bits at all! The spring onion pancake had met my expectations, crispy and flaky! Will be keen for more dumplings and beef noodle soup in the future! Eggster Eats

Mr Zhou's Dumpling is our favourite Chinese restaurant in Auckland. We quite often visited its New Lynn branch before. We visited Mt Eden branch for dinner today, the food is excellent as always and the environment is cozy and tidy. Staff are very friendly and the service is quick. Every dish is tasty and dumplings are the best in Auckland. Strongly recommend it and definitely come back again.

A lot of people say Mr Zhou’s dumplings are very good as their branch in New Lynn is pretty famous, so I came here with a friend for lunch. It was empty when we went so I guess their business is during dinner. The lady who served us spoke fluent English which is a bonus for them, but at least smile and say something when customers ask for cutleries.<br/><br/>I got the egg and chives dumplings and she got the pork mince with mushroom dumplings in soup. There’s nothing wrong with the quality of the dumplings, the portion sizes were reasonable, and they were served hot. However the dumplings aren’t as good as people say they are, or perhaps we just ordered the wrong dish. The egg and chives lacked flavor as the chives flavor covered the eggs and tasted a little bland. The pork mince and mushroom had a stronger flavor as the marinated pork mince goes well with the mushroom juices which had some saltiness.<br/><br/>For dumpling restaurants like these, not all dumplings taste as good as people say they do because there’s so many varieties; so if you order the right ones, the experience would be fine. It was also a relief that the fillings tasted fresh and the skin wasn’t too hard. Overall, it was an alright experience, tbh.<br/><br/>Taste - 7/10<br/>Size - 7/10<br/>Price - 7/10<br/>Service - 6/10<br/>

The food was good but the service was a let down. We had asked for a particular table and the lady at the front desk seemed very unimpressed to give us the table even though it was bot busy and the table was empty. Afterwards we had asked for couple of forks and the lady said due to the restaurant being busy, they have “run out of forks”. 2 minuets later we see 2 other tables getting forks. 10 minuets later we see another table getting forks but they didn’t want to give us any. Maybe because we were only 2 people and the other tables had 5-6 people on them. <br/><br/>Overall I think the food was good but the staff and the lady on their front desk has zero customer service skills. I wouldn’t rush back here anytime soon!

People who follow my reviews will know that I very rarely give such a negative review, but I was involved in a really terrible experience (food and service) that my father had two weeks ago with this restaurant.<br/><br/>I have taken friends to this branch a few times since their opening. I really wanted to like this place since everyone was talking about it. It wasn't amazing, particularly the service, but it wasn't bad for a conveniently local and affordable dumplings place. I was content with that and would ordinarily have rated around 3 or 4 stars.<br/><br/>However, two weeks ago I recommended this place to my father and his colleagues for their work lunch. Most of the dishes they ordered were fine, except the fried beef dumplings. The beef tasted like it was going off, and his colleagues also tried one each and agreed. They couldn't stomach eating any more of those dumplings and left the rest of that plate untouched. There was nothing wrong with the other dishes. When they complained about the beef dumplings and showed the staff the uneaten plate, the staff there kept them waiting for quite some time, saying they had to finish serving all the other customers and call their manager before they could issue a refund. My dad and his colleagues waited until they had no choice but to leave because their lunch break was over. The restaurant also refused to give him any sort of receipt as proof of payment, and their justification was that they don't give any receipts to people paying with cash. So he ended up having to leave the restaurant with no proof of the transaction.<br/><br/>My father came home and felt uncomfortable for some hours, but thankfully it wasn't so bad that he needed to go to the hospital. He actually took the untouched dumplings in a takeaway box home to show it to us. I wanted to see for myself, so I tried a small bite of dumpling and it honestly did taste like it was just starting to go off to me. It wasn't very strong (that would be terrible), but I don't think that kind of dip in quality is acceptable for food you pay for at a restaurant. While I personally only tried a bit of a dumpling and didn't experience any of the above service, I believe what my father and his colleagues told me happened.<br/><br/>I called back later that day at a time they wouldn't be busy so I could talk clearly with the restaurant staff and give them another chance to make right the fact that they had made him pay for spoiled dumplings. I know sometimes restaurants are busy or whatever, and I always want to give people a chance before I complain publicly. All I asked for was a refund of that specific dish, and I noted their obligations under the Food Act and Consumer Guarantee Act to serve food fit for consumption to a reasonable standard.<br/><br/>There seemed to be a bit of a language barrier with their manager who couldn't speak English, but the other staff understood me just fine so I assume they communicated what I said to the manager. From the conversation, they understood what I was saying. Unfortunately, they seemed to not take me seriously once I said my father wasn't vomiting or violently sick. They said if that was the case, clearly their dumplings were fine. I'm astonished that they thought food is acceptable as long as the consumer doesn't have severe food poisoning symptoms. Safe to say if my father had been that sick, he'd be in hospital getting tested and they would be in enormous trouble. The restaurant staff also seemed to think my father should have waited there indefinitely for the refund while they prioritised other customers. It's unreasonable to keep an unhappy customer waiting for a long time for a refund while you take your time to serve everyone else. Even supermarkets with a constant stream of customers in checkout lines will process refunds straight after finishing off a customer they're in the middle of servicing. I was kept on hold numerous times as the staff bickered with each other. They also refused to address the fact they refused to give a receipt, let alone a gst invoice, for cash payments. In the end, the restaurant staff on the line with me simply refused to talk further, denied their dumplings had any problems and hung up on me.<br/><br/>It has since taken me two weeks to contact appropriate authorities about what happened and go through those processes. <br/><br/>I am so upset and angry that this actually happened in New Zealand. I did all I reasonably could to give them a chance to resolve this matter. The way they treated the incident left me gobsmacked, both from a customer service standpoint and from a New Zealand consumer and food safety law standpoint. I will never recommend people to come here again, and I personally won't give them my business either. Dominion Road isn't that much farther away anyway.<br/>

