Best Restaurants in Auckland Central

3011 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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My Kitchen
70/100 (943 ratings)
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Boiled Vegetables
Vegetarian Pancake
Pearl Milk Tea
Fried Pork Buns
Chinese Pancake
Black Pepper Chicken with Rice
Taiwan Sausage
Fried Chicken Filet on Rice 大雞排飯
素三杯鸡面
鹽酥雞
Teriyaki Chicken
Japanese Pork Katsu Meal
Steamed pork buns
Stinky Tofu 臭豆腐
Vegetarian 3 Cup Combo Meal
Teppanyaki Beef on Noodles 鐵板牛排麵
Deep Fried Chicken
Herb Pork Hotpot 藥膳排骨
Beef Noodle Soup
Chicken Pieces
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"First ate from here in lockdown where they graciously packed everything up super nicely and had a good experience. Recently dined back again and..."
Rosie
"This place has such comfy seating, good food and yummy drinks! We got some nice refreshing drinks and a bowl of noodles which came with some side..."
Simonie Lam
"Amazing food and very friendly staff. First time here, and I was thoroughly impressed! Highly..."
Darcy Wolfgramm-Russell
"What a yummy dinner we had here, reminded me of home ♥️. Had the Beef Noodle Soup and the Brown Sugar Boba, couldn’t have asked for..."
Serena Green
"Amazing staff and amazing food. My go to when I come here is the beef roll, soup dumplings, braised pork mince on rice and the chives and pork..."
Monz Munkyz
"Great menu options with really generous portions. Cozy upstairs room is always nice on a cold..."
Lizanne Gomes
"Great Taiwanese cuisine place, value for money, and lovely..."
Rini Lobo
"Staff was friendly and helpful. Service was fast. Food was yummy with small side dishes. Price is reasonable with good portion. Their milk tea was..."
mjn205
"1st time diners at this place and we weren't disappointed. Great service and food was great . We will be back. Owner was friendly as..."
Al Y
"I went to this restaurant with my friends and we had a great time with their cuisine. I have ordered Spicy Beef on Rice which tastes nice for me...."
Tadashi JOKAGI (Joe)
Paname Social
Paname Social
70/100 (13 ratings)
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Masala
Masala
70/100 (236 ratings)
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"Just had the most amazing lamb roast at Ambrosia. Tender generous portion of lamb, just the right amount of veges and the most incredible gravy I've..."
Andrew Moore
"I recently dined at Ambrosia and I must say, it was an absolutely fantastic experience. From the moment I walked in, I was greeted with a warm..."
Makitaman
"Today was the second time visit Ambrosia since last time we had a great time there. We always visited the old Thai chef in the same spot. The new..."
Xi Bao
"First experience, loved it! Ordered the seafood platter for two & buffalo wings, was very filling. Service was awesome, seated outside was a very..."
Lynette Moka
"My first experience dining at Ambrosia was very elegant and different it had a wonderful decor the food was average overall the baby potatoes could..."
Narinder Singh
"Wow! So glad I rediscovered this place. It used to be a different restaurant but sooo much better now. Amazing meals for lunch or dinner, beautifully..."
Emily Digby
"Fantastic food, delicious cocktails, service with a smile… what more could you want! I have been here in the past when it was other restaurants and..."
kevin digby
"Absolutely fabulous dining experience! Food was 5++ stars, service exceptional, ambiance perfect! Loved every..."
Robert Kowalchuk
"I have had lunch there twice recently. Their menu is extensive, the dishes we chose were perfectly prepared and cooked and were delicious, the prices..."
Jenny Edgington
"Just had an amazing meal, the food was fantastic, taste, portions and service was great and location overlooking Titirangi, highly..."
Kelvin Armstrong
"Just had a fantastic brunch at Ambrosia. Highly recommended the Swedish mushrooms and the big breakfast, even the coffee was good (as black coffee..."
Jean Bewick
"A random find for lunch. Attentive and prompt service. Well presented food that was a lovely fresh seafood platter for two. Enjoyed so much, we went..."
SUSAN
"Definitely my new favourite place. Have been a few times since discovering it and it is well laid out with great food and drinks. Service is..."
Neo Digby
"Inside and outside (yet still protected from the elements) table options. Good service, great food. My zucchini and corn fritters were very good...."
Brodie Jones
"I rarely give 5 star reviews but I feel it’s needed in this case. It’s a place I’ve always just walked or driven past and never given much..."
pakrat87
"Nice little place to eat, overlooking the town. Had Salmon, which was..."
Peter Harrison
"Choice lamb shanks which I've had multiple times. A big feed that is well unpriced for what you receive. I was here last night for dinner and had..."
peter dix
"Post rugby treats for my lil troupers led us to the warm and friendly Ambrossia restaurant in Titirangi and we were not disappointed! I had the best..."
