Eden Noodles Bar Morningside

About Eden Noodles Bar Morningside

Eden Noodles Bar Morningside is a Sichuan-leaning Asian-fusion restaurant and bar on McDonald Street in Sandringham, Auckland. The kitchen's promise is simple: authentic Chinese cuisine blended with creative fusion, traditional recipes given modern flair, and 'a heartfelt thank you from our kitchen to your table.'

The menu covers the full breadth of a Chinese noodle house — cold appetizers like cucumber salad and pickled chilli wood ear, dumplings boiled, fried or steamed, wontons in ten different styles, rice bowls, spicy dry pots and, at the centre, a long noodle list running from dan dan to hotpot-style beef soup. A vegetarian trail runs through it all, from vege dumplings to cold noodles and a mixed vegetable rice bowl. Desserts lean playful: sesame ice cream, Sichuan ice jelly and youtiao filled with cream and pork floss.

The bar holds its own, with six signature cocktails named for the regions of China — including a baijiu, gin, lychee and chilli Sichuan Martini — plus tap beers, Tsingtao by the bottle and a solid wine list. Standing offers include a $68 bottomless experience (two dishes, endless pours, two hours) and weekday happy hour from 4pm to 6pm with $8 wine and beer and $12 cocktails.

The venue also hosts functions, from birthdays to business lunches, in what the team describes as a vibrant yet relaxed setting with smooth, attentive service. Reservations can be made online. Doors open at 11am daily: until 9pm Monday to Wednesday, 10pm Thursday and Sunday, and 11pm Friday and Saturday.

Eden Noodles Bar Morningside: Sichuan Noodles, Dumplings and Regional Cocktails in Sandringham, Auckland

Eden Noodles Bar Morningside brings the bold, aromatic flavours of Sichuan to McDonald Street in Sandringham, Auckland. The team describes the restaurant as a place where gratitude meets gastronomy — a kitchen where authentic Chinese cuisine meets creative fusion, and traditional recipes are reworked with modern flair. In practice, that means plump dumplings and chilli-laced noodles sharing a menu with salmon tartare and cocktails named after the regions of China, all served in a space the team calls vibrant yet relaxed.

A menu built on Sichuan classics

Noodles are the headliners, as the name suggests. Dan dan noodles can be taken with thin noodles or vermicelli, and the dry-tossed list runs from crispy pork mince to Sichuan chicken mince, special-flavour pork mince and mapo tofu with beef mince. Soup lovers have shredded chicken, hotpot-style spicy beef, or seaweed and duck broth to choose from, while vegetarian cold noodles round out the range. Nearly every bowl comes in small or medium, with rice noodles an easy swap.

Around the noodles sits a full Sichuan pantry. Cold appetizers include cucumber salad, Sichuan-style okra, pickled chilli wood ear fungus and crispy spicy potato. Dumplings arrive boiled, deep fried or steamed, with fillings from pork and chives to mapo tofu with beef mince. Wontons come six or twelve at a time, made with pork or chicken and served ten ways — chicken soup, spicy sour soup, dandan soup, dry with crispy pork mince or mapo tofu, and more. Rice bowls make quick work of lunch, topped with mapo tofu, house pork mince, chicken mince, salmon or mixed vegetables, while the dry pot section brings shrimp, fried fish, sweet-skinned duck with pita bread, salmon tartare and a master-sauce braise of pork rib or chicken with potatoes, green beans and mushrooms. Desserts nod to Chinese street food: youtiao, sesame balls, sesame ice cream and chilled ice jelly.

Vegetarians are well catered for, with a marked trail running through the menu — vege dumplings, vegetarian rice bowls and a string of plant-based cold dishes — and nearly every dry noodle can be boosted with chicken, beef, salmon or shrimp for those who want it.

A bar with regional attitude

The drinks list is unusually considered for a noodle house. Six signature cocktails wear Chinese place names: Beijing Tea (scotch whisky, lemon and tea), the Sichuan Martini (baijiu, gin, lychee and chilli), Hainan Naked Lady with white rum and coconut, the ginger-lime Shanghai Buck, a frozen Jiangsu margarita with osmanthus, and the shareable Yinyang Shots — six pours split between yin (vodka, plum and coke) and yang (vodka, caramel and vanilla). Alongside them sit classics from gin and tonic to espresso martini, tap beers from Tiger to Tuatara, Tsingtao by the bottle, and a wine list running from sauvignon blanc and pinot gris through to shiraz and cabernet.

Two standing offers make it easy to settle in. The $68 bottomless experience runs every day and pairs two dishes with endless pours for two hours, while weekday happy hour from 4pm to 6pm drops wine and beer to $8 and cocktails to $12.

More than a casual dinner

The Morningside venue also hosts functions — birthdays, business lunches and special celebrations — leaning on bold Sichuan-inspired flavours and, in the team's words, smooth, attentive service. Reservations can be made online, and larger groups are well looked after.

Eden Noodles Bar Morningside opens at 11am daily: until 9pm Monday to Wednesday, 10pm on Thursdays and Sundays, and 11pm on Fridays and Saturdays. Find the restaurant at 16 McDonald Street, Sandringham, Auckland 1025, call 09 281 2688, or email [email protected].

