Chamate - Auckland Central

Great food, great service. First dish came out not even 5 minutes after we had ordered! The butter fried chicken was our favourite. Plenty of leftovers to take home as portions are very generous, will definitely be coming back!

Well, I walked by this busy place numerous times in the past two three years. Today I walked inside, ordered Big Plate chicken for lunch after consulting the friendly waitress. It was finger-licking good, arguably the best I have tried downunder. It 's one of the top 10 dishes in Xinjiang, the Northwest of China. If you go there for your lunch break, this may not be a great idea, the cooking itself may take up 20 minutes. Good things take time, I have learnt that, never, ever to rush the chef. The dish is hot, juicy and spicy, with vegetables well-done like roast vegetables. So the best is the flat wide noodles, aka belt noodles as it sucks in the tastes from chicken, veges and spices; likewise, the second best is the potatoes, so juicy. The chef has done everything right in this dish, I will return to try others. As with other places in the city, parking may not be easy to find. It 's often filled up quickly (I arrived early at 11:45), so booking may be essential.

Restaurant seemed very busy but severely understaffed on this day. The waiters were though were very lovely and apologetic of the delays. The food was worth the wait. The portions are bog enough to be shared. Variety on the menu is great to see. Lovely deco as well.

First, it is HALAL Great food at a reasonable price, with good service and clean dining areas. The staff is very helpful and the food comes out very quickly. Cumin beef was so delicious

We came at 3pm and they still open for lunch. Greeted by a friendly waiter. Vaccine pass scanned. Good ambience clean and cozy. Very reasonable price for 6 dishes. Each with good portion fed 4 teenagers. We ranked this from the best dish to the less one: 1. Spicy cumin lamb hand ripped noodle 2.beef rice noodle 3. Butter fried chicken 4. Shanghai style braised duck 5. Shanghai style wonton soup 6. Just chicken bao