Chinese Spicy - Birkenhead New Zealand

The cost listed here is misleading $60 got us enough food for all THREE of us, and we were almost too full to finish the last of it. The sheer deliciousness of it kept us going all the way through. The great thing about authentic Chinese food, and the Spicy Chinese Restaurant is no exception is that you can eat so much, and you will certainly feel full but it's never a logey, sickly fullness. It's always a refreshing and happy sort of fullness. I always leave these restaurants feeling happy and energised.<br/ For those who are curious, the Spicy Chinese Restaurant serves mainly Sichuan cuisine (central China, known for its spicy food). I wanted to take Mum to one of these restaurants so she could experience actual Chinese food (hint: nothing even remotely similar to what you get at the takeaway) and what makes it so great I was worried that the spiciness and sweetness might overpower the natural nutritious value, but it didn't.<br/ <br/ When we went in, the place looked underwhelming as it had just opened, but when the food comes, it's like a party. We got some green tea as soon as the water boiled, as well as some appetisers spicy pickled radish and carrot like a sweet version of kimchi. The service was great, and the staff were friendly even though Chinese restaurant service tends to be more practical you want something, they get it for you. We had five dishes dumplings with hot sauce; spicy chicken; Sichuan eggplant (recommended); a steamed veggies with rice (sounds boring and looks boring but is actually delicious) and a sticky walnut rice cake for dessert (Chinese desserts are not usually sweet, but they grow on you quickly). Those five dishes came to 60 dollars. My girlfriend and I would often go to Italian restaurants, where two dishes a pasta and pizza with drinks, would come to the same amount. And always with those meals, I would come out lethargic from too much salt, sugar and gluten. With this Sichuan restaurant, it feels both delicious and healthy I can eat like a horse, and I feel ready to take on an army. Make sure you ask for a pitcher of water, as you'll probably need it.

Customer service was A+. The Lady boss was really nice and kept checking up on us and make sure that everything is alright. She keeps checking our teapot as well to make sure we have enough, without us asking her to top up anything. She also recommended their popular dishes to us patiently despite of our questions haha. Overall the dining experience was good and we love the pork stomach soup.

One of the best Chinese restaurants I’ve been too. Have been going to this place for 6 years now. Never have been disappointed. The spicy wontons are amazing, the pork 回锅肉 is to die for, everything is amazing here. Good customer service, good food and CHEAP PRICES.

Amazing food, it’s our go to place every weekend!! Great service and great for value too.

Best tasting Chinese restaurant in Auckland, decent service considering the language barrier. i always get from the lunch special menu because its size and price is perfect. also when dinning in they give you free tea which is nice<br/