Pearl Garden - Auckland

What we ordered: Golden Custard rolls eggs tarts steamed grilled rice roll steamed chicken feet Prawn dumplings Mini Shanghai rolls The golden kiss balls were so fluffy and not too sweet, but the kiss was thick and the best I ever tried. The egg tarts were also amazing with flocky pastries and this soft silky texture. It was just so good! The prawn dumplings (har gow) and steamed prawn rice roll (cheung fun) were not so different, but in both cases the prawn was so bouncy and tasty. The rice rolls come with this sweet soy sauce and they are extremely slippery and extremely worth it. The Mini Shanghai Bungalows (xiao long bao) had not as much soup as I thought they would, but they were so juicy and tasteful, the wrapping is soft and slippery and the meat has only this incredible bite to it and the whole juice just runs out of it (it is wonderful. And last but not least, the chicken feet were good, it was the first time I ever had them, but my God are they a pain to eat.

I love this place. Once we got out of Locksdown, we book this place and we check three times to make sure we didn't make a mistake when booking! If you love steam stuffing on yum char, this place offers great food with good prices. I love her beef ribs, chicken feet, siomaie, pumpkin.. Wait, I really love all her food!!!! It's full of taste!

To Sunday dinner tonight. The staff found us a table. The waiter we talked about was smart and friendly, although they had a complete restaurant of people. Food was also excellent! We had the combination starter that was in place; it contained a little of everything. Then we had the Mongolian **** and special fried rice. Very generous portions of treat. We'll be safe soon.

We came from Hong Kong and we want to say that it is so good and even better than many of the dimming places in Hong Kong! We traveled to NZ for vacation and saw many good reviews online for this place, so we wanted to try how authentic the dimming amount can be in Auckland. And it didn't disappoint! We ordered beet cake, Siu mai, bbq pork rice roll, shrimp toast, tripe. And everything tasted amazingly delicious. The ingredients were fresh and the part was big! I've never seen a prawn toast with so much powdered paste! The price was very reasonable and we were very happy, so good quality and traditional dimming, while away from home.

Had yum cha here not too long ago. There was a crowd but not overly crowded. Sitting arrangement was good and spacious. It was comfortable. Service was as expected. We enjoyed the food. It was a good place for yum cha. If you are keen on yum cha you may like to pay this restaurant a visit.