Not a fancy place to eat but casual comfortable and cheap and tasty Peking duck with huge portions, more like roast duck but feeds quite a lot of people! Don’t really order the other dishes as the duck is the star. $48 and need to order in advance.
The duck isn't bad and it's really well priced. Also like their assortment of vegetables of pastry dishes like the egg/spring onion pancakes. Definitely not the nicest decor but nothing to complain about. It's not exactly what you'll get at a top Beijing restaurant but it's a good alternative for your cravings when away from China.
The Beijing Duck here is the real deal. This is my favourite cuisine and the duck at this restaurant is as close as it gets to the original served at Beijing Quanjude.
The five star review is only for the duck. The other dishes here are mediocre and I would recommend just getting the duck (including pancakes, sauce and toppings) as a takeaway.
Love its BBQ spicy fish. Beijing roasted duck is also recommended. Let us eat very full. I recommend it because it's reasonably priced.I think I will go there often. Don't forget to call 40 minutes in advance to book a roast duck.
One of the best Beijing Duck restaurants in Auckland, good portion and nice taste! Really good balance between crispy skin and tender juicy meat! Will definitely come back
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Not the flashiest but they do pretty good peking duck, served right in front of your table. $48, make sure you order in advance. Mains generous in portion and quite reasonable in price. We ordered whole fish, fish mustard vege soup, green beans, eggplants, spare ribs, black pepper beef and spring onion pancake as well. Spend over $100, you get complimentary pork cutlet mains. Nine people and we only spend $210. Full to the brim and we get to takeaway some for lunch for two the next day. Friendly and fast service.
Honestly the best peking duck I’ve had in New Zealand. The chef came out and cut the duck in front of us and even put together some pancakes for us. Absolutely amazing food and service!
This place is insanely awesome. I can't believe I've only just found this restaurant. I will never go anywhere else for duck in Auckland. Get into it ppl. :-)
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When you go to a Chinese restaurant there are a couple of "norms" to keep in mind;
1. You pay for food not service. This is the first rule my Chinese in laws taught me and holds true in 90% of cases. This place is no different but does have a good menus with pictures and English to the non Chinese speaking or reading.
2. A Chinese restaurant full of Chinese is worth checking out. This is accurate for many ethnicities but I have found that Chinese punters follow chefs from place to place... they are discerning in this regard to an extent as a European I didn't see before. This place was full at 630 on a Monday with local Chinese. Enough said...
3. If the flavours are too powerful beware over salting or msg. I found the flavours very subtle & pleasant and no msg apparent. The duck especially isn't as flavoured as others I have had but we enjoyed that.
Overall we enjoyed this place. Get the Peking duck with heaps of pancakes (unlike most they give you a big stack) with a hot pot and the spring onion pancake...👍
High rating for Beijing duck restaurant! Fabulous food and nice service! Need to pre-order if you want Peking duck and you will get the duck pretty fast after you get seated. Will definitely come back!
The good: The food. The actual Peking (Beijing) duck was fabulous - expertly carved so we got lots of meat, although the pancake-to-duck ratio was probably a little off and when we asked for a half-dozen more pancakes we were told it was another 20, or nothing. The sides were also pretty good - we got pork and fried tofu and a large pancake.
The bad: Possibly it's a cultural/language thing, but the service was pretty unfriendly, and it was difficult to attract the attention of wait staff. Having not been there before the actual ordering process was quite confusing. We'd ordered the duck in advance, but weren't sure how many sides we should order, and no one seemed very interested in helping us.
Would definitely recommend for the food, but expect a noisy and slightly confusing dining experience.
Awesome food!
I enjoyed the roasted duck and the duck soup!
Went here with my family for new years.
It was exciting to see the duck!
