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Asian Wok

80/100 (1211 ratings)

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Asian

Chinese

Asian

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Dumplings

回鍋肉及紅燒豆腐

Pork

Steamed Fish

spring roll

Black Bean Sauce Chicken Feet

Sweet and Sour Fish

Steamed BBQ Pork

Eggplant with Garlic Sauce

Beef Strips

Long Bean with Duck Breast

Peking Duck

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꿔바로우

牛百叶

Lemon Prawns

Fried Sesame Ball

炸兩

Steamed Custard Bun

Steamed Prawn Dumpling

Steamed Rice Cake

榴莲酥

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Chinese

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"Food:(4.5/5)All dishes were super tasty except the beef tripe and the chicken feet were not tender enough.Service:(10/5)Service was..."

LilianMonaghan

"A 40 minute venture to the otherside of Auckland, well worth it.Love finding new places to yumcha, and this place did not disappoint. So..."

SS

"Warm welcoming, good service and delicious..."

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"I went to a lot of yum char places in the past. The standard of the dishes here are really high. Service is also pretty decent. Owner is nice and..."

Wilson Shum

"Asian Wok used to be my family's go-to dine in but we've not come in for a long time (partly due to long wait times) so I got takeaway from here for..."

Achini Samarasekara

"Went here for yumcha and was pleasantly surprised. Great authentic dim sums served quickly. We were seated and food was served almost immediately...."

Grace

"Absolutely love the food here, it's my go to for yamcha. Very hygienic and spacious. Also the service is great. Browns Bay beach is nearby so it's..."

Thompson

"Some food is good. Highly recommend the pan-fried turnip cake & egg tarts. Unlike other yum cha restaurants, which used a lot of rice flour..."

Jun Li

"The dim sum here is consistent and pleasant. It’s about a 1-2 minute’s walk from the beach, perfect for any post-food strolls haha! Asian Wok is..."

Ellie

"One of the best yum cha place in Auckland! I truly love their custard bun and beef strips, which are dencently cooked and presented. The chicken feet..."

Jinjing Fang

"Probably the best service for yumcha you can get in Auckland. The egg tarts are so good although the pastry isn't as flakey as you'd normally expect...."

J Eats

"Wonderful and polite service and generous portions for all food ordered compared to other similar priced Chinese restaurants. No allocated parking..."

Coffee Macarons

"My favourite restaurant in the shore for yumchar, available for both lunch and dinner. Other restaurants usually only have yumchar service for lunch...."

Selene Nguyen 🌸

"This rating is for their yumcha lunch on 03-Jan-2019. We lost count on the number of dishes we tried here. Two dishes stood out for us - the original..."

Nutaboutfood

"Decent dim sum, most of the dishes we ordered were hot, fresh and delicious. Service was nothing to complain about. Perfectly decent place for a..."

Emma

"Came here with my family to try their yum cha today. The customer service was good and friendly. The staff were attentive, promptly refilling the tea..."

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"Tried the “yamcha” here on a busy weekend. The food here was Okay but the services were really great despite how hectic it was. The staff members..."

Cheryl 🍒

"Been coming here for a number of years for both yumcha lunch and dinner. We always feel well looked after and welcomed each time, although it can be..."

Vivian C

"Love their food! Really do enjoy a bit of yumcha and lovely fried rice there! My favourite are the dumplings as they are fab xxx Great place to enjoy..."

Chillxx

"Asian wok is a family friendly Chinese restaurant where we visited for yumcha on this particular occasion. We arrived quite late (past lunch rush..."

Jenny Da

"Haven't been here in 6 years (due to allergies not allowing me to eat the food). Awesome to see they now cater to my gluten allergy and the staff are..."

Darcy Cullen

"Their spicy fish pot (shui zhu yu) is the best I’ve had in Auckland! The fish is cooked beautifully to the point it literally melts in your mouth...."

Angela

"Perfect service. Friendly people and delicious food what more can you ask for. Was soo fulling. Had to take some of the food home it was soo fulling...."