Signature items

• DanDan Noodles
• Boiled Dumplings
• Mapo Tofu with Beef Mince Rice Bowl
• Master Sauce Dry Pot
• Sichuan Martini
• Yinyang Shots

Menu

Wonton

• Wonton (6 or 12pc) — Pork or chicken wontons in ten styles, from chicken soup to dry with mapo tofu.

Dessert

• Youtiao — Chinese fried dough stick.
• Deep Fried Sesame Ball — Golden, chewy and sesame-coated.
• Sesame Ice Cream — Deep-fried sesame ball served with ice cream.
• Youtiao And Pork Floss with Wrapped Cream — Youtiao filled with cream and pork floss.
• Sichuan Ice Jelly — Chilled, traditional ice jelly dessert.

Noodles

• DanDan Noodles — The Sichuan classic; thin noodles or vermicelli, small or medium.
• Crispy Pork Mince Noodles (Dry) — Dry noodles topped with crispy pork mince.
• Sweet Spicy Sesame Paste Noodles (Dry) — Sesame-rich dry noodles. Vegetarian; add chicken, beef or seafood.
• Umami Cold Noodles with Veg (Dry) — Cold vegetarian noodles in a savoury umami sauce.
• Cold Noodles with Veg (Dry) — Simple cold vegetarian noodles.
• Shredded Chicken Noodle Soup — Warming soup noodles with shredded chicken.
• Mapo Tofu with Beef Mince Noodles (Dry) — Dry noodles with mapo tofu and beef mince.
• Sichuan Style Beef with Spicy Noodle Soup — Hotpot-style spicy beef broth with noodles.
• Seaweed And Duck Noodle Soup — Duck and seaweed in a comforting broth.
• Sichuan Chicken Mince Noodles (Dry) — Dry noodles with Sichuan-style chicken mince.
• Special Flavor Pork Mince Noodles (Dry) — Dry noodles with the house special pork mince.

Red Wine

• Church Road Pinot Noir — Pinot noir by the glass or bottle.
• Rabbit Ranch Pinot Noir — Pinot noir by the glass or bottle.
• Taylors Merlot — Merlot by the glass or bottle.
• Oyster Bay Merlot — Merlot by the glass or bottle.
• Elephant in the Room Stupendous Shiraz — Shiraz by the glass or bottle.
• Red Knot McLaren Vale Shiraz — McLaren Vale shiraz by the glass or bottle.
• Angus The Bull Cabernet Sauvignon — Cabernet sauvignon by the glass or bottle.
• Pepperjack Cabernet Sauvignon — Cabernet sauvignon.

Sparkling

• Giotti Sparkling Prosecco — Prosecco by the glass or bottle.
• Brown Brothers Sparkling Moscato — Sweet sparkling moscato by the glass or bottle.

Appetizers

• Sichuan Pickle — Traditional Sichuan-style pickled vegetables. Vegetarian.
• YumYum Tofu with Radish (2pc) — Chilled tofu with radish; add chicken, beef, salmon or crab meat.
• Sichuan Style Green Bean Jelly — Cold green bean jelly dressed Sichuan-style.
• Cucumber Salad — Chilled cucumber in a light Sichuan dressing. Vegetarian.
• Sichuan Style Okra — Cold okra prepared Sichuan-style. Vegetarian.
• Pickle Chili Fungus Salad — Wood ear mushroom salad with pickled chilli. Vegetarian.
• Crispy Spicy Potato — Crisp potato tossed in spicy seasoning. Vegetarian.
• Seasonal Vegetables — Sichuan-style vegetables, changing with the season. Vegetarian.
• Shredded Spicy Beef with Vege — Shredded beef with vegetables in a spicy cold dressing.
• Deep Fried Dumplings (6pc) — Pork, pork & chives, chicken, beef or vege fillings.
• Boiled Dumplings (6 or 12pc) — Any filling, served sweet spicy, spicy sour or mala.
• Mala Deep Fried Beef Stripe — Deep-fried beef with numbing mala heat.
• Mala Diced Chicken — Diced chicken in classic mala seasoning.

White Wine

• Church Road Sauvignon Blanc — Sauvignon blanc by the glass or bottle.
• Villa Maria Cellar Selection Sauvignon Blanc — Sauvignon blanc by the glass or bottle.
• Petal & Stem Marlborough Pinot Gris — Marlborough pinot gris by the glass or bottle.
• The Ned Pinot Gris — Pinot gris by the glass or bottle.
• Villa Maria Private Bin Chardonnay — Chardonnay by the glass or bottle.
• Church Road Hawke's Bay Chardonnay — Chardonnay by the glass or bottle.
• The Ned Pinot Rose — Pinot rosé by the glass or bottle.

Beer On Tap

• Tiger — Crowd-pleasing lager on tap.
• Tiger Crystal Low Carb — Low-carb lager on tap.
• Asahi — Japanese-style lager on tap.
• Tuatara APA — NZ craft pale ale on tap.
• Tuatara Hazy Pale Ale — Hazy craft pale ale on tap.
• Monteith's Apple Cider — Apple cider on tap.

