Visiting Bondi for the first time with my family, and I forgot to research where to go. So I…read morepopped onto OpenTable and found this place and made immediate reservations. It was a little hard to find, because it's in the interior of a building and not really visible from the street. But we were seated immediately, and had a nice seat overlooking the beach. It's a nice looking space, and probably caters to an evening crowd that like a good cocktail and snack. Where's what we tried: - Mixed Dumpling Basket - Bad. Xiao Long Bao skin was too dry, and already lost all it's soup before trying to pick them up. The skin on the other dumplings were too mushy. Good dumpling have the right textures and none of these had the right texture. - Five Spice Duck Pancakes - Good. The duck was cut quite thick, but it had flavour and the wraps were actually pretty good. Not the most traditional presentation, but it tasted pretty good. Very expensive though. - Sweet and Sour Chicken - OK. Not much better than what you would find find a shopping mall found court, but much more expensive. - Chicken Fried Rice - Good. Rice was prepared and cooked decently, but way too expensive for what we got. Service was extremely slow. We were the only customers for the most part, and the dishes seemed to take forever to come out. Overall - not recommended for a meal. Food is way overpriced, and hit and miss on quality or taste.

Amazing service from start to finish. We had no reservation in a Saturday night but they managed to…read morefind us a cool spot with ocean views. Decor set the mood for the food, which (I could be wrong), but as best as I could, felt like modern Asian. We had Xiao Long Bao for starters, Kung Pao Chicken, Stir Fry Tenderloin Steak, Chicken Fried Rice (winner!), Sausage Fried Rice (a little sweeter flavor), Mushroom and Eggplant, and Chicken with Ginger and Shallots. We had some jasmine tea to wash everything down. All the servers were accommodating and on point.

This teeny tiny restaurant is really quaint, like a sweet Malaysian market stall. The staff are…read morefriendly and very helpful, though you order at the counter and help yourself to cutlery, water etc. It's easy to choose what to order as there are photos of all the dishes. The food is served fresh, hot, and fast, but it's not the best Malaysian going round. The beef rendang was delicious but the roti was disappointing; neither flaky or fluffy. The chicken bao and nasi goreng lacked flavour and the water spinach was just that, watery. I can however, highly recommend the curry puffs! Go here for a quick takeaway or if you're eating on the go, but probably best to avoid eating in unless you are super skinny and prepared to have a few elbows fly your way. If you are game for a bit of body combat, the good news is that it's BYO.

Delicious, amazing, authentic, full of flavour-food! I wined…read moreand dined here on Saturday night at 8pm and the restaurant was completely chockers; every time someone left a table it was cleaned and seated with new people again so it's a great late night eatery for sure. I shared the Parkers Gems for entree which reminded me of Thai fish cakes except a crisper texture. I recommend eating them plain without the dipping sauce for the full effect. I also shared the seafood laksa and char kway teow which was to die for! This is my favourite Malaysian dish and Chinta Kechil did not disappoint. The Roti was nice as well and we had very friendly waiters all night long. All of this plus a wine and coke and the bill was less than $70 - ah-mazing. Highly recommend and I will be back!

Updating my review because I've tried other dishes too and they have not failed to disappoint…read more Also this place has ultimately dethroned Mamak (it's even has LINES sometimes so no disappointment there! Because it ain't a good restaurant without a wait right?): TASTE: No arguments here. The taste is pretty good and it lives up to its name (Fun fact: Sedap means delicious in Malaysian). PRICING: Very comparable to Mamak. Also accepts cards. LOCATION: Best location for a restaurant ever. MENU: More variety than Mamak. Not to mention presentation: Nasi Lemak on a pandan leaf! Authentic. Laksa dishes are in a traditional bowl. I guess the only defining factor about Mamak is the roti and the late closing hours. SEATING: More of a casual place, so there is an option to share your table or share with others. So its great for those who just want food but don't want to take-away (less waste in landfills!)

Want some hawker style Malaysian food? Look no further than Sedap…read more Found at Regent Place off George Street, Sedap offers tasty Malaysian food at super quick speed. Seriously, after we put in our order all our food came out within 5 minutes. The menu is pretty large, with the lunch and dinner menus being separate. You can get a wide range of seafood dishes, noodle dishes, vegetable dishes (with choice of sauce), and chicken/beef/pork dishes. We ordered the roast chicken, water spinach, and hokkien style pork belly. The first two dishes were really good, the pork belly wasn't that good...probably wouldn't order that one again. The menu is pretty different to Mamak, which I'm actually not a big fan of (outside of their roti) and I vastly prefer this menu to theirs. The food was great, prices reasonable for a group, as it came out to $17pp. It's not really cheap and cheerful if you're eating solo but it isn't expensive either. I'll definitely be back.

I went there tonight food great and prices fair we had a great time service exceptional i can…read morehighly recommend this place

Went here today as they had a $10 lunch special. I ordered the Pad Thai not the best I've had but…read moreok. Nice ambience, friendly staff, only annoying thing was minimum $20 on eftpos so had to go and get money out! Would come back and try something else next time.

A worthy shout out, when we lived in Sydney, we would come here once to twice a week. On this…read morevisit, I wanted to try this to bring back memories. Satay and girls chicken (suggest thigh not breast as it was rather dry) together w avocado juice. Man, tasted just as good and memories rushed back. Especially the chicken, first mouthful of the breast was definitely dry but very tasty, until the person next to me pushed over the black sauce bottle and a little jar then I realized I am doing this wrong!!! I forgot the sweet plum sauce and god damn spicy saice, mixed them and deep the chicken... it was Ggggooooooddd ... definitely worthy of a visit (it's more a 3.5*, bear in mind queue does get quite long at times!