Kelly Brock
"Amazing service. Caring and friendly staff. The food was artistic and tasty. Worth every penny and more... will definitely visit again. My fav spot..."
Marilyn Devasia
Mychef
Mychef
70/100 (7 ratings)
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Korean
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Jamaica Blue
Jamaica Blue
70/100 (161 ratings)
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Cafe
Cafe
Café
"Friendly prompt service met great coffee whenever you're visiting loved ones in hospital. Feeling peckish? Jamiaica Blue offer a fantastic cabinet..."
Taylar W
"Jamaica Cafe is a lively food asset at Auckland Hospital. Visitors, patients and staff all go there. So it's not only a place to enjoy food but to..."
R B
"This place makes the best cofe, it's not too hot like some other places which makes it drinkable straight away. The food is delicious and always..."
Shannon Reihana-Moleni
"Have come here frequently over the last two weeks. Bit pricey. Coffee good. Lots of food to choose from. Don't forget to use your Jamicia Blue card...."
caroline dillon
"Love this cafe had the butter chicken pie and a cappuccino last time I had a ham tomato muffin. The food is absolutely amazing and the service..."
Paul Hooton
"Nice little reprieve from being in a hospital environment. Eating here doesn't feel like being in a hospital at all. My favorite is the Moroccan..."
Vicente YE
"Best flat white and service in the whole of Auckland! Was very impressed with the staff, they were happy, polite and keen to chat. Great work guys &..."
Chris Bold
"Most impressed with service and food quality. Staff were trained and knew exactly what was and was not ok for Gluten Free people. Valued assistance..."
richard martin
"We had a hearty breakfast of scrambled eggs, toast, mushrooms and hash browns with hot drinks. The bread was a little hard but probably more due to..."
Lia T
"We had a hearty breakfast of scrambled eggs, toast, mushrooms and hash browns with hot drinks. The bread was a little hard but probably more due to..."
Lia T
"Friendly staff members, their coffee are quite nice, and their food are quite yummy; despite it can take a bit longer to them to your table. The..."
Alex Tjahjana
"Visited the Auckland hospital shop. This is a busy place during the lunch hour. The Q was long but the staff were fast in taking the order. Had..."
Ivan D'Souza
"Staff are fast efficient and friendly, coffees are delicious and..."
Pattu18
Star Seafood
Star Seafood
70/100 (541 ratings)
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Chinese
Chinese
Chinese
"Excellent Cantonese food! Didn’t expect everything to be so good, but it really was. Big portions but without skimping on quality - everything was..."
Brandon Huang
"I didn't used to like this place so stopped coming here, but recently it's gotten a lot nicer. Even though the staff still get feisty, the quality of..."
Doris Ma
"Love this little hidden spot locked away behind the foodcourt. Be warned, it still gets busy. To be honest, we prefer this yum cha over the the other..."
J Eats
"This rating is for the durian tarts only as we went there specifically to purchase them to go. Their durian tarts are so good even when they are no..."
Nutaboutfood
"Pretty good crayfish and roste duck. Crayfish was alive and still very fresh when it cooked. Noodles were pretty flavourful too, staff more friendly..."
LuNa The TuNa
"Patronised this restaurant quite frequently.Their stir fried lobsters with yee mee at the bottom was really very toothsome! The lobsters..."
Marcus Lau
"CS and Hygiene,To be honest, I did not expect any customer service or Hygiene from a Chinese restaurant.. this place is NOT too..."
Ellen Tcl
"I frequent here a lot around 11.00-11.30 on weekends. This ensures I get nearby parking (unlike the city n Newmarket) and a ground floor table...."
Halfpie Job
"My family always comes here for yum char. Their dishes are delicious and inexpensive, the servers are all very friendly for a Cantonese..."
Sylvester Kuo
"Ive been here a few times already and I absolutely love it. Ive recommended it to family anf friends who have only now realised that this is proper..."
Pania Sofa
"My family love Star Seafood. Been regular customer for many years. Only a couple of Chinese restaurants around that we will go to, and it is the best..."
Wen Hol
"Went here for Yum Cha.Food was pretty good but there wasn't much variety. It was just the same 3-4 items that kept coming around and around..."
Daniel
"This place is worth the visit. The food was delicious, had generous portions and good value for your money. The service is nice and fast, our food..."
Umamimochi
"We came for lunch a couple of weeks ago. While it was really busy we were still able to get a table straight away. The yum cha that we had was really..."
Kerryj
"The food is delicious and the serving sizes are ideal.Great value for money.The food is full of flavour. The staff were..."
