TOP 10 BEST Restaurants in New Zealand - Updated October 2024

Sun World Chinese Restaurant

82/100 (1918 ratings)

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"This restaurant is one of the better yum cha places around Auckland in terms of price and selection. This is our normal go to for yum cha at work. We..."

Benedict Uy

"The dim sum here was quite nice. It didn’t blow me away or anything but it certainly was tasty. To me, the cheung fun was the best dish out of the..."

Ellie

"The yumcha here has improved significantly. Prawns are delicious and crunchy throughout. They also have crayfish in the weekend for cheap..."

Tony Ma

"This place is amazingly awesome with friendly price. The shrimp dumplings are large with rich ingredients. The price overall is reasonable and lower..."

Coco_Clairy

"One of my favourite Chinese restaurants in Auckland. The salt and pepper tofu is my favourite! Everything is flavoursome and the yum Cha is also..."

Lizzie

"Amazing Yum Cha experience with my friends! Food was amazing, I was so full afterwards! The price is very good and would highly recommend to dine..."

Samantha Badilles

"Authentic dim sum with best value. Costumer service is a bit weird. Perhaps the managers are too busy to be kind. They always look strict and angry...."

Pig Cat

"Always super busy, make sure you make a booking especially for yum char/dim sum. A bit hard to find parking around the area. Price typical of usual..."

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"Best Yumchar place near city. Their BBQ pork pastries were the best in AKL. Love their dough sticks wrapped with rice rolls, the peanut butter and..."

LilianMonaghan

"Very good place to hold a celebration with people. We ordered the largest lobster price $600+ was very very yummy. A good Chinese restaurant with..."

Katherine Swift

"Update, we had been craving yum cha during lock down and had to come here. Very happy with the service with social distancing in place, all orders..."

Sophie Wang

"Had yum cha here for Mother’s Day a very busy day to come here always book if you want to come here. The food is alright for yum cha food but some..."

Patrick Oei

"Food is damn great y’all 👍🏼🤤 Our weekend family dinners are held here kinda frequently, and this place is consistently up to a good..."

Lum Lum

"Book in the weekend- but you will still be waiting. The Yum Cha has a wide selection, well priced and delicious. You can also order from the menu. My..."

Cushla Foley

"Local Cantonese restaurant. Have yum cha every morning. Environment was great, lof of space to seat, food have lots of choices.Service is..."

LuNa The TuNa

"The dim sum here is among the best in Auckland!! The Hargow is packed to the brim and the wrapping is so thin that you’re able to see all the..."

Lily

"We've been to there a couple of times. Yum Cha was fantastic. Lots of varieties and most of them are quite flavorsome. However we went to there for..."

Bright One

"Best yum cha in town.Nice price, variety of choices.Love chives prawn dumpling, chicken feet is so funny dishes, if cut the nails would be..."

Aishwayah

"Came here for yum cha. We were seated and served immediately, food was also good.The trolleys unfortunately didnt come around as often as..."

GS

"Great place for a quick lunch in Newmarket! My favourites are prawn dumplings, bbq pork buns and the ice cream balls. Always leave happy..."

SpoonMe

"Lunch with the whole team mate to celebrate one of our friend maternity leave.. the food is delicious and really great.. have peking duck as starter,..."

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"Food was delicious and staff were nice. Some of the food was falling apart probably due to sitting around for a little bit. But everything was..."

Alexis Manders

"We frequently eat YumCha here most weekends, if not fortnightly. Having been to others, we have decided this is the best yum cha house in Auckland,..."

Rachael Anderson

"The food is nice as always, and I see they have more stuffs now, and make the service much better. Highly recommend, and will always be back for yum..."

Nadia

"Came to sunworld for yum cha. Overall the food was definitely above average. The spinach and prawn dumplings were exceptionally good, and the char..."

Sjr Sjr

"While food is good, I needed a Chinese friend to translate so a better way to communicate what dumpling you are bringing around will be really..."

Anitha Narayan

"Sun World has always been a family favourite for dinner and yumcha, friendly service and tasty food!You’ll always be guaranteed generous..."

Jenny Da

"Love this place, it’s right next to my brothers restaurant Burger Burger and i always go there to have brunch with him. The food is delicious and..."

Anahera King

"We went on last Sunday to have yum char. Lucky we were there just past 11am, and it started getting quite busy. We got seat straightaway and before..."

Cindy Chang

"Long established Chinese restaurants all have something in common. They are usually fully packed with enough Chinese for every Yum Char service. And..."

Jack C

"Had yum cha here for lunch! The restaurant has been around for years now, we don’t normally dine here only because it’s too far from home..."

Kelly

"Definitely one of the better Chinese restaurants in Auckland. We came for dinner as a group of 4 and ordered the diced beef with macadamia, lamb..."

Emma

"Food:One of our favourite yum cha restaurants for the price in Auckland. Their custard buns and egg tarts are amazing, with gorgeous yellow..."

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"Sun world is your friendly neighbourhood Chinese restaurant. It’s not scary, it’s not daunting. Just your good old canton seafood cuisine..."

Darren Big Belly

"Been to the restaurant for the first time. I was pleased the serving staff were friendly, sort of, and the food was delicious. Went with my wife and..."

Daniel Kim

"I love coming here for their dimsum. Service can be a bit slow, especially when busy, and they don't take bookings during lunch. But the food is..."

Cindy Huijser-Gunawan

"If you like the live seafood I would recommend this place for you. They have a lot of fresh seafood here. I been there for dinner last night normally..."

Jewel

"My favorite Guangdong restaurant. Not just because their insistent delicious flavor,but also for their various type of food and reasonable price...."

Yafenxu123

"Came here around 11:30am for lunch with no booking. Luckily we came early because the place filled up fast. Service is the same as all other places...."

Dxlche

"Food is good however they really need to take care of service during busy times. Operating at massive scale with long waiting time for customers..."