Not my all time favourite - but still genuine enough to get my patronage. The food is simple and…read morevery inexpensive. It is very popular (Th, F, Sa) with a short wait time usually between 6pm - 8pm. The restaurant takes your name on a list until a spare table becomes available. Usually you don't wait more than 15 minutes for a table. There are so many Indonesian restaurants in this area, that if waiting is an issue you can usually go to another restaurant if you wish. I go to this restaurant for the Javanese Fried Chicken called Ayam Bakar. Ask for the Breast piece (Dada Bakar) $6.50. I always eat this with a serving of Cah Kangkung $10 and a serving of white rice $2. Mix these flavours together for a true Indonesian dining experience. The chilli sauce provided at your table is very hot, so use sparingly. It can be mixed with sweet brown ketchup manis sauce. Another dish to try is the Nasi Goreng. It isn't the best fried rice I have eaten, but it is still tasty. Complimentary free water in a jug is available free of charge. There are many other different cold drinks available on the menu. My favourite is Jus Alpukat - this is avocado juice with sweetened condensed milk, and streaks of chocolate syrup down the sides of the glass. This place is worth a visit if you like tasty Indonesian 'Warung' style food.

Java Restaurant is my new hidden gem. It's got an amazing menu and a wonderful authentic flavour to…read moreits food. Once we saw avocado juice on the menu we knew it was legit. Expect regional favourites and Indonesian specialties. The server was also very aware of dietary requirements and made everything vegan for me without question. The decor might leave something to be desired, but it didn't phase me. I imagined myself sitting in the front of a family owned shop somewhere in Indo, and it was pretty delicious.

In my eyes, this has to be one of the BEST INDONESIAN restaurants in Sydney. I have frequented this…read morerestaurant for the the past 30 years. Joe and his staff never fail to welcome you and take care of all your dining needs. It may not be the most lavishly decorated or cheapest - but it does have a most extensive menu and the best satay I have ever tasted. My favourite dish is the Nasi Rames. It is a total dish in itself with small portions of Beef Rendang, Fried Chicken, Gado Gado, Sambal Chilli Egg served with white boiled rice and a fried-shrimp krupuk. I highly recommend this! Ayam Serah: Deep fried Lemongrass chicken served with lettuce, cucumber and a spicy chilli sauce. Opor Ayam: Chicken cooked in coconut milk with galangal, lemongrass, cinnamon, tamarind juice, palm sugar, coriander, cumin, candlenut, garlic, shallot, and pepper. The restaurant is not large in size, so if there are a few groups in there, it may be hard to get a table. That shows its popularity! I recommend that a reservation is made - especially on the weekend nights.

I have tried two dishes here. The flavor and fragrance of…read morethe dishes were wonderful. Ayam Masak Lemak - Vims Butter Chicken was very tasty. It was right and creamy. There were 8 bite sized chunks of chicken swimming in a very yum sauce. Daging Kicap Mani - Beef cooked in sweet Malay soy spices. This was very aromatic, the beef was super tender and very tasty. The sauce was watery though and did not make a great topping for my rice. Roti Chanai - Malaysian non yeast bread. The Roti were good. This type of roti are small and fluffy. It was super oily but very tasty. (The do have the other type of Plain Dosa which are larger & thinner.) The prices were pretty high especially considering the good quality and choice of food around Randwick. Or for a short drive to Kingsford, the huge selection of really good places. I did not have a chance to try the dessert as I had take away. I may decide to go back and try the dessert but I think the experience would be more enjoyable sitting down at the restaurant. (It may also make the price more palatable.)

This restaurant is small, dark and cosy so I would suggest booking beforehand (boyfie and I waltzed…read morein at 8.00pm on a Saturday and scored the last table inside though so...) Firstly let me say that the seafood Char Keow Teow was incredible. I highly recommend ordering this dish as it was authentic and cooked to perfection although sadly this was the only dish we truly loved. Don't get me wrong, the garlic roti was crispy and delish but wasn't a full on garlic hit like I expected. When there is lamb on the menu particularly in a curry I'm all over it so we chose the Korma Kambing but unfortunately the lamb was not tender, had not been cooked for long enough and the curry itself was fairly boring. The curry laksa was also lacking; the dish is prepared with egg noodles which do nothing for me compared to a laksa with vermicelli. Both dishes were quite disappointing. Sadly our steamed rice never made it to the table but we didn't bother chasing it. I love trying new places but this is one we won't bother returning to unless it was purely for the Char Keow Teow.

The food is traditional Vietnamese cuisine and is super fresh. We are Australian and our Vietnamese…read morefriends have bought us here in the past. You know it's good when Vietnamese families eat here! The tables have plastic table cloths and utensils in containers on them - but please don't be put off. It isn't meant to be a fine dining experience. It is functional, fresh, fast and fabulous!! The staff are super friendly and welcoming, they learn your name and remember you even if it's been a while since your last visit. They will help you order if you are new to Vietnamese - just ask!

There is no lack of choice for Vietnamese eateries in Bankstown! Having tried one that was close by…read moreto this one, we decided to give this one a try. Service was quick and we were seated immediately and orders taken in no time and food was delivered shortly after. We ordered the Rare Beef Noodle Soup (we ended up with Beef Noodle Soup With Fatty Beef), Rice Vermicelli With Spring Rolls & BBQ Pork (we ended up with Special Combination Rice Vermicelli). The only thing they got right was the Young Coconut Juice. The food tasted nice and had lots of flavour but it would've been lovely if they actually got any of meals right. We were charged the higher priced dishes of course. The guy who took our order could see what I had pointed out on the menu so unsure if they do a switcheroo on unsuspecting customers. It is cheap and cheerful for what they offer though.