bunga raya

this is a greatplaceto have a meal, the staff are friendly. it’s very difficult to find a table because it’s always packed full with customers.

if there are two of u wanting to eat here...u will probably be told to leave..as it appears thisplaceonly wants groups of people.. will never go back. this has happened twice now. poor service and poor way of handling customers

i had been wanting to try thisplacefor a long time because when my colleague knew that i lived in malaysia before new zealand he always asked me if i had tried this restaurant, that was probably 10 years ago and almost every time he sees me in the lunch area, he always asked me if i had been here.  it is quite far from where i live so the prospect of getting to thisplaceis quite small but there was one opportunity when we tramped in one of the tracks of waitakere ranges one afternoon.

hands down the best asian/malaysian food in new lynn. you will not regret it, we love the xo squid, the soft shell crab is heaven and we love the roti with curry sauce. we don’t even get the rice because the protein is amazing. a 6/5placein auckland!

third visit to bunga raya in 4 years and the food still tastes good. portion sizes have dropped a little but the food still comes out quick and the owner is still talkative as ever.

the xo prawn/chicken are a must have from here. plenty of flavour & tastes delicious.
the fried malaysian style fried rice is decent too and so is the sweet & sour pork.

my advice would be to go before 8.30 as if you go after there's a sense of urgency to shut shop & everything is rushed as the kitchen closes at around 8.45pm and you feel like you need to eat quickly.

other than that i would definitely recommend thisplacefor good malaysian food 😊.

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staff : ⭐⭐⭐
overall : ⭐⭐⭐

absolutely loved thisplaceand the atmosphere. the host/ waitress was such a delight. loved her passion to serve the customers. and the food came out in 10mins and tasted heavenly. can’t wait to go back here for some xo chicken!

if you love malaysian or just sick of the trendy “asian fusion” you must try bunga ray!
it’s usually pretty busy, so i’d suggest booking.
my favourites here is the satay tofu and the deep fried king prawns (as pictured), but to be honest, everything’s pretty delish.
it’s really awesome having all of this variety in new lynn, that’s what makes it a surprisingly awesomeplaceto eat out!
the owner is awesome, she reminds me of my chinese aunties! lol
love her!

next door to macdonalds opp denny's in new lynn! there you go, no excuses about not finding the place. finding a car park maybe 50/50 around here. rang after work and attempted to book for dinner @ 7ish for 8 peeps,  malaysian auntie laughed and scolded me at the same time (as aunties do) "all book up at 7,  can take 5 or 8pm can take lah, you must book earlier, very busy at 7pm lah"  we took the 8pm slot with my o'seas relatives, fluked parking nearby and arrived only to see others waiting who hadn't booked. very popular place, a good mix of ethnicities, young student friends and family groups dining here. vibrant atmosphere here ,maybe it's the good weather or just the way new lynn is? aunty here runs the floor and she has a big personality, she suggested some dishes for us and made my visitors feel welcomed while making them laugh. she certainly worked the floor. my guests are not very adventurous concerning ethnic food and do not like spicy, aunty was only too happy to tone it down. she provided cut chilly for me n wifey to spice up our plates. we ordered the netsam prawns, covered in coconut, well cooked very flavorsome, the sweet n sour pork and the house fried chicken were excellent. the tofu and the stuffed eggplant was nicely pan/stir fried and these disappeared before my eyes as our visitors had never tried these dishes before?  we will come again to try out the usual malaysian staple foods we typically order. service here is quick and friendly with good personal touches. bunga is a goodplaceto dine in esp with big groups and with the n.l mall next door good for doing movie and meal deal. the other good thing with bunga is denny's and mcd's being so close it's good to pop over for desserts or ice creams to finish the day or evening?

thisplaceis always busy and booked up which proves that their food is good.

i have only dined a couple of times, and both times has been a happy-belly-filled ending.

good food, good service. fast dining atmosphere but they do not make you feel rushed.

i've heard many good comments about the authentic malaysian food in here and been here once many years ago. coming back here again doesn't disappointed me much except for the service. i've heard that they are a very busyplaceand you need to make a booking so i did. first impression over the phone wasn't so pleasant as the lady sounded impatient and wanna to hang up as soon as she can. when we were there we sort of can understand as they were really busy. we saw people who walked in without booking being turned away. there was a big group of people having birthday celebration and we could see the owner kept entertaining them. but when comes to us she sounded very cold tone. nevertheless, we really enjoyed the food. we ordered the famous xo chicken, their special kampung tofu, chilli squid and signature malaysian food fried fish in noodles and we liked them all. i wonder why there's no menu on zomato, hmmmmm......

really niceplaceto eat authentic malaysian food!huge portions and devine food. the service here is great as the hostess is the owner and shes just a joy! highly recommend this place!

love the food here and perfectplacefor byo wine. we got a variety of dishes to share and the prawn dish was outstanding. we also had tofu, beef and chicken dishes. (not a fancyplacebut good food for sure).

if you are looking for authentic malaysian food thisplaceis it!!!! never dissapointed ever. food is fresh, tasty, great variety! the thought of it makes me salivate everytime. highly recommended!!

first time ordering an amazing wonton soup with even better customer service. thank you very much, will definatley be back again, would recommend thisplaceto anyone

thisplaceis awesome!! third time we have been here now. firstly the owner lady and staff are very friendly and funny a very family oriented feel. secondly the food was exceptional, real authentic malaysian food with huge portions and absolutely bursting with freshness and flavor. this time we had the xo squid(pictured) which is hands down the best squid i have ever eaten and the dish is well priced and can comfortably feed 2 adults. we also had the rotti bread(pictured) which was lovely and soft but still flakey and crispy but not too heavy and came with this beautiful sauce that was packed full of flavor. we also had some spring rolls (forgot to take pic) they were nice and not massive or too filling. thirdly the owner was honest with us when we tried to order 3 mains between 2 of us, she told us the dishes are massive and we are not going to finish it and "save your money to come back again" which i thought was really neat and she was right. all of the above got us both full as a bull and rolling out the door. total cost of the lovely evening $46. would highly recommend to anyone but make sure you book as they are always busy. 😄