Vivek

"Came here on a busy Sunday for yumcha. We waited for around 30 minutes to get a table - it could be longer as we were lucky a group of 5 left early...."

Jason Zhang

"3 Adults ate here shared meals for Dinner. We ate 3 entrees and 3 mains. With 🍷 and 4x bottles of 💧 the cost was $168. This restaurant is..."

MataMan

"It is always a good sign for a Chinese resto to have plenty of Kiwi diners. Being discerning eaters, Kiwis know good food. Each time I come here, I..."

Benz Chan

"Yummy Chinese food in Newmarket. Love these places where you can see the ingredients, and they have live lobsters and abalones.Didn't have..."

Diogo Reck

"Been here a few times, not our most favourite but definitely top 3 most popular yumcha place in Auckland. Avoid queue by booking or coming before 11..."

Jessica Halim

"Sun World is always so busy and slightly chaotic, (in a hustle & bustle way) there’s customers jostling for space, food, orders and waiters..."

Hangry Angee

"Always busy on this corner of Newmarket and always good yum cha. Wait time was quick as we have booked. They had all the usuals but not as much..."

Mei

"Tried this place for lunch today. Was expecting to wait for ages but there weren't that many customers even though it was lunchtime. Food was a bit..."

Lo9ve3r 4s

"I remember coming to this restaurant almost every day when I was younger. Unfortunately, I haven't been for a long time but I did come for yum cha..."

Sharon Louie

"Amazing cheap and delicious Dim Sums in Newmarket! This place is always packed no matter the day or time and you can see why.Great variety..."

Jaffa

"We've tried a few different places offering yum cha in Auckland, and Sun World by far is the best for the quality and taste of the dimsum. Love their..."

Marmite_ninja

"Yum cha on point. Offers all the regular yum cha options. Larger dishes also available. Always busy so sometimes there is a wait but it's worth it...."

Kai Finder

"Why do they no longer take reservations and impose a very stressful limit of 60 minutes table time :(Regardless, they have the best dim sum..."

Saphic Chan

"This place is always super busy even at weekday's lunch time. But service is fast and efficient and the hygiene condition is pretty good compares to..."

Jade0289

"Definitely my favourite place for dimsum!! Been here many times and the food is delicious!! Love everything here. Everything is just too good...."

Annie Low

"I used to come here a lot, almost every weekend, mainly for Yum Cha... until I discovered my new favourite.In saying that, I still go there..."

Rachel Hui

"Went for yum cha at this restaurant. Food was delicious, i wouldn't say its to die for but what got me the most was the service of the staff there...."

Nomnom

"Used to be a family favourite for takeaway when we lived in the area - their prawn balls and ribs are done very nicely. We've been for dinner a..."

Annie Zhou

"The dishes are relatively cheap among Yum Cha restaurants, small dish for $4.5, mid dish for $5, big dish for $5.5, special dish for $6.5. They are..."

WuYufan

"If u guys are in love with the busy working atmosphere like HK this is the perfect place to go! Table booking before going is recommended. Love their..."

Mindylow_

"Came here with family. The food is excellent. A bit on the pricey side but worth it, and I'm not even a big fan of Chinese food, but their fried soft..."

R-Dee Roche

"It is the texture of their tofu puffs. It is the flavour of their Siew Mai. It is the quick service and offering of food dishes. It is the..."

Kevin Yong

"I've been here twice. Usually toward the end of a lunch service as its normal for them to be overly busy during the peak of their service. Even with..."

Ann R

"Our go-to Yum Char restaurant. Always good food and fast service. The last time we were here though they were making small groups share one of the..."

J Ambrosio

"This place is very popular and has pretty great food.You can also park in the paid parking spot and then go inside and ask for a ticket and they..."

Daniel

"I came here quiet late at night, from the moment I walked in the waiter answered all my questions about the live seafood. He took me to the chair got..."

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"A very noisy restaurant but tastes good. A little expensive than the other similar restaurants. Maybe coz it's close to AKL CBD area, no parking..."

Spencer Zhan

"Very popular yum cha place in Newmarket. Sometimes I like it there, sometimes I don't- maybe it depends on where you sit, coz some tables at the back..."

Misty

"Had great dinner. Todd and myself we go all the time .We love it . Friendly staff it is nice to be call by first name. Great all..."

Noeline Jones

"Most consistent Yum Cha place in Auckland. Plenty to choose from. Although staff are loud, which is what should be expected from a Yum Cha..."

Picky Pete

"Best YUM CHA so far ! Nice and clean restaurant, food is good, price suits quality of food definitely the IT place to go for yum Cha, dough the..."

Cindy Valentino

"Many aspects of Yum Cha dining may not sound very exciting if you've not yet been. Sun World is always packed, it's common that you must wait for a..."

Saskia Yates

"A classic Chinese seafood restaurant. Always very busy- lunch and dinner. For dinner, they are well-known for their super fresh seafood so make sure..."

Christian

"Best yumcha in AKLNot only the yummy food but also serviceUsually at yumcha places, I've only experienced unfriendly non-english speaking..."

Thegreeats

"A group of 4 of us went here for yum char lunch and it was pretty good, see photos. Good selection like usual and well priced (under $20 each) only..."

Foodathon

"Sun World is a very good place for Yum Cha lunch in Newmarket. Fresh materials, tasty food with fair price. Even dinner menu is served with..."

Michelle Hwang

"Arguably one of the best yum cha places in Auckland. Loved every single food they offered. Great location, very central in New Market. However, the..."

Michelle

"This place makes good Yum Char for a decent and reasonable price. The food is authentically Chinese.However, since this is a popular place..."

Frank Lin

"Had cravings for yum char and came here with my parents. Their dumplings are the best! Dumpling Skin is thin with a generous amount of filling,..."

Hungus Girl

"Visit this place often because of their service which arent aggogant like some other yum char in the city. Also, this is what authentic yum char..."

