Empress Garden - Auckland

Hidden gem in the central of Auckland, definitely i found the best peking duck ever.. very yummy and high up my standard of food.. cant afford to eat any duck from other place.. love it and will always come back here whenever i can

We've been dining here since 1984. Yes 1984. Last night could not be faulted. Eight of us had an amazing dining experience. We had Peking duck done two different ways and was the highlight for us all

The Peking duck is Super delicious! It is a must to order when dine there. My family loves the duck so much that we have to go dine there before we leave Auckland! The atmosphere is cosy and the waitress are friendly too!

We literally come here 1 every month or so for our family dinner. Sooo obviously the food is amazing!!! We normally order 2 courses of duck where the first course is the duck pancake and then second course is noodles or sesame pockets. Best to get some fresh chillies in soy sauce to add a bit of heat to it. Salt and pepper squid and sizzling beef tend to make it onto our table most times cause those are pretty great as well

If you haven’t had the Peking Duck from here, can you say that you’ve really dined at Empress Garden? <br/ The price for the duck might be pricier than other places but the quality is worth it. We booked a table for three and ordered the two course whole duck which is worth $80, and left feeling stuffed. We chose the stir fried duck meat with fresh lettuce wrap. <br/ Before the first course (which is the sliced duck with pancakes, spring onion, cucumber and hoisin sauce) is served a cooked whole duck is brought out to the table which I think is to show that they use freshly cooked duck before they slice it up. <br/ <br/ Once it is served, I’ve noticed they provide more pancakes (and thinner), and more portions of sliced duck meat than other restaurants. The hoisin sauce is sweet. Ask for chilli oil if you want a spicy kick to your duck.<br/ <br/ The Stir fried duck meat with a side of lettuce to wrap was served for our second course. I usually don’t fancy the stir fried duck meat but this one was delicious. It is well marinated, and a lot more juicier than the usual duck place I go to.<br/ <br/ The service is very friendly, no wonder they have a lot of regulars and the tables were almost full on a Tuesday night.