Best Yum Cha in Brisbane!…read more We turned up to this restaurant at lunch time on Sunday and it was full and there was a seemingly endless queue. Despite the queue we didn't have to wait long for a table and it was well worth the wait. We think that it was the best yum cha we've had in Brisbane. The servers were friendly and the dishes were all lovely - it was also very reasonably priced. I would certainly be happy to bring my Malaysian-Chinese mum here!! We'll be back to check out the dinner options!!

This is my favorite Yum Cha in Brissy. cups and bowls can be dirty sometimes so just ask for a…read moreclean one. No big deal. We come here often enough that they know what we like. lol The service is great. Busy on the weekends so either book in advance or get here early. I wish they opened earlier! The food is 95% of the time just sooo yummy! Always reccomend it to everyone. Used to go to the one in the valley but this is closer and I think better food! Wish they served from morning til night without the break.

Not true yum cha. This restaurant features menu ordering rather than food coming arond on a cart to…read morebe selected. Food was good though.

It's been 4 years since I've been home to Brisbane and Indooroopilly's Westfield Shopping Centre…read morehas changed a lot. This yum cha (dim sum) place is a fancier version of the ones that have usually been in existence in Brisbane and is packed! I met my god-parents for lunch -- there were 6 of us -- on a Saturday around 11.30am. The place was already buzzing. The booth seating is uncomfortable and awkward. We are boxed in and squished. The steamed dim sum was sub-par.... the dumpling wrappers are mushy and thick. They fell apart the minute I picked them up with my chopsticks. The har gow and the seafood dumplings -- in fact, any of the dumplings that have the same wrapper -- all possessed this terrible wrapper. I don't recommend it. Seen juk guen (beancurd rolls) were really dense with a filling that is almost completely meat and nothing else. Flavor-wise it was fine. Chicken's feet were decent, with the claws cooked to a good consistency so it fell off the bone. The fried items were much better. The woo gok filled with taro was good -- nice and crumbly on the outside and the filling a good consistency. My favorite was the fried radish cake which were little nuggets of perfectly tender radish cake fried to a crispy perfection. The crispy pork belly (siu yuk) was awful. The fat is not rendered through well enough making the pork pieces unpleasant to eat. Service is hit and miss as well. One minute someone is efficient coming around to refill water, and then, nothing even when you ask for it. Maybe I'm comparing it to dim sum places in the US, but it's weird to me that they didn't have Chinese mustard (gai lat) when my son asked for it. The one thing I love about Chinese restaurants in Australia is that they give you soy sauce with slices of hot chile peppers in them. Wish restaurants in the US would offer this to you as a regular condiment.

Very tasty Good quality, always fresh…read more Fast service and really friendly staff Everything on the menu is good

Customer service isn't great. We made a booking for 2…read morepeople at 8pm, no tables were clear. We were put at a 4 seater then asked to move once the table was finally cleared after 15 minutes. Currently don't follow a covid safe plan, tables were wiped down with the same cloth.

Had 2 steamed buns. Quiet day. Wasn't a Tuesday or Thursday $1 per dumpling day. Slightly warmer…read morepau would have been perfect

Absolutely awesome dumplings! Have been here lots of times with my friends! Please consider your…read morepackaging which may deteriorate during the trip from your shop to the office! Also, maybe allow for people to bring their own containers, and stuff your amazing dumplings into them! Also, provide chilli sauce :) This is fantastic!! Best regards, Lisa Ann.

Cute little spot I visited later in the evening. There were not many people in the dinning room and…read morethe service is slower paced. I was encouraged to order via the QR code of the table yet the establishment is underground a bit so the cell server is a challenge. The chicken noodle soup is neutral I'm flavor. Reluctantly, I was allowed to order at the bar counter.

Two stars for the decor. Came in here alone just minding my…read moreown business and waited about 10 minutes when the place was empty. I didn't mind at the moment and just asked for help. The food lacked flavor of any kind. I got the Szechuan pork dumplings and the braised beef noodles. I had to drown both in chili and vinegar for them to taste like anything. Lastly, I couldn't finish everything and asked for a box to go but was shocked (SHOCKED) that they said I had to pay for a to go box. Not sure if that's a local regulation or what. I didn't have money in hand and didn't want to charge my card for $0.50 so I had to take my food to go in a napkin

Good yum cha but unremarkable This is a pretty good spot for…read moreyum cha. We came here for lunch on a weekday. It was quiet and the staff were friendly and attentive. The dishes we ordered were good but we thought that they were a little small, which made the yum cha relatively expensive!

