Top Cafe Dumpling House

Top Cafe Dumpling House

Came to Auckland only for 5 weeks and had dumping cravings. I was staying around the corner from Top Cafe and tried the Hong Shao Pork Belly and the juicy pork dumplings. Very generous servings for a great prize! Dumplings simply delicious and needed to come back for more. I came here at least 5 more times in the last 2 weeks. Leaving Auckland tomorrow and definitely know where I’ll be going for the last meal! Friendly staff both when dined in and ordered take out!

Why on earth would you sell a chicken fried rice so dang HOT and SPICY??? It’s just a chicken fried rice. Dumplings were pretty good, but the rice ruined everything. You might want to state somewhere that the rice is hot.

Delicious dumplings! I highly recommend the pork and coriander. Worth getting take out though because the space is very small.

Amazing cheap eats spot, we came across this absolute gem by accident. Totally out of the way off K road but absolutely worth it. Not a lot of seating but there was room for us and a great menu! Kind owners who are very helpful and make good suggestions. Thank you for a great dinner ❤ we ordered the pork dumplings, vegan dumplings, and vegetarian noodles, and the spring onion pancakes were a fantastic addition

More good dumplings. Wholesome. Tasty. Not oily. Stuffed full of what it says on the menu. And great value. Can’t speak for the rest of the menu but if the dumplings are anything to go by you’re in safe hands.

This gem has apparently been open 5 years and we just found it recently loved, loved the food and possibly the best fried dumplings in the CBD- these babies were juicy and the wrap had a light crunch. The cumin and lamb noodles were also tasty with generous bits of meat. So. Darned. Good.

The cafe is quite small, having a large table and side counters on the inside and a couple of smaller tables on the outside. You see the menu as you walk in written on the blackboard. There are quite a few options of flavours. You can see them hand make these dumplings.
You order at the counter and then find a place to sit, either to wait for a takeaway or to dine. There is water in a fridge on the left side of the counter to help yourself with. I sat at the counters and there is chopsticks as well as condiments available for the dumplings, black vinegar, soy sauce or chili oil. When you get the dumplings you also get a bowl which you can mix your own dipping concoction.
It took about 15 minutes to get the dumplings. The dumplings were juicy and tasty. Great crisp at the bottom and the pastry was the right thickness so it didn’t get gluggy.
Be aware that the tables were a bit sticky but not much of an issue when taking away.
Nice, cheap meal hidden in the back streets of K Rd.

 

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