A visit to the renovated Mr Zhou’s Restaurant, May, 2015: We have been overdue to visit the renovated Mr Zhou’s Dumplings restaurant. I didn’t recognise the revamped layout from the original takeaways fit out. Instead of the big counter and only a couple of tables, there are now over 10...
I am always keen to learn about a new restaurant to enjoy yum cha, so I was intrigued to learn about this restaurant in Three Kings. Three of us went for lunch, including a friend with expert knowledge who just happens to be the aunt of our review contributor May-Lee...
Chinoiserie may only have been open a short while, but word has spread throughout the foodie world about this outstanding new “on trend” casual bar and eatery with a Taiwanese twist. Located in suburban Mt Albert, Chinoiserie is the creation of the team from L’Oeuf which is located next door....
B&D Restaurant is a bit of an anomaly. It challenges a number of beliefs held about cheap (but rarely cheerful) Chinese restaurants. Located in Eden Quarter, B&D Restaurant is a twee square of a shop where a rare effort has been made to create some sense of ambience through the...
It’s very rare that Lynn, May-Lee and I get to check out a cheapie find together, so on the night we visited the Black Hoof we decided to squeeze in a visit to Xuxu Dumpling too. And we didn’t regret it. What a gorgeous place – and with affordable food!...
The humble bun is a delicious commodity, which, up until recently, had been unfortunately overlooked in this age of Dominion Road dumpling wars. Situated in between dumpling heavy weights Barilla and New Flavour lies Bun Hut, an unsuspecting looking shop that offers something that the others lack: buns. Not quite...
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