Food was good. We had the pork spareribs, chicken feet, pork dumplings and shrimp dumplings. Very…read moreauthentic flavors. Service was mediocre. Our waitress was a super disappointed we came in right at opening: 9am and was muttering how inconvenient it was we decided to eat so early to her coworker in Cantonese not knowing we could understand her. We are used to big crowds and long lines by opening at our dim sum places so we came in early to beat the crowd. Kitchen took almost 45 mins to prepare our beef noodles and it was a total disappointment. Kitchen is super slow and did not have anything other than a few items by opening. We wanted egg custard to finish our meal and was informed it would take another hour before they would be ready. I guess things are cooked fresh on the day which is good but shouldn't it all be ready by the time you open? The little old ladies pushing the cart were very nice and polite. Ambiance is your typical big city Chinese place.

Quite good Cantonese Chinese restaurant on the 2nd level of The Stockland office building. It is…read morejust across the street from the back door of the Sheraton Grand at Hyde Park...for very convenient for travelers. They do Dim Sum 9:00a - 3p most days. Came Sunday at 9:30, already a quarter full. I had har- gow, chicken feet, trip, lotus leaf sticky rice (lo mai gai). The chicken feet were perfect and the har-gow full and plumb with shrimp. I like the way they do the lo mai gai. Smaller portions, devided between 3 wrappers instead of the usual 2. So you get more filling to rice ratio. Plus they wrap the race in parchment paper before wrapping in the lotus leaf, so it's much easier to peel apart. The trip was a little disappointing however. The flavor was very good but good, but should have been cooked a bit longer, as some of the pieces were still quite chewy. I patiently waited for the egg custard to come out, as they were still baking them. Worth the wait, they were perfect! Light flaky crust, and perfectly light and tender egg custard. Plus, they were the "normal" palm size tart...not those mini ones, that many places switched to, to save money. Honestly, these were the best I have had anywhere! As I was leaving at 10:45, the place was buzzing and almost full. They were also bringing out many more items, such as stuffed bell pepper (with shrimp) and stuffed egg plant (with pork). They also had special carts that would make stir fry noodles or steamed vegy at your table. Makes it feel like Hong Kong, which was the last place I saw these, in the early '90s.

This place is still kicking :D!! This was the first ever Yum…read morecha I had ever been too.. came to Australia when i was 4 & would of come here around the time i was 5 or 6 so a good 25 years ago :)!! First time here & it was a shock to the European or ozzie food as i was used to :). Prices have definitely changed but the fast trolley food &  relaxed yet super busy atmosphere has been the same all these years :D. When it comes around to visiting here now it is a family tradition!! So there are a whole heap of Yum Cha places in the city to go to but i only talk so foundly about this place cause of the memories :), each to their own but this place has never once disappointed me. Its always fun trying to make out what you & the trolley people saying but the best method is pointing & nodding yes or no :D. Yum cha is the ultimate fast food cheat meal hands down, all your favorites quick and easy in a race to eat it lol!! When your hungry & only the best will do :D

Yum cha in Sydney This is a great spot to have yum cha in…read moreSydney. The servers were friendly and the dishes were all lovely - although we did have a bit of trouble with the dumpling skins. The dumplings seemed to stick to each other and to the bottom of the steamer so you couldn't get them out of the steamer without breaking them. It's very reasonably priced by Sydney standards and I would certainly be happy to bring my fussy Malaysian-Chinese mum here!!

So we came here looking for Yum Cha (aka Dim Sum), but showed up at dinner. Forgot that it's a…read morelunch thing, whoops :) So we were a little bummed being stuck with the dinner menu, but still worked out since their food was absolutely delicious! We ended up getting their sauteed beef, steamed scallops, and fried rice. The beef was nicely tender with a simple sauce. Scallops were perfectly done, soft and good portions. The fried rice was so good! Not the typical soy sauce drenched, salty mess that you find in some other restaurants. We demolished everything, which we were surprised by, since it was a good amount of food. Overall, happy we got to try out this place. Good place to get your Chinese food fix.

The food was pretty good! I especially loved this mango rolled up mochi pancake with cream in the…read moremiddle. It was so amazing! The dim sum was all good but for some reason this mango dessert was just so yum, maybe it's because I love sweets. We were mainly there to say good bye to our Aussie family :(. We love you guys and will return!

