Very nice Chinese/ Malaysian restaurant in the Circular Quay area of Sydney…read more They use Halal standards for food handling and prep. We dined in the upstairs portion of the restaurant ( which is tucked in a multi use building ). Service was friendly and attentive. Food was absolutely delicious. Fresh seafood. Fresh veggies. Portions were decent sized. They do have some pricing quirks to be aware of: There is a minimum spend per person and I believe it varies with party size. They charge a 10% surcharge on Sundays. Not sure if this standard in other restaurants but I doubt it. I'm mentioning it so diners on Sunday are aware. I liked the food enough that I just chalked it up to a vacation u expected expense. I'd eat there again if I had the chance. Notorious MD approved!

Very good Malaysian dishes, though a little bit on the pricey side…read more We had Beef Rendang, Seafood Mee Goreng, and 2 drinks. The foods were very carefully crafted and they were delicious. Big big portions too! Set us back $109 AUD. The restaurant was also very spacious, and located in a business building. The servers were very polite.

My wife and I are visiting Sydney and staying by Darling Harbour, and our hotel is right by…read moreChinatown. While walking back from Hyde Park, we came across Chef N Wok. It was very nice inside and receives high praise on Google Reviews. We shared the Mongolian Lamb. It was fabulous. We don't have any Mongolian Lamb in the Chinese restaurants near us in Arizona. Very tasty Mongolian sauce and the lamb was very tender. Rice doesn't come with the entree's here, but a small bowl was only $4 AUD. If we would be in Sydney longer, we would go back.

Looks like this place rebranded itself to Chef n Wok. Based on the previous reviews, we had high…read morehopes, but I guess the quality went down with the name change. The best part of our meal was the bottled beer. The Mongolian beef was not cooked well, it was just soft and soggy in its sauce, which was overly sweet. It came out on a fajita platter sizzling, so truly impressive that it turned out as mushy as it did. There was a lot of potential for that dish to taste better. The stir fried noodles tasted like they had been cooked well at one point, but then frozen, reheated, and rinsed with water to remove any potential flavor that once existed. Despite the restaurant being mostly empty when we arrived, we were seated right in between two other occupied tables, which made it feel like we were all at one big dinner together instead of on our own separate date nights. The people working were very nice - just wish the food was better! This meal was one of our first meals in Sydney and made us really worried that all of our meals here would be overpriced and tasteless - thankfully, there are better options out there.

I became familiar with this Chinese restaurant before I went there. Such is the power of word of…read moremouth. It wasn't a terribly exciting or even positive introduction. And it had absolutely no relationship to the food. It was the stools. The red stools that people sit on. And I got word that they were supremely uncomfortable. I didn't follow up on the critique (made by a friend) and in fact forgot about the restaurant altogether. It wasn't until my partner and I happened to be walking around Darlinghurst around dinner time at a later date that I remembered about the comment (which would surely put a black mark on any restaurant's name). And yet, it was delightful. We were the first ones there - so early in fact that we lingered outside like miscreants while the staff were eating their dinner - and avoided the stools altogether, and instead sat at the two person table further toward the kitchen. We ordered the Beijing Dumplings (lamb and vegetarian), the steamed vegetarian buns, hainan chicken rice and the nyonya chicken and potato curry with two pots of brown rice. Mostly everything was outstanding. The only thing that didn't surpass our expectations wildly was the Hainan chicken rice. The rest was so incredibly good that we've gone back twice since (take-away). The staff were also incredibly accommodating and take note that they have a vegetarian menu as well as a Coeliac one. As for those infamous stools, on our last visit there to pick up our take-away we saw Hugo Weaving sitting on one of them at the far end of the communal table eating his dinner. If it's good enough for Hugo Weaving ..

Thinking about the Sang Choi Bao ($13) at Fu Manchu is enough to get me excessively drooling. I am…read moreso glad a friend of mine shared one of hers with me all that time ago because now when I come here I encourage other friends to try them too. Everybody is just as impressed as I am. The fresh prawn rice paper rolls with chilli dipping sauce and Beijing vegetarian dumplings are also staples. The Beef Tenderloin Fillet Fry ($20) is tasty but the Mixed Asian Greens ($10) is uninspiring. The menu is a little pricier than you would find elsewhere and you may find yourself leaving still relatively hungry. But if you order more (like I usually do) or come on a night when you are not incredibly hungry to begin with, then the quality of food should impress you. The restaurant is BYO and also has a coeliac friendly gluten-free menu and options for kids. The only issue I have with this place is the menu layout. I think it would be more successful if the dishes had a bit more description in terms of the sauces rather than just the main ingredient.

