TOP 10 BEST Restaurants in New Zealand - Updated November 2024

Gu Xiang Malaysian Restaurent

87/100 (1031 ratings)

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MEE Goreng

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Rendang Beef

"Had the char kway teow and the hainanese chicken rice. The chicken rice was very flavourful, however the chicken was not very meaty and the portion..."

Wilson Shum

"Fantastic Curry Laksa, very rich and thick soup base. One of if not the best Curry Laksa in town. The Assam Laksa is my favourite and probably the..."

Zhen Liu

"If your looking for somewhere easy to go this is the place to be. Very affordable prices with decent portion sizes. You definitely won’t be walking..."

HunsBuns

"Great food, friendly service. Family-like..."

Jon Dinglasan

"A real Gem for Malaysian cuisine...Try the Whole Fish in the Chef's special paste..absolutely yummm....the kampung fried rice was great as..."

Pinaki Dhairyawan Naik

"Very good food! The otak-otak and cendol brought back memories of my childhood growing up in Malaysia. Very good service and wait time was not long...."

Rashane Tee

"Friendly place with tasty authentic Malaysian food. We got the curry laksa, fried kuey tiao, and mee goreng for take away. In particular we enjoyed..."

Bear Noms

"Best restaurant ever. Great prices and reasonable portion sizes. I’ve come here like 5-6 times and leave feeling full and extremely happy. The food..."

Joy Eats

"High recommended restaurant!!! The atmosphere is familiar, just like Hong Kong 茶餐廳. Nice food and friendly service AND clean environment. I’m..."

Jo

"This is a must try. This has quickly become my favourite Malaysian outlet. Great food, great service, good prices and decent servings. So far..."

Munchies

"Had the Mee Goreng, flavour was good. One of the better ones I've had in Auckland. Good portion size and definitely worth the price.Noodle soup..."

Tony Shi

"Pretty decent malaysian food. Reasonable price (in $13s) and generous portion. One of our favourites. We like their char kway teow, otak otak and..."

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"Absolutly love this place. Interior is very simple and nothing special. I was coning there for weekend lunches for ages. If you like Malaysian cusene..."

Katerina

"BEST place for Hainamese Chicken Rice ! I also love their PETAI fried Rice - it is very RARE to find any foods with petai (stinky beans) so for me..."

Rud Ster

"Absolutely love this place so much! So authentic tasting and decently priced. Always ordering the roti and curry laksa noodles. Definitely try this..."

Hope 🥰

"Speed: 4/5 QuickTaste:4/5 Delicious Rice and Noodle dishesPlace:5/5 Nice and modernPrice:3/5 A bit priceyStaff:4/5 Friendly but..."

MoodyFoodie

"Fried Kuey Teow is to die for.Hainan chicken though its quite dry but the soy sauce is super yum.Ying Yong is decent and their loh mee too..."

Jessie Tan

"I had the fish head noodle soup and my friend had the char kuay teow. Both were yummy. The place filled up fast and no wonder. Worth the drive from..."

Hannah Chiam

"My favorite Malaysian restaurant! Busy place but nice staff! Food is superb! Will recommend Kampung fried rice (a bit spicy) and Marmite Chicken!..."

JaoBanana111

"Gu Xiang is a really good and cheap restaurant. Food is very authentic, ordered the Curry Laksa, Char Quay Teow, Wat Tan Hor and Roti Chanai all of..."

Grace

"We already have visited this restaurant on several occasion. Excellent customer service and great food. The food arrived in our table fast and the..."

888bing888

"We’ve been here a few times now. I was quite excited to find another Malaysian restaurant to try after reading a review by Patrick Tong ...."

Lia Yosaatmadja

"Another restaurant that serves good Malaysian cuisine in Auckland. The place is quite busy during lunch hour but you dont need to wait long to get ur..."

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"Food is reasonably nice and the price is good and the Staff was nice. I recommend you to try it out. It seems to be a family restaurant...."

The CHIKY GUN!!!

"We really enjoyed the food here. We had the seafood laksa, roti canai with chicken curry and the char kuey teow. Place gets packed so might be good..."

C Pathmanathan

"Good serving size Price can vary we ordered 2 noodle meals for approx $28 without drinks. Check out their menu before you go. Good..."

Ravneil Chandra

"Good food and service. Their assam laksa is the best!! Love the strong,tasty flavour of that. Tried the hokkian fried noodle but it was okay. Tried..."

Katharina Wulandari

"We have been here 3 times for lunch and dinner. The servings are on the big side soWe can share. We love this place and highly recommend the..."

Mei

"I've been to quite a few Malaysian restaurants but I could say this is so far the best one. I've been here twice and so far, my fave dish is their..."

Alix

"Come here every week for lunch, and for good reason. The best noodles of all kinds to be had. Whether it's Mi Goreng, Char Kuey Teow, Dry noodles..."

Souvik Biswas

"Great for group dining -the generous portions are designed to share. The chicken laksa was our table's favourite. The mee goreng was fantastic, with..."

Hungusmcfatty

"Decided to have lunch here whilst researching on Zomato. Very busy restaurant so that's a good sign, we luckily were seated relatively..."

Kelly

"There were some mixed reviews about this restaurant. When we were there tonight, they were quite busy, and there were quite a few Asian faces too...."

Patrick Tong

"Come here quite often if I'm craving Malaysian food. Most of their noodle and rice dishes are quite nice. I normally come for those during lunch...."