Bought some dumpling and noodles for takeaway. The staff was not very friendly and food was average. Maybe I will try something else next time to see if it’s just those dumpling and noodles I picked wasn’t their speciality...

Food was ok but customer service was appalling. Food took too long and the lady wouldn’t give us enough napkins for 7 people. 2/5. Wouldn’t recommend.

Delicious dumplings! We will be back. We had the pork and fennel and chicken and coriander fried dumplings. We especially liked that you can get a half serve of dumplings so you can try more flavours. Also loved the spicy pork mince and bean sprouts on noodles - yummy.

These are the best dumplings I've ever had! I can't find anything even close to as good in Wellington. Please open a restaurant in Wellington!

Horrible restaurant, treated us like we were on their mercy to get any sort of food. Poor quality of their dumplings. What a disappointment.

Yum! Came for an early dinner on a Saturday. It was quiet but quickly started to fill! Service was prompt and the waitress/maybe the owner was friendly and we had a few jokes about me eating more than my partner lol dumplings were sooooo good. We read the reviews on here first so didn't even order anything else. The egg chive and prawn were my favourite.. we got them all fried and ordered 30 between both of us- it came to $26 total! We left happy and full and my mouth is watering talking about them. We will be back!!!

Came here for a late lunch on Sunday. The atmosphere is poor, the place feels quite old with cracked tiles, tired looking tables/chairs. Unfortunately because of this it does feel a bit dirty. We we're served and seated promptly and staff were friendly. We ordered the Chicken mince and onion dumplings (fried) and the Fried chicken noodles. The noodles came out first, the serving size was huge. It was quite oily but tasted good. Our dumplings finally came out after nearly finishing the noodles. We ordered 20, which was way too much for us. I didn't really enjoy the taste and I felt they were barley fried. Overall I would probably not visit again.

This place used to be a Vietnamese restaurant but is now a franchise of the Mr Zhou in New Lynn. <br/><br/>The place us clean and new. Staff are friendly and quite helpful. We were served tea straight away and offered choice of cutlery lol(chopsticks or forks).<br/><br/>They have vinegar, soy sauce and chilli sauce available on the tables. The fried rice was surprisingly good. I'm not usually a fan of getting fried rice but this one was fried really well and quite flavoursome.<br/><br/>I'm not really a fan of beef dumplings but the chicken and coriander was ok. The cashew chicken was full of flavour but not a dish I would choose. The fried noodles were generous and so was the fried rice.<br/><br/>They also let us split the bill between 5 people which was nice.

this is our second visit of the dumpling place,overall food was ok, not very happy with their service, all the waitress probably think they are too cool to be a waitress.

