Pearl Garden Dim Sim

It is a bit difficult to find a good yum char place in Auckland these days, but Pearl Garden is above average in the yum char scene in Auckland I would rate them the best in the local area!

My favourite Chinese restaurant for over 20 years Great to see you backMike Moore

Everything I had today was authentic and fresh. My favorites are the shrimp steamed vermicelli rolls and salted egg yolk buns. The shrimp vermicelli rolls were soft but bouncy, with large shrimp patties throughout, the highlight was how much shrimp there was wrapped inside. The Bun filling was gooey, sweet, and savory all at the same time and there were crunchy sugar pieces to add extra texture.<br/ <br/ I came during the lockdown and although service was a bit slow (understandable) the service was great, very friendly and helpful!

Thought we’d pop in for a well deserved yum cha date with mum, and we were seated quickly (tho this was just after 1pm amongst a fairly cluttered room laden with tables but a busy and homey setting perfect for yum cha chats. We got the classics of course, but I do have to say everything was presented very well, very glossy and fresh looking, everything tasted very delectable and up to standard, quickly surpassing my expectations. Highlights were the classics of course (chicken feet, spare ribs , beef tendon(? was done so tenderly, it lived up to its name . I was very pleased with the service and food, however wish I could’ve seen more variety. Otherwise I really enjoyed my time. There is one thing I’d like to point out; both me and my mum became terribly thirsty after, to the point it was unbearable and we physically had to go and buy some drinks from countdown. My mum proposed this could be due to the heavy amounts of msg present in our meals-so beware if you’re not a fan of msg and it’s controversy it carries. I definitely would’ve considered going back if I’m ever around new market again craving yum cha, however I think I’d still pick other places over this due to the after effects of the dish.

Very quaint decor. A decent place to have dim sums at late night. They serve till 10pm but only accept order food and steam style dim sums(all $7.5) at night. Will have more choices and cheaper rates in day time(from $5.5). The chrysanthemums tea we ordered charged $2.5 each person. Very casual and friendly staffs. Dim sum I tried last night was okay. Maybe chef was hurried home and made them in rush which I can understand because it was 9:20 already.