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Spicy Palace Restaurant

78/100 (1476 ratings)

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Chinese

Asian

Chinese

Asian

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Mid-range

"Came here for the 1st time. The Spicy Palace bucket fish is their specialty and is available in either spicy or herbal(non-spicy) soup. We ordered..."

Michele C

"Love the stir fried chicken with fresh chili! Sooooo Hot! The food is sooo good. Love this restaurant! Beef noodle was so yummy!..."

Chloe Lee

"Spicy deep fried chicken is great, fried rice is also good. And the design/display of the pork with cucumber is..."

Jackie Fu

"Came here for dinner recently. The restuarant was quite spacious and pleasant. Service was friendly. The food was tasty and we were happy with..."

Tony Wan

"Restaurant Review : Spacious , Beautiful ambience , friendly staff , quick service . Food Review: Good quantity , delicious,authentic chineese..."

Purnima C Nair

"Ordered for takeway- first time tryin out this place. The portion was massive for $12. Flavour wise it was suitable for me- not too numbing or salty..."

EM

"Ordered Spicy Sauce with Pork Belly and Braised Beef Brisket with Beancurd + Kungpao Chicken to takeaway. Food tasted good but a little bit..."

Simon Lee

"It was our first time here for dinner and it didnt disappoint! Dishes are full of flavour and big portion. We had braised beef brisket with beancurd..."

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"Cheap, food is acceptableMost of staff are nice, except the waitress at cashierShould go againFood come fastGood..."

SeaLam

"First time there for a weekday lunch. Great selection of lunch specials ($12), many other choices of dishes too. Clean place, reasonably fast..."

Puilingchan88

"We had the lamb cumin and hot stone beef and both dishes were absolutely delicious! It was surprisingly busy for a Sunday night but they were happy..."

Colleen Ritson Poole

"Close to home. Fast service. Friendly staff. Good food. Portion sizes are pretty good too. What more can you ask for. Prawns with oat is a favourite!..."

Sarah Kapeli-Kautai

"All three dishes we had were super delicious! I love this restaurant! The staffs were attentive, the food arrive fast after order and all of them are..."

Selina

"4.5/5 Taste4/5 Display 4.5/5 Quantity 4/5 Customer ServiceAmazing Chinese Restaurant in Epsom Auckland.I actually..."

곰정안

"I have been here twice and I always order bucket fish and bucket rice. The bucket fish soup was really tasty with tomato slices and cucumber slices...."

I'm A Foodie

"The only nice szichuan style restaurant in epsom. Wooden pot fish is quite nice and special, crayfish is fresh and taste. All other dishes are nice..."

LuNa The TuNa

"Every time I eat here I get the spicy scampi. So good and so spicy. They have quite a few delicious dishes actually, hard to go through them..."

Darren Big Belly

" The food is great , and fresh . On thing I can say this place, you order different meal will come with different styles, not like other Chinese ..."

Henry Ge

"We were suggested to go here by a Chinese friend. Was relatively empty for a weekend but afternoon. We chose from the lunch menu, had a good..."

I'm Hungry

"Went there on a Sunday with a serious hang over. Great place for a hang over cure. After having the spicy chicken and spicy fish. Felt a million..."

Sam Bhandari

"Been a few times with my family.The noodles are sold for a very good price. Perfect for a snack or a lunch. Pancake servings are huge and..."

Rosanne Choy

"This is a great authentic Chinese restaurant, with a massive menu! Lots of vegetarian options also, and the portions are HUGE. Highly recommend the..."

Maria

"Authentic, centrally situated Asian restaurant. I have visited a few times for a takeout meal. A plentiful takeaway, for fresh and well-priced asian..."

Maree Brogden

"Had one takeaway and one dine-in here. The menu was good, with a wide range of choices for authentic Chinese spicy cuisines. The dining area was..."

Tanz

"We came here for their signature bucket fish soup dish. It was fresh and delicious. All the other dishes were cheap and portions were huge. Very well..."

Aimee.

"7 of us went there for lunch, some items were good and some were average. Lunch specials are around $12 and the portion is good. Plenty of on street..."

CrazyCatLady_EmmaC

"Clean restaurant with large food portions that is enough to share at a cheap price! Great customer service and very helpful. Would dine in again!..."

Msav

"The only decent Chinese restaurant in the greenlane epsom region. Their lunch menu is so cheap only around $12 for a huge large bowl of..."

Tony Ma

"To be honest, the fish in the bucket fish was really good, really worth a try. I personally really liked the fried rice and the chicken. I had dinner..."

Bel Zhou

"we came here for dinner cuz we all love spicy dish ,and what i personally recommended is the bucket fish with mild spicy ,and other dish we ordered..."

Jason_tatum

"I have been there for my friend's baby 100th day party on last Wednesday. My friend booked the whole place for the party. I was so impressed by the..."

Heming

"Came for a friend's birthday dinner. We had the signature fish soup in the wooden bucket, 👍 I would say that s the best dish of the night, fresh..."