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"My family and relatives are regulars here. Service is fine and dishes come out quickly. Serving sizes are ideal and great value for money overall. My..."
Ryan Wong
"I went here just this morning for yum cha. It was actually my first time here and I enjoyed it quite a bit. I went with a group of girl friends and..."
SHIKA 🍇
"Beautiful dim sum. We waited for a seat for 15 mins and the wait is worthwhile. The 猪肠粉 & 萝卜糕 are the highlight. Kids love the 虾饺...."
Ronald Tan
"We came here for a very early yumcha and everything had to be ordered so the food was quite fresh. The lady who served us was very friendly and..."
Candii Cao
"Had a Friday work yum cha lunch here and was a little surprised that they don't offer booking unless a head count of 8 plus. It is a bit risky if you..."
Updn
"This is one of the earliest opening yum cha restaurant I know. The food they service are like any other yum cha, however their service is probably..."
Razelle Icaro
"My family come her once a month for yum cha. This restaurant has fast service, delicious food at reasonable prices. This is in our opinion in of..."
Brenda Phu
"Star Seafood is a family favourite of ours, we used to frequent this for yum char every week or so, but this has reduced to at least once a month as..."
Heartshrooms
"Came here for Yum cha with a group around lunch time and were seated downstairs. All the tables started to become full and the place seemed to fill..."
Rachel
"A regular yum cha stop for me and my family on the weekends we spend lunching together. Staff is friendly and caters to your needs such as..."
Kelly
"Star Seafood Restaurant has really improved it's Yum Char menu lately, including my favourite Shark Fin Dumplings and Prawn Toast. The food has been..."
Martine Gray
"Good quality of food and service. It is one of the better yum cha options, if not the best, in the area. My family and I have become regular..."
JB
"A great selections for Yum Char/Dim sum. Had great improvement since my last visit. "A" grade from City Council gives me peace of mind for hygiene...."
Colin
"The Chinese cuisine here is really good. All the dishes we had were top quality and 100% tasty. Service was very good with the waitresses being very..."
Raymond Goh
"Quick service. Pleasant staff. About 15 tables. Please reserve a table if you are a large party. Hot house soup was served to all customer & we had a..."
lmt6618
"Good yum cha. Very busy - therefore the lack of atmosphere. Food is good. Enjoyed a good feed for the price I..."
Alex Lau
"went there, for a new taste, wow we order three different dishes from three shops that was open all perfect and so delicious we love it, from the..."
Rizzaej Nelson-SinghVirdi
"Good customer service and food. I always came here ... good environment. Always full house. I will recommend to my friends and..."
W
"For me shu mai is the best ever. So fresh and no pork smells. All dumpling I had I can feel fresh and texture great great great. Will visit..."
JOHN AHN
"Best yamcha place in East Auckland! Been there 5 times already..."
BJ LEE (BJhunt)
"Amazing food have gone here for awhile now and the food is always top teir I highly recommend this place! It's consistent and..."
Kumachi yamagata
"Cam here with friends the other night by accident. We enjoyed our evening food was good and made quite quickly so we didn't have to wait long for our..."
Fee RD
"Went here with the Mrs ,had the chicken feet ,pork buns ,prawn & corriender ,pork plus vegetable siu mai ..nice big servings & flavours ,came out..."
Mo Heketoa
"Service very frendly, food..."
Christine Ng
"Great food and tea. Can get busy as it isn't the largest restaurant. First re-visit in years, since Covid. Prices are up, but the quality seems..."
Leonard Lee (DoubleHell)
"A good place for Cantonese dim sum and food, so relax and..."
Albert Ip
Bull's Burgers
70/100 ( ratings)
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Umi Sushi Bar
Umi Sushi Bar
70/100 (204 ratings)
Restaurants
Sushi
Japanese
Asian
Japanese
Asian
Sushi
Dinner
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Asian
Japanese
Sushi
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"Lunch with friend in atrium on elliot, craving too much for salmon so i didn’t ever think about trying something else and went straight away to..."
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"These guys have amazing prepacked vege+meat+rice or pasta combos! I ate there a lot. Sushi is very nice. But never buy cooked food from them. Ramen..."
Attila The Hun
"Best $6 lunch in Auckland. I would give them 5 stars if they returned to using cabbage instead of lettuce in the donburi. Food is usually nicest and..."
Brooke Chantel
"What I love about this place is how you can choose whatever sushi or items you want, instead of having to buy a whole pack of the same sushi. There..."
Aimee.
"This place literally has the the best salmon donburi I've ever had. Comes with salad and miso, lots of fresh veges and two choices of sauce (teriyaki..."
