I love this place! They always find a spot for you and are very consistent. The cold noodles and…read moreboiled fish are amazing -- ok yes, both sound wretched, but just trust me on this one. It IS sichuan cuisine so it'll be spicy and numb your mouth at the same time. They don't mess around with the spice and if you don't like that, try somewhere else. I've never been to china and can't comment on authenticity, but it's certainly different than "westernized" chinese food. Just a warning for you! I've had lots of dishes and love them all, and recommend grabbing a few friends so you can order lots and share it. Just writing this review makes me want to head back for more boiled fish...

I came here for dinner with a group of friends and a bottle of wine and had an excellent time. By…read morethe end of it I had a double dose of pink - pink wine cheeks and pink chilli lips. Ba Guo Bu Yi is an excellent new (well over a year old now..) addition to the Gouger St strip of restaurants. While affordable for a casual night out, it is a little pricier than your East Tastes or your Kowloons. With good reason - the food is great. The menu is huge with lots of pictures for those of us who aren't familiar with the more traditional items on the menu. For the faint of heart, there is a good range of mild dishes. But I really enjoyed some of the more unusual stuff. Not like tripe and chicken's feet unusual. More like a big dish of thinly sliced pork, stuffed with sliced cucumber and loads of garlic, swimming in a delicious szechuan chilli sauce. W.O.W. Everything I tried was delicious. Shout-out for the dumplings too. I would love to go back with a bigger group so I can try more.

Peking Duck was a little tough. Fried rice was a little dry. $AUD 68 FOR nice environment and air…read moreconditioning.

Terrible. We ordered takeaway from here and were charged $130 for 6 dishes which were tiny. For…read moreinstance, the garlic shrimp had 9 shrimp in it for almost $30, and tasted so so. Save yourself the disappointment and over priced dishes and do not go here. Way better options elsewhere.

With a name like Dumplings R Us, you damn well better be good at whatever the "X" is before "R Us."…read more Because you're kinda pigeonholing yourself there, sport. And sadly, Dumplings R Us is found wanting. Their dumpers are kinda claggy, and dished up with all the care and attention of someone without any care or attention whatsoever. I got the dumplings in chilli broth . . . which wasn't so much chilli broth as it was chicken stock with a squirt of chilli oil in. The oil was sitting on the top in globs like it had just been squeezed in three seconds ago. (Which it had been). Wasn't even mixed in. C'mon now DRU. You're not even trying now. How hard is it to screw up dumplings, eh? EH?

A last minute decision led a friend and I to Dumplings R Us. I'll start off by saying I thought…read morethere was decent value for money. A friend and I both ordered dumplings (one chicken, one pork) in chilli broth, and were honestly impressed with the size. I could barely get through all mine, but bravely managed to do so. The dumplings were good, though nothing particularly special. The chilli broth was also quite flavorsome and I have to say, I did enjoy the meal! It came out pretty quickly too. However, service perhaps could have been a little better, though it was still plenty hospitable. The staff were friendly and greeted us with menus immediately after entering. The only reason I say it could have been better is that when our meals arrived, the waiter didn't notify us which meal contained which meat, and left abruptly so we couldnt really ask. This led to me eating most of my friend's dumplings (he ordered pork) before we realised! The decor was pretty nice, and the shop is conveniently located on Rundle St. It wasn't too loud inside either. Dumplings R Us is nothing special, but if you're in the city and find yourself hungry, it's not a bad place to hit up, especially with a pretty decent value for money.

Probably the best Chinese restaurant and takeaway in my area, North China does the absolute best…read morespecial fried rice! Conveniently located ever so close to my house, I always go here for pure Chinese takeaway, although they do have some competition now in the same building with Red Box which is coming up my favourites list. But the people who work here are lovely and know most regular customers by name and ask you how you are going. Their restaurant is very cute, quite old and alright for dining in, but I prefer to share and eat at home. There is a big fish tank to keep you amused while you wait, if you have to. And they always throw in a bunch of prawn crackers, yum!

Looking on the positive side, the food was prepared very quickly and only required about 10 minutes…read moreof waiting time, which is great for a quick meal on the way home. Unfortunately the food we received definitely tasted like it was prepared in 10 minutes, almost as if it had been reheated and put in the containers. I won't be going back, but hopefully others have a better experience they can share.