JJJiiiiAn

"The singaporean fried noodles was fantastic; I'd order it again. The chicken dish was average.. lots of small bones I kept biting into bone..."

Christina

"I recently dined at an astonishing restaurant that left a lasting impression. The ambiance was charming, and the highlight was undoubtedly the..."

elison ding

"The Spicy Palace Bucket Fish is their specialty and is available in either spicy or herbal(non-spicy) soup. We ordered the herbal(non-spicy) fish..."

David Han

"The must have Bucket fish was very good. Freshly cooked at your table and the fish was very fresh. All the other dishes were great as..."

Edmund Lee

"Generous portion size meals. Very flavorful meals. Best Chinese I've had in while. If I lived in Auckland I would be a..."

Morgan

"Came here for dinner recently. The restuarant was quite spacious and pleasant. Service was friendly. The food was tasty and we were happy with its..."

Tony Wan

"We were suggested to go here by a Chinese friend. Was relatively empty for a weekend but afternoon. We chose from the lunch menu, had a good..."

Amrita Bhattacharya

"Spicy fish healthy cheap &..."

Yingnan Zhou

"I think it is a very good place for food and feels like home if you are done with chips and steaks for..."

cozypocky

"Love it as usual for lunch while at work, speedy with the order, and A++ for flavour, I usually like the cumin beef and the boys are in for the kung..."

Simon Sleiman

"Spicy Palace was a surprisingly unassuming place with absolutely yummy food. We ordered two dishes - the Bucket Fried Rice and Chef Special Pork..."

Ritwik Varma

"One of the best Chinese meals I ever had. Yes, their inhouse fish soup is the best along with their cumin lamb. Staff was attentive even though the..."

Saji Joseph

"My son always tries beef noodles at every restaurant. He says there are the best beef noodle here. The flavor and noodle texture is even better than..."

Nam

"Nice food, quiet atmosphere and great..."

Adela Chi

Golden Dragon Seafood Restaurant

78/100 (847 ratings)

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"Had some delicious takeaway boxes. Squid, scollop, prawn, pork and chicken with noodles and fried rice. Beautiful!..."

Elai

"fresh ingredients are used,food is served with large portion, authentic taste, the lobster is very..."

Pear Pear

"Great portion of food and quality, good taste of Southern Chinese style. The environment is a bit noisy and crowded but that occurs in most Chinese..."

Charis Yang

"Hands down one of the most authentic canto food you’ll get in Auckland, love coming here as a big group or have our takeaway rituals here. Don’t..."

Yellow Rabbit

"Always order take away from golden jade. I love their porridge, seafood soup. But tuatua is the best. Stirfrying spicy frrsh tuatua woth rice. I can..."

LuNa The TuNa

"Went for a quick lunch to grab. The proportions of food were pretty big compared to pricing. It also tasted delicious. But, I didn't really feel..."

Coffee Macarons

"4.5/5 Taste4.5/5 Display 5/5 Quantity 4/5 Customer ServiceSpectacular Fantastic WholesomeAlthough I only went in..."

곰정안

"Came here for dinner last night with a big group. The portion sizes are massive but when you compare with the price, they are really just charging..."

Lizzie

"Always great and fast service. My favourites are the 牛肉炒面 (beef fried noodles) and pork on rice. Portions are large and taste..."

Real Slug

"One of the best Canton cusinies out there.Problem is I go too often so it might affect my judgement of this restaurant.Food is okay. Come..."

Rosanne Choy

"Strengths: good roast meat and good quality of food. Down sides: can get too crowded and needed a long wait for table, and can be pricy. Favourite is..."

J Li

"Very big portions and very delicious! I came here for lunch with my brother and mum and their roasted ducks and pork are to die for! They are so..."

Heidi

"Delicious dishes and comfortable to have a meal here. The portion is so big and worth for money. Recommend to have dinner or gathering here...."

WoodyPenny

"I came here for a family dinner and I really enjoyed the dishes. The seating is a little crowded but it isn't too awful. Food was seasoned nicely and..."

Sharon Louie

"Dined here for dinner last night, after selecting this for Fathers Day dinner 😊Never disappointed in the food here as we have dined here..."

Kelly

"If you have a group of friends or family, you can choose to come here for a dinner. Because the portions are big and the prices are a little..."

I'm A Foodie

"They don't have spoons or plates so don't be surprised but the awesome food was enough to make up for it. We had curry chicken on rice (ask them to..."

Hajra Amir Zohaib

"We went there for a quick lunch last week and got the roasted duck/BBQ pork noodles. The amount of noodles they gave you for the double combo is..."

Michael Hung

"This place gets really busy so if you are really wanting to come then make sure to book a table.The items on the menu is quite expensive,..."

Benedict Uy

"It was actually my dad who discovered this place. We were already expecting that this restaurant does generous servings but wow, it's more generous..."

Alix

"At first glance of the menu the prices seemed a bit high, but once the dishes were served and the quality of the food was being consumed, it was all..."