Bit slow getting served. Was our first time at yum cha but when we finally asked they apologised…read moreabout new staff and the food came quickly after ordering. They weren't hard to understand or speak too and food was great. Definitely would go again

I've been lazing about for the past few days, which will probably come with consequences pretty…read moresoon since exam week is coming up - but we were craving yum cha, so we tried to "research" the Brisbane area. The choices are really quite meager, as we found a few places scattered around, but none that seemed to be particularly popular. Since we decided yum cha was what we wanted, we decided that we wouldn't set our expectations very high, and just go for the best one we could find [with best being most convenient and decent]. Our search landed us in the center of Chinatown in the Valley, at King of Kings Seafood, a place pretty much the epitome of Chinese restaurants - with the live fish and the big round tables. When we got there at about 1pm, it was actually rather packed. There were groups of families - both Asian and non [I mention this because it may just as well be a gauge to how authentic a restaurant is], and the place remained busy even as we were leaving since the place serves dim sum till late. Also, because there were constantly diners coming in and out, some of the yum cha that was being reeled around was pretty fresh! The food was as expected - decent - but not great. Everything was very standard, and the cha siu pastry was not too bad, but I don't recommend the taro cake (?-), which was way too dry and didn't taste much like taro. The duck that we had was also a bit dry, which disappointed me, since duck is a very forgiving meat. Overall, it was not a bad experience, and the waitresses were very friendly, but it was a bit pricey. We got quite a bit of food and were filled to the brim, but it was a bit over $20 for each of us - and I don't know if I can get used to restaurants here charging for tea per person.

Fortitude Valley institution This Fortitude Valley…read moreinstitution used to be our go-to place for yum cha. The service is still good & the atmosphere is great with the staff wheeling the dim sum trolleys between the tables. But I thought the dumplings were a little bit too big and tasteless. We'll be going to Sunnybank for yum cha in future.

Not baddddd. Service, food and overall experience was average. They have lots to choose on the menu…read more- all classic Chinese dishes and yum cha. You can taste the msg tbh. Buns were dry and a very sad amount of meat filling.

Of all the Yum Cha restaurants I've been to within Australia, this has to be my worst experience…read more The food was below average and over priced, the customer service was digusting, the english speaking of the staff was hoarsed. staff were lazy as majority of the meals in the menu were self served as they would not serve it to you. Lady at the counter was very rude when making payment as she preferred cash and toilets were very dirty. Would never recommend this restaurant as I've had better else where.

Did somebody say "dumplings"?…read more This is a little 'mom & pop' business in the pretty suburb of Ashgrove where, of an evening, you can peer through the large window and watch mum, dad, or (I assume) their adult son deftly prepare the dumpling delights they sell. And delightful they are indeed. We ordered three rounds of different dumplings and they were all fantastic (my favourites being the ones containing the prawn, chicken and water chestnut). We also ordered two other dishes; garlic pork and san choy bau. Must admit to being disappointed with those two. Unless it's a special district in China from where the recipes hail, the dishes appeared to be extremely 'anglicised'. Whilst bursting with colour from the variety of vegies within, the pork dish had great gobs of bottled minced garlic, not freshly chopped. The pork, although sliced thinly (the way I like it) was a little tough. The san choy bau was unrecognisable with the array of capsicum and broccoli (??) and not one, but three onion products (white, shallot and dried onion) meaning it was off limits for me and my onion intolerance entirely. There didn't appear to be celery or water chestnut at all, no bean sprouts, cooked in vegetable oil, not sesame oil. It was quite a different affair from what I have eaten in the past (and made myself). I would go back to support it because it's a small family-run business and because the dumplings were terrific. Parking available adjacent in the small cul-de-sac and you can eat in, although the dining area is a little shabby. I think it's more catered for the take away option.

Don't let this "hidden in suburbia" take away shop deter you with it's location in the depths of…read moreAshgrove as you drive towards The Gap. And while you're at it, don't let the basic and no-frills decor deter you, either. If you're a nerd like me, you'll probably enjoy watching the team in the kitchen making the dumplings. It's almost meditative as they find their rhythm folding them together so delicately. As Just A mentioned, it's a "Mum and Pop" type business, and they're slinging dumplings and westernised chinese dishes to the 'burbs for prices that'll have you transported back to 1980s when you wore parachute pants and bubble socks. Having craved dumplings for a few days, I was delighted to be in the area and finally at a time these guys would be open (they open from 5pm only). Averaging $3-$4 per dumpling option (about 3 dumplings per serving) on the menu you can easily get away with a solo dumpling feast for $15. Dining in a group? Order a few dishes between everyone and still walk away with change from $20. The food is prepared on-site and available dine-in (limited seating) or take-away. It is a fairly Westernised menu, as mentioned above, so if that Sichuan spice is what you're looking for you may not find it here. But what you will find is affordable, consistent and satisfying dumplings and chinese take-away that's a step up from the standard 'Aussie' chinese takeaway of battered sweet and sour pork.

This place is a bit of a dreamy gem. I'll start out with how…read morethey have a loyalty program with other places in South Bank such as Ginga. Which I am yet to visit their other emporium restaurant in Fortitude Valley. Bamboo Basket is a wonderful place to get your favourite traditional Chinese cuisine. The meats they use you can tell are fresh and professionally prepared. Their dishes are exquisitely presentable and throughout the years since knowing about them altogether, I haven't had a bad food experience. I have only had a run in with a waitress/attendant once, but I don't think she works there any longer. Otherwise, the atmosphere is such a great attraction, as are the statues at the entrance. So welcoming and comforting, but still a proper and considerate place to eat from. I wish for 70% of my meals at least, that I have for my lunches during university would be from there. Even if you over order, none will go to waste as it is all well prepared and superb.

So YELP claims they "updated" this listing in June 2026 when…read morein fact it closed down FOUR YEARS EARLIER? Do I smell a rat?