Will definitely come back again
Came here with 5 people last night. It was pretty busy for a wednesday night which was good to see. We ordered a fair few dishes, including a large savoury pancake, tofu, a few others and of course the Peking Duck. The chef came to the table to cut it in front of you which was cool. They then gave us little pancakes and duck sauce to go with it. I'm told the duck there is excellent for the price. The chef apparently worked in some famous restaurant in China. The food was pretty good overall, although it was all pretty salty. The waiter was absolutely useless though.
The Peking duck here is the best in auckland !! Service is great and staff are friendly with good English. Affordable price too , highly recommend to book in advance !
Best Peking duck in Auckland. The duck is always fresh, with perfectly thin, crispy skin, and the pancakes are nice too. The chef comes out and carves the duck in front of you, and he's really friendly and bubbly. The interior looks crappy but trust me, they do awesome duck. And remember to book the day before, to make sure they have a duck (or two) ready for you.
Amazing value, you will get good food and great Peking duck at a very good value $/head here. Atmosphere isn't amazing, service is alright as the staff know what they're doing but you might find it a little weak compared to other places especially if you can't speak chinese. If you want great Peking duck in auckland (with decent other Chinese dishes) this is the place to go.
The speciality of this restaurant is Peaking Duck.
The carving of the duck is done by the chef at your table is fun to watch and it is so yummy when eaten with the plum source, veggie and crepes. A must try dish.
You must leave as soon as you have finished eating as the place starts to get busy and there are limited sitting places normally you are advised by the staff.
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Food was tasty, authentic, and very cheap!
Best value for peking duck in Auckland!
I've been several times and find that the staffs are always friendly.
Can't believe people complained that the path is too narrow! They wheel out the peking duck on a trolley to your table and carve there, so obviously there's enough space for a trolley!
And as for the peking duck being tasteless, they are served with a sweet hoisin sauce because you are SUPPOSED to eat it with sauce! Cantonese style duck are marinated and therefore already have flavour, but peking style duck are not marinated and are meant to preserve the natural flavour of the duck. That's why they are served with sauce.
Yes it can get very noisy during peak times. And no, the staff don't come every 5 minutes to your table and ask how your food is. They take orders, bring you food, take the bill, and answer questions if you ask them. That's it.
No, this place is not an upmarket, fancy restaurant down at the viaduct. It is cheap, great value for money. It costs 4 people about $20 per person for peking duck and 2 extra dishes.
People shouldn't walk into a cheap restaurant and expect it to be like the French Cafe!
We eat here often and we are never disappointed. The food is great, the staff are great and the price is very reasonable. Genuine Beijing cuisine, served fresh and so tasty. Loads of Asians eat there which speaks for the authenticity, we are not Asian, we love good food, and these people really look after us.
I found this restaurant after doing a google search.
The food was awesome, the ladies were great & the chef
Was excellent! We have never had peking duck - but we will definitely be going back!
My wife and I walked in without a booking last night and were lucky to get a free table. The place was packed which augured well for the quality of the food and we were not disappointed.
Staff were friendly and helpful and attentive despite being very busy. We had a delicious meal and brought our leftovers home with us.
We have no hesitation in saying we will be back. Prices were extremely reasonable.
12 December 2011. What a lovely meal! Our hosts were attentive and smiling. The duck is my new favourite dish. We ordered 3 extra's and also had soup to finish. Tea flowed. BYO wine. The bill came to $100. We took home 3 boxes of food left over! The wonderful chef also came to my rescue and helped get my flat battery charged. Highly recommend the service and the food!
Loved the food at Bejing Duck! great value for money and absolutely delicious. Will go back without a doubt.
Cheers,
Jana
Extremely good value for money. One duck meal was enough for two of us although there looked like many tempting items on the menu. We weren't able to purchase alcohol at the restaurant, but were recommened an alcohol shop just next door where we could purchase and then BYO into the restaurant.
Staff were very friendly and accomodating. I highly recommend and I know I will be returning one day soon!