Ferris Wheel

"Love coming here on weekends for yum cha service (10.30am-2.30pm). Of all the yum cha restaurants I've tried in Auckland city, Sun World is still the..."

Linh 💛

"If you want to dine at the best yum char place, go to the loudest one (Cantonese is the worlds loudest language) It is one of the most..."

Diner8Here

"Very nice yamcha at Sun World. Often when you go to Yamcha right when a place opens you are waiting quite a while until the carts are loaded etc......"

R & A

"If you want to avoid the busy crowd come around 10.30! This place gets insanely busy. Food is great, good variety and reasonably priced. Will def..."

Krisp_

"The dim sum here is delicious. I especially recommend the chicken feet (my favourite) and the egg tarts. They offer a wide range of both savoury and..."

Emma Patricia Katili

"I’ve only ever come to sun world for yumcha so this review is based purely on lunch! We’ve come here a few times last year but revisited last..."

SS

"Had new years eve dinner here. They only have limited dish option due to busy booking. Except the banquet menu, the selected menu doesn't have..."

Saber Xie

"This place is probably one of only Chinese restaurants who's cooking is closest to my dads cooking (who's a Chinese chef himself). The..."

Queena

"Sun World is alway very busy because their food is amazing. They have big variety of selection for yum cha and very fresh seafood for dinner...."

CrazyCatLady_EmmaC

"Consistently yummy Chinese food and friendly service. One of the owners recommended us a few dishes which all came out wonderfully: salt & pepper..."

WongTable

"Probably one of the better Chinese restaurants around. Highly recommend the stir fried beans with pork mince! So crunchy and perfectly seasoned with..."

Marcella

"I have been here many times for Yum Cha and would say that this is one of the best places to go foe Yum Cha! I love going there as there is always so..."

Jess Wong

"A bit expensive but it's worth it because everyone knows that this is the best yum char place in Auckland. Perfect for special celebratory occasions..."

Heidi Chapman

"Good yum Cha. Tried and tested. Always busy. Lots of varieties, efficient service and middle of the road pricing. Can be problematic finding a car..."

Ken

"Every time I'm at Sun World I feel at home, likely because I use to work here. As a diner it is great food, you pay for what you get and the plates..."

Eva Zhu

"Best yum cha in CBD area, in my opinion. Good authentic choices and good value. It gets quite busy so get there early or be prepared to..."

ShoRt

"Super busy over the weekends from 12 onwards so pays to book or get in earlier. Sunworld serve up your general staple of yum char dishes; chicken..."

Rojas

"This place was soooo busy. Even though they were busy, the food that we ordered came super fast! We were served with soup first, then came our food...."

Dee

"This is my hands down favorite yum cha restaurant. Don't go in expecting a nice quiet lunch, it is always FULL and ROWDY! The food is amazing, true..."

Larissa Denton

"This place gets pretty busy during lunch time on the weekends so you should expect to be put on the waiting list unless you go early around 11am...."

Helen Mach

"Always busy and there's a reason for that. This is a very popular establishment that leans towards the more pricier side but the food is good.It..."

Ed

"Came here in the weekend for a family gathering. Sun World Yum Cha is by far ny favourite yum cha restaurant in Auckland! It's always busy so it's..."

Kirsten

"This was always the yumcha place that I would always go to as a kid whenever we visited Auckland, so if it’s good enough for my parents, it must be..."

Helena Chen

"I usually come here for lunch during the week and it's surprisingly good Yum-Cha for what you pay for. The only problem is that it can be a bit..."

Hieu H Nguyen

"Have only been here for lunch where it is a buzzing and busy place for yum char. They have a decent selection of food that is reasonably priced...."

Kwan-Lyn

"Yum Cha here on a Sunday is CRAZY busy - in a really fast paced no nonsense kind of a way. There is usually a queue, but it is worth it...."

Bri DiMattina

"THE chinese yum cha to go to in Auckland.Mum doesnt complain about this one, and if mum has nothing bad to say about it, then its really..."

Selina Chan

"The best place to get authentic dim sum!!! Love the food there and the service there is awesome too!! Usually you'll get grumpy staff serving you at..."

Den Teo

"Many of my Chinese friends have recommended this restaurant for yumcha. This year I finally have the chance to try it out myself with my boyfriend..."

Ameri Lim

"Please reserve a table and get there on time. Yes on time and never be too early! They do not entertain earlier arrival guests. The restaurant..."

Cindy Ong

"Been here for yum cha and for a meal in the evening. Yum cha was good with plenty to choose from and it all came quite quickly. You need to book for..."

Steve Cleland

"Our favourite restaurant, when ever we have overseas visitors, or want to take our friends for a great meal we come here.Highly recommend Salmon done..."

Deidre Anderson

"Food was pretty decent, chose a lobster from the tank and cooked it with noodle base. The meat was nice and tender. However, I was a bit..."

Paul Y

"As best as it can get for asian food and a very busy place. Food was constant as a yum cha should be and tasty too. $50 for 2 fulled up people. Very..."

Louisa Rangi

"After a heavy dinner of game food on the previous Saturday, I took my visitors to enjoy a lighter lunch of yum-cha. There are only 2 places for..."

STRADS

"My review and rating is for dinner given a good yum cha doesn't necessarily translate into a good dinner experience. Maybe zomato should give option..."

BeeQueUU

"3.5 for the food. The food served was similar to dimsum in the Philippines.Although more delicious in the Philippines but thats probably because..."

Agnes Limon

"Yum Cha is the ultimate cure for a hangover and this is probably the first time I've been to Yum Cha without one. The experience was much the same..."

LucyGoosey

"Had dinner here. Lady helped us to have seat very quick. Ordered crab and corn soup, sweet and sour pork and chicken and salty fish. Everything was..."