Kali Patterson-Trubuhovich

"I LOVE Asian Wok, they probably have the best yumcha in Auckland. Not only are they consistent in the quality of yumcha items that they deliver, but..."

Annie Ren

"We went at 10:30am for a Saturday yum cha session. Overall, we had a good time and appreciated their friendly service. When we left at 11:45, it was..."

Raymond Tiong

"The food here is cheap and worth the price. The delightful platters here for yumcha include the fried squid and pork buns. I ordered one of my..."

Anriena Zen

"Must do the crispy duck. Yum cha lunches are also great. Please remember this place is always busy so had better book. Not to be missed for..."

Sandra Schmidt

"We came here pretty often for yumcha or shared dinner with family. Their dishes are yum, quick and no hassle. Service can be on and off sometimes..."

Blackpearl

"Should have taken photos for you since we ordered such a variety, but the phone was running low on juice. I’ll make up for it by putting some..."

TKL

"One of my favourite Chinese restaurant in North shore and never disappoints me, the owner expanded shop and you don't have to wait line outside and I..."

Chang Gyu Yoo

"we went to Asian Wok, 3x last month. we've tried their dim sum and I've tried their rice dishes as well. We should go back for their..."

Vincent Benedict Castro

"Been here for dinner a few times, the food is amazing! Staff are friendly and the service is ok. The lighting is always a little bright but if you..."

Bridgette

"I love this place! I always end up coming back here and struggle to try other Asian food places. The food is always amazing and very reasonably..."

Bec

"The Kung pao chicken is one of the best in Auckland..a great family restaurant, with hospitable staff and very good quantities..we seem to keep going..."

Zen Shahiwala

"I come here often with my family and friends. I enjoy most of the food and there is quite a selection. I don't go for the yum cha I just go for the..."

Grace Huang

"My go to place for lunch time takeaway pad thai. Being $14 for the prawn and chicken pad thai, the price is on the steeper end for a lunch dine..."

Beardie

"Yummy food and friendly staff, can get very busy, but they also do take aways! Not too expensive and very fast service :) would recommend to friends..."

Daly

"Good value, and best of all they do Yum Cha dinner unlike others who are lunch only. However only half the menu at night, but lots of choice. order..."

Steve Hall

"Love love Asian wok! Everything I've had I've loved! Dumplings, cumin spicy pork, fried rice noodles with beef amazing ! Amazing service. ..."

Amanda Honey

"First time here and yum char is good. Service is surprisingly friendly (usually yum char place is so busy, we often get the I can't be bothered..."

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"A group of friends and I headed here for a night out and I was very pleasantly surprised! I was a bit put off by the decor, it has a bit of a dingy..."

Kat. Jordan

"Came here with a big group of people last night. The food as you'd expect in a Chinese restaurant was very varied. We had the whole range of meats..."

Josh Law

"Love coming here, will miss it when I leave :( the Thai crispy pork is wonderfully spicy (hot) w delicious Bok choy! Highly recommended - had pad..."

Al

"This place is wonderful. My family are regulars here and I always take my extended family whenever they come over. We normally go for a Yumcha lunch..."

Cee

"Best Asian place in town! The crispy pork is so addictive, im yet to have a dish there i dont like. The service is great too always smiling and..."

Kirk Delamore

"We are regulars here. The food is tasty and the meals cheap. The manager recognises us as regulars and is always friendly. You would not book a table..."

MarciJ

"My family and I are weekly regulars here. The staff all know us now but they have always been very friendly and welcoming. We order a variety of..."

Charlotte

"Very good if you are wanting a cheap takeaway or meal however you definitely wouldn't go here for the decor or atmosphere. Top picks: pad Thai, sweet..."

Alana Geach

"Did a deal here where 13 of us paid $30 and they brought out 12 different dishes. I really enjoyed it got to have a bit of everything. Really enjoyed..."

