The Golden King BBQ — Attraction in Papakura

Not what I would have expected from and fish and chip/Chinese takeaway. I tried their Polynesian Hangi (umu) for the first time. Loved it.

The smokiness and tenderness of the meat, the flavorsome vegetables. It was nice and juicy. It definitely was a hangi/umu as the flavors invoked elements of both.

I'm a bit concerned about posting this coz it means others will want to try. But sharing is caring.

Spoke with the owner, and he stated the umu is cooked on hot rocks. It definitely shows. Now imagine if they had luau, and fry bread. Also, for what I paid, there was definite value for money. Shared with wifey and got full.

Was eyeing up their roast pork lol. Oh well maybe...

I placed a phone order for collection. Very helpful and seemed like my request for 'well done' food was well understood. I repeated this request before the food was ready.

The fried food was very soggy, so we needed to heat up in the oven. The Kumera chips were soaked in oil and the fish batter was undercooked.

I had high expectations after ready other reviews, but was very disappointed. Probably the worst fish and chips we have eaten in years. 5/5 for friendly staff. 1/5 for barely edible food. Sorry for the poor review. We won't be...

I ordered the Polynesian hangi large let me tell you now don’t walk run to get this today. Portion size can feed 2 people taste exceeded my expectations so juicy fall off the bone vegetables delicious so full of flavour( ordered on door dash btw.) price so cheap come to $24 and it was hot on delivery I had to jump on and give a review ive almost eaten it all but will take a...