This is an amazing vegan cafe, fresh amazing tasting food. It's always a pleasure to eat there,…read morevery popular with everyone I have taken.

Not a bad place. It's self-service with a relatively limited menu. Most things cannot be made…read morevegan. I got a Minestrone, which was quite spicy but delicious. I also ordered fries, which were okay. They offer water infused with herbs for free. There are power outlets near some tables.

If you need your clean utensils, skip eating in. Both the take away and other utensils are…read morepresented at the til, upturned. Not only do people need to put their hands over the cutlery to reach handles, but any sick people are talking over it. It also wasn't clean. Not just a bit, but with giant food smears. Multiple people had to thumb through the eating part of the cutlery to try to find a "clean" piece of cutlery. This grossed me out so much I'm never eating there again. I was also astounded that the very pleasant staff didn't notice or take action on this, even though a number of them were standing right there watching. If it were me working there I'd be so embarrassed, and immediately rewash them. A number of options here are good value, but smears are just not on. BYO chopsticks, yo.

This place has been around a long time and since both my wife and I have loads of vegetarian food,…read moredecided to check it out. Loved every bit of what's on offer here. You can have a two or three course set menu or a la Carte. Unpretentious, reasonably priced and excellent flavors. I had the vegetable curry as main and sticky toffee pudding for dessert. The pudding is probably the best I have had in Sydeny ever, gingery, moist and spongy, just divine. My veg curry was also delicious, hearty and a bit spicy. Great service and good value for money. Absolutely will come here again for a lovely meal with friends. Located on a quiet street in Balmain it is a must try.

Let me just start with....... wow…read more I frequently dine around Sydney and find that people have already written reviews that are so perfect there is no need for me to write the same thing once again. However based on my 5 star experience I had to share. I had a friend in town from America who is vegan and we wanted to take her out for dinner. Trying to find something in the inner west that was not Thai or Chinese was near impossible. Then I stumbled across Harvest. I read a few previous reviews and saw an urbanspoon rating of 84% and thought to give it a go. As we approached the restaurant in a quiet street in Rozelle we remembered we forgot our wine as the restaurant is BYO. We walk in the door and are happy to learn Harvest is also fully licensed :) Adam, the owner/chef (yes because we actually met and talked to the owner) was absolutely delightful. We learnt that Adam has been at harvest for 17 years and his passion clearly shows. He even has his own cook book which can be purchased from the restaurant. We of course made a purchase and will attempt to make some of the wonderful meals!! I only hope we can do it justice! eeek! There were 5 of us at dinner (only 1 vegan/vegetarian) and EVERYONE was satisfied. Meat was not missed by us carnivores. We dined on tapas with AMAZING fresh made dips, rice paper rolls, feta parcels for our entree and savoury mushroom pancake stack, lasagna with mozzarella, spinach and kumara gnocchi for our spectacular main and 1 of the boys was even able to squeeze in sticky date pudding for dessert. The wine was flowing and the experience was perfect. All up our bill came to about $250 and included 4 bottles of wine! And we were all soooooo full! The atmosphere of this restaurant reminds me of a place called Jacques-Imo's Café in New Orleans (one of my all-time favourite restaurants). Its open, fresh, quaint and if you're lucky enough you may even catch a glimpse of the beautiful Paris who lives nearby!! Can't tell you anymore. Guess you will have to try it for yourself! Who thought vegetables could be so fun?!

Quality/Quantity - Meat and pork dumplings - Good, but the…read morebest ones would be able to retain their soup/juices inside the dumplings. Shredded pork with pickled vegetables - Someone was craving soup, I did not try, but they seemed to like it. Shanghai pan fried pork buns - My favorite. Good proportions with bread and filling. Shanghai salted pork and veg fried rice - Not good or bad, the dish did not stand out, fairly plain but good enough as a comfort dish. String beans with dried shrimp - Gotta have some veggies, same as above. Shanghai stir fried noodles - Another one of my favorite dishes, love those noodles. Tea from real tea leaves, see picture. Atmosphere - Medium size restaurant. Some portions of the restaurant sectioned off, potentially for private events. Open kitchen & open kitchen counter seating. Cool decor. Open 7 days a week from 11am to 8:30pm or 9pm; website hours differ. Direct competitor next door, you might be putting them out of business? Service - Okay, went out of our way to get the waitress and manager attention to let us pay. Our guests are aggressive, and we wanted to make sure we paid. The team was slightly confused, so I had to check with the waitress and manager several times to get their assurances that we were paying. Membership, loyalty program. See website. Price - After all that fighting for the bill, I signed the check in a hurry and did not even know what I paid. I'm guessing $150AUD, $100US...? Which I believe includes tax and tip? Sorry, can't remember. I just remembered being frazzled... Reasonable price for what we got. Owner Comment - Congrats on your 12 locations and growing! Oh, are you a franchise system? Just noticed it on your website.

