Monsoon Poon Auckland
Ground Floor, Downtown Carpark, 11-27 Customs Street West, Auckland City Centre, Auckland City, Auckland
Physical address
PO Box 106591, Auckland Central, Auckland City, Auckland, 1143
Postal address
A vibrant atmosphere & an innovative design concept, Monsoon Poon offers choices from the exotic flavours of India-South China-Vietnam-Thailand-Malaysia and Indonesia - all on one menu
Luvinspoonful
A vibrant atmosphere and an innovative design concept, Monsoon Poon offers choices from the exotic flavours of India, South China, Vietnam, Thailand, the Philippines, Malaysia and Indonesia - all on one menu.
A mix of South East Asian chefs wield their tools of trade in full view of the dining room. Booths and large tables make for an intimate or sociable dining experience, where the wide range of cooking styles can be enjoyed by sharing dishes.
We also specialise in out catering cocktail parties with our unique South East Asian flavour, call for a quote.
Work locally?
Can't leave the office? We can come to you; New Zealand's only Tiffen Lunch office delivery service.
You hungry, we cook now, yes?
Menu Samples:
* starters - Tandoor Baked Chicken: marinated in yoghurt, cumin, ginger, cardamon & pepper
* vegetarian - Buddha Bowl: mushroom broth, vegetables, rice vermicelli, tofu, ginko nuts & lemongrass
* dessert - Malaysian Sago Pudding: with palm sugar syrup & coconut cream
Wine List Samples:
* cocktails - Our bartender make cocktails for good time. Use only damn fine #1 best quality spirits to make ladies smile and boys strong.
* kiwi beer very good but... South East Asian better. Tiger, Beer Lao, Saigon 333, Kingfisher, Tsingtao... Stop. even saying their wondrous names make you thirsty.
* wines - Martinborough Pinots, Gewurztaminers, Pinot Gris, Rieslings, Sauvignons, Dry River, Mango Lassi, Rosewater Lassi, Ginger Lime Pineapple Lassi.
A mix of South East Asian chefs wield their tools of trade in full view of the dining room. Booths and large tables make for an intimate or sociable dining experience, where the wide range of cooking styles can be enjoyed by sharing dishes.
We also specialise in out catering cocktail parties with our unique South East Asian flavour, call for a quote.
Work locally?
Can't leave the office? We can come to you; New Zealand's only Tiffen Lunch office delivery service.
You hungry, we cook now, yes?
Menu Samples:
* starters - Tandoor Baked Chicken: marinated in yoghurt, cumin, ginger, cardamon & pepper
* vegetarian - Buddha Bowl: mushroom broth, vegetables, rice vermicelli, tofu, ginko nuts & lemongrass
* dessert - Malaysian Sago Pudding: with palm sugar syrup & coconut cream
Wine List Samples:
* cocktails - Our bartender make cocktails for good time. Use only damn fine #1 best quality spirits to make ladies smile and boys strong.
* kiwi beer very good but... South East Asian better. Tiger, Beer Lao, Saigon 333, Kingfisher, Tsingtao... Stop. even saying their wondrous names make you thirsty.
* wines - Martinborough Pinots, Gewurztaminers, Pinot Gris, Rieslings, Sauvignons, Dry River, Mango Lassi, Rosewater Lassi, Ginger Lime Pineapple Lassi.
Products/Services
- Menu
- Exotic Flavours
- Cocktails
- Lucky Hour
- Large Group Banquets
- Reservations
Business Hours
- Mon
- 12:00pm – 10:00pm
- Tue
- 12:00pm – 10:30pm
- Wed
- 12:00pm – 11:00pm
- Thu
- 12:00pm – 11:00pm
- Fri
- 12:30pm – 12:00am
- Sat
- 5:00pm – 12:00am
- Sun
- 5:00pm – 10:00pm
Meal Price
Mid Range - $20 to $30
Size
5 - 49 Employees
Payment Options
Dress
Licensing
We offer
Amenities
Entrance Fee
Cuisines
Asian
Established
2005
About the venue
- Children
- Allowed anytime
- Smoking
- No smoking
- Capacity
- 120
Facilities
Venue Type
Restaurant/Cafe
Food Served
Awards Won
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Luvinspoonful
25th April 2015
Monsoon Poon (love you long time) aka The Consistent One. A minor change to the combo platter (39) with coriander and corn fritters replacing the curry puffs (damn it - those were one of our top 18 tastes). I thought these were a bit chewy for a fritter but minor complaint only. The platter also includes S&P squid, crispy chicken wings, vietnamese rolls, tandoori chicken, Indian veggie balls (and oddly some off cuts of flaky pastry which I don't understand, that have no flavor but which my husband eats anyway). By the time we share this platter we can only fit in one main to share. We had the Singapore noodles and a garlic and onion naan. MP has an excellent wine menu but we had cocktails on Friday, can't rave about these unfortunately. I think the recipe for the tuktuk has changed because the mint is not crushed into the drink it's just chucked in on top now and didn't find any of the others startling, will stick to wines or soft drinks from here on in. Continue to highly recommend MP, we travel from Rotorua and have taken many friends and will continue to do so. Amazing that our favorite restaurant is 2 1/2 hours from home!
