Dynasty Chinese Restaurant57 - 59 Wakefield Street.
Yum Cha. Not exactly breakfast, but the lines between breakfast and lunch blur when you wake up at 11.30am on a Saturday. We had planned to go to this organic vegetarian cafe (lah dee dah) for breakfast, when our friend texted us and said "Yum cha?". Why not?
Dynasty is a Chinese restaurant in Auckland City. You'll get a table pretty easily, unlike some other popular yum cha destinations in town. Slightly dated decor, which we're feeling, and the food comes quick and hot. Highlights are the cha siu baau (steamed pork buns), siu mai (weird pork and prawn dumpling things), the sticky rice, rice noodle rolls (with coriander), the beans and never ending green tea. The sesame balls deserve a mention as well. Hard to describe but yummo.
If you're not familiar with yum cha (or if you're gwai lo, like us), here's a run down on the dishes you can find.
The service is pretty damn good, highly attentive but not intrusive. No coffee from this place, but the food is well worth it. For three of us to eat it was a mere $48, so it almost doesn't fall into the bracket of "expensive".
Definite hit. Great hangover food and easy on the wallet. Three people is the magic number, only attempt two if you're in the mood to get disrespected.
Reviewed by A & B.
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