Review Spring Festival Dumpling - Rotorua

Very busy restaurant on a school holiday Saturday night - thank goodness we booked! The staff were friendly and helpful despite being super busy, and the owner was there too to serve customers. Food was beyond our expectations - they serve much more than dumplings! Great selection and they were all delicious!! We will be back!

Absolutely amazing so fresh and quality was on point The hot and sour dumpling soup I recommend highly all round 10/10

As I am an Asian, I would like to have Chinese food. Haven’t had Chinese food for a long time since my trip. To my surprise, the food here was great! It’s even better than some of the restaurants in my home town. The price is reasonable too. Highly recommended. :)

Fried Chicken dumplings were crispy, succulent and delicious, staff very friendly. Great experience here. Certainly will be returning.

Must try!!! Will definitely go back again. Friendly staff, delicious food an a beer to finish it off👍

My go to Chinese Restaurant in Rotorua. It's centrally located and perfect after visiting the Polynesian Spa around the corner. The dumplings are so tasty, with lots of different flavours to try. You can have them boiled, steamed or pan-fried. The noodle dishes are also really good. Great value for money.

Great food on a quiet evening. Generous portions served piping hot.

mouth watering dishes, fast service and highly recommended ☺️

Me and my family adore this restaurant. We have been going in large groups for months. We have tried every item on the menu and loved all of it. Everything is beautifully cooked and delicious. Large portions of food. I couldn't recommend to sour and hot soup enough it's so good. My family will just buy the soup to take it home. The only problem with this place is how popular it is. The food is so amazing that it's often full around but you can call in advance to get a reservation. It's so worth it to get a reservation to get in. How busy it is just showes how amazing the food is. Super fast service also.

We fell upon this place while actually going to another restaurant. We chose to dine here. Great authentic Chinese food, great friendly service. Our family was well catered for by our waitress, who took a liking to our 5 year old daughter, ensuring she was happy.

What a busy and very popular restaurant, and I totally understand why. Amazing dumplings, crispy skin duck rolls and deep fried squid. Fast friendly and efficient service. All beautifully prepared fresh, vibrant and delicious. Will happily coming back soon.

Authentic Sichuan cuisine with generous portions and warm ambiance. As Sichuan food aficionados, we were impressed with the authentic flavors, generous portions, and warm atmosphere. The food is spicy and delicious, and the portions are large enough to share. We highly recommend this hidden gem to anyone seeking authentic Sichuan cuisine in Rotoua. We tried the Chive and Fish Dumplings (15 pieces per plate!) and Fish in Hot Chili Oil (we finished as much as our stomachs allowed and packed the rest!). Both were highly recommended.

Ate here twice in our 3 days in Rotorua. The food was really good, I highly recommend it. Staff were helpful. Chilled atmosphere. Get the cucumber garlic dish, it’s great!

So bloody yummy!!! Affordable and the dumplings were juicy and I couldn’t stop eating them! Service was a grade Sorry I came in so late I felt so bad! Before you closed but you still chose to serve me will defiantly be back an early time

Really enjoyed the food here and we'd like to return again. * Scallion Pancake - Yum! Like a Parantha bread. * Pork with Chives and prawn - nice flavor especially with the Chilli sauce. * Fried bread with sauce - Bread was a bit oily but we liked it. Crunchy on the outside and soft on the inside then dipped in the sauce, great dessert! * Sizzling Lamb with Spring Onion and ginger - Nice flavor, the meat was a bit chewy. * Rice cost extra. * Good size tea pot - they didn't charge us extra :)

Great food and service, been here a couple of times and the food was always good.

Went there with my father today we ordered a few meals and they were wonderful!!! the food came fast it was so tasty I had difficulty choosing what to get because there was so many options, definitely coming back soon definitely worth going too as there’s plenty of options for everyone !

Went there with my toddler during Queens Birthday weekend. When we walked in I wanted to choose a four seat table, because I wanted to sit next to my child for assisted eating. The two seated tables were too small or too close to the kitchen and was dangerous with hot dishes coming in and out. When we sat down at the four seat table, the waiter yelled, in quite an unfriendly tone across the restaurant "go sit at the two seat table, we get very busy at night". I felt so unwelcomed. But I didnt want to make a scene or walk out because we were too hungry, so we did as he said. The restaurant owner came out a few minutes later and again told me to move to the other side of the two seat table that was really squashed up against another table. I took this chance to tell him about the rude waiter. Owner merely smiled and repeated that I need to move. I said if I move to the other side, I will squash the other table. Owner tisked and said well fine then, then walked away. I seriously felt like they wanted me to go away.<br/><br/>Food came out a while later, and was soooo bad. Everything tasted and looked like it had been drenched in oil.<br/><br/>What was interesting to see was that the four seated table that me and my toddler was shooed away from was later occupied by a Caucasian couple. They were politely seated there, all smiles and friendliness.<br/><br/>So, go there if you are too hungry to care about what you eat. Go there if you are Caucasian. If you are anything else, you might want to.reconsider before you step in.

Great. Service but vege dumplings were horrible and tasted too eggy and pastry was soggy. Very dissatisfied as we need a nice dumpling place in Rotorua!

Came here for mid-week late night dinner and dumplings were delicious. All food that came out of the kitchen looked and smelled amazing so would be a great spot for those that like to share and try lots of different dishes. Good service too!

Had a group on voucher so came and checked the place out. Sooo worth it. Friendly staff dam good size meal and very fulling. Dumplings tasted soo good

Good spot.. very tasty dumps.. they tayste joost roight... can see this becoming a fav.. we all enjoy a good dump and the great thing here is that you can enjoy them on the way in. Sprognic we need to do this place.

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