Monsoon Poon (love you long time) aka The Consistent One. A minor change to the combo platter (39) with coriander and corn fritters replacing the curry puffs (damn it - those were one of our top 18 tastes). I thought these were a bit chewy for a fritter but minor complaint only. The platter also includes S&P squid, crispy chicken wings, vietnamese rolls, tandoori chicken, Indian veggie balls (and oddly some off cuts of flaky pastry which I don't understand, that have no flavor but which my husband eats anyway). By the time we share this platter we can only fit in one main to share. We had the Singapore noodles and a garlic and onion naan. MP has an excellent wine menu but we had cocktails on Friday, can't rave about these unfortunately. I think the recipe for the tuktuk has changed because the mint is not crushed into the drink it's just chucked in on top now and didn't find any of the others startling, will stick to wines or soft drinks from here on in. Continue to highly recommend MP, we travel from Rotorua and have taken many friends and will continue to do so. Amazing that our favorite restaurant is 2 1/2 hours from home!
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greg.young.nz
8th October 2013
Yuk, yuk, yuk, what a disgusting meal! Where to start....? Ok, plate by plate however first up, food was being served to our table something like 3 minutes after we placed our order. Come on chef not even the illusion of being cooked to order? Our first dish was a chicken wing dish, something about them being fiery. The chicken had been cooked for something like a week. It was all crispy and dry with no meat. Nothing fiery about it, guess they tried some heat with some insipid dipping sauce served with the wings. Next was the peppered squid. Deep fried rubbish. Bad pub grub maybe but nothing more with no flavour at all. Followed this with the worst dish of all, Crab Cups which is tinned crab meat to be eaten in lettuce leaf cups. The crab meat was disgusting, I feel like throwing up as I type this, the memory of this rancid dish repeating on me. I love crab but that muck they served was an insult to crabs! Last dish was a Prawn Curry which had a bit of flavour, zero fire even though this was promised however the fact the consistency was like a dish that had been sitting around for 3 or 4 hours under a heat lamp was wrong, wrong, wrong. The fact all the food was served in 3 minutes meant there was nothing fresh, that the food had been sitting around for hours and that microwaves out the back were getting a huge workout. McDonalds has fresher food! Place is a joke and an insult to Asian cuisine. Anyone who has any clue about the flavours of Asia will not want to visit this dump! There are so many proper restaurants around that serve proper Asian food. This place is at best serving bad pub deep fried rubbish.
Yuk, yuk, yuk, what a disgusting meal! Where to start....? Ok, plate by plate however first up, food was being served to our table something like 3 minutes after we placed our order. Come on chef not even the illusion of being cooked to order? Our first dish was a chicken wing dish, something about them being fiery. The chicken had been cooked for something like a week. It was all crispy and dry with no meat. Nothing fiery about it, guess they tried some heat with some insipid dipping sauce served with the wings. Next was the peppered squid. Deep fried rubbish. Bad pub grub maybe but nothing more with no flavour at all. Followed this with the worst dish of all, Crab Cups which is tinned crab meat to be eaten in lettuce leaf cups. The crab meat was disgusting, I feel like throwing up as I type this, the memory of this rancid dish repeating on me. I love crab but that muck they served was an insult to crabs! Last dish was a Prawn Curry which had a bit of flavour, zero fire even though this was promised however the fact the consistency was like a dish that had been sitting around for 3 or 4 hours under a heat lamp was wrong, wrong, wrong. The fact all the food was served in 3 minutes meant there was nothing fresh, that the food had been sitting around for hours and that microwaves out the back were getting a huge workout. McDonalds has fresher food! Place is a joke and an insult to Asian cuisine. Anyone who has any clue about the flavours of Asia will not want to visit this dump! There are so many proper restaurants around that serve proper Asian food. This place is at best serving bad pub deep fried rubbish.