Wanting to experience an authentic Cantonese style restaurant in Chinatown, this joint did not…read moredisappoint! Entrance was charming as you climbed up the stairs. Ambience seemed old skool China with eclectic decor. We were promptly greeted and seated by our hostess and our server followed suit shortly thereafter. Menu selection is extensive and we started our meal with a bottle of wine as well as an appetizer of two (deep fried) spring rolls. We also ordered two bowls of their famous chicken corn soup and in all reality, one bowl was sufficient enough to share between two people. It was hot and delicious. Main entrees included a black pepper steak which came out sizzling on a platter and reminded me of beef fajitas & pork with vegetables and chow mein noodles. I am not a big pork eater so I ate the vegetables and both entrees were very flavorful and fresh. Top of the meal wasn't dessert; it was chuckling over the robot that was carrying the dishes to the tables with a cute cat face blinking with a meow lol.

Made a reservation here with friends to celebrate Chinese New Year. Location is good since its…read moreright at the center of Chinatown and surrounded by a bunch of other shops/restaurants to walk by. You walk up the stairs into the restaurant and the ambiance is great-- clean, organized, welcoming. We are all uni students dining on a budget and the dishes are a bit pricier, but the portions are pretty big, so good if sharing or eating family style. There's a wide variety of food options, so there's something for everyone. Presentation of all the food was great and gave the feeling of authentic dishes. Service was fine, a little slow. It was a busy night, so we had to wave them down, but they also have one of those robots that brings the dishes to your table.

Lynn was a huge letdown for me. The reviews were very positive, the prices were reasonable, and the…read moreportion sizes seemed fair. Maybe we visited on an off-night? The restaurant had no more than four parties when we arrived for a late dinner on a Monday night around 8pm. Then again, Lynn isn't very easy to spot if you're strolling along Castlereagh St, which may explain the emptiness. It's pretty standard to order xiao long baos at a Shanghainese restaurant. So of course, we got one order of #701 XLBs, along with #801 Shanghai Noodles with Shredded Pork and Vegetables and #805 Vegetable and Pork Wontons in Noodles with Hot and Spicy Sauce. The XLBs weren't amazing. The pork meat was bland, and the soup was very light and not as flavorful as I hoped. However, the skin was perfect: delicate and thin, yet sturdy enough to hold the meat and soup, and it had good texture. The Shanghai noodles weren't special either. I liked the variety of veggies and pork, but the dish overall needed more salt as it was tasteless and lacked any depth. The wontons and noodles in a hot and spicy sauce was a very heavy dish. Noodles had a very thick, starchy texture. Wontons were generously stuffed with a large amount of filling, mainly shredded vegetables because I didn't taste the pork, and the skin was too thick and chewy. The sauce was extremely spicy, and it irked me when we weren't automatically given water refills when our glasses were clearly empty. Lynn is a huge restaurant, so it can accommodate large groups. It's also very clean and modern. Service wasn't rude, but they certainly weren't attentive either. The only reason we tried this place was because they had a takeaway menu available at our hotel. The menu looked promising, but after dining here, we left unimpressed.

Din Tai Fung, better known as DTF (not the other DTF you perv) is generally tagged as the best…read moreShanghai/soup dumpling in all the land. Well, as much as I like the dumplings at DTF, I don't think they're THE BEST EVER...and not for the price you pay. So I started a search on other soup dumplings in the city and came across Lynn Shanghai, as it opened up relatively recently. The place is a little hard to find, the sign is small and it's actually inside a building so you have to walk through a lobby to get into the restaurant. The building is located next to the Scientology building (why, I don't know) and that's all you need to know to find it. The place is a lot bigger than anticipated, and there's an open kitchen so you can see the dumplings and food being made. The chefs all wear masks so you can feel relieved you aren't getting stank breath on your food. The menu is rather extensive and offers all sorts of cuisine from Shanghai, but I came for the dumplings. Pan fried and steamed please. For $8.80, you get 6 dumplings...not the cheapest but cheaper than DTF and just as good...if not BETTER. Seriously, I don't know what the fuss is about DTF, the dumplings are pretty small and while tasty, they're not that tasty. There also isn't much of a wait for this place as it's still relatively new, so if you're feening for some soup dumplings and don't want to queue at DTF, this is the place to go. I haven't been back to DTF since.

The original and the best! Since Marigold restaurant has…read moreclosed I have been coming here for my delicious Yum Cha Sundays. The restaurant has a great range of all your favourite choices - spring rolls, dim sims, steamed dumplings, crispy skin duck, fish dishes and noodles. Service is very prompt and the staff are helpful and polite. The pricing here is very reasonable. **Beware of the other Zilver at Westfield Bondi Junction - this name branch charges every dish as a large! See my other review.

