The Blue Breeze Inn

Now that I have discovered The Blue Breeze Inn I constantly have a craving for their food. In particular the mushroom hotpot, which is a bowl of exotic Asian mushrooms and silky tofu in a chilli spiked broth, which warms you from the inside out. I also had the delicious black pepper pickle cabbage salad which offered a complex tart contrast and a pot of jasmine tea which unfurled in the glass teapot and made for a very picturesque meal. There were many other items on the menu I would like to try including the banquet meal which seems good value at $55 for 10+ items and would be a fantastic way to sample all of the different tiers to the menu. Service was exemplary and the surrounds were laid back with great tiki bar style decor.

Best new restaurant in Auckland hands down. You will definitely need to make a booking though, it's HECTIC. The pork buns are the absolute BEST I have ever, ever had !

The Blue Breeze Inn has only been open a few weeks but has been a hive of activity from the moment it opened its doors. It has garnered incredible reviews for its unique modern Chinese menu, which was created by chef Che Barrington of Moo Chow Chow fame. The har gau and twice fried duck are my favourites so far, best washed down with the delish Damn Native rum cocktail. If you haven’t been yet then I recommend that you get in quick!

On paper new kid on the block the Blue Breeze Inn shouldn’t work. An eatery that serves up Chinese in a pacific island themed establishment, say what? When we arrived the place was already buzzing. We were met by an extremely helpful and friendly maitre d' who showed us to our seat. We ordered some BBQ pork buns, the bang bang chicken and half a crispy duck. It all tasted amazing. It may seem odd on paper but gosh it works. We’ll be back.