I've been lucky enough to be in Shanghai for the past month. Before I left Sydney my friends…read moredecided to take me to New Shanghai for a lunch catch up. Funny that I was leaving for Shanghai but we went to eat Shanghainese food. Anyway now that I've been to Shanghai I can make a better assessment of the authenticity of the food at New Shanghai. FOOD The big attraction to Shanghainese food is the dumplings so here is my verdict on the xiao long dumplings and pan fried dumplings. Price: You can't beat Asian prices where you can get a whole basket of 12 xiao long dumplings for $1.50. That being said for Sydney standards $7.50 for 8 xiao long dumplings and $9.50 for the pan fried ones is a pretty good deal so tick for price. http://www.yelp.com.au/biz_photos/iTZWCiW1AVHc8-RLS5s-JQ?select=OjEe11tYUiIX8Y_fSQX8uA http://www.yelp.com.au/biz_photos/iTZWCiW1AVHc8-RLS5s-JQ?select=5Qs_tg4toJWNgV9rxEur9g Flavour: The same soupy goodness still flows through these dumplings that causes me to burn my tongue time and time again. I thought the pan fried dumplings were actually nicer than some of the ones I've had in Shanghai. Not over burnt at the bottom which is good. Other: Other things we tried were the zha jiang mian (pork mince noodle), drunken chicken and fried calamari with egg yolk. Noodles were average, definitely had better, chicken was nice but nothing special. Fried calamari with the salted egg yolk was a unique combination which gave it an interesting flavor and taste. I have yet to come across this dish in Shanghai. http://www.yelp.com.au/biz_photos/iTZWCiW1AVHc8-RLS5s-JQ?select=7TFljrQ6DEJrpJfn7AgN1Q http://www.yelp.com.au/biz_photos/iTZWCiW1AVHc8-RLS5s-JQ?select=jwl305l0mvRC4JxrHKNgog http://www.yelp.com.au/biz_photos/iTZWCiW1AVHc8-RLS5s-JQ?select=Hvf3XRALdPKPo75g82HFqQ SERVICE Service here is also similar to Shanghai - all based off a fast turnover of customers. Not looking for atmosphere when I come to these places, just looking to get my food as fast as possible so I appreciate the speed of service. VERDICT I think the food here is pretty much as good as what you can find in Shanghai. Of course everything always tastes better when you don't have to pay as much for it so the Shanghainese food in Shanghai will always win out.

What a totally expensive disappointment…read more Yes, the plates are presented beautifully and the atmosphere is uplifting, but my god behind the pictures the food is ridiculously expensive and of poor quality. Magic mushrooms, pictured, with.... 0 mushrooms... The "truffle/mushroom" paste offered no flavour as truffles and mushrooms should. The eggs were watery and cold and the brioche was definitely stale. The most enraging thing is that at $20+ there's not enough food for a satisfying meal. I asked for bacon, extra $5, and it was not on my plate. They then tried to charge for the bacon at check out. Lol. Stingy portions with a hefty price tag. The mojito, like most mixed drinks in Sydney, had a miniscule amount of alcohol and too much sugar syrup which made it taste more like a soda than a mojito. Zero flavour. Definitely will not be back.

The food here is like you're in Willy Wonka's Factory, Candyland or a fantasy fit for unicorns…read more Splashes of colour, lollies and Oreos, you're in magical place, worlds away from the shopping centre you're actually at. Bello the shelter is located at the entrance to Westfield Burwood and is a large cafe with quaint homely style theming and sizeable booths and space for plenty of people to enjoy all day breakfast, brunch, lunch or dinner. It was super busy when we there, buzzing with excited diners. The owners are extremely passionate about their business, working hard for over 20 years to keep this a thriving cafe, adapting to the customers and current food climate. They are really hospitable and welcome us to experience their wonderful cafe. A group foodies joined together on this occasion, ordering a range of the favourites to share. We began with some beautiful coloured lattes, the rose flavour - a hot pink cup of goodness, that tasted exactly like Rose! Accompanying this was a fluro purple taro latte. They have plenty more flavours on offer, so make sure you ask - they're secret! Then come the two drinks that anyone will jump with excitement at. The Candy land milkshake: a bubblegum milkshake topped with fairy floss, lollypops, sugar straps, gummy lollies and more to make your dreams a reality. The second one, a chocolate version with Oreos, brownies, chocolate wafers and cream, you cannot come without ordering one of these. Another beautiful dish is the Organic Granola with Seasonal fruits, poached pear, served with fruit and organic honeycomb, complete with small jars of syrup, milk and coloured cereal. For a savory selection, we went with the Egyptian style "Basturma Omelette" - free range eggs with olives and fresh tomatoes and a side of sourdough. There's some other interesting options, which we didn't have but worth a try are the "Salmon macarons" or a brioche French toast with matcha, dulce de leche and gold leaf. Whilst we picked some of the super interesting options, they do have your typical foods like benedict, Bacon and egg rolls, avocado on toast and more. From the lunch menu we couldn't go past the "Season" - the charcoal bun with a grass-fed angus beef patty, with double hi-melt American cheese, roasted capsicum, beetroot balsamic, bacon, oak lettuce, tomato and secret sauce. They also have a burger called "Viral" that is crumbed and deep fried with pickles, jalepenos, salsa and sour cream, this is not for the faint hearted and sure to go crazy with the insta crowds. In addition to this, the menu has a range of other burgers, ribs, hanging skewers, steak and schnitzels as well as salads. A great café to take a break from shopping but it's also a destination café that is certainly worth specifically travelling to. Food to suit any market and there are quality inventive dishes but also regular menu choices if you're not as adventurous. We certainly plan a revisit.