We located Zilver Restaurant up on the upper floor of 477 Pitt Street. It was a rather large…read moreChinese restaurant filled with many large round tables for the convenience of larger parties. We were out back in a private room and we filled the 4 or 5 tables. Since we were here for dim sum, we also filled our tummies. Mostly with traditional options. alongside a few carb options (namely noodles or rice plates). But the fun, eye catching part of our meal were the steamers of animal baos, each with a different color, face, and filling. They weren't especially tasty, but they were particularly fun!

I've been here a couple of times with my husband for some good ol' yum cha…read more They're located on the second floor of the fish market, and it's a pretty large space that starts to get pretty busy around 11 am. The place is standard yum cha, with a decent variety of noodles, buns, dumplings, and dessert buns. I will say, this place doesn't have some of the more traditional dishes like chicken's feet, possibly because it sees a lot of Caucasian customers? BBQ pork is probably the most common filling in their dishes, which I can't complain about because my taste buds aren't that adventurous when it comes to Chinese food. Service is okay, and the restaurant has a beautiful view of the water. If my husband and I are in the mood for yum cha, this place is definitely in the running. However, we did notice today that the price of their plates has gone up. We had 2 small dishes and 5 large ones today, and the total ended up being around $57. A bit steep for value, if you ask me.

While I was living in Pyrmont, my flatmate was raving about the Yum Cha at the Fish Market but I…read morenever made it out. Now that I'm living in Randwick, I finally went for on a Sunday afternoon. We got there around 11, and the place was fairly empty. The restaurant is fairly large and can fit big groups. But as we ate, more and more people came and when we left, the line was out the door. It was pretty standard yum cha, had some nice haw gao, scallop dumplings, noodles with prawn, chinese broccoli with oyster sauce. Might have ordered too many dishes, because we were stuffed. With most Chinese places (I'm Chinese so I'm not being racist), the service was a bit average. Not the friendliest people but that's to be expected. In the end, the bill was $60 for two people. Great place for yum cha, but go early!

the customer service is bo shit, very disappointed. i came first time alone,there is even no tea…read moreprovide even a glass of tap water, none of them talk to you. Then i order two things. However a waitress serves in a wrong table then step on my feet heavily. And the fried rice took more than 20 mins waiting as the customer who order behind me get food more quick? Although food is good, will never come anymore, i just spend 30 dollar with a bad mood

Food was was good and it was cheap too, I recommend the Xiao Long Bao, pan fried pork buns or the…read moresalt and pepper chicken. The food came out fast too. It can be busy at times the restaurant is decorated nicely

Don't trust the sign--it still says wine is part of happy hour for $5 and when we pointed that out…read moreafter being charged $10 for each glass they shrugged and said it wasn't included. Dumplings were good, just wish the signage or service or both were better. Fun interior, but a bit repetitive--when it's supposed to look like art smashed together, it shouldn't start repeating after 2 faces

Sippin' on a whiskey sour after a belter of a day at the salt mines, this Eddie Punchclock perked…read moreup some as JJ Cale's eponymous hit "cocaine" summed up what should've been tonights vice. Next up Bobby D's unmistakeable drawling ballad about the solution that can be found in the wind blowing. Cypress hill rounded out the quick pit-stop with one of their massive hits (from the?) The look and feel of this place certainly fits the name, unfortunately that also lends itself to providing its customers with a stop rather than a destination. Whilst it remains in the permanent state of temporary completion I feel un-inclined to return here even though the cocktail was good.

Outstanding in every way. We were seated at the bar and…read morewatched the kitchen work. It was incredible. Food was fabulous. I just ate their fried rice and it was yummy.

Sometimes a restaurant nails every aspect. Mr Wong did it during my visit there and based on the…read morefoot traffic and wonderful reviews, it delivers every time. The restaurant is tucked away on a sort of back street. Kinda reminded me of the cool restaurants and speakeasies hidden in NYC's Chinatown. There are at least two floors from what I can see and the vibe is immaculate. Great date or group spot. My group had a reservation but we did have to wait a few minutes to be seated. Once we were, our server was awesome (I wish I remembered her name). But let's talk food. The oysters and Ora King Salmon were fantastic. We also ordered prawns, a certain beef order (I forget the exact names) as well as the special fried rice. Everything hit -- including the drinks. Looking forward to my next trip to Sydney (and hitting this spot up).