Vangirl

"my go to for yum cha! expect a queue - its worth the wait. expect to be rushed back put once you are done - it is that busy!! dinner menu is good..."

Zoupitup

"We spent about $115 for a meal for three. Ordered the Peking duck which was quite nice. Loved the fresh flavours.. Will definitely go back for yum..."

Shourjo Dasgupta

"Food reminds me of yum char in Msia. Great quality food, you can tell everyone loves it by the amount of ppl here. Too bad its too busy, may have..."

Dulcie Raphielle Tan

"Most reliable and consistent Chinese restaurant. Quality food. Simply cannot go wrong with Sun World. You'd be hard pressed to find a better Chinese..."

Daniel Power

"We were in New Market to do some shopping so thought we would start off with a bit of yum cha. Glad we did and glad we got in early. This place gets..."

Nathan Cindy Carleton

"Great food. Always so busy and will have to book ahead. English is not the main language here so better get familiar with the menu otherwise can get..."

Feisy Seaver

"Sun world is our go to place for Chinese food. Both a yum char restaurant in the day and a very extensive menu at night it ticks all the boxes as..."

Linny

"Love this place for Yum Char! Really good value and great quality food. Could do with a little more variety...."

J.T547

"Went for yum cha with friends. The food was very nice compare to some of the places I have been. I didn't feel like drinking lots of tea after the..."

Ruth Chiang

"Really liked the yum char here when we went 4 months ago so tried dinner there last week. Food was pretty good although we probably didn't order the..."

Keith

"This place is not only great for yumcha but also dinners! Went with a large group last night, food was reasonably priced, delicious, service..."

Jay

"I love this place and visit here as often as I can!! The food that is delivered is AWESOME!! They also have other food here that i've never had @..."

Marama H

"I had never tried Yum Char until today. (22/2/2014).It was the most delicious meal I had the pleasure of tasting in a very long time. ..."

Chris Harvey

"8 of us were here for yum cha lunch on Sunday and had a really good time. The place was extremely busy, so very noisy but it was what we expected of..."

Pauline Bennett

"My family goes out for dinner very often and this is our favourite Chinese place!! Yes, we are all Chinese so we know what we're talking about. Both..."

Emily

"We were in Auckland for business reasons and decided to have a yum char lunch here. We were not disappointed. After a short wait we were shown to our..."

Tim Ng

"We dinner with friends of 15 persons on Thursday night we booking 2 tables ..the food was great and delicious...the service was very faster and..."

Andy Yeung

"Went here for the first time today. Glad I had booked a head of time as it was pretty full even at 2pm.Was quite surprised how good the..."

Rosemary Young

"A regular destination for us, the service is frantic but we don't go there for that. If you want Cantonese food cooked the way we Cantonese like it,..."

Gus

"Had yum char here for lunch. It was very busy but service was still quick and efficient. A good variety of food at a steady pace. Tasted good and the..."

Jordan Lee

"You might have a hard time trying to find a parking lot here. I've been here once and very impressed with the service, nothing special about the food..."

Hailey Tran

"this place gets really busy during lunchtime and service can vary. The tea servers are quick to refill your pot without being asked, but it required..."

Adeline

"After a previous poor experience 2 years ago, the last two occasions we have gone, have been much-improved. Dishes arrived quickly, and the quality..."

Merv Lowe

"Always had good yum cha here but be warned it's pretty popular so make sure you arrive at a good time (11:30am)be prepared to wait OR book a table so..."

Selina Chan

"Delicious place, great setting and welcoming staff. Food is delicious and arrives quickly, however does slow down during busy hours but that is..."

Joseph B

"good food good service discounted parking if you don't book at lunch time you will wait up to an hourwe go once every weekend, sometimes not a..."

Daniel Bergbauer

"I love your food and good Hospitality, I always offer to all my friends to come over there for yum..."

Nazanin

"this is one of the best chinese restaurant ever, yummy meals and great staff! but hard to park tho... well, still 2 thumbs up!!! keep up the good..."

GARFY

"Yum Char Sundays - 5 stars for outstanding food, very busy so book ahead. Look out for the massive live..."

M Cheer

"family gatherings spot! awesome food and services!..."

Lex Doe

"If Newmarket is your place to shop and eat, why not check out Sun World Chinese Restaurant for their yum char? Highly recommended to all yum char..."

Charlie M.

"Our family go-to restaurant for celebratory dinners and to showcase the best of New Zealand seafood in Chinese style cooking when family and friends..."

EatsByZee

"I went to yum cha today with a group of friends, and having not been to Sun World in about 10 years I was pleasantly surprised to find that all of..."

Meagan Kerr

"I admit it, I don't come here enough for yum cha, but whenever I do come here its for dinner - and dinner is amazeballs!!! Sorry for not..."

NommyShotTreats

"A very busy and popular restaurant, recently visited for Yum Cha where service was quick and food was hot and well flavoured- you won't need much soy..."

Heartshrooms

"Very popular yum cha venue, with queues going out the door. The trolleys roll past frequently and there is a wide selection of dishes, including all..."

Nom Nom Panda

"Their yum cha is fantastic! I personally love their deep fried tofu (you might need to order this to the staff because they don't come round often)...."

YellowBlankets

"Have been here a number of time. Just had lunch with my family a couple of days ago. The restaurant was pleasant and sitting was comfortable. Not too..."

Tony Wan

"This isn’t the place you go to for ambience. It’s pretty busy at peak hours for Yum Cha and if you decide to dine, go with an appetite. Order..."

Tammy-Jade Collymore

"Cross path any times but didn't venture in. This weekend, I went twice and got a decent sample of their dishes. The service is reasonable, seems..."

E Wong

"Great food very yummy yum char menu. Great range of specialty dishes that are sun worlds signature dishes. Great for lunch and dinners. Quick if you..."

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"Yummy yumcha! 😍 One of the only places that does house-made Tofu Flower (doufu fa). I'm not from Auckland but every time I'm up, I will venture..."

