Tucks & Bao

The food was delicious, the staff were super friendly and it was such a nice place to dine. Would definitely go eat there again.

Located on the corner of Davis Crescent and Carlton Gore Road is where you’ll find Tucks & Bao – an Asian fusion street food eatery that was newly opened in November 2016. Asian fusion is without-a-doubt an enormous trending style of cuisine that has been going strong in Auckland and eateries offering their interpretation of this trend have been proven to be quite successful with Auckland diners.

This has to be one of the worst experiences that I have ever had in Auckland. The squid was under cooked and chewy, the dumpling tasted of flour and the filling non-existent and the General Taos chicken was nothing but over powering ginger. How this place has been around for so long at those prices just astonishes me. One other pet peeve was the plastic water glasses and metal plates. When one can get a proper plate in any food court, I found it very insulting to have essentially picnic accessories in a restaurant where you are paying non picnic prices. At least the wine came in a proper glass, but that is about the best thing I can say about this place. A lot can be forgiven if the food is exceptional, but as this was not the case, this was a truly disappointing and expensive experience

Loved their bao buns - esp the student deal. Kimchi is a bit tooooo falvoured for me but overall great food + great milk tea

Good service and fantastic Bao. The indoor dining area is really nice. Will be a regular stop for a quick Bao or drink stop. Handy location as close to central Newmarket.