Rude staff and poor service! Never go there. There are many…read moreplaces worth your money.

Excellent yum cha the seafood dumplings are devine. Plenty of options and great service…read more Usually a very long line so I go really early lol to avoid cues. The price is really good though compared to others and seafood is delicious too!

The roti here is amazing!!! The dumplings are pretty good and traditional, but the roti…read more. I came here after school, Wednesday night was pretty empty. The staff are generally polite, but I can understand why some of the other reviewers say they were rude. There's only one waiter taking and delivering orders, and seemed to be in a hurry a lot of the time. Overall, pretty decent. Prices could be lower, and the place could be a bit cleaner... There were tissues and rubbish in the flower pots surrounding the restaurant. Yuck.

I would humbly call myself a dumpling enthusiast, we have been here a few times and have never been…read moredisappointed. The prices are super reasonable and the menu has options for everyone's tastes. The staff are super friendly and add to a very casual dining experience. My favourites are the green beans and the spicey pork dumplings. Dumplings are not overrated at all, it is in the name and these guys do dumplings really well.

We picked up a take out on our way back after a good walk along the Cliffs in Sydney. I noticed…read morethat many come here for a full sit down dining experience. So there was a large dining area with many large round tables for groups of 6 to 10, and reservations are required. We decided to try their Chicken Curry Kapitan, Roti Canai, and Stir-fried Tofu with Mixed Vegetables. We order two types of rice - Hainan Chicken flavored and Coconut rice. In all the food was very tasty and pretty authentic. It's also one of the few places that offers a greater variety of food choices - from chili crab dishes to steamed fish. Definitely more for a sit down Malaysian meal instead of just the hawker or street food variety. So if you are looking for a more serious sit down Malaysian meal. This is a good choice.

I haven't been to Istana in years as I don't really find this food authentically Malaysian. So…read morewhen my friends decided to go there for dinner my expectations were low. Very low that Istana had a good chance of proving me wrong FOOD We ordered 4 dishes, 2 of them very Malaysian dishes. Funnily enough it was the belacan kang kong ($17.80) and kapitan chicken ($17.50) that impressed me. Not the best I've had but pretty good for suburban Sydney. The tofu combination hotpot ($24.30) and squid with spiced salt ($18.50) were disappointments though. SERVICE We had to wait a little while for a table because it was so busy but as soon as we were seated and ordered the food came out in no time. Highly recommended you book on a weekend to avoid the inevitable wait as this place is popular. OVERALL Istana... a Malay word meaning palace. Whilst this place isn't really a food palace it's still manages to pass this review.

Paying full price for a meal, opening up the container to find out that it's only half full. What…read morean insult. Their scam is charging $5 for a small rice & $6 for a large. You can't even get a meal with rice for less than $20 at this place. Forget about a lunch special at this place! They gouge you for every $$. There's 2 other chinese places in Parra that do awesome $10/$12 lunches. It's not as if the food is fine dining. The meat is always in very large pieces. The only possible reason for the high * reviews are that people have never eaten at another chinese take away before or they've never been out of North Parramatta before..

I love supporting local business, and a great bonus when they are great businesses in the own…read moreright. This restaurant is great value for money and worth a try. I asked for dish not on the menu, grandma tofu, and they made it for me. It was to perfection. Unfortunately they didn't have fried ice cream on the night, otherwise 5 stars :-)