Tash K

"Our regular go to spot in Auckland for quality, pumping hot, fresh dim sum. You are seated quickly even when busy and then it is just a delicious..."

Simon M

"Great food for good value. Also a wide array of food choices during yum cha lunch; it's unfortunate I can only eat so much!..."

Lilia Sevillano

"Sun World Chinese has become our favorite yum char work lunch spot for its delicious offerings, prompt service and satisfaction guarantee every..."

Taylar W

"One of the better (both in price and taste) yum cha restaurants in the area. Don't normally book unless coming with a large group. Offers the..."

Benedict Uy

"One of the nice yumcha places in Auckland - Best Pineapple Bun🍍in town - the top crust is perfection 👏. If you are around Newmarket, check it..."

Di Melody Huang

"Came for yumcha. Huge selection, one of the best in Auckland. Reasonably priced at $5/$5.50/$6/$7 for S/M/L/Special. Tastes pretty decent, the same..."

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"I came here on a weekday noon to have a lunch with my friend. It was pretty packed already but we were accommodated fast and were given a table near..."

Victoria Consuelo De Guzman

"Rating 3.5 Cantonese style yum cha. For a weekday lunch there were still a good selection, and quite a few tables of customers. The service was..."

Manz

"Had a lovely lunch here. It wasn’t too busy but was picking up as we left. Typical service of yum cha but the food was good and the servers were..."

Bex Ellis

"Big fan of Grand Harbour. We’ve come here as a family ever since I was young, and it’s been a staple. Portions are on the smaller side, but..."

Brandon Huang

"I remember coming to this place a lot with my family when I was little for dinner. We decided to come here for fathers day for yumcha. The place..."

Louise

"Quite fancy, quality of food is high but does lack slightly in portion size compared to the price. Otherwise great place to being guests as you can..."

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"Along with grand park, definitely one of the better yum cha places around town. Prices are a little on the more expensive side. The salt and pepper..."

Sorry_vonguenumber

"Grand harbour is a white business mans paradise.... the yum Cha here is pretty good - one of the best in Auckland, but man is it..."

Chan Can Eat

"Best yumcha in cbd, restaurant is really spacious and can get busy during lunch time. Lots of options and they were all fresh and yummy; staffs were..."

MCP

"Food: 4.5/5Service: 4/5Overall: 4.3/5Came for work dinner and we had the set dinner A for 10 people or above. The chicken corn..."

The Poor Foodie

"My favorite place to go to when I crave for Chinese cuisine. Staff were very polite and serve me well (even if I go here by myself). The peking duck..."

Carlo Manio

"Best place for yum cha in the city. Food is fresh and comes out regularly and fast. Not too long waiting for a table. The Chinese broccoli is..."

Dumba

"Come here regularly as the food are always good and reasonable priced. Nice location, easy to find parking during weekend. Will keep cooming back...."

Becky Kuang

"Nice place near the waterfront with welcoming environment. Food was a bit pricey but was high quality. Service is fast and the staff are friendly...."

Jeroen Wang

"This place is usually packed for birthday parties and the food is good but a bit pricey. On the night we went in for our family dinner it was a..."

Jen Lee ( Zomato Gold Using JENL 8447 For 20% Discount)

"Only decent yumcha in the city. Fresh, hot dim sum. The service was excellent, they all spoke English which made ordering for my colleagues easier...."

Food2belly

"it's the best yum cha restaurant. Service always friendly and polite, not as other poor service yum cha places. And there foods are always hot and..."

LuNa The TuNa

"Go here quite alot, been to the other yamcha outlets around the city including the New Market ones.Good thing here is we can always get in..."

R & A

"Came here for Yum Cha a couple of days ago... staff is super friendly and the dishes are definitely pretty authentic and damn tasty! Def..."

Grace

"Jus had dinner at this place and it was really good. Great food and a very welcoming place. The staff were really helpful. Will definitely recommend..."

Jesnina

"A classy chinese restaurant closely resembling ones in China.Service: 9/10We were immediately seated since we had made a booking. The..."

Grace Huang

"This was my first Yum Cha experience and this place is amazing. No doubt why it is always packed with customers and would definitely recommend to pre..."

Nashi Dasgupta

"Had eaten in this restaurant few times. Best Chinese food and yum cha. Quite expensive but you get best quality for what you pay. Weekend will..."

Amelia Tanawi Kesumawidjaja

"Really love this place for yumcha. It is well worth the price - being a bit more expensive than other places. Their staff are super attentive even..."

Donna

"I have to say this restaurant is the most favorite spot we have experienced recently. There are various dishes you can taste such as must-try steamed..."

Yafenxu123

"This is one of the best chinese restaurant in Auckland. I went for lunch with my friends, I found foods were delicious and best service. Highly..."

Jula Sihapanya

"Best yum cha in CBD, its a little pricer than your other yum cha establishments but you definitely get better quality here. I came here on a Thursday..."

Medium_Rare

"My best Chinese experience in new Zealand...My friend suggested and went for lunch on a Friday afternoon... Amazing vegetarians dumplings and..."

JPK

"We booked a table for six people for yum char one Sunday for 10.30 am. We were told that we had one hour as the restaurant gets very busy and has..."

Austin

"One of the better Yum Cha places in Auckland. Price is high but i do believe its worth it. Service is better then most Yum Cha places, i do consider..."

S2Psycho

"Food and service spot on ! Service was so quick, waitresses very efficient and understood English and translated each dish so we knew what was inside..."

Nina

"Did some research on Zomato, found several yum Cha place, try to pre book in the morning only this one answered, lol so went.Food is okay, but..."

Ng Shyue Chynn

"Good food good location there is no other better place to eat. Although a bit expensive but worth it. Amazing people that work there, having a walk..."

James.bangi

"This place is in my top 3 yum char places in Auckland. They are always busy but totally worth the wait. Food is always tasty and nice. Although, some..."

888bing888

"Wide variety of dishes with helpful staff who promptly fill up your teapot when it's empty. Good quality food that's not super greasy as I've found..."

Heidi Chapman

"Can’t believe I haven’t reviewed this place yet. I go here for yum cha every few weeks. I don’t go anywhere else pretty much. We get the..."

Dxlche

"Took my parents here 2 weeks ago to have lunch with my boyfriend. Since we are Chinese we knew how to eat good dimsum and Chinese food. I already..."

Ellynn

"Their yum cha has got to be the best in Auckland. They have a huge selection of food and are frequently passing by with different options on their..."

Anna

"The best yum char place I've been to. Perfect location and an even better environment. The amount of yum cha dishes here is insane! There is so..."

Neelam Chandra

"There's a first time for everything. So I hesitantly set foot inside with a veteran friend, and was led to a seat. As I took in the surrounding, the..."

Jay

"Good traditional Chinese restaurant with big robust delicious dishes. Had egg plant hot pot, beans with minced pork and chicken with macadamia nuts...."

Chris

"Being from China, it's kind of hard to find a quality yumcha restaurant. I think Grand Harbour is pretty much the best place in terms of quality and..."

Joanna 🌷🍵

"Good authentic Chinese food👍🏻 they have yum Chan during lunch time and good variety of choices to suit most dietary requirements. There is a..."

CrazyCatLady_EmmaC

"Rated one of Auckland's best Yum Cha places and now I definitely know why - they have such a wide variety of yum Cha dishes, and the trolleys come..."

Annie Zhou

"Perfect ambience for yumchar time. Place was pretty high class, yummy food, busy environment and friendly staffs! Egg tart was so flaky and its..."

Mindylow_

"Hands- down the best yum Cha in Auckland! I have been coming here for years and years, have tried other yum Cha in Auckland but always resort back to..."

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"Both Yon and I are a huge huge fans of yumcha. We have been to most yumcha places in Auckland and Grand Harbour is top three of our favourite. We..."

Jessica Halim

"One of the best Siew Mai in Auckland IMHO. For yumcha, go early otherwise there's a wait. However the wait time is usually less for us, since I..."

Charmaine

"As usual nice and busy, service has changed a bit, we were asked to only stay for one hour as the place is busy, as we were 10+ I think they missed..."

Cesar Luis

"Superb food. One of the best chinese restaurant in Auckland. Tasty, wide variety and they're famous for their seafood. Highly recommended if you are..."

Shan Ng

"My favorite yum cha! You can kinda get carried away with the food and then you go up to the till and it's hundreds of dollars! But here they tell you..."

Arkisunday

"Hands down one of the top Yum Cha places in Auckland . The location and ambience is 5/5. Always packed with people, make sure to book in advance as..."

S&G Take Auckland

"My flavour Chinese Restaurant for Yum char, so many variety to choose from and the food just so delicious the service is good as well. The best thing..."

Aldous Wong

"Have been to this yum cha restaurant a few times over the years. Food is consistently good with a great selection of delicious steamed dumplings and..."

Eatwithmyfoodsafari

"So I was really hangover today and all I could think about was dumplings. Never tried this place before first time! And all I can say is Wow! Prawn..."

Irina Milana

"Best Yumcha in Auckland. Hands down!This place is SO busy and in the weekends you only get about an hour to dine. But the food comes out..."

Winnie Luo

"First time at this place lastweek sunday. They have a big menu with alot of choices. My favorite was the mixed meat platter & combination fried rice!..."

BIG TYMER 2020

"Really good quality yum char, only slightly too salty & oily but everything was fresh and came quickly. Food is slightly pricey and if you come on..."

Imperius Malekith

"Haven't been for ages but knew that it would be busy even for a late lunch on Saturday. We waited about 15min to be seated. The food variety was no..."

Candii Cao

"Best yum cha I've had in a long time, came here about an hour before it was over and unfortunately they were only serving a limited range at the..."

Ryan Wong

"Whenever I visited here, there was so crowded and long waiting time. When I arrived and earlier, I could be introduced many different food. However I..."

Lisa Kim

"This is one of my favourite yum cha places however it is recommended that you almost always have a booking made otherwise it's a long wait. The yum..."

Claudia

"I'm Chinese, so I have pretty high standards for yumcha. Typical range and variety will not faze me, because in my mind, that's just standard yumcha..."

Michelle Li

"Grand Harbour simply has really yummy yum Cha. Almost tucked away as its behind the viaduct - those that know how good it is keep it busy without..."

Stephy_NakiGirl

"Good food, clean restaurant, and enjoyed it all at a reasonable price. two of us full for $60 with a good selection of dumplings, prawns, squid, shu..."

Steve Hall

"One of the best mainstream Chinese restaurants in New Zealand. Extensive menu and good sized portions. Went early on a Wednesday evening so no..."

Raspberry Beret

"The second best Yum Cha place in Auckland😏. Central location ✔️Very clean✔️. Finally got a chance to try their dinner menu. The roast duck..."

JJJiiiiAn

"We went last weekend. Service very slow and unresponsive but food up to the usual high standard. Remains one of the best yum char spits in town...."

Adam Dubignon

"Heard it's one of the best places for yumcha so paid a visit ! Located a bit off central queen Street but easy to findStaff were very attentive..."

Thegreeats

"I'm having the good food here. Only thing with the tables is it was very close together and the old white man become offended when I am talking to my..."

Sashwank Patel

"Best yum cha that I have been in. Food is great, service is average, too many people and bit hard to get a table unless you book a day or 2 before...."

Toru Tres

"One of the best yamcha/dimsum spot in Auckland. Food quality are not much difference between them and Sun world in New market. However, Portuguese..."

Jeremiah Cxq

"This is definitely one of the top yum cha places in Auckland. The Portuguese egg tarts and watermelon juice are a MUST. The pork buns was also very..."

Ruth Gong

"My family of 10 came here to celebrate a family birthday. We visited on a Tuesday night and were seated quickly - I was happy as the queue at Grand..."

Anna Hinehou

"The one time I have been here for a work function, it was good. The staff were nice but the food was even better! I was here for a dinner and the..."

Tbroadley

"A good place to eat, but the dishes aren't cheap at all. Places like these tend to be for special occasions. They do good Chinese food and they do it..."

Ed

"One of the best Yum Cha places I've been to! The restaurant is huge but it's always busy in the weekends. We had to wait awhile for our table and..."

Razelle Icaro

"Yep! Best Yum Cha in Auckland & not expensive! ..."

World In A Bite

"Best yum cha restaurant in Auckland. Clean, quick service. Well cooked dishes. Tastes extremely authentic. My favourite would have to be the shu..."

Elle

"It's my favorite Yum Char Restaurant! Great food and always busy with long queue on weekends. They have a good variety of Dim Sum and love that they..."

Judie Zoe Ang

"Came here for a family dinner. There was about 10 of us. Meals where huge tasty and service was ohhk. I'm not a lean Chinese eater but was a special..."

Chloe-Mae

"Went for lunch on a working day. Asian cuisine is my favourite so I thought will give it a go as its near to my work. So, didn't check out the menu..."

Aucklandfoodlover

"This is place is always busy... and bit pricey compared to other Yum char places.The food tastes is average I perfer other Yum char places in..."

FoodLoco

"Always my go to yumcha and I go a lot. Best in Auckland always reliable that will taste great. Heading there again today and can't wait. Always..."

Ellaura O'Brien

"Very busy and food came around almost instantly once we sat down. Enjoyed almost everything I ate, only complain was I found it hard to understand..."

Lucy Doran

"My favourite yum char in Auckland. The steamed buns are particularly good and the egg tart. You often have to wait as it is popular but they are very..."

Fylde

"ERMAHGERD. Best yumcha I have ever had. If I could immerse myself fully in all of their food, I would. Really friendly staff and obviously amazing..."

Maria Foy

"Best yumcha ive tasted so far in New Zealand ! Everything was so good and they have a good range of variety such as clams and crabs which was..."

Audrey

"Yum Char here is delicious. All we had was dumplings and some spring rolls. Was waiting for the vegetables to come around but it never did,..."

SSBoots

"Good for a corporate lunch if you work in the downtown/viaduct/CBD area. Favourites are the fried squid, prawn har gow and glazed buns (can be filled..."

Stango

"Ive only had the Yum Char here but the overall experience each time was good. It is undoubtedly one of the few good Yum char places in Auckland...."

FOODFANATICJIMMY

"Had lunch today with three work mates and had a really nice time. Although this is not the best Yum Cha I have been to, it is still one of the better..."

LucyGoosey

"Great place to come with a large group for dinner as you can order lots of dishes to share around on the table. We enjoyed all the food that we..."

Donna&Shane

"Visited here recently with some work friends. The food we had was tasty but it was hard to see what each thing was when they brought the selections..."

Juanine

"Have been going here off an on for some years now. The last couple of times we came away disappointed. The service was slow had to ask 5 times to get..."

Steve Cleland

"A large selection of dishes however given the size of the restaurant it can take awhile for food to reach your table and often by the time it does..."

Rojas

"Great yum cha selection and a large restaurant. Great for lunch with friends, where you can share and try more and more dishes. Service is..."

Amit Tripuraneni

"Dinner review as oppose to yum cha lunch as I was still left craving a good dose of salted fish chicken and tofu. Following the bad experience at..."

BeeQueUU

"Always been told this is one of the best in Auckland and having already been here multiple times we still found the yum cha food selection to be..."

Frank

"The BEST yum char in town hands down. Get there early enough to enjoy all their delicacies fresh out of the kitchen. Love their wide variety of dim..."

Natalie Ler (d'liteful Cravings)

"Fantastic yum cha. Their service is top notch with friendly and inviting staff and the food is consistently good. The mango pancakes are a..."

Sasha Lennan

"I went to Grand Harbour Yum Cha for my birthday and had a wonderful experience. The food was very hot and there was good selection. I particularly..."

Chrissy Low

"In my opinion Grand Harbour sells the best yum char in Auckland, and when we recently (October 2014) went for lunch with friends over from Brisbane..."

Alison Collins

"I went here on a Friday lunch time for Yum Cha about two weeks ago for my anniversary with my partner. After having read very mixed reviews I was a..."

Rebekah Linton

"I love Grand Harbour yum cha. Until recently I worked just around the corner from Grand Harbour and whenever my colleagues and I were going out for..."

Janeen B

"Have been going to Grand Harbour for 8 years now and have never been dissapointed. I highly recommend this place for Sunday yum char. Their dumplings..."

James

"This restaurant is a fantastic place to have dinner with big groups. The area is very spacious to say the least, with amazing facility and equipment...."

Darren Collins

"Another fabulous experience at Grand Harbour. If you want yum cha this is the restaurant of choice in Auckland. Service is quick and the..."

Maree Guenole

"I went to Grand Harbour a week or so ago with a small group of friends. The staff were really nice (which I find is rare with Yum Cha restaurants)..."

Amy-Lee Wickliffe

"Best place for a long lazy Sunday arvo lunch! Wish I could come back more often, parking is a slight hassle though, and wine a little overpriced,..."

Kirby Maxwell

"Ever since I was a teenager I have loved coming here the chilli dipping sauce is amazing and ive never had better dumplings anywhere else best yum..."

Michaela Lynne

"Come here about once a month. Being seated is less than 5 minutes for a table of 2, and considering it is usually the weekend when we go, it's..."

Fi Smillie

"Absolutely delicious! I love Grand Harbour, have been there a few times and hoping to go at the end of October again for my birthday. The food is..."

Jacqui Fisher

"Slightly over rated and expensive dim sum restaurant in Auckland CBD. Even though we had a short wait while they cleaned up a table, the service..."

Rosemary Young

"Probably the most well balanced chinese restraunt in Auckland that has great service, as well as a comprehensive menu. This is the best..."

DefinitelyMayb

"Excellent Food, Great choice of the menue. Service is good too. wait time is long but its worth it and worth the money. Love to go..."

Janita Devi

"I have been to Yum Cha / Dim Sum about 4 times now and really enjoy it. I have had large groups of 20 and small groups of about 6. Each time we..."

Elizabeth McQuade

"I have been to this place for Yum Cha more times than I can count. It is a favourite of mine and my partner's and now also my parents since we..."

KitKat

"Having grown up in a country where ‘dim sum’ (small plates of Chinese delicacies to be shared by all) was a tradition on weekend mornings, I..."

Kiwi Foodie

"Went there for yumcha, I was very impressed with the waitstaff's professionalism and helpfulness. The service was prompt and courtious. The food..."

CK Leo

"I love Grand Harbour. It is my favourite place to go for yum cha and believe me I have been to them all!I have been going to Grand Harbour..."

Niki Singh

"Don't understand the past few reviews; the service is okay. Not excellent, but okay. If you are expecting fine dining service, you will be..."

Josephine Lim

"I've been here a few times now for Yum Char lunch and will definitely be back for more. Despite the busy and sometimes loud atmosphere the staff are..."

Amy Tanabe

"Best Yum Cha in New Zealand. I eat yum cha 5 days a week. Other yum cha restaurants have second tier food and crap service. This..."

Tony Ma

"nice food, and friendly..."

Will Swan

"Took my wife into the city for one of our rare visits and found the best Chinese restaurant in the country. Unbelievable service, great atmosphere..."

Alan Meadows

"Was here yesterday and had the best yum cha in the 5 years we have been going. Every Sunday we at least think of going in not go. Sticky Rice, BBQ..."

James Rigden

"There's a reason why Grand Harbour has survived over the many years , the food speaks for itself the most authentic and real experience of Chinese..."

Vinci

"Had a delicious birthday lunch here. Helpful staff not pushy, happy to explain different dishes. Most of our group had never experienced Yum Cha and..."

Jonathan Leger

"Went here for dinner last night with family. Loved it. Staff attentive, helpful and knowledgable about wines. Loved the Peking duck and lemon..."

LouiseS

"My family have tried verious YamChar in Auckland and this is the best. They have variety of Dumplings which are all good. I especially like the..."

Mami Miyamoto

"This is one of my favourite dim sum places. Would highly..."

Winston

"love the food so much, beef, seafood, and shows, but .... why you doing buy 1 get 1 free in Botany branch, but not city? if do b 1 g 1 speciol, i ll..."

Sarah X

"We go on a regular basis for dinner. It is a great place to enjoy a meal with friends. The food is always good and service is fairly quick even when..."

Mary

"Excellent Yum Char.The service was good and I also got takeout (Fried Beef Noodles) and it was..."

A221

"Have had yum char hear on numerous occasions. Great food, decent enough service, and a toddler friendly atmosphere. The roast duck is the best i've..."

Marie Lauderdale

"Visited this twice with family, have two pre-schoolers and they loved the chicken wings and rice/ice cream stuff. Myself the squid and pork buns......"

Chantelle Bailey

"Great food in central Auckland. Nice atmosphere and great..."

Andy Edmunds

"My favourite Chinese restaurant. Food wonderful and always good to watch huge tables of people celebrating birthdays etc. Kids love watching the..."

Fiona Moore

"WE HAD A FAMILY DINNER HERE, ABOUT 8 PEOPLE.. THE FOOD WAS GREAT AND ON TIME... MY FAMILY ALSO LOVED THERE CORN SOUP 🍲... LOTS OF SPACE INSIDE..."

EASYMONEY DAGGER

"The ultimate Yum cha venue in Auckland for over past 15 years during lunch hour. Only issue is some serving staff do not speak English well, so it is..."

Vinay Kumar

"Grand harbour is an old favourite. The chicken feet here is probably the best around. Siumai is the best in Auckland. Don't get the sweet and sour..."

Darren Ren

"Great Chinese food restaurant you can found in Auckland city centre. Good taste and value for..."

佘紹豪

"We’ve always loved dining here. We keep coming back for their food. Service can be sluggish though if it’s a full house. Overall, it’s all..."

Winnie Rivera

"Not my favourite but it's good enough. Location is exceptional so after a big meal you are welcome to walk along the pier. Yam Char, not the best..."

Eric Chou奧克蘭寶哥

"I've had a fantastic time here. We came as a family of 4. 2 adults, 2 kids. The staff was very welcoming and the selection of food was great! Spinach..."

Elena Khrustalyova

"The food was great but they to up the service alittle the staff were great but our table was 11 people and they forgot to take the order when we..."

Knghtlight

"The dimsum has a great quality taste to it and it can be expensive. Great place for dimsum in cbd area close to harbourfront and qt hotel. Well the..."

Endy Widjaja

"Come here if you are looking for a Chinese restaurant with good Peking duck in Auckland CBD. The dishes here we're kinda hit or miss. Some dishes..."

Johnny Pham

"A classic yum char. Traditional cantonese with out travelling to asia. One of my favourite..."

Thomas Doo

"Amazing food and great customer service. Was staying at a hotel at the viaduct and felt like some good gourmet chinese food late night, this place..."

Dihina Finau

"Great, authentic HK dim sum!! Food was served hot and fresh. Best time to visit is weekend despite big crowd. Weekdays will see smaller crowd but not..."

Vincent Wong

"Yumcha not usually my thing but we went for a farewell lunch. Food was nice, I'm not a seafood fan but the other dishes on the table were delicious...."

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