Best Dumplings in Albany

2 restaurant menus in New Zealand, (the ranking and the list of restaurants are based on the number of recommendations received from users in the last month, currently updated to December 2024)
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Chengdu Taste
Chengdu Taste
79/100 (405 ratings)
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Chinese
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Central Asian
Taiwanese
New Zealand
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Asian
Chinese
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Dumplings
纸包鱼
Lamp and Pork with Rice
Pork Mince Spicy Noodles
炝拌黄瓜 cucumber in chili oil
狼牙土豆 香辣 酸辣
藤椒口味钵钵鸡
红油口味钵钵鸡
生椒牛肉面和鸡丝凉面
纸袋烤鱼
蜂蜜柚子茶
Soup
红油拌肥肠
Beer
爽口木耳sour and spicy black fungus
Skewers
Vegetarian Noodles
夫妻肺片
Slushy
Sit down
Chinese
Taiwanese
New Zealand
Asian
Central Asian
Fast food
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Wheelchair Accessible
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Highchairs Available
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"I just love this place so much. I have been a few times. I love the beef noodles and the red bean dessert. So..."
Joey
"Myself and my partner had lunch here and were blown away at how authentic and great tasting the food was. We highly recommend this restaurant and the..."
Kim Pritchard
"Was really spicy for me even if i had mild one!! But was yum:) kind staff. it was 36.5 total cant remember each price..."
Alice In New Zealand
"The boss is always really energetic and happy to see customers. We bring the children to eat a lot and the food is great! Super kids friendly too...."
Annie
"If you like spicy food I am highly recommend. Really..."
Li Lina
"Great place if you love spicy authentic Sichuan food. Enjoyed their cold chicken noodles and the spicy dumplings. Full of flavour. They also have a..."
Bryce Necklen
"As a Sichuanese myself, I'm strongly recommend this place if you love local and authentic Sichuan food. The service is great and welcoming as well...."
Peng Polly
"Traditional Chengdu taste. Very good. The beef glass noodle is very tasty. Oh yes, Pork rib is also good. I like the fried rice. And the..."
湯立 波
"I recently had the pleasure of dining at Yummy and Spicy, and it was a fantastic experience. This restaurant offers an exquisite selection of dishes..."
DuoDuo_0.0 (DuoDuo_0.0)
"I had an absolutely delightful experience at the Sichuan food restaurant! The food was exceptional, capturing the authentic flavors of the region..."
Bixu Liu
"Staff are friendly, english level is low but they are very hospitable. Very busy place depending when you go. Food is amazing, on point and has the..."
Bianca T
"Very unique way of cooking the fish. The taste is so delicious and it's very authentic Sichuan style. If you love spicy and authentic Chinese food,..."
Vivian Kuhn
"Another place on the shore I personally think that had always been making consistently nice food. Very authentic Sichuan cuisine, hence why they..."
Hunter Auckland
"Noodles were absolutely delicious, heaps of flavour and tasted really fresh. I feel like I will be coming back here quite often! So so..."
Vinicius Tsugi
"Recommended to me by Chinese friends and it's great! Friendly, helpful staff and super yummy noodle dishes. 3 visits so far and I'm definitely going..."
Sam S.
"It was our first time to visit the restaurant because we all like sichuan style food and this shop has the highest ratings. The food was amazing!..."
Thu Giang
"Very delicious Chinese food, authentic Chengdu flavor, with a large portion and good taste, it is worth visiting for those who like spicy food. The..."
Firecat Luo
"Perfect original taste from Chengdu city. The shop is clean and tidy, and the workers always smile and are..."
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Charcoal
Charcoal
75/100 (307 ratings)
Restaurants
Asian
Asian
Chinese
Chinese
Grilled Oyster
Spicy Crawfish
Soup
Charcoal Lamb
Tofu
Fried Yellow Croaker
Crispy chicken
Yaki Beef
fried noodles
Cumin Lamb Ribs
Cauliflower
Squid
酱油牛肉串
Steamed Mushroom & Bak Choi with Garlic Sauce
Clay Pot Chicken with Mushroom
Fresh NZ Oysters
茄子大虾
烤鱼
Raw Beef
Dumplings
Sit down
Chinese
Asian
Mid-range
"We had the clay pot chicken/mushroom and pork belly rice. Very tasty, fresh & great quality ingredients. We'll be back to try the other dishes...."
Sherman E C Ng
"My best favourite Chinese restaurant, nice food nice service. Always as good as they are. Peking duck and their oysters are my favourite. Very..."
Winnie XU
"First service, professional staff that go through menu and let us know all recommended didh of the day. Great portion. Oyster was very fresh and..."
Erin Spasov
"Great place, great service and amazing food. Recommend the crab if you can take a bit of heat, there is no alcohol on offer but a good selection of..."
Helen Gyde
"I was pleasantly surprised that the food was really good! We ordered the lamb ribs and skewers and the meat just falls off from the bone and..."
DeeLern Choo
"I really like the ambiance of this little restaurant. It feels quite open and relaxed. Loved the decoration. Service was very good too...."
Peter
"Great atmosphere, very well worth every penny, big variety of food to choose from great if you want to go somewhere small and cosy, will defiantly be..."
Ongelique Dixon
"Very fresh food, the Jude dumplings and spring onion Roti was my fave out of our 5 dishes, the skewers weren't skewers just cubes of meat and quite..."