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Luvinspoonful
5th November 2011
Took friends here on friday night. We were seated immediately in one of the booths which was fabulous as we were sharing a photo album. We ordered cocktails and a bottle of wine and despite the fact that we took over 45 minutes to place an order for our entree and the place was thumping staff left us alone to talk. Last years master chef winner sat next to us at a long table and received the exact same a Service as the rest of us - excellent. Combo platter is the best starter EVAH and gave us a wonderful sampling of an assortment of dishes. Can recommend the butter chicken, the lamb and the firecracker (only for chili hot hot hot lovers) but the garlic naan is supreme as is the lims fried rice. We did not look at the dessert menu but from memory its pretty ordinary and small servings. Mains are decent sized and the price is good. If you are going to splash out and have an exceptional wine get the dolmaine gewurtztraminer. This is a great night out.
Took friends here on friday night. We were seated immediately in one of the booths which was fabulous as we were sharing a photo album. We ordered cocktails and a bottle of wine and despite the fact that we took over 45 minutes to place an order for our entree and the place was thumping staff left us alone to talk. Last years master chef winner sat next to us at a long table and received the exact same a Service as the rest of us - excellent. Combo platter is the best starter EVAH and gave us a wonderful sampling of an assortment of dishes. Can recommend the butter chicken, the lamb and the firecracker (only for chili hot hot hot lovers) but the garlic naan is supreme as is the lims fried rice. We did not look at the dessert menu but from memory its pretty ordinary and small servings. Mains are decent sized and the price is good. If you are going to splash out and have an exceptional wine get the dolmaine gewurtztraminer. This is a great night out.
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LuluBinx
22nd March 2011
Great atmosphere and buzz, friendly staff. Food was decent, but I would recommend Monsoon Poon for groups and people looking for a fun, casual dinner.
Great atmosphere and buzz, friendly staff. Food was decent, but I would recommend Monsoon Poon for groups and people looking for a fun, casual dinner.
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amcc12
14th December 2010
I went to Monsoon Poon about a month ago with a group of 20 or so of us. Monsoon poon was the perfect place for a group this size. Very accomadating, vibrant, with very nice food & great service. I would recoment this to anyone.
I went to Monsoon Poon about a month ago with a group of 20 or so of us. Monsoon poon was the perfect place for a group this size. Very accomadating, vibrant, with very nice food & great service. I would recoment this to anyone.
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Melinda11
28th November 2010
Amazing food, very tasty and lots to choose from. Service was excellent. Restaurant has a lovely atmosphere.
Amazing food, very tasty and lots to choose from. Service was excellent. Restaurant has a lovely atmosphere.
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lizclare
16th November 2010
Great food and the most amazing cocktails. The bartender was great, however we had an unfortunate incident where the waitress spilt our delicious cocktail over the table, then tried to charge us for the free 'round' we were offered after this. Otherwise was a great experience.
Great food and the most amazing cocktails. The bartender was great, however we had an unfortunate incident where the waitress spilt our delicious cocktail over the table, then tried to charge us for the free 'round' we were offered after this. Otherwise was a great experience.
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smitasharma09
6th October 2010
The goodness of this restaurant came as a surprise to us. Having thought that Monsoon Poon was just another over-priced restaurant with mediocre food, how absolutely happy we were not learn that it is the complete opposite. Such a gorgeous decor, very good food, very nice staff and a general happy ambience made it a fabulous dining experience. I was particularly happy about the selection of South East Asian dishes. Coming from Indonesia, I was most pleased to feel almost at home when I tasted the S.E.A. dishes.. This was a few months ago and we are now regular patrons there! I am a fan!!
The goodness of this restaurant came as a surprise to us. Having thought that Monsoon Poon was just another over-priced restaurant with mediocre food, how absolutely happy we were not learn that it is the complete opposite. Such a gorgeous decor, very good food, very nice staff and a general happy ambience made it a fabulous dining experience. I was particularly happy about the selection of South East Asian dishes. Coming from Indonesia, I was most pleased to feel almost at home when I tasted the S.E.A. dishes.. This was a few months ago and we are now regular patrons there! I am a fan!!
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caramelcoke
30th September 2010
We had a work dinner the other week! Food was great, but unforuntely the service did not match this... Great atomsphere and love that you can see into the kitchen. Great location in the CBD!
We had a work dinner the other week! Food was great, but unforuntely the service did not match this... Great atomsphere and love that you can see into the kitchen. Great location in the CBD!