This is one of those restaurants that has been around for something like forever, though I have to…read moreadmit that the only reason I know this is because I lived in Adelaide for a bulk of my life, so I would see this place everytime we went up this way. Well, I decided to visit it and have a meal here, and I have to admit that the meal really wasn't all that bad. It turns out that this place has been around for thirty years, and it is pretty much one of those Asian-Fusion restaurants, namely those Chinese restaurants that have pretty much grown up in a Western land. Yeah, it's not bad.

Quality of food is sub par. Staff were friendly, pricing was reasonable but would have happily paid…read moremore for better quality food. Veggies in dishes resembled a McCain's frozen Asian vegetable pack.

This restaurant is unassuming on the outside but an absolute find. Just around the corner from…read moreFellini's on O'Connell Street, Amarin serves Thai food in a lovely intimate environment. This is definitely a date restaurant. Because of the small space the waiters pay special attention and take really good care of you. I get this feeling I could ask them for anything no matter how strange, like fairy floss dipped in mayonnaise or a barbecue chip pie, and they would nod, thinking holy shit, and them do their darnedest to whip one up for me. You'll feel special here. The roasted duck curry with lychee, pineapple and eggplant is something different and surprisingly delicious, and if you're a bit of a comfort food eater like myself, the old faves like Pro Ram and Massaman Curry are spicy and filling and really delicious. Can I say nom nom nom? Guess what: I just did.

A friend had recommended that I should try this restaurant for its good Thai authentic dishes,…read moreservice and atmosphere, so a friend and I decided we should try this place out. We ordered two dishes; the Pandan chicken and the Seafood Pad Cha. Both dishes arrived 20 minutes after ordering. The Pandan chicken consist of pieces of boneless chicken wrapped with aromatic leaf, deep friend and served with sweet chili sauce, and the Seafood Pad Cha is a combination of prawns, squid, octopus, mussels, snapper fillets and stir fried with Thai spices, coconut milk and chilli paste. Both dishes were very delicious! The chicken was tender and well favour and my friend told me that the seafood was too hot for their likeing. The place was a little small though, we were place on a table where people and staff use as their main path to move around the restaurant, so people were bumping on to our table. Overall the restaurant serve good authentic fresh food, good service and splendid atmosphere.

Located in the Central Market District. Typical Thai…read morerestaurant offer a wide choice of well prepared Thai cuisine. Came here on a Friday night and the restaurant was packed. Had a very enjoyable, well cooked meal here with friends. Staff here all very courteous and attentive. Menu offers a good choice of Thai cuisine. Only downside, if you are seated at the front of the restaurant, is that the entrance door lets in a cold draft when diners are entering and exiting the restaurant

Started off OK, very generous wine by the glass and food nice!…read moreHowever not much in the way of cutlery had to ask for chop sticks! Then down hill from there. A friend of the waiter came in with a child who immediately started screaming, so he took their order walked around with the child and then sat at the table with them until they had finished!! REALLY!!!! In the meantime every table was left waiting for service, the one waitress left couldn't cope, we walked out in disgust along with several other tables!

A perfect spot to pick up some delightful Chinese cuisine in leafy and bustling Blackwood…read more Perfect for groups as it has a large dining space and lends a touch of Oriental charm to its surroundings. I vote for the Szechuan beef, Thai, red curried prawns and Black pepper chicken. Moderately affordable, good service and tasty food!

I've only had take-away here and I must say I have always been satisfied. Prices are a little bit…read moremore than I would personally like to pay but the taste and quality is all there. An old fashioned Chinese Restaurant, there is a great family feel here and the staff are lovely. The menu is fast with lots of different options and even a few for the vegetarians among us. The duck, although expensive, is top notch and all the chicken dishes are ever so delicious. I would advise to avoid the pork dishes though, as I always find them to be a smidge over cooked. The fried rice is worth every penny and I could quite possibly eat nothing but this when I visit. One of the main reasons I come back here is that they always throw in some prawn crisps when you spend over twenty dollars. A neat little place and worth a look in.