Thanx to Kasha for the comments and recommendation for this place, we didn't take your advice, about maybe 'not needing to order more food' the Beijing Duck is a large meal especially for two people, at least we had left overs which was just as enjoyable, we loved the other dishes too, make sure you ring and book if you are having the duck, and ask about B.Y.O as there are not many alternatives, was still really happy after the bill :)
We recently dined at Beijing Duck Restaurant and were more than pleasantly surprised. We pre- ordered the peking duck and upon arrival had to wait only a few minutes before it was served to us by the the Chef. What an experience, it was absolutely delicious. Tender and juicy with a crispy skin, just how it should be. We also ordered two other main dishes and although we were already full after the duck we managed to finish all the plates, the food was so good! The ultimate surprise was the price. What a bargain. A whole duck, 2 extra mains, copious amounts of rice and jasmine tea which were filled up continously throughout the meal all for 90 dollars. This fed and satisfied four adults! We also brought our own wine and as far as we could make out we wernt charged the corkage fee. This restaurant is really worth tryint out, the staff are friendly, the food is excellent and the duck, well, dont need to say much more. We will definitely go back for more!
Best Peking Duck outside of Peking. Been here five times and always succulent and tasty. Carving at the table is an added experience. Also tried various other dishes from the menu and all very fresh and tasty. I am very happy to discover this place as it saves me the cross town drive to canton cafe. Panmure's best kept secret.
Book one hour min in advance for the house special "Peking Duck"
Dine with min of 3 people as the duck courses are too much for 2 people!
The carving of the duck by the chef at your table is fun to watch and it is so yummy when eaten with the plum source, veggie and pancake!
BYO wine to suit the duck as it may be a while when it finally comes to the table!
The soup that follows is quite filling but you gotta try this at least once in your lifetime
Came here on the last Sat of the year for lunch, the place was empty except one other table, which is fine cos Auckland is always quiet around this time. The four of us have ordered a peking duck in advance and they carve it tableside. $48 gets you the duck/pancakes + duck soup. The duck was very nice and the soup I thought was quite cleansing. We also got the Golden Sand Prawn, which is fried in salted duck yolk, it was very yummy with sweet & salty flavour, but a little bit too oily with our duck haha! We also got the pickled cucumber which was also quite palate cleansing. Admittedly the atmosphere might have been better if there were more other tables but otherwise we still had a good time.
can’t say anything bad about it because we got lunch special takeaway for 11$ - beef/ lamb potato stew with rice! Big portion and amazingly cheap price, the taste was not bad as well! Can you buy any proper meal with under 15$ nowadays in AKL? 👍 have already recommended to a few colleagues and friends ~ sharing is caring, right?
The interior is a bit shabby, but this is a must visit for Beijing duck (Peking duck) lovers if you're in Auckland. The chef is from a famous restaurant in China, and wheels out the duck to carve in front of you. Super reasonably priced at only $60 for a whole duck!
Note: Phone to book the duck beforehand, or it's about a 45min - 1 hour wait if you're ordering the duck on the spot.
The spicy chicken dish is also really tasty, definitely recommended.
Authentic tasty Beijing Duck Restaurant. You are best to reserve a table beforehand, as you will need to reserve a duck. The duck is juicy and not dry like other places. Their egg spring onion pancake is a must also. Other dishes are ok. You can also ask for duck soup, with refills. Service is always excellent.
Food was good and affordable, service was good! Make sure you preorder the Beijing duck before you head into the restaurant , overall very satisfied, definitely recommend!
Great portion and inexpensive.
The Beijing Duck has to be ordered well in advance. The skin may not be as crispy as other places but the duck in its entirety is tasty. Nicely carved up, quite moist and very filling indeed!
Very good duck, done traditionally and right in front of customer. Very good portion too.
Recommend
Call and order the famous Beijing duck 45 mins before you get there.
Love their cheap lunch menu, beef brisket on rice for $8 it is soooo good you can't beat it!!
You don't get more authentic thN this place. Great food for low price. Don't be fooled by how it looks. Worth a visit. Make sure to book your duck in advance if there for dinner!
Good dishes and nice tastes.
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