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Sambozz
22nd September 2010
My friend and I arrived out of the raging storm last Saturday night to be welcomed by the warm and inviting atmosphere of Monsoon Poon. We had such a great evening here and everything was almost faultless! The food was fantastic and the service impeccable. I especially recommend the Sago Pudding to anyone lucky enough to dine at Monsoon! Fantastic and look forward to coming back soon!!
My friend and I arrived out of the raging storm last Saturday night to be welcomed by the warm and inviting atmosphere of Monsoon Poon. We had such a great evening here and everything was almost faultless! The food was fantastic and the service impeccable. I especially recommend the Sago Pudding to anyone lucky enough to dine at Monsoon! Fantastic and look forward to coming back soon!!
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jeevan007
2nd September 2010
Good place for a variety of Asian food.
Good place for a variety of Asian food.
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sarah_price
31st August 2010
I love this place it has a full and vibrant atmosphere. The staff were friendly and the food was divine. It was well put together and it had all sorts of dishes that catered to all sorts of people. Spicy for the daring and mild for the people who still require there taste buds. All in all Monsoon Poon is a fantastic restaurant and deserves all the hype that it can get. Head on over to this magnificent little wonder and eat your heart out.
I love this place it has a full and vibrant atmosphere. The staff were friendly and the food was divine. It was well put together and it had all sorts of dishes that catered to all sorts of people. Spicy for the daring and mild for the people who still require there taste buds. All in all Monsoon Poon is a fantastic restaurant and deserves all the hype that it can get. Head on over to this magnificent little wonder and eat your heart out.
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hungrygirl
31st August 2010
Butter chicken and lemon chicken here is insanely good. Pretty good prices too - servings are large.
Butter chicken and lemon chicken here is insanely good. Pretty good prices too - servings are large.
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drcallycat
18th August 2010
We tried Monsoon Poon on a reccommendation from a friend and loved it! The restaurant itself is very plush inside and feels comfortable and authentic. I am vegetarian and really enjoyed the spring rolls and main curry course. The portions were a good size and we left feeling full and happy. Also good range of drinks, including cocktails. Yum!!
We tried Monsoon Poon on a reccommendation from a friend and loved it! The restaurant itself is very plush inside and feels comfortable and authentic. I am vegetarian and really enjoyed the spring rolls and main curry course. The portions were a good size and we left feeling full and happy. Also good range of drinks, including cocktails. Yum!!
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Village_Local
26th July 2010
Great selection of fresh asian food here. Great if you can't decide between Indian and Malaysian/Thai because they have a big of everything! The service was really good when we dined too.
Great selection of fresh asian food here. Great if you can't decide between Indian and Malaysian/Thai because they have a big of everything! The service was really good when we dined too.
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badess
20th July 2010
yummy food - very tasty - so can't wait to go back again. Great pricing would really recommend a try if you haven'y been yet
yummy food - very tasty - so can't wait to go back again. Great pricing would really recommend a try if you haven'y been yet
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masterj1
15th July 2010
This place is great if you like asian/indian type flavours!!! I have been here so many times but I always have to get the firecracker chicken!! its a must... Good options for 42 below cocktails also...
This place is great if you like asian/indian type flavours!!! I have been here so many times but I always have to get the firecracker chicken!! its a must... Good options for 42 below cocktails also...
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juliet.reeves
14th July 2010
Ive eaten here twice both the food isnt that great the settings are lovely but both times although the food delivery was fast it was luke warm and the waiting staff seemed a tad rough around the edges
Ive eaten here twice both the food isnt that great the settings are lovely but both times although the food delivery was fast it was luke warm and the waiting staff seemed a tad rough around the edges
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riddell11
13th July 2010
Great for a rowdy dinner with friends - loud, fun atmosphere, great bar for drinks before dinner and yummy food - great for getting lots of dishes and sharing. Service is always very fast! Definitly will go back
Great for a rowdy dinner with friends - loud, fun atmosphere, great bar for drinks before dinner and yummy food - great for getting lots of dishes and sharing. Service is always very fast! Definitly will go back
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deepheat
6th July 2010
truely amazing food, i had the firefracker an insanely spicy hot curry which was near impossible to finish without drinking water between each bite. Not for the faint at heart.
truely amazing food, i had the firefracker an insanely spicy hot curry which was near impossible to finish without drinking water between each bite. Not for the faint at heart.
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london06
5th July 2010
"Once you've had Asian, you'll never go Caucasian again" and true to their motto! Value for money for excellent food. Recommend you try this one!!