Lucy Doran

"This is a nice and quite place, close to community library close to the heart of Browns Bay. Nice service in English, Cantonese and Mandarin, and a..."

Suyuan Liu

"Used to eat here alot for lunch.. awesome service and friendly team. Food is what you would expect. Yum cha food is above average and reasonably..."

Brooke Wykes

"Have been there once. Had to wait for nearly 40 minutes to be seated for which I was prepared as we did not have a reservation and knew there would..."

Keith Bang

"My favourites here are lemon chicken, sweet and sour pork, dim sum, and the char kway teow. The dim sum that I recommended are the hakau, shiew may,..."

Katharina Wulandari

"Had lunch here last week, good variety of quality authentic dishes and good service. Prices are..."

Debbie Goldsmith

"Have been there many many times for yum char and dinner. Both are super! Yum char tastes great and reasonably priced! Recommend their spicy sichuan..."

Hedy Huang

"As a Chinese New Zealander growing up in an English speaking country I am often put off going to Chinese restaurants in the horrid fear they would..."

@KeraBearEats

"First visit there tonight, delicious dinner. Was recommended the 1/2 Peking duck which was soooo tasty. We also ordered off the yum cha also..."

Olivia Clements

"This restaurant is a favourite for us. We have been going there for years. We enjoy the relaxed family atmosphere and quick and friendly..."

Liz Burden

"Asian wok is one of the best restaurant in Auckland. They are growing up every year and now they are doing very nice Yum cha!!! Love it!!!! Good to..."

North

"Good food always. Never had a bad meal only problem ever has been wait times as its got more..."

Mitch S

"Authentic Asian food from friendly people at a very reasonable..."

Felix

"Went with a group of 8 in March 2012. Restaurant was busy for a week night. Food and service were good value for..."

S Yeats

"Lovely little place for the authentic Asian experience! Good value, with a lot to choose from and a chef willing to make it to..."

Jules Gardener

"I love Asian wok, my partner and I eat here at least once a week, I'm so addicted to their pad thai that I was craving it while I was actually IN..."

Liana Gardner

"My boyfriend and I come to this place quite often since its close to home and the food is so good!! We love the prawn..."

KAR

"This has become our favourite restaurant. Great food, great service and great value for money. The staff are always smiling,always remember regular..."

Steve Braddock

"We are never disappointed with the tasty food or the friendly staff at this local eateryGenerous portions and they even remember what we ordered..."

Grahame And Hilary

"Really great is a regular of ours English isn't the first language of most of the staff but I think it makes it more authentic friendly enough food..."

Chelsea Bowes

"I've dine here on numerous occasions for dinner and it's always highly recommended by friends who live on the shore. The table layout is spacious and..."

William Lin

"We went for a Birthday dinner. There are plenty of car parks off the street. The restaurant environment is spacious. The staff is polite. Food came..."

TERESA TANG

"We had a great end of season team dinner here. Food was really good, with quick service considering there were over 20 of us. Have also been here..."

Brad Hicks

"Great restaurant, food is always delicious and fresh. Chilli chicken, cumin lamb and bao buns and beans with pork mince the best I've ever tasted...."

Caron Thornton

"Very good place for a Chinese Asian banquet. I had plenty of food it was well done and not heavy, for example their Peking Duck is excellent...."

David Do

"Tasty authentic Chinese food. Value for money, large serves, the mains would be better for 4 or more people. Too much of one thing for a couple, but..."

Neal Finegan

"we frequent this place often. the people there are very nice and the food is very good. the beans. bro the beans are so good. picture this: you're..."

Zoe Tierney

"Third time here. The more you come the more you like this restaurant. The menu covers a wide range of food from north to south, east and west part of..."

Michael Zhao

"Wonderful and polite service and generous portions for all food ordered compared to other similar priced Chinese restaurants. No allocated parking..."

JS KWUN

"Good solid Chinese dinner. The food was good but I am a push over for good dumplings which we had to start and I wish I had more of. Quick easy..."

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