TOP 10 BEST Restaurants in New Zealand - Updated November 2024

"Easily the best Chinese restaurant in Auckland. Friendly and professional staff, awesome food and reasonable prices. I am a huge fan of the Chinese..."

Csanad Novak

"We have eaten here since the Albany yum cha shut down, it’s even better than that one. We go back because of the amazing service, exceptionally..."

Anthony Brennan

"nestling at the back of the old Silverdale village with a balcony overlookng the scenic river, the restaurant offers an authentic asain cuisine, with..."

Raywing Lee

"Food was amazing and and host was attentive and friendly.She responded to our desire to alter a dish to our taste and provided a separate sauce and..."

Steve Morrison

"Great food, great service. Will definitely recommend this restaurant to..."

Lewis Isaacson

"Loved this place.. from the South Island (Picton) exceptional service and beautiful..."

Tracey Russell

"Most authentic Chinese food I have had in Auckland so far! Great service too! Def value for money and a great place to bring ur friends...."

Nicole Phua

"Excellent food and service. We go there for Yum Cha at 3 times a month. Also the Peking duck is delicious! It's great having this quality close to..."

Jeremy Winer

"We love it and bring all of our family here all the time, delicious authentic Cantonese yum..."

Alex Harris

"Gorgeous food and such lovely staff. It's the only Chinese restaurant we can go to now, as nothing else..."

Sarah Simpson

"Best Yum Char this side of Sydney!! Loved our meal..."

Eve Stevenson

"...great food and great company.....fun had by all..."

Clive Dutton

"delicious Cantonese flavor food + good service, highly..."

Julia Zhu

"We go here often. Always great service and very yummy..."

Karen Tocher

"Review is just for the yumcha buffet. $25pp for fresh, authentic yumcha dishes.Loved:- Range of steamed options, not just carb heavy..."

SS

"Amazing staff l, amazing food and really great environment. Would recommend anyone to come here. Best yum cha in Auckland...."

Samuel Hohepa

"Food and service at Canton Flavor are always excellent. It is always our favorite dim sum place. Just found out they have $25 dim sum buffet on..."

Lucy Kong

"Accommodating, friendly staff with delicious food!! We were so satisfied with what we ate that we regrettably didn’t have any room for siu mai (my..."

Heidi Chapman

"Very friendly and welcoming staff who explained what we can order on the menu using Zomato Gold. Food was delicious and fresh. Definitely will be..."

Jan Jan

"Awesome service and my new favorite Asian restaurant in the Coast.. Food is sooooo beautiful and yummy. Customer service was outstanding as well...."

Robbie Reyes Daly

"First time enjoy Zomato Gold at this restaurant , the crab meat and sweet corn soup taste good ! Also ordered salt and pepper tofu and sweet and sour..."

YEe LiNg

"One of the best dim sum in Auckland I’ve been to. The dumpling menu is extensive and the food was excellent and really fresh. Great dim sum,..."

Jeanette Medina

"Excellent food and really good service by the lady who served us. We had 4 dishes and all were really nice! Even offered free dessert for us to..."

Quattro Alas

"Very delicious!!! Yummy Yumcha😀This is the best Yumcha restaurant I have ever been. The environment and service are good as well. Like it!! Well..."

Ivy Pan

"My favorite Chinese restaurant, always fabulous food and nice staff. Very comfortable environment feel like home. I love this place and food so much,..."

Chris Xu

"Quite authentic Chinese food. Don't only have Canton style, but also many Sichuan flavored dishes. Good for yum-cha & 'normal' eating out. Very..."

Jonas Kuhn

"The food was fresh and the staff were very friendly and the food was delicious and the environment was very excellent.We will come back..."

Hui Feng

"Loved the food there, especially the dumplings and buns. Really liked the pan fried pork buns. The panda buns looked adorable, the paste in the bun..."

Angela Fu

"LOVE going here with a large group and ordering ALL the things. Crispy pork is great. Love all the food. We've done yum cha a few times too - find it..."

Rachel Goodchild

"Genuinely great quality, authentic food at very reasonable price. Yum Cha lunch and massive dinner variety, would totally recommend and would..."

Sabine Davison

"Went to visit there with my family while we were in orewa for the weekend. The food was tasty but the service was a little slow. The staff were..."

Stephen Day

"Yum Char is one of my favourite types of food... To find an exceptional Yum Char restaurant is rare. Canton Flavor make all their our food from..."

Campbell Spencer

"Easily the best Chinese restaurant in Auckland. Friendly and professional staff, awesome food and reasonable prices. I am a huge fan of the..."

Csanad Novak

"Nice location and atmosphere, definitely yummy dishes and varieties of choice. Maybe only little bit expensive than usual yangcha but it is..."

Feiran An

"Love the Eg Fu braised noodles! Will be Coming here every weekend now, nice comfortable feel inside, great service with a smile and very friendly..."

Nuku Davison

"We were here for Yumcha and had several typical dim sum like Shaomai, chicken feet, dumplings etc.. Nothing too special but I did like the coriander..."

Cici Liang

"Excellent yum cha. Dinner is good too but a little expensive. Ambience could be better. Just needs a few touches here and there to make it look nicer..."

Stef.j.smith

"If you have tried here you will not want to go to Grand Harbour or Grand Park those said first tier Chinese Yumcha place!Good service! Good..."

Pureland.pearl

"This place was recommended by my work mates. So well i tried it out over the weekend for yum cha .... must say food was good ...service was slow but..."

Vik Singh

"Being the first day of Chinese New Year today, we like to have Chinese for lunch (or brunch rather). Been here for dim sum lunch twice or three times..."