"Once you've had Asian, you'll never go Caucasian again" and true to their motto! Value for money for excellent food. Recommend you try this one!!
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petercrowe
5th July 2010
Monsoon Poon is a great restaurant when you measure it by the experience. Big ticks for parking - it's under the city car park. Big ticks for atmosphere - there's a real buzz here, it seems full most of the time and the mix of bar and dining areas work well. Big ticks for staff - they are attentive and work the room well, you never feel like you ever wait for a food or drink order. Big ticks for the menu - the food is pan Asian. I love it for the choice, some might like a restaurant to stick to one style and do it well - I liked Monsoon Poon because I could have a Malaysian style Roti (yum) with an Indonesian curry (Beef Rendang, the best I've ever had) with Chinese style Peking Duck salad. I'd recommend going as a group versus a couple as the buzz and the food selection suit a group better.
Monsoon Poon is a great restaurant when you measure it by the experience. Big ticks for parking - it's under the city car park. Big ticks for atmosphere - there's a real buzz here, it seems full most of the time and the mix of bar and dining areas work well. Big ticks for staff - they are attentive and work the room well, you never feel like you ever wait for a food or drink order. Big ticks for the menu - the food is pan Asian. I love it for the choice, some might like a restaurant to stick to one style and do it well - I liked Monsoon Poon because I could have a Malaysian style Roti (yum) with an Indonesian curry (Beef Rendang, the best I've ever had) with Chinese style Peking Duck salad. I'd recommend going as a group versus a couple as the buzz and the food selection suit a group better.
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kerint
4th December 2008
Love the place.. the food and the mango/coconut shakes are always good but for me what lets the side down is the inability to book for smallish groups (4-6). I understand the desire to have 1st in 1st served but surely they would do more covers with bookings as well as walk ins??
Love the place.. the food and the mango/coconut shakes are always good but for me what lets the side down is the inability to book for smallish groups (4-6). I understand the desire to have 1st in 1st served but surely they would do more covers with bookings as well as walk ins??
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darren131
4th November 2008
The Bang Bang Chicken (which is now named Firecracker Chicken) is superb! Very very spicy but so tasty! I recommend everything except the chocolate plate. The chocolate plate is almost non-existent.
The Bang Bang Chicken (which is now named Firecracker Chicken) is superb! Very very spicy but so tasty! I recommend everything except the chocolate plate. The chocolate plate is almost non-existent.
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Dave
11th February 2007
I had Monsoon Poon's 'Bang Bang Chicken' recommended to me a while ago. Well I finally made it... It is as hot as they say. Now when I order thai food, I usually ask for it to be 'hot like fire'. But Bang Bang is something else, I could see the patrons at the other tables cringing as the dish was brought past them. I was pleased I had a supply of Beer (Chang of course), and a bunch of napkins on hand. It is easily the spiciest dish I have had in a restaurant, and I make a point of looking for the hottest meal I can find. But damn it was good, I will be going back!
I had Monsoon Poon's 'Bang Bang Chicken' recommended to me a while ago. Well I finally made it... It is as hot as they say. Now when I order thai food, I usually ask for it to be 'hot like fire'. But Bang Bang is something else, I could see the patrons at the other tables cringing as the dish was brought past them. I was pleased I had a supply of Beer (Chang of course), and a bunch of napkins on hand. It is easily the spiciest dish I have had in a restaurant, and I make a point of looking for the hottest meal I can find. But damn it was good, I will be going back!
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Monsoon Poon (love you long time) aka The Consistent One. A minor change to the combo platter (39) with coriander and corn fritters replacing the curry puffs (damn it - those were one of our top 18 tastes). I thought these were a bit chewy for a fritter but minor complaint only. The platter also includes S&P squid, crispy chicken wings, vietnamese rolls, tandoori chicken, Indian veggie balls (and oddly some off cuts of flaky pastry which I don't understand, that have no flavor but which my husband eats anyway). By the time we share this platter we can only fit in one main to share. We had the Singapore noodles and a garlic and onion naan. MP has an excellent wine menu but we had cocktails on Friday, can't rave about these unfortunately. I think the recipe for the tuktuk has changed because the mint is not crushed into the drink it's just chucked in on top now and didn't find any of the others startling, will stick to wines or soft drinks from here on in. Continue to highly recommend MP, we travel from Rotorua and have taken many friends and will continue to do so. Amazing that our favorite restaurant is 2 1/2 hours from home!