Ran Restaurant & Bar

This is by far the best restaurant we have ever eaten at, and we dine out a lot. The service from the owner is superb. He truly cares about our personal preferences; the healthy options are delicious and he seeks to provide the best dining experience. It feels like a second home. The menu is clear, the food is healthy, we are shown selections to suit our taste and health. The dumplings are the best we have tried in Auckland. They are made in-house from scratch and the pastry is nice and thin - so it’s not heavy or starchy, with no compromising of the amount and quality of meat inside. You can choose from chicken beef or pork. All are good. And the wonton soup is very nice. The chicken soup hot pot is a bone broth base and beautiful! The chicken is organic free range. The BBQ fish is crispy, tender, flavoursome and a must try! The cucumber salad we get every time because it’s delicious. Quite simply this is a remarkable restaurant. You must come and see for yourself and don’t hesitate to ask the owner for selection advice! He tailors it for you. No matter what nationality you are there is something for you. Its Chinese/ Japanese fusion, however, this place is too unique to summarise or compare to any other restaurant. Thank you Ran for always providing a beautiful fine dining experience and price which is extremely reasonable.

Not far from the beach in Browns Bay on the North Shore in Auckland is this nice little restaurant / bar. Upon entering i felt the decor and tables etc was nice, ample seating, the atmosphere felt good and i like the nice little touch of some blinds to seperate some tables from others. The blinds can be up or down. Upon sitting down the menu is brought quickly. Initially i ordered a Tsingtao and my other half a watermelon milk tea. Then after perusing the menu we settled on the little bit spicy tofu slice and needle mushrooms, sweetcorn on the skewer, lamb skewer, sliced pork wrapped with okra skewer, pig trotters, flatfish, chicken wing stuffed with rice. They did not take long to come out and once they were...the verdict? Delicious! All cooked very well. I particularly like the chicken stuffed with rice ( to be appreciated even more as it does take a bit of skill apparently to make this dish ) and the pig trotters. Washed down with the Tsingtao, a very good meal indeed. And to finish a small selection of sliced fruits. So, all in all, i would very much recommend here. For the food, they have a decent selection of drinks available, the service, atmosphere and friendliness of the staff. If you're passing by heading North, heading South, spending time at the beach, or for somewhere different drive here from whereever you are it is worth it. Enjoy!