Used to visit this place quite frequently until I realised I should cut back on the dumplings. The chicken and chives dumplings are amazing. The ambience isn't great but can't complain for cheap eats. Gets quite busy so best to book a table or come earlier

Don't go to any other dumpling place!! Ever!!!!! This place has the best dumplings in Auckland. In New Zealand in fact. <br/>The dumplings have the perfect skin to filling ratio and they are always so flavoursome and juicy. Fried or boiled, these delicacies can do no wrong. My personal favourite is the 三鲜. <br/>The price is very reasonable and you can easily fill up two people under $30.<br/>

So many people reviewing this place low due to service, You dont come to Mr Zhous for the service you come for the food.<br/><br/>I've been to almost every dumpling joint in central Auckland and i still found myself traveling to New Lynn for Mr Zhous, When i found out they were opening down the road from me in Mt Eden i was excited, my excitement was warranted. Just as good if not better then Mr Zhous in New Lynn. My staples are Pork and Chive dumplings, Sizzling Mongolian beef and braised eggplant all of which i recommend. delicious. <br/><br/>I find the Mt Eden barilla dumplings and Mt Eden noodle cant hold a candle to Mr Zhous tasty fried dumplings. i cant recommend this place more highly for dumpling fiends such as myself.

Already fans of Mr Zhou’s in New Lynn, we were pleased to hear another one had opened up in Mt Eden. Hoping to have the same food standard we were used to, we ordered one of our favourites - Potato, eggplant and capsicum in garlic sauce and something we hadn’t tried - Fried tofu in chili black bean sauce. The potato, eggplant and capsicum was yum! All the vegies were cooked well and the potatoes were really tasty. The tofu dish was very well portioned and good value for money. The tofu was fresh and we enjoyed the black bean and chili sauce. We ordered a side of rice each, which went well with the dish and balanced the flavours of the sauce. Unfortunately, after our two dishes arrived we were told the rice would be another 10 minutes so we were half way through the dishes when it arrived. We would’ve been happy to wait 10 minutes longer if we knew they would arrive altogether. Other than that the service was decent and wait times were very minimal considering how busy they were. <br/><br/>The interior of the restaurant is tidy and clean but is a little outdated and could do with a bit of a spruce up. There is plenty of seating to dine in although they do get full during peak times so expect a short wait. Portion sizes are generous and good for sharing if you’re in a group. With such a big menu you won’t have trouble picking dishes to suit everyone..Be sure to try their dumplings!

Excited to know Mr Zhou open another branch in Mt Eden. We went to New Lynn branch a few times and always satisfy with the food quality and consistency.<br/><br/>Meet up with friends and decided to try this branch for early dinner, four of us ordered beef and onion fried dumpling, pork and fennel boiled dumpling and braised eggplant with brown sauce. <br/><br/>We were quite happy with the dishes, good dumpling (I would prefer chili oil with more chili flakes), eggplant menu always been our favourite (we ordered fried eggplant in New Lynn before and we love it!). <br/><br/>We arrived around 530pm so dishes came out quite quick. Service was ok, will be better with more staff later in the night as restaurant get very busy when we left. We were happy with the price too!

The 4 of us visited Mr Zhou's for lunch on a Sunday. Clean restaurant and nice natural light. We ordered a pork and cabbage dumpling in soup, a lamb and onion dumpling pan fried and a spicy beef and tripe side dish. Both dumplings were juicy and delicious, with the stand out being the lamb and onion. Much to our surprise it wasn't overpowering and is a nice change to our normal choices. The beef tripe was good, except we felt that the tripe had not had enough marinating time. We will be back soon to check out the noodle selection.

Dumplings are delicious! Great selection and perfect fried texture. Not as oily as barilla. Noodle soup was fab too! Quiet, friendly atmosphere. Service is genuinely nice, not pushy or overbearing and food came quickly! Larger than many similar establishments so you don't feel like you're being crammed in.