Incredible fresh food! I have never known food like this place. Every dish is authentic original…read moreChinese food without perservatives. I love the lemon chicken..ummm so finger lickin good. The fried beef and beans is crunchy and fresh and just tantalising. Even the tofu dish is surrounded with seafood and looks like it came out of some gourmet magazine. A hot or of green tea is served throughout the meal, the rice container is continually refilled and the waitress is extremely helpful. A line of people are waiting for a table. The line gradually is getting longer and people don't mind waiting knowing that the food is worth the wait. This is definitely a place to book. Book early too so you are not encouraged to leave right after the meal. Great food, good atmosphere a place to dine!

Looks established old restaurant, but toilet was dirty that put me off before the meal. Beijing…read moreduck and noodle were mediocre, and so was service.

I'm not the biggest fan of spicy food and hence don't go to Sichuan restaurants that often, but I…read morewent with a few friends on a trip to Sydney and it turned out to be quite delicious! We ordered a few things to share for the table. The peking duck was really juicy, but the "tortilla"-shaped wrap was a bit strange as I'm used to the fluffy white baos. Green string beans were cooked very nicely -- quite a staple of Chinese food. The fried chicken came in a bowl of half chicken and half chili -- it looks really scary for someone not a big fan of spicy, but the chili added a good kick to the chicken and made it hard to stop eating it. The highlight of the meal was definitely the fish doused in a spicy oily sauce, and again full of chilis. The sauce itself was really spicy with all the sichuan pepper but the fish itself was so tender and juicy.

Do not be scared to try Red Chili Sichuan although it has Chili in the name ! Food is not that…read morespicy and there are some milder options! This place is perfect for a group dinner (we were 12): it is fun to try lots of different dishes, and they have some private rooms or large tables. Yes, do not expect a Michelin star service level...it can be quite slow and you might have to ask several times for the same thing, but staff remains friendly and when you are a large group you tend to be more forgiving! We ordered numerous dishes from dumplings to sweet potato pancake and more original options - the chefs special fish fillet was a standout as well as the lamb ribs. Veggies are yummy (but a bit oily), notably the fried eggplant and green beans with pork. We had a fun night and are just the right amount for 36$ pp (incl drinks), worth visiting !

Decent xiao long bao. They have the crab and pork version…read more The roast duck, however, was quite salty. Located on the B floor of a shopping centre building in CBD

Not bad for just the XLB pork and crab orders. The others are just mid taste, but perhaps I am too…read moreused to DTF (Din Tai Fung) standards. Not bad ambiance but there are flys that hovered the food and one fell into the plate lol

When traveling in a foreign country we wanted to experience the finer foods the city had to offer…read more This was meant to be a 3 star review. The food tasted decent. Not the best. However, the cashier did not give me a receipt. When I went back to her requesting one, she rudely said she can't. She then ignored me. Someone told me that if you want a receipt you need to ask for it. Now I know.

I had the seafood soup with rice noodles. The fish was squid, shrimp, white fish and a couple…read moreother fish that I could not recognize. All the fish was fresh and tasty. It had a lot of vegetables and they were prepared just right. The total cost was $13 cash (au). Great place to go in Chinatown. ( City Market) Back again today after a great day

I am a HUGE fan. We came on a Thursday evening without a reservation and didn't have to wait to sit…read moredown. We got a place outside to enjoy the birdcage art installation and it was perfect ambiance. We shared the spring rolls, steamed boa buns, and the mushroom plate. It was the perfect amount of food, and we appreciated the server's suggestions. The quality of the food was phenomenal and all the tastes were unique but well blended; I never would have though to put gruyère in a spring roll! I highly recommend checking out this place and I'll likely be back because everything else on the menu was so intriguing.

Came across this place as we were roaming the city. Thought we would try it out since it was so…read morepacked. It was incredibly loud, we could barely hear each other. Service was on the slow side, especially because they were so busy. The food was mediocre. I found the fried rice and chicken salad to be bland. I think most people must come here for the drinks. If you are looking for good food, keep looking.