Vicky Boyd
"Second time visit, awesome food and environment. Love the hot pot rice, bring me back to my hometown🤓🤓🤓, we will definitely come back next..."
❤️Irene
"It is a very cute place...!!! The pork hot pot rice is very nice. On the top there are also some verges:) I also ordered a boiled spinach which is..."
MiRi Lee
"A very good restaurant, each dish is particularly hard, but also very delicate, very large component, the environment is very good, the service is..."
Ren Xin
"We tried the pork belly, guilt free chicken and sweet meaty rice hot pot. The pork belly and guilt free chicken was really good the sweet meaty rice..."
Valerie Wong-Tan
"I have been here quite a few times, this restaurant has a great environment, not your typical Chinese restaurant. They only have a few seats but for..."
Grace Huang
"Great place for dinner! I went here with 2 others on a friday night. The food was delicious and generous in portion sizes: jade dumplings..."
Jess
"Peking duck & BBQ Ribs are awsome, as well as the two rice dishes we ordered, decent proportion. Mocha Smoothies is just the right teast and looks..."
JAck Liu
"After reading such great reviews on here 3 of us went for dinner last Tuesday  it was everything we expected, such lovely staff and service so..."
Claire Dodson
"such amazing fresh Chinese..."
Brianna Keogh
"Awesome food! Nice environment! Wonderful service. Manager gave good suggestion from the menu. Would like to go again regularly! Worth the..."
Toby
"Very nice food, first time coming and the food is absolutely superb, the service is really great. Fast and quick order. Definitely need to..."
David Gao
"Not an ordinary Chinese Restaurant. Presentation is elegant. Place is cozy and homey. Super warm and friendly staff. Food is superb! We will..."
Cy Siasoco
"I've passed Char Coal and often wondered what it was like as the location isn't great although it's central in Albany and heaps of parking. The staff..."
Nicola P
"I was actually surprised by how GOOOOOOD the foot tastes!!!! Initially attracted by the name and idea of Chinese BBQ, and found it's a cute little..."
Raeray
"Bravo!!! This little Chinese restaurant has done so many things to impress me. Nicely decoration, something rare to be found in NZ. Service was even..."
William Peters
"Good food, clean place and good serviceThey take bookings, preferred we a group. We were a group of 5 ppl. The person who greated and served was..."
Musings Of A Foodie
"Very fresh ingreidents and very very delicious food as well. Also they have a very lovely and very nice waiter. The coffee is good too...."
JJCZ
"Faultless, great food reasonably priced lunch menu. Need to go back in the evening to try the charcoal grill. Been here 4 times now and had something..."
PD Langridge
"Char Coal is one of our new favourite restaurants in Albany  - we have ordered takeaway several times since they opened recently.  ALWAYS great..."
Adam Andrews
"A lovely cafe style resto serving modern Chinese cuisine. Awesome ambience and lovely couple owners. highly recommend the beef dish on the menu as..."
Jyothi Madanlal Chhabria
"Amazing food, especially loved the lemon chicken. Found this place by mistake and it is great. Every meal we had was yummy. Good to come in the group..."
Karen
"Awesome food, so fresh and yummy! Nice presentation. Cozy and warm here with such friendly staff. Just like talking with friends :) Easy to find a..."
Lei Lei
"At last, some desent chinese restaurant.They have good barbie and you won't smell like barbie after meal. And they serve Fresh oysters...... my..."
Regina McDad
"Perfect spot for group gathering to nibble and drink. Various dishes to choose from (chicken, pork, beef, lamb, squid, noddles, rice…), we went on..."
Bửu Nhi Lý
"About three years ago I stayed in a nearby hotel. Feeling hungry I went to Mr Charcoal for dinner not realising that the restaurant catered for..."
Albert Jans
"Looking for other places to eat at 8 in the evening in Albany, we found this place full to the pack. Good thing, a table was available. Noisy but..."
Butch Jaca Rafols
"Came here with the family, we are a group of 11 with one toddler. The staff were great and the food was delicious. Chinese food with a modern twist..."
Jenn Javier
"Stayed open late and had a great variety of food with varying levels of spices. The staff were also very accomodating to serve for gluten free as he..."
Kaitlyn Tremblay
"I loved the food and I've found that they were selling the Korean cold noodle soup which has kimchi on it. I thought that's Chinese restaurant. Maybe..."
Grace
"Not bad for weekend catching up and BBQ screwers are North Eastern Chinese flavor, love it..."
Leon M
"We ate here tonight and the food was pretty good. Price was fair and the staff were attentive. Although if you like the usual cuts of meat (chicken..."
Nicole Medina
"Will go again for a quick midweek feed. Good value large plates. Scewers maybe not so..."
Raymond Dobbe
"Great service and great food. It's worth to go back again to try other food. However, please make reservation on weekends before going..."
Lo Yee Yeng
"Two thumbs up. Haven’t had this memorable taste of 烧烤 (Chinese BBQ) in such a long time! The atmosphere reminds me of similar joints in China..."
Richard Lei
"WONDERFUL! AMAZING! STUNNING! Very good yummy Chinese style BBQ. Love to have them..."
Reed
"I normally dont leave comments but this place is divine and the service is awesome. I dont usually dine outdoor but will visit again. Surely is above..."
JeeHye Jackie Kim
"The flavour was ok, might be back fir some ribs next time as it looked..."
Icy Guo
"I'm not an expert, just a simple kiwi bloke, but this place seemed like the real deal. Got the chicken feet cause you have to try something unusual..."
Daniel Benton