BBQ King Restaurant — Restaurant in Waitematā

I've been eating here since my poor University student days so prices have clearly changed since then! For some reason I've never reviewed this spot which is somewhat of a staple for me when I'm craving Chinese cuisine. I've tried some of the menu but it wouldn't be possible to try the entire menu in one sitting as the menu is huge! This time I had dinner with my colleague and I ordered the egg fried rice. Bowl of broth is complimentary and is really comforting especially during winter. The space needs a major refresh as it hasn't changed at all since my student days. It's looking tired and worn out and possibly needs a change in layout so that the counter is near the entrance for customers placing takeaway orders and for delivery pick ups. A dedicated seating area for these customers would be ideal and therefore separate to diners who should have a specific dining area. Other than this, great location and not hard to get to from...

I had been craving prawn wonton soup for ages and saw a good review on the Lazy Susan FB page for BBK King Restaurant.

Was really disappointed with the dish overall 😩. You only get 6 wontons and it's sitting in an unflavorful broth that tastes like water (not even stock). I had to add a bunch ofnsoy sauce, salt, sweet sauce , chilli etc to get any flavour in there.

The wontons themselves are YUM though. They have a big chunk of prawn inside each one which is nice.

The lady serving was also really lovely and dining in comes with a soup to start (this had way more flavour than the wonton soup! Don't know why they don't use this as the base instead) and hot tea which is really nice.

Price was pretty steep for what you get and I ended up eating just the wontons, a little bit of noodles and leaving a mostly full bowl behind.

Wouldn't come...

Firstly, these guys offer those super tasty Cantonese/Hong Kong flavours - not the less satisfying mainland Chinese flavours becoming more prevalent in the city. Even the free soup (see pics) was tastier than many paid soups found in other restaurants. We ordered the Dry Fried Round Beans (G1 on the menu at the time of ordering) which comes with that super tasty Cantonese pork sauce - it makes everything taste better! And a big serve of Soy Chicken BBQ noodle soup (N2 on the menu at the time of ordering) - you won’t leave hungry! Delicious Cantonese style Soy chicken & BBQ pork with egg noodles - and that sweet/umami combo Cantonese soups are famous for. Even the tea was special, with a balanced, light fragrance which comes from a touch of lemon - a house blend apparently. Thank you, we’ll...