Benedict Uy

"Have been go Gu xiang multiple times, is our local go to Malayan restaurant. I love their hainanese chicken and chicken curry. The staff there are..."

Susan C.

"A friend had recommended this place to us. We went there for lunch on Saturday, 17th September 2016. We ordered Chicken Laksa which was very nice..."

Bindu Sethuram

"Visited yesterday & the food was so good. My friend had the seafood laksa and it smelled and tasted delicious. I ordered the sambal chicken with rice..."

Kershia

"Reasonably priced decent flavor dishes.There is a fish tank right in the back corner by the bathroom door.If you get attracted by the..."

Ķč Wong

"Gu Xiang has serious potential! We had dinner here last night and it was fab. We basically shared the shredded chicken laksa, the roti canai chicken..."

SS

"Became a regular customer since they were opened. I believe this is the best malaysian restaurant in south/east auckland! Strongly recommend their..."

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"This is the second time back to this little small malaysian cafe. Today i ordered the fish head soup as i wanted to give it a go, boyfriend got the..."

Joanne Chiang

"I enjoy writing about nice surprises and wow dishes at new cafe and bistro styled places I try to get to. Im a littke sick of the high end fine..."

BeeQueUU

"Really good char kway teoh, but the chicken rice lacked a little flavour. Don't expect anything in the way of atmosphere as the blaring TV dominates..."

Solarflare

"Genuine Malaysian folk running it. ordered entree but it arrived after the main! We had spicy noddles and a pork onion dish. Both were just the..."

RM

"Not a bad Malaysian place. Probably the best one in the Howick region. We had Laksa and a spicy chicken dish. The serving sizes weren't too bad and..."

Josh Law

"The restaurant was very busy during weekend lunch hour. We ordered hainanese chicken rice and tom yum soup noodle. The hainanese chicken rice..."

Candii Cao

"This restaurant is fairly new and is situated closely to where I reside which makes it convenient when I am in the mood for some Malaysian food :)..."

Mat

"The owners are from Malaysia. You can have options of ordering dishes and eat with white rice or order hawker food like curry noodle (curry laksa),..."

Cindy Ong

"Love, love, LOVE! Had only just discovered this little gem about a month ago, it has fast becomed our favourite place to eat on a weekly basis...."

Angela

"Our favourite place. Must try, must go place. Authentic asian taste. Friendly and attentive team. Super good (best!) milo. White coffee is the next..."

Jeyna

"Fantastic meal here. Food portions are huge and it's cheap! The chicken curry and the laksa were amazing. We also had the chicken satay as a starter..."

Claire Deuchar

"We call this place "Kumpung" and are regulars! The owner all 4ft nothing is a real firecracker and the entertainment value she brings is worth the..."

Halfpie Job

"Got takeaway seafood laksa for lunch and was delighted with the mealHad dinner here once too and we had fried rice noodles and roti canai..."

The Incredible Edible

"Great food and reasonably priced. Tried the hokkien Mee, marmite chicken and tofu dishes and loved them all. Easy and ample parking and the place is..."

Jeremy W

"Delicious food, massive portions and cheap! I ate a bunch of appetisers such as spring rolls, fried dumplings and fried chicken which were super..."

Rebben

"Ordered the curry chicken laksa, sweet & sour chicken on rice & hainanese chicken rice all very good only critique would be poached chicken was bit..."

alyssa p

"Rang up and ordered takeaway on the way home beforehand for pick up 30 mins later. Food was ready for me when I arrived. Dining in is also an option..."

William Lin

"Since our visit visit, we have been back 2 more times. Each time, have ordered Sambal (we think one of the best in Auckland - in pur price range..."

Pete Olds

"Very delicious food and service really nicely. Han nan chicken on rice is the best dish we order really tasty and juicy. We will order whole chicken..."

Kitty Yw

"I've been here a couple of times and have thoroughly enjoyed the experience. The food is pretty tasty and there's a good variety on the menu. The..."

Michael Davidson

"We had a large party for a birthday meal. Variety of delicious dishes, noodles, fish, vegetables, curry. Well-balanced and tasty flavours. Restaurant..."

Thomas W

"The Wat Tan Hor is very nice and tasty. It has the “Wok Hei” (Wok Thermal Radiation). The Hainanese Chicken Rice sauce is nice, it would be nice..."

HP TANG

"Recommend marmite pork chop and hainanese..."

Desmond Chan

"It was delicious food, definitely will be back for more. The only issue we had was there weren't really drink options for our..."

Michela Kane

"First time eating here and tried the pig trotter with a bowl of rice. It's served hot and the fume of the boiled spices draws my appetite a lot. Good..."

Richard Siregar (Ric De Fame)

"Nice traditional Malaysia food and value.Always teeming at dinner..."

mo mo

"Authentic Malaysian food that delighted us ! Price more affordable than other Malaysian food chain. Highly recommended..."

Te Rumi K

"The best Beef Rendang & Laksa in Auckland! So happy my hosts took me to this gem to experience my love of Malaysian cuisine. A must on a cold &..."

Puapuainano V McMurchy

"Not bad for a quick meal, bit..."

Ray H

"Great authentic Malaysian food. Restaurant is spacious and..."

Raymond Goh

"The sambal chicken is the best I have eaten. I have tried many other Malaysian restaurants and have tried their sambal. Nothing beats this one. Love..."

Helen Hansji

"Great food. Slightly pricey. Lots of space. Awesome..."