Lissy Fehnker
"You get great variety of Sushi's here and apart from Sushi they sell awesome other side dishes.They have so many branches in the CBD itself and I..."
Nashi Dasgupta
"One of my other favourite university haunts was Umi and Umiya Sushi located in the Atrium on Elliot foodcourt. A lot has changed in this mall over..."
Donutsam
" Situated in the food court in Atrium on Elliot, I think this is the biggest store of the Umiya Sushi chain.There is so much variety and..."
I_like_pickles
"Been coming to this place for couple of years now and it's been my fav Japanese cheap eats. Lots of choices, OK quality not the best but then again..."
Nathalie
"Their sushi are so huge but worth the price. Every time we'd finished a movie, we would walk across the street and get some sushi just for a..."
Tavita Milford
"This is my go to sushi when I forget to bring lunch and I don't feel like eating porridge I have stashed in my draw.Bomb ass sushi is all I..."
Ghost Reviewer
"$1 sushi range isn't as large as the store close to AUT, but can't complain. There are a lot of other options (for a bit more $) but they're great if..."
Stango
"Spent $8.00 for this super size Korean style rolled egg loaf. Good taste and good texture. There is a paradise of awesome Korean street food and..."
Michelle Hwang
"Not the freshest, not the best quality but lots of range, cheap and tasty for what you're paying for. Good for a quick bite if you happen to be..."
Victoria
"I'm quite surprised to see such low ratings for this sushi takeaway.its by any means not a 5-star-luxurious restaurant but really good for finger..."
Serge Foodini
"Wanted to grab something for quick lunch. So thought of trying their range of seafood skewers. I ordered Takoyaki octopus balls, Homemade tartare..."
Muhammad Nadal
"5 stars for the oden egg on a stick. Only $3 for 2 super tasty eggs, and it comes in a nice little cup of oden soup! The other stuff doesn't look..."
Yan
"Sushi and Japanese food lovers need to come here. Hundreds of menus. Rice or ramen. Drinks also served. Cheap and..."
Kantavee Wiengsima
"Umi sushi was very polite and had great service. Enjoyed every moment..."
Julia Han
"Very friendly service and the udon noodles were..."
Natalie
"Prices are super affordable and owner was nice! Portions are not too bad..."
Venus Wong
"Hands down my favorite sushi spot in Auckland so far. The price is unbeatable and the range of (PYO) sushi is vast, to the point where I struggle to..."
Rourke Gray-Mason
"The option is multiple and the food is yummy and fresh. Moreover, the price is reasonable and they have good customer service. If you want to try..."
Juan Yang
"Excellent food, great ambiance, good selection of drinks and fantastic service. Been going to this place for a while and never been..."
Naveed Khan
"Donburi is very very good value ,only 6 dollars .and fresh sushi only 1 dollar .always be there for my..."
Wen Qiang Lin
"Very very cheap ! Probably not the best quality of course but it’s cheaper than mc Donald’s and probably more healthy as well so we can’t..."
Julien in the world (Julien Calabro)
"This place is great, my daily place for sushi in the city. Friendly staff and great..."
Chris Riddell
Pizza Hut
Pizza Hut
70/100 (293 ratings)
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Hot and Spicy Veg
Chessy Garlic
Pesto Prawn L Pizza
Jalapeno Poppers
Mega Meat Lovers
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"Love the crust of the pizzas, Addicted to Hot 🌶 beef pizza. Fresh ingredients taste amazing, New 7$ deals are really awesome and it's worth it..."
Canistan Charles
"The pizza was OK, but let down by the useless and unfriendly service. For goodness sake management teach your staff to learn English as a basic..."
greekgod41
"It's a pizza hut alright, so don't expect premium pizzas or a fancy waiter offering you a seat in a swanky seating arrangement. BUT, the staff is..."
Peter Katelaan
"Super quick and the food was fresh and hot can't ask for more, two thumbs..."
Maia Smith
"Regular Pizza combo has great pricing , only 3 options for pizzas of this size, but worth the money. There’s no delivery for this Regular option..."
SKIP YOUNG SIR
"I Always forget about my filling in survey reciepts... Always ...its on my mind but seem to jump within distractions from focusing on my growing..."
Angela Ngaire Robert's Te Waaka (QueenMafiaMinor1978)
"Best for all the pizza lovers. Busy place but you'll get your order in 15..."
Abhijeet Kale
"Very friendly Good and polite..."
Alessandro
"amazing vege pizza tonight , highly..."
Claire O'Brien
"Good pizza at Pizza Hut, great..."
Kim OanhHoang
"Great pizzas, friendly staff. No issues at all. I've been going to this pizza hutt for years, no complaints at..."
O Sake
Tyler St Sport
70/100 ( ratings)
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