Lucky Seafood - East Tamaki New Zealand

I had a pleasant experience. The shrimp dumplings were abundant, and the rice noodle rolls were delicious. The service was also very attentive.

Yumcha is a beloved way to enjoy and share Chinese cuisine. Imperial Palace is a fantastic spot for a Sunday brunch with friends and family, featuring large tables and ample space. There is a wide variety of dishes to choose from, and the staff even brings around carts reminiscent of those found in China. The food is delicious, and be sure to order tea—it's a must!

My daughter was craving Chinese food for dinner, so we decided to give this restaurant a try. Even without a reservation, they were more than happy to accommodate our table of four. We ordered sweet and sour pork, chicken with cashews, spring rolls, and vegetarian delight fried egg noodles. All the dishes were fresh and delicious. Although the spring rolls were a bit cold in the middle, the staff couldn’t have been more apologetic. They promptly replaced them and even offered us complimentary drinks. They checked in on us a few times to ensure everything was to our liking and if we wanted more drinks. The service was attentive, friendly, and accommodating. We will definitely be returning!

No rush, order what you want, receive some pretty good service as far as yum cha places go. Food was all pretty good, though a tad salty today on their har gow.

Dimsum: The wait here in general isn't as long as many others, quality 4/5. Selection isn't as impressive as some others, but still with sufficient options for an enjoyable dimsum session. The dimsum doesn't come around a trolley service and you order using a form after arriving at the table, so it's less fun but more efficient. We visited most recently on mother's day 2023 around 12pm, ie peak timing, the wait was only 30 minutes for a table, our order was taken within a minute of our form being ready, and started coming out within 10 minutes very decent performance on a busy day. Of the 8 dishes we wanted, they were sold out of one ordered dish baked BBQ buns), and had one further dish marked as unavailable on the menu durian pastry). One dish arrived incomplete no peanut mix sauce for the rice roll with dough sticks and prawns). They had correctly removed the unavailable order from the bill without any following up from us. Parking can be difficult. Overall, would recommend, one of our go tos in East Auckland.