Chuchueats

"Great place to go for Chinese food, has seemingly large portions and food arrives quite fast. The prices are alright, about $30 for each..."

Joanne

"First time trying food in this area, just had enough money to buy some BBQ Pork on Rice; one of my all-time favourite Asian dishes. Although the rice..."

Tavita Milford

"The roast on rice dishes are the best in town! I usually go for Roast Duck and Pork on rice. The portion size is generous. One of the things Golden..."

Alan Ng

"Our family friend invited us for a dinner in this place. We order several dishes and they are nice. The service is quick and the staff is friendly..."

Andrean

"It' the first time we came here. It gave us an excellent impression first when the staff patiently told me the direction to find the place. It's..."

Mia

"Have been here twice now. This place serves up fast and their dishes actually taste good. I don't remember what most of these dishes are called but..."

Queena

"The Golden Jade is one of my families favourite restaurants and we are regular customers. Their lunch menu is extensive, relatively inexpensive,..."

Claudia

"OK, I know this place has received some criticism but I still think it's a good place with some classic Cantonese dishes. The price range is around..."

Christian

"The food was great although it was $200 for dinner for 5 guests. I would defiantly come here again. Great..."

Phillip Liu

"Golden Jade is a great place to come to if you want to enjoy Chinese food. The prices of their dishes are quite affordable, a bit more expensive than..."

Kirsten

"Golden Jade is my family's go-to Chinese restaurant for birthdays and other special occasions. The service is okay; they're always super busy but..."

Sheena

"Came here for lunch with my family today. We arrived at around 1:30 and the restaurant was still pretty busy so we had to share a table with another..."

Trin

"Food 5Value 3Atmosphere 3.5Service 3We ordered Salted Pepper King Prown, Duck. Chicken, pork and some other vegetable. the..."

Kelly

"Friends recommended Golden Jade for take-away Chinese food. We planned to dine-in and didn't expect it is a very decent restaurant. When looking at..."

Lady K

"Huge portions, my family always dine in and order way too much for ourselves, which always ends up with us having leftovers for dinner/lunch which is..."

Tim Sanders

"One of the little-known gems of Auckland when it comes to decent Chinese food. I love and have eaten Chinese food all over Auckland but Golden Jade's..."

Wilson Chau

"Takeaways on this occasion as place is full on Sat. Night. Worth the drive to pickup as food above average. Got one surprise dish that was too salty..."

BeeQueUU

"Golden Jade is your classic Chinese Restaurant found on Manukau road in Epsom. I tend to only visit these sort of places when its a family dinner. We..."

Courtney @ A Food Awakening

"Literally "Bang for the buck", huge dish for the price of none, sometime gets you wondering how on earth can they make a profit. Not to mention they..."

Jason Wong

"I love Golden Jade, this place serves the best roast duck! When you dine in, they give you free soup (really big bowl) and also fruits at the end...."

3possibilites

"This place is like a present!Every time you go it's a surprise!The food is either REALLY REALLY GOOD, OR REALLY REALLY..."

Tony Ma

"Excellent banquet-style Chinese restaurant, and good value for money. Come with a large group, so that you can sample multiple of the generous..."

NomNomPanda

"A must come Chinese rest in Epsom. Sometimes it’s called Golden Steamboat. The dishes will cost more than $40 but they are bigger than most of..."

浩哥-奥克兰

"The food is so good. Each dish is big in portion that we need to cancel one of our orders. The setting of the restaurant is pretty crowded. Make a..."

TheNZLILY

"Best Chinese restaurant I've been to in a while, our group of 5 included my sons Chinese girlfriend who luckily was very familiar with the restaurant..."

Peter Brannan

"Probably one of the best Crispy Pork and BBQ pork on rice meals I’ve had. The Crispy pork was not too salty and the crackling was had the perfect..."

Wannachai Burke

"Good food and great presentation for weddings Fast efficient waiter..."

Phillip Yee

"Good value for quality food served, definitely will come back again when around the area. Sorry I only took the photos after I started because the..."

MW Goh

"Love the food here! Sometimes it’s a bit oily but Yolo! Must try it out if you have not...."

Jia

"Absolutely the best crispy pork on rice, loved the gravy/sauce on the rice! Sweet and sour fish was really good as..."

Jeffplays2005

"Absolute winner. It all starts when you walk into the Golden Jade that you are greeted Japanese style which is truly amazing. You are welcomed into..."

Martin Diehl

"Nice as usual big portions which is good. Too many big tables which if busy then you might have to share a..."

David Yung

"The best Cantonese style roast pork belly in Auckland. Salty free range chicken and roast duck combo is great value for money..."

Kitty Zhang

"Food was amazing. Huge portions, definitely didn't need rice! We had the Peking duck which was spectacular - first course was great, and the second..."

David Nickerson

"Love their duck and free range chicken, others are bit pricey… but tastes..."

Vanessa Hu

"This is one of our go-to Chinese restaurants in Auckland 😍 Food is clean and well cooked ☺ some staff are friendly and welcoming 😊 Thank..."

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