Magic Tasty Takeaways — Restaurant in Northland

This is the ONLY takeaway in the Waipu township! They are closed on Mondays, and open at 11 o'clock every day to 7 pm. The cook has no pride in his cooking, as it shows in the food! No seasoning in the Chinese foods OR the roast meals. A little salt goes a long way, but no salt equals no flavour! We bought some chicken pieces one day, drove 6 kms home, just to find some dry, crusty chicken! I swear it was yesterday's.....inedible, had a wood like texture, disgusting! Bad communication, and they always seem to botz up your order because of this! No hello, goodbye, thank you or even a friendly smile! They are the only takeaway in town, so need to use some common courtesy & manners when dealing with your paying...

Ok, so this would have been a 5 star review but the thing they lost me on were the chips. The good news first - I had the best Hawaiian Burger I've ever had from a fish n chip shop, was absolutely delicious. And these guys make pineapple fritters like no one else... but when I got back to camp with the food and saw how many chips I got for $9 I was pretty gutted, as were my 4 very hungry teenagers. At home in Auckland $9 surprisingly goes a lot further than here. Sorry guys, I really really wanted to give you a better review. Fix your portion sizes and...

My Whanau's old nickname for this establishment was 'Lucky Stone Takaways". Haven't gone to the location in years but don't be surprised if you get plastic in your meal, or even a stone... Sort of place that will be incredibly apprehensive about criticisms to do with contaminants inthe food. Not that you have much of a choice, the closest takeaways is in Ruakaka. Food is not bad when it is clear of contaminants. Take my word with a grain of salt, this is from my experiences about a decade ago place may have improved in these areas but something tells me...