Hidden along the busy street of Burwood, Sydney Dumpling King looks like just the average ordinary…read morechinese takeaway shop. However, at tasting the dumplings and the pancake, tasted exceptionally flavoursome (to my surprise tbh). The service was I guess you could say.... the typical asian restaurant service haha. So I wasn't expecting anything much, so no hard feelings there. Unfortunately, I was feeling quite full that day and couldn't eat too much. So I'll probably come back another day to fully satisfy myself.

It's difficult to find a great restaurant on Burwood Rd, it's kind of like playing the lottery, you…read morecan never be sure if the place you're dining at is going to be a dud or a real winner. Lucky for me, one of my friends had recommended this Taiwanese Dumpling restaurant. Having never ordered here before, the group of friends I was dining with ordered a variety of dishes that included a mix of 20 dumplings, fried vegetable noodles and two other items that were circled in the menu, indicating it was one of the restaurant's specials. These were the shallot pancake and the beef noodle soup, both of which were the favourite items by far I tasted there. The Beef Noodle Soup was very surprising, unlike the Vietnamese Beef Noodle Soup, this Taiwanese version had large chunks of beef, that were slow cooked and so tender they melted in your mouth. The soup also had a slight sweet aroma to it, that made it unlike a lot of other noodle soup dishes I've tried before and tasted very delicious. The shallot pancake too was very crispy, had the texture of an oily, flaky, thin pizza bread, although tasted more similar to an indian roti bread with a hint of the onion flavour that the shallots added. This is a good place to visit when you're in a pickle and needing to pick a good restaurant to dine at on Burwood road.

I have been a customer of Buddha Raksha for well over a decade and the taste and quality has been…read moreconsistently good. The Ambiance is so warm and it's a very nice place to have a good drink and Dine. There is enough parking on the on the quiet streets off Liverpool road.

This is a remarkable secret of the inner-west. A cosy and well frequented spot. Those living in the…read morearea are the bulk of the clientele. An institution since 1993. The food dining experience was authentic and generous. I was feeling full after the first course. Plus I really enjoy a good coconut water. I found the staff very friendly and the service prompt. By the end of the second course I was satisfied. The dinner was on a weekday but I am told that Fridays and Saturdays are full to capacity. With a second location opening not far away, the word will spread. Only four stars because there was a touch of home cooking in the meal. It wasn't as refined to the five star offering but the value for money and flavour is deeply rewarding. Order less than you need or bring more people. The servings are ample.

We absolutely adore The Green Lion. The owner is such a beautiful person and the vibe here is…read morealways friendly! The Green Mack burger and the nachos are definitely favourites, but I've never had a meal that I didn't enjoy! Perfect for all those pub favourites you've been missing. Cannelloni, seafood platters, schnitzels, pizzas. Try them all and roll out of there with a take home box! Their desserts are also creative and tasty - if you can fit anything in after your main!

This is an alright restaurant. They have some good vegan food but it is a bit too much for me…read morepersonally. It tastes good but I always leave feeling a bit bloated, I would prefer they be a bit healthier. The nachos is really good and last time I visited they were playing some BTS on the speakers and any restaurant playing BTS is good in my books. The pub downstairs is sometimes a bit too noisy for my liking, especially when they have a musician performing. The floor shakes from bass and it makes me anxious. It's not awful for my closest vegetarian option but I would probably choose a different one of Sydney's vegetarian restaurants if I had the choice. The service is very passable it's nothing amazing but there's nothing to complain about. Thankyou for listening I hope this gave you some idea of what the restuaraunt is like.

Really good vegan food. At lunch time they have a buffet…read more It's not an "all you can eat" type thing, you choose the things you want, and then they weigh it. Don't load up on rice or noodles, you pay by the gram.

When is a prawn not a prawn? When it's made of tofu!…read moreThe Green Gourmet has a large selection of what looks like traditional Chinese food, but it is all vegan. So, if you are into that, then this is the place for you! Casual eat in dinning, buffet style and the food is charged for by weight.