In spite of the business name, Sea Bay is not a seafood restaurant as the name would suggest. This…read moreis actually a Chinese noodles and dumplings restaurant. On a cold evening in Sydney, I decided to give this restaurant a try to warm up from the weather outside. If you haven't visited the restaurant before, it is a little bit difficult to enter as there isn't a typical door entrance here. Upon locating it on the street, I thought perhaps the entrance was in back. Alas the entrance is actually a screen door that you slide open to enter. The decor inside the restaurant is pretty standard. It is not a hole in the wall, but not quite upscale. It rather opts for the feel of a neighborhood Chinese restaurant. The menu is nice in that there are pictures of what the dish look like. Most of the dishes are noodle soups, but there is a sizable selection of dumplings/meat buns and salads as well. Due to the weather, I decided to get the beef with handmade noodles ($13.80) and an order of fried meat buns ($13.80). I liked the freshness of the noodles and appreciated the bok choy in the dish, as I can't seem to eat enough veggies on a trip. While the noodle soup was good, I found the fried meat buns to be my favorite of the two. The fried meat buns are also known as shengjianbao and is one of my favorite items to get when I find them on a Chinese menu. The ones here are nice as the bottoms of the bun are crispy the way I like it. The version here are the best ones that I have had since I tried them at Kao Chi in Taipei several years back. If you are looking for a reasonably priced Chinese restaurant serving noodles and dumplings, Sea Bay is a good choice. The location in the CBD is a little more convenient than heading to Haymarket to eat at one of the Chinatown eateries.

Slightly above average Chinese noodle/dumpings restaurant located in the CBD…read more Try the shengjianbao instead of the dumplings because both are deep fried to the point of crisp and hard, at least the shengjianbao has some juice remaining.

It would have been nicer if I had of eaten a packet of chewing gum. The Mongolian Lamb was so…read morechewy and hard, to charge anyone $27 is outright thievery. The so called fried rice, was basically some rice with a few bits of I think it may have been the ends of shallots and of course I had to pay for some prawns in it. They would have made at least $19 on the rice alone. What an utter wrought. A take away for me is somewhat of a luxury these days and not something I indulge myself in very much at all. What a rotten way to run a business not giving a f.......... about customers or how they spoil their meals. Shame on the Chef and the owners. Paying $50 for two items and neither were edible is a darn disgrace in anyones eyes. Sad thing is, they all keep getting away with it.

My husband and I were visiting Sydney and had several people recommend Chinese Noodle House so we…read morehad to check it out. We really had no idea what to get, so ordered a full order of steamed pork dumplings, a chicken pancake, and a order of fried noodle with beef. Everything came out as it was ready and was piping hot, perfect for the cool evening. The chicken pancake was my favorite, it reminded me of a burrito but with a delicate wrap. The noodles and dumplings were also very good! In what I believe is northern Chinese fashion, both had a slightly thicker feel than I am used to but I loved how it gave the noodles such a unique chew and made the dish feel so substantial. This is definitely worth a visit if you are in the Sydney area, but do not confuse it with Chinese Noodle Restaurant next door!

Hands down one of the best dim sum places here in Sydney and this is from a HongKonger. Their egg…read moredarts are absolutely hands down the best I've tasted here in Sydney. So delicious. The other dim sum dishes are wonderful especially their beef rice rolls. It's really too bad the locals don't travel to this restaurant due to traffic and parking, they are really missing out.

This is the worst Chinese restaurant that I have even experienced. Food is average, but the service…read moreis the worst. A) the so-called Chinese tea is not authentic but just a tea bag in the teapot, which is about under $0.30 as a box of 12-pack tea bags is about $3.00, and the restaurant charges about $2.50 for each customer, B) poor service, most of the tables are served as the food carts do not even come by, and in fact I only saw one cart only servicing one or two tables , which may be because of not enough food available, and C) not value for money, although I do not mind as long as I can have a good eat out, but with the worst service 3 small dim sim dishes are over $30.00, just not worth.

3.5 it was good, there's air conditioning. We sat down and a lady was nice to put some seats…read moretogether for us to unload. We eventually got teapot of hot water (requested). We got beef fried rice and dumplings. A bit of MSG after effects. The eggs in the fried rice was slightly orange in color. Pretty. Got the taste just right with saltt and oil. Beef was tender. Dumplings had shredded "mok yee" and shrimp. There were 10 dumplings. Very generous. Other tables had duck. I noticed they recognize white people faster than non-white. Seat them faster and more attention.

Food quality terrible Staff rude and dismissive…read more Awful Experience Will not return or recommend

Busy Dim Sum spot in Chatswood! They have a small selection of food items- mostly pork/beef. I am a…read morepescatarian so can vouch only for their fish and non-meat items which were delicious! It was just 2 of us and we have about 10 dishes plus drinks which came out to about $65 USD. Definitely recommend for a tummy filling meal!

Fast Delicious Yum Cha Always! The Dumplings, Congee, Peking…read moreDuck, Pork Buns, Seafood, Noodles Tripe it's all good! Hot fresh Yum Cha is always fast at your table and is always high quality.

I was excited to try this hole in the wall being that it was my first day visiting and had read…read moresome pretty good reviews about it. To my dismay, I was disappointed. I ordered the sweet chili chicken and it came out dry as I was expecting it to be cooked in a spicy, sweet and savory sauce when in actuality it was dry and salty with a hint of chili flakes. My friend ordered the pork fried rice and it did not look fried and he said it was mediocre, at best. At last, I felt it was expensive for what you get and the service was not very good. Not a first good impression!

We eat here every time we are in Sydney. Walkable from Darling Harbour. Great for take-out and just…read morea few tables for dine-in. Homemade noodles, dumplings, all delish! Reasonable prices.

Taste is great and real Chinese foods we love. Unfortunately it was not easy to locate it via…read moreGoogle. Thx God finally found it via Yelps but the name was not exactly match.

Amazing dim sum w gluten free options…read more This cute little dim sum/dumpling joint in Darlinghurst is perfect for smaller group casual dining. Everything tasted amazing, the staff was kind and helpful, and the price was very reasonable. My group of four all ordered drinks, and my mom, not sure which beer she wanted, was offered to try one before ordering. The orders are placed on cards where you can see the number of items in a dish and write how many of each dish you would like. It was very easy and when we weren't sure how much to order for the four of us, the server helped us out. We ended up getting a mix of different dumplings, some bbq bao buns and my mