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Royal Horse Takeaway

83/100 (672 ratings)

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"The taste originated in Taiwan and the fusion with different cuisine styles that will certainly live up to the most demanding taste buds of Kiwis,..."

Dennis Chou

"The chefs there are so handsome and the taiwanese sausages are very..."

Fei Wong

"一直都是小朋友們的最愛打卡送珍奶想說著次換個食物的照片等餐來了再照相打卡..."

May Tsai

"Always great service and great food. Generous portion at reasonable prices. Love..."

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Jason Li

"Absolutely love this place. It's cheap with large portions and super yummy. If you dine in you can also help yourself to miso soup too. Our favourite..."

Melanie Esterman

"Delicious, cheap and large portions. Free serve yourself miso. This outlet is small but makes really tasty foods. Service is good and wait times..."

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"This place is so good for its price! The portion sizes are pretty big and so worth it! The service was very quick especially because there was one..."

Louise

"This restaurant always soooo busy, because reasonable price and delicious taste. I always got take away and eat at home, if you dine in, you can get..."

LuNa The TuNa

"Almost once a week we would eat here. Few reasons: 1, Value for money. Owner is very generous on size of the dishes. Have been there for years,..."

Fiona Yao

"I ordered fried chicken katsu and fish ball soup. It was a huge portion and at an unbeatable price too. I would definitely return some other..."

Ven

"This place has been open for a while and no wonder why! Quality stays the same and the freshness is there to match. Very well price and you also get..."

Albert Fu

"My husband and I miss Taiwanese food so much and we have tried several Taiwanese restaurant, this must be in the top three!! Strongly..."

Yaya Chang

"The Taiwanese sausage. Sorry doesn't look super fancy in a take away box but it does taste very good. love the sausage with a bit of sweet taste LOL..."

Leon01

"Food : 4/5Price : 5/5Atmosphere : 4/5Service : 5/5The interior of this place is very outdated but it is spotlessly..."

Jay

"Very convenient, very tasty, very heavy. The meals are very big, lots of different surprises too. Price was $10-$15 per meal. Gangster..."

Tony Ma

"Dear,I am interested in obtaining any position at your company. I hear that there are several openings in company and would like to offer my services..."

Wang Irene

"Good cheap filling meal. Dishes are only about $12. The fried chicken, Japanese chicken and beef noodle soup are highly recommended. The stinky..."

Duke_meko

"I took my aunty to this and she loved it so much. We ordered beef noodles, fried chicken combo and deep fried oysters. You can help yourself with 2..."

KL

"I came here like five years ago, decor is still outdated but food is so nice! Very pretty and well presented and yummy! We ordered the braised beef..."

Heidi

"One of the best Taiwanese spots I've been to.The price is very cheap for what you get. The quality of the food is reasonable and the quantity is..."

Bryan Chan

"I have drove past the shop for so many times before and I have never realized that this is actually a taiwanese shop. Decided to give it a try today...."

Chiny Chin Chin

"A busy, no fuss Taiwan "fast food" in Auckland. The sizes are really decent and my favourite is the crispy chicken on rice. The pork mince on rice is..."

Christian

"Good food ,good service, but do watch out for the slippery floor , specially if you have baby , but the shop do need a bit of rearrange of the..."

Eva00

"Comfortable and satisfying, it felt like eating home-cooked meals. We ordered the japanese style chicken katsu curry and the taiwanese chicken cutlet..."

Blackpearl

"One of my favourite places to go to as the dishes are tasty and cheap. Service is not bad. Place needs to be decorated to have a good ambiance...."

HungryRunner

"Traditional Taiwanese food, possibly one of our family favourites . We never leave without the Taiwanese style pork cutlet, pork trotters and soya..."

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"The best Taiwanese food in Auckland !!Makes me feel like Im home!Highly recommended the "Beef noodles soup", "Teriyaki chicken on rice" and..."

Su Yu Ting

"If you want cheap eats, this is a good place to go to in three kings. I would have never noticed this place if my friend didn't tell me about it...."

ShoRt

"It one of my favorite place for dinner, Taiwanese cusine. Pork chop on rice and beef noodle soup. All the meal is very tasty good portion as..."

Love Food

"We ordered 3 meals and they were tasty, you can get a free drink when you check in Facebook, it's a taiwanese restaurant and it make perfectly the..."

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"I often drive past this cafe and its always full so I thought I would check it out today.I ordered the crispy chicken $10 although busy I only..."

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"Was recommended by a friend. Best kept secret in central Auck. With generous portions of taiwanese / japanese meat dishes (with sides) ☺. Highly..."

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"The dining experience at this establishment is quite pleasant; the food is delicious, and the staff is friendly. The service is consistently prompt,..."

Harry F

"I have been to this restaurant twice and each time myself and husband enjoyed it. The food is always delicious and generous portions, if you dine in..."

Srikandi M

"I drove past this place at least 2000 times in the past 19 years but never went in. Heard this place from a friend and noticed that it is actually a..."

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"Generous portion, for the pork and chicken cutlet rice, I wasn’t expecting there will be so much vege on the sides. They provided a lot of egg in..."

Zoe Zhu

"My family has been here for Taiwanese meal several times. The set meal is good and fairly priced. Beef noodle is delicious with nuggets of beef. The..."

Hong Pan

"Very convenient, very tasty, very heavy. The meals are very big, lots of different surprises too. Price was $10-$15 per meal. Gangster monies..."

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"authentic taiwanese food, recommend fried chicken, others taste also excellent. meal is served in large portion with 4 types of vege, very healthy..."

carina chang

"Another good choice for craving Taiwanese foods. Reasonable price set menu with choices of rice and noodles. Taiwanese street foods are also very..."

Eric Chou奧克蘭寶哥

"Royal horse is my favourite takeaway restaurant! Their portions are huge and price is friendly. Try out the pork/chicken or the combination cutlet on..."

woojidaa

"Good food. Huge portion with enough vege. Soup is too sweet, not my type. Envirement is so so. But good value for money for a quick meal. Will come..."

m m

"Local Taiwanese food. Big portions, great taste. Unfortunately prices have risen a bit lately. Free soup if dining in. Closes..."

Jimmy Chan

"Very good value, delicious and reasonably priced. Clean surroundings and friendly, efficient service. Highly..."

Tina Cheung

"Food is 100% top quality! Prices are not too bad either! Only challenge I have is when I order, the person on the line has trouble understanding..."

K KK

"Great value, very tasty food, generous portions. My favourite local..."

Kyle Glass

"I honestly can't eat them all on my own. For those who were born with a relatively smaller stomach, I would suggest to just order one main and have..."

Zoe Chen

"Generous portion and tasty meals. You won't be disappointed even randomly oeder from menu. If you don't have a roomy stomach better prepare your own..."

紐西蘭絨鼠NZ Chinchilla

"Honestly hands down the best Taiwanese “fast food” like a bento style restaurant where they give you 3 side dishes when you order the fried..."

Alex SY Tan

"Yum, although takeaway was average due to the huge amount of sauce my meal was covered with ! Certainly ask for no sauce. Looking forward to eating..."

C W

"Cheap and cheerful Taiwanese food, the deep fried chicken cutlet on rice is the star dish, it’s not too oily not too dry and comes with some side..."

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Daikoku

79/100 (1060 ratings)

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"Came here for restaurant month $65pp set menu. You get entree of salad, miso, sashimi and beef tataki. For mains the usual grill veges, options to..."

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"Headed back to the Daikoku Quay branch two wks ago. I have been to the one in botany downs town centre which is a bit of a let down as it looks old..."

Elaine Yeoh

"I had the lunch with my wife at this place and that was my first experience teppanyaki grill in Auckland. I picked the lunch menu which 19.90 which..."

Hungry Zombie

"Got two bowls of ramen and two sides for around $30, some of the best gyoza ive ever had, super affordable and delicious, definitely take advantage..."

Elijah Love

"Me and my girlfriend have come here a few times and I always have good things to say for them! The staff are so friendly and food is usually fast and..."

Luke Rooney

"I have been to this teppan restaurant a couple of times. I ordered an ocean combination. The food is nice. The service is warm. The only problem is..."

Jack Food

"Pretty awesome. Always a pleasant experience. Never gets old. Food and entertainment is great. We are actually coming again tomorrow for Mothers day...."

Neroni Mack

"Our favorite of all their restaurants in auckland as it has the most stylish inside and atmosphere. Always go for the steak option so cannot say much..."

Evilmaikel

"We went in for lunch and loved it. Always a great atmosphere, and the staff are amazing. All of us had issues with food and the staff were very..."

Maria Foy

"We used to came here for dinner a lot of times. Everything was perfect. Crayfish, beef, fish was all taste good. But salmon sashimi not really fresh..."

LuNa The TuNa

"Their lunch special is cheap! Two of us went in and ordered the Sumo Lunch to share and chose the fish and steak options. We got a bowl of rice each..."

G1k

"Last minute dinner decision with our group to find a place we could walk in off the street in Auckland CBD and because we all love Japanese cuisine..."

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"Fantastic service, amazing show of food, food came so quickly, great drinks menu and something for everyone. Everything about it was fantastic, great..."

Indie

"Yum food and friendly service. I had a good night here. This is my second time been there in 5years. Good to seen a restaurant can keep so popular in..."

Coco_Clairy

"Stepping into Daikoku transports me back to Tokyo where the smell of sizzling food and the crashing sounds of teppanyaki fill the restaurant. The..."

Chester

"Tried the tonkontsu ramen. Strong and delicious pork broth with tender & well-seasoned chashu meat. I always add extra chashu in the ramen and also..."

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"We had my partners birthday here in May 2017, and the food was so delicious everything was so fresh I particularly love seafood, the entertainment..."

Corrie Chapple

"Came in on mother's birthday 2016. They put on a little show while cooking for us. The meat was sizzling and was cooked right in front of us. The..."

Rosanne Choy

"Had mid-year party lunch here. I ordered ocean lunch yumyum source was really yum :)love seafood the best. I love to bring mu family n friend here:) ..."

Alice In New Zealand

"I am usually not very fond of Japanese cuisine but Daikoku certainly changed my opinion about Japanese food. I really liked the Chicken lunch..."

Sanika Chandoskar

"Night out with friends here which was not bad but not amazing. Service is good but they have a special advertised on their website for Quay St, in..."

Jeffie

"Have been there couple of times for company lunch. It's yummy and good lunch set price. They cook in front of you. If you order shrimp they would set..."

Rui

"Daikoku has been around for many years. Have heard various things about the different locations but always found Quay St to be fairly..."

Stephy_NakiGirl

"There must have been years since I last visited Daikoku on Quay. I had the gourmet lunch with 4 prawns & steak, plus soup, salad, steamed rice & ice..."

STRADS

"Came here to have their 9 course special deal as part of the August restaurant month promotion, the set comes with a small appetizer, salads, miso..."

Teddyfamily.

"Our favorite teppanyaki restaurant, love the attentive and friendly service and really enjoy their fresh meals. Our favorite dish is the fried rice..."

Amorita Maharaj

"What can I say - visiting this place was an experience. The moment you enter you are transported to a Japan. The staff so cordial so quirky, they..."

Disha

"Daikoku quay street is a little rough around the edges, but then again this maiden eatery has been feeding Auckland business lunches for more than a..."

Fuudie

"I've been to two different Daikokus and this was the better of the two. This is for a review in winter. Came here to celebrate a mate selling his..."

Joseph Taleni

"I have been to Daikoku a few times and have always loved the food. Sometimes you get the odd Chef who is alittle quiet and not really into the..."

Holly Shaw-Fowles

"Ate their lunch specials for $16 which had a salad, bowl of rice, meat/fish, miso soup. Fairly nice food and good service teppanyaki..."

Frank Lin

"I got the vegetarian role sushi and edamame just because the tofu steaks sounded dull. Nothing to rave about but not awful either- I was disappointed..."

Cayson

"This place makes me very happy, the food is delicious and always cooked to perfection, the staff are very friendly and the chefs are always so caring..."

Azakaka NZ

"Wonderful experience. All this time I thought their food and service was on average, but experience of last night has totally changed my opinion! The..."

Sally Carter

"Good choice for a Teppanyaki style dinner in the Auckland CBD. We went here in a large group and were fed as well as entertained for a..."

Danny

"Wow this place is amazing looking back on my experience here makes me want to come back again! I came here for my birthday with my partner and we had..."

Chloe Marie

"Daikoku is a must do experience where the food is cooked in front of you, I had the fish lunch special, you get miso soup, a salad, rice, 3 pieces of..."

Philip Doyle

"Went for lunch and it was as delicious as I remember. I haven't been for quite awhile so Ai enjoyed the treat. The lunch specials were a good price..."

Amanda B

"Came here for dinner with friends on a weeknight and was pleasantly surprised to find every seat is at a teppanyaki table.We saw what was..."

Emma W

"Went for dinner and was very entertaining. We got to catch egg in our mouths at one point! Great food, friendly staff and very nice atmospheres with..."

Annasollitt29

"Christmas Lunch with the team from work. Great steak cooked perfectly. Chef put on quite a show to add to the experience - would definitely go again..."

Bill T

"Must try: Chasumen!! Hands down the best ramen be the bf have had he always orders the seafood and we leave feeling super full but happy. One of..."

Topaz

"Last time I was here, very friendly service as always! This place is high on my list of places to eat at with friends, due to the cheap lunch menu..."

Tbroadley

"5th time returning to this restaurant. The service and food has remained great and consistent! I had entrée of salmon sashimi, Yum Yum prawns meal..."

Celeste

"The portions are perhaps a bit small, but otherwise quite high quality food for the cost. The lunch specials are great value for money and I..."

Ed

"These well known Auckland restaurants need little introduction. Their roots were steak house and now it appears a wide range of food including..."

BeeQueUU

"I like coming to daikoku for lunch. Dinner I find a little rowdy and there's too much to choose from so I prefer having the limited lunch menu. I..."

Lisa V

"Daikoku on Quay is the first place I think of whenever I want ramen, and was even introduced to the place by a born & bred Japanese friend of mine...."

Izzy Mendoza

"I've been here several times in the past, and after dining this weekend I would agree that the restaurant is looking quite tired and could do with..."

Gus

"Delicious! 👌🏽 Probably my favourite Japanese restaurant. Nothing like the yum yum sauce. We went here for lunch. I had the gourmet lunch. The..."

Shelley Bedggood

"Came here for team lunch. Was happy about the food. Team enjoyed the experience of Japanese teppanyaki. Not bad at all for the portion size with that..."

Teri

"This is one of my favourite places to go to lunch. In fact I am going there again today. The food is consistent and tasty. They have the BEST Yum Yum..."

Juanine

"I love this place.. easy choice when doing a small celebration or treat.. love the chicken and prawn option and get our yum yum sauce for Christmas..."

Grace Sifa

"I came here for a dear friends birthday. We all settled down and then were introduced to our wonderful chef for the night. I ordered Tappan Scallops..."

Amiria Aperahama

"My favorite place for lunch. Where else can you get green tea, miso soup, salad, options of steak, chicken or fish main including rice and..."

Julz

"Nice place for a lunch. Nothing too fancy just easy setting, good food, good service and flavor of Japan.I go regularly for group..."

Daniel Swain

"Now the price can be a little bit expensive for students to go and have their dinner in this restaurant. However I definitely reckon it worth going..."

Gayeon Lee

"I have dined Teppan Yaki style many times and really enjoy it. We were last at this Daikoku many years ago. We usually dine at the Botany version..."

Janine Baldwin

"Great and attentive service. Good prices for what you get and the chef was very talented and entertaining. We ordered the combination set each with..."

Amanda1986

"I loved this restaurant...It was fun, and energetic, and I left stuffed! They were creative and threw food into our mouths and did some fantastic..."

Kelly267

"Nice meal. great chef, very good sense of humour. good value for..."

Georgie

"Choo choo goes the onion train! Hahaha an entertaining meal, well worth the money paid - delicious scotch fillet and scallop..."

Matt L

"Excellent teppanyaki experience that is accessible and open during lunch. The experience is as good as when I first ate here 10 years ago. All the..."

Vian Young

"Loved this experience - very entertaining and extremely delicious food. This was our first time and would definitely come back. We took their..."

J V

"Our chef was great. Friendly and the theatrics were top notch. The food were all nicely cooked. Price wasn't cheap but to be expected for a..."

Brian Hui

"Ching ching bling the best entertainer over all the daikokus! Best night ever even better food, so many laughs and so many fun experiences tonight...."

Brooke Green

"A wonderful experiencen where the food is cooked in front of you. The chef will perform tricks and keep you entertained with fire and agility..."

Tristan Lee-Johnson

"Dinner at Daikoku presents authentic Japanese Teppanyaki experience. Awesome chef Yuki was awesome and highly..."

Kaho Hsieh

"Food was tasty cooked perfect!Had the Gourmet lunch with steak and prawns! Table was little over crowded. And got orders muddled up. Was a group of..."

Luanne Butler

"The food was really nice. Ching ching bling was very funny and good..."

Pranesh Chand

"A good night had by all. Food was great..our chef was funny and cooked our food..."

Joanne Hosie

"Service is very good. Not a bad point but feeling a little bit disappointed as the view is no different from any other Daikoku. The foods we had are..."

Qishan Huang

"Fun little place. A bit expensive but I guess worth it. I mean side salad is literally viva la 90's - chopped lettuce and grated carrots. Meat was..."

Linda A.

"We came here for our friend's birthday party. And it was amazing!!! Very fun for special party day and love our guy's performance. Definitely will..."

So won K

"Less crowded than once was in the pre-covid world, but this means we got a knives skills show for 2 that was just as good as any. Had a personable..."

Geoff Wilson

"You know it’s always going to he a great night out here. All the food is top shelf but nothing comes close to the prawns with yum yum sauce! Family..."

James Ashwin

"This was our first time doing teppenyaki and it did not disappoint Our chef was hilarious and engaged well with our table, the food was delicious,..."

Michael Miller

"Visited 2017. My friend was working at that time. Enjoyed a great performance!! Wagyu..."

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"Daikoku on Quay is a fantastic restaurant with great food and service and a clean friendly environment. We had a great night. The staff are helpful..."

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