Xi'an Food Bar 西安饭庄 Northcote — Restaurant in Kaipātiki

If I could rate this place a zero, I absolutely would.

I ate at this place recently - I ordered the Cumin Lamb noodles and Cumin Lamb burger, having paid upfront when ordering.

After getting to the table, I heard a microwave (huge red flag) being set to heat up the food, and the tables and dining area were also quite messy. I thought I would commit and continue given I already paid.

The food itself was "OK" at best - nothing to write home about, and you could tell it was reheated.

However, in the couple of hours following, I ended up feeling unwell, and later in the day realised I had picked up food poisoning from this place. I ended up projectile vomiting and had pretty bad diarrhea. I was out of commission for a couple of days.

I would recommend avoiding this place at all costs. The hygiene and food safety standards appear to be...

So good ! Better than good . We will definitely be going back. First time going today and it did not disappoint. Were reccomended a dry stir-fried braised pork with hand pulled noodles and it was so delicious . Dumplings did not disappoint and were served with a very large bowl of soup . We also ordered a lamb and hand pulled noodle soup . Was too hungry to take photos ! Do go . Cheap & large portions and we didn't even...

Enjoyed the food here! I had the cumin lamb hand-pulled noodles, and they were delicious. The noodles were perfectly chewy and bouncy, beautifully coated in a rich, cumin-spiced oil sauce that was full of flavor. We also tried the pork and chive dumplings in sour soup, which were equally tasty. The soup had a pleasantly fragrant sourness, flavourful without being overpowering. Delicious food at a...