Patrick Tong

"So excited to have a good Yum Cha Resturant in our local area.We came here for a Sunday family lunch. The service was good and the food..."

Lisa Reynolds

"Just wonderful. Food is amazing, staff friendly. We have been to this restaurant many times and we will be coming back that is for sure. Thank..."

Marti Leung

"Been there many times with friends and family. The food is always really good. Waiter and waitresses are always attentive and warm. Food are fresh..."

Eating Machine

"We took a visitor from Brisbane who wanted to have yum cha. We told her that we had been before and it was good and we were not let down. Its great..."

Caroline Kwok

"Been here twice for dinner and both experiences were good. Best thing about this place is the size of the dish - generous for such great prices! My..."

Eve Espino

"Really good yum cha using great ingredients and always fresh. Owner is really nice and very humble. Out of all the yum place between silverdale and..."

Adam Miller

"Been here for lunch quite a few times. Really enjoyed the barbecue pork buns and pineapple buns. Food arrives quickly and is still warm. Found the..."

Imperius Malekith

"Joanna and her staff decorated our tables beautifully with many personal touches. Nothing was too much trouble throughout service. The courses..."

Adrian Rickards

"Had a great lunch there today. Only annoyed that we haven't been sooner. The food was great with good service. We had three kids with us including..."

Nick

"I love yum cha and duck and really happy this restaurant is so close the roast duck is the best I've had in Auckland...springrolls and prawn toasts..."

Styly

"Three adults one kid.Table to small for four, but venue was clean and service was good and friendly.Ordered mixed veg, duck skin pancakes,..."

Clint Jacka

"Great to have a decent Cantonese restaurant so close! Great dishes. With a nice atmosphere. Would definitely go again and perhaps next time try the..."

Janine Henderson

"I love that we have a yum char restaurant on the coast. The dishes are typical yum char that you find in the city so no need to travel over the..."

Krys Keogh

"Fantastic food. Best Chinese in Rodney. Compares well to the best ones in town. Do an amazing yum cha also. A must try. Services is polite and..."

Nicholai Ebert

"So good this restaurant! Love their siomai and love their pork buns. We've been here twice and it's always a good experience with their tasty food..."

AngeLi

"We have been here twice, both times were fantastic food, very friendly and helpful service. our 12 year old loves it! So great to have yum char up..."

Hannah Bylo

"Still the best!My previous review;A great Chinese restaurant in Silverdale. Love their yumcha menu (from pork shiu may, deep fried..."

Jun S

"Considering they have been doing Yum Char for only 3 months they are doing a great job. We will be back for sure. A few dishes not as great as usual..."

Rachael Quayle

"Having yum char here. Excellent food. Just like being back in Hong Kong. Definitely coming back😀 Food delicious, authentic, spot on, popular,..."

Cheryl

"My wife, myself and two friends had dinner here at the Canton Flavour, and we were NOT disappointed, the service was brilliant, the food was..."

Andrew Maccallaugh

"At last an authentic Chinese Restaurant on the coast!Went on opening weekend for yum cha and it was extremely busy, some dishes were really..."

Fries With That

"Amazing food - had a large number of people booked in and all were impressed. Will go again. Recommend everything really! The roast pork is best in..."

Rachel.goodchild

"A wonderful place to have yum cha lunch. We ordered Stir-fried Rice Noodles with beef and some dim sums. The food was absolutely delicious! ..."

Carmen Fong

"We are for yum cha, the food is surprising good and the service is outstanding. The food I try are all really good and the food is served fast. I..."

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"The food is amazing,excellent customer service. We will definitely come..."

张宁

"Wonderful place. During the lunchtime they serve yum cha, but you still can order anything from the menu. The menu has photos of everything, which is..."

Vasily Levshin

"Authentic Cantonese cuisine at an affordable price. Has to be one of the best Chinese Restaurants in Auckland. We live nearby and we frequently go..."

Eileen Tan

"My third visit here for lunch. Thoroughly loved the food again. Family group this time. Wonderful friendly and efficient service - they gave our..."

Erin Edmonds

"My family and I always come here and I have to say the service is great the people are friendly but most importantly the food is alway consistently..."

Kath Armitage

"Great food and great service. Tried the buffet. Not too oily like most trolley type buffet. Not too sweet on the dessert. Good value for money..."

Joshua Collado (Babski)

"Best BBQ pork buns I’ve had. Service was a little slow but it was busy and the staff were friendly and welcoming. Really enjoyed the..."

Catherine Tamaseu

"Well hidden behind the Silverdale Village, this restaurant has a strong local following as well as receiving travellers as they return to Auckland..."

Thomas Teng-Yan Loke

"Absolutely amazing food, friendly and helpful staff, I’ve eaten at a lot of top notch restaurants around NZ but this one by far stands out for..."

Jordan Tremayne

"Great place for yum cha! Spacious seating, a good variety of very tasty yum cha dishes (esp the prawn har gows) and the staff are very friendly and..."

Jules Whiteman

"A great place for big group gatherings with lots of yummy options for sharing. Very friendly staff too. My favourite are the round beans with black..."

Kelly Yang

"One of the best restaurant i have been in Auckland. Excellent food and service and the price is reasonable. Will definitely recommend to my..."

巫迪菲

"Popped in for a casual lunch, didn't have a booking. Consistently good yum Cha, good no fuss service. $50+ for two.. 8..."

Caroline Kwok

"We always go there for lunch. very yummy food and food is always fresh. the owner is a lovely lady with a smile on her face all the..."

Miller Guirguis

"Beautiful yum char. Clean and the taste is very fresh. Have been going there since they opened and never had a bad..."

Sandra Hall

"I highly recommend their yum char! Everything was so fresh and tasty and the staff were very friendly and professional! Loved..."

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