津味十族 bunhut — Restaurant in Albert-Eden

We come here for Chinese style breakfast at 8am this morning. We really like certain menu items - soy milk, Dan bing with you tiao, all the buns (though the filling is not that generous), dou hua (tofu jelly) with gravy, chive and egg pancake (but this doesn't always taste fresh).

However, this place has a lot of negatives. The dining area and furniture is sticky and unclean, tissues on tables and plates / bowls for sharing are not provided (just end up eating over the sauce dish), tea is not provided (or on the menu as far as we could see) and water dispenser is often empty.

Maybe I'm asking too much, but other restaurants around this one would consider providing the amenities above as standard. Many of the breakfast dishes are also not particularly fresh tasting (you tiao is not freshly fried and many pancakes seem to be microwaved).

Can anyone recommend a better place for Chinese...

Fewer people, fewer lines. Tried this as I’m craving steamed bbq pork buns. Bun is small, filling was less than average and not the standard bbq pork. There are fillers.

Fast service but food is not fresh. It seemed to be microwaved and served on microwavable containers even on dine-in. There’s also only plastic disposable cutlery.

Serving is good, heaps of rice but not even good nor quality ingredients. Food may not be true to what the menu says. Ordered pork ribs but got (old) beef ribs.

Spacious place though tables and chairs seem dirty, they’re not well wiped and still sticky.

A little cheaper than the restaurants beside. But for the quality and cleanliness, I’d rather go to the more expensive ones beside them. Ended up not finishing the meal because they got cold very fast on a summer day and the taste was not so nice...

Just the best Tianjin steam buns anywhere in Auckland. The Pork, Shrimp, and Egg are my favourite, and my attempts to eat through the menu have been hampered by the fact I have to get them every time. So far I've also tried the tofu jelly, jianbing, wonton soup, and pork and fennel pancake. Everything has been delicious. The women who work here are absolutely lovely, and the atmosphere is perfect casual Chinese dining. It's one of the few places open early for breakfast, and there's no better breakfast than pork buns! My only critique would be that I wish there was a cafe next door so I could get my coffee fix...