King Wah Chinese Restaurant 京华酒家 — Restaurant in Bay of Islands-Whangaroa Community

Great welcome as we got to counter The staff are all lovely, welcoming and helpful. 2 oysters each to begin with the straight to the salad bar, which has a few selections including sushi, yum. The the buffet. Holy hecka, we were so full! The bbq pork was soo good, it all was yummy. I couldn't fit any dessert in but I managed a hot cuppa after . Will go back for sure , 37.50 (if i remember correctly) each for all you can eat. UPDATE: We returned on the 6.7.25 for takeaways before the Allblacks Game. The lady in takeaway section outside was RUDE AS HELL! Told us we couldn't sit down to eat, her attitude stunk, her service was even worse! You take our money and tell us we can't sit to eat it???? Even though your tables and chairs were filthy, RUDE rude rude! You're lucky the food was yummy. Be lucky if we ever spend our hard earned wages at your establishment ever again. And we travel fron the waikato to stay in our cabin, look forward to eating in paihia, but you have ruined it for your buisness. We are gobsmacked at how...

I would give this place NO stars if that was possible.

Staff very rude! Very disappointed and definitely wasted our time and money dining here @ $36.50 for buffet there was not 1 person in our group of 9 that was satisfied. After waiting in long lines that weaved through other diners trying to eat, we get to the food that had run out. (This happened repeatedly) When questioning the staff about our concerns... The rude staff said “you be patient or you get dakeaway nec time” If Im ever in the area again this will be the last place I would take my family. There is certainly not enough food for the amount of people they booked in. After emailing the restaurant the next day, the owner called me to apologise and refunded 2 meals back to my bank account. She advised the over crowding was due to walk in’s. But out of consideration for those who actually booked, the walk in’s should have been turned away. They obviously dont care if customers return - I definitely...

What a pleasant surprise! We had lunch at King Wah Restaurant on a very busy day. Luckily, we arrived early, so the wait wasn’t too bad. I was initially skeptical about what kind of meals they served, but we were all craving Chinese food. We ordered spring rolls, fried rice with prawns, wonton soup, and a few other dishes. The food was served incredibly quickly, and every dish was amazing! The fried rice was especially delicious, and the portion was massive—I had to share it with my partner.

I can’t recommend this place enough. However, before you go, make sure you have your EFTPOS card or cash, as they don’t accept Paywave. I noticed a few disappointed customers who couldn’t order because they didn’t have their EFTPOS cards and struggled to figure out how to transfer...