Rice Dishes

• Mapo Tofu with Beef Mince Rice Bowl — Silky mapo tofu and beef mince over steamed rice.
• Special Flavor Pork Mince Rice Bowl — House special pork mince over steamed rice.
• Sichuan Chicken Mince Rice Bowl — Sichuan-style chicken mince over steamed rice.
• Sichuan Style Salmon Rice Bowl — Salmon served Sichuan-style over steamed rice.
• Vegetarian Rice Bowl — Mixed vegetarian toppings over steamed rice.
• Plain Rice — A side of steamed white rice.

Bottled Beer

• Tsingtao — Chinese lager, 330ml bottle.
• Kirin Hyoketsu RTD 6% — Ready-to-drink 6% pour, 330ml bottle.
• Heineken Light — Light lager, 330ml bottle.
• Heineken Zero — Zero-alcohol lager, 330ml bottle.

Steamed Dishes

• Steamed Dumplings (6pc) — Fillings from pork & chives to mapo tofu; mala or garlic spicy sauce.
• Sichuan Style Steamed Shrimp with Vermicelli — Garlic vermicelli steamed with shrimp.
• Steamed Chicken Mince Ball with Millet Coating (3pc) — Chicken meatballs in a golden millet coat.
• Steamed Eggplant with Pork Belly — Eggplant steamed with pork belly.
• Steamed Eggplant with Garlic Sauce — Soft eggplant in garlic sauce. Vegetarian.

Classic Cocktails

• Mimosa — Sparkling brunch classic.
• CC & Dry — Whisky-and-dry highball.
• Gin Tonic — Gin over ice with tonic.
• Screw Driver — Vodka and orange juice.
• Sunrise Mocktail — Alcohol-free sunrise-style serve.
• Mojito — Mint and lime rum classic.
• Whisky Sour — Whisky shaken with citrus.
• Tequila Sunrise — Tequila with orange and grenadine.
• Pink Berry Shop — Berry-forward mixed drink.
• Negroni — The classic bitter Italian serve.
• Dry Martini — Stirred, icy and bone dry.
• Espresso Martini — Coffee and vodka pick-me-up.
• Long Island Iced Tea — The famously strong mixed classic.

Alcohol-Free Drinks

• Coca Cola Original — Chilled classic cola.
• Sprite — Chilled lemon-lime soft drink.
• Coca Cola Zero — Zero-sugar cola.
• Lemon Lime Bitters — Classic alcohol-free refresher.
• Peach Sparkling — Sparkling peach soft drink.
• Jasmine Milk Tea — Jasmine tea with milk.
• Grape Oolong Tea — Oolong tea with grape.
• Homemade Ice Lemon Tea — House-made iced lemon tea.
• Zealong Pure Tea — Zealong teas, from Lady Gatsby to oolong and black tea.

Signature Cocktails

• Beijing Tea — Scotch whisky, lemon and tea.
• Sichuan Martini — Baijiu, gin, lychee and chilli.
• Hainan Naked Lady — White rum, coconut, pineapple, pomegranate and whipped cream.
• Shanghai Buck — Gold rum, ginger, lime and soda.
• Jiangsu Frozen Margarita — Tequila, orange, lime and osmanthus, frozen.
• Yinyang Shots (6pc) — Three yin (vodka, plum, coke) and three yang (vodka, caramel, vanilla).

Sichuan Spicy Dry Pot

• Sichuan Style Shrimp Dry Pot — Shrimp tossed dry-pot style with Sichuan spice.
• Sichuan Style Fried Fish — Fried fish with Sichuan flavour.
• Shredded Sweet Skinned Duck — Sweet-skinned duck served with pita bread.
• Sichuan Style Salmon Sashimi Tartare — Salmon tartare with a Sichuan twist.
• Master Sauce Dry Pot — Pork rib or chicken with potatoes, green beans and mushrooms; cumin mala or garlic sauce.

Frequently asked questions

What kind of food does Eden Noodles Bar Morningside serve?

Authentic Chinese cuisine with creative fusion — Sichuan-inspired noodles, dumplings, wontons, rice bowls, dry pots and cold plates, plus a full bar.

Do I need a reservation?

You can book online via the reservation page on the website. For functions or larger groups, it is worth arranging ahead.

Are there vegetarian options?

Yes — vegetarian dishes are marked across the menu, including salads, okra, green bean jelly, cold noodles, vege dumplings and a vegetarian rice bowl.

When is happy hour?

Weekdays from 4pm to 6pm, with $8 wine and beer and $12 cocktails.

What is the bottomless deal?

A $68 bottomless experience available every day: two dishes plus endless pours for two hours.

Can I host a function there?

Yes — the Morningside venue caters for birthdays, business lunches and special celebrations, with Sichuan-inspired flavours and attentive service.

How do I get in touch?

Visit 16 McDonald Street, Sandringham, Auckland 1025, call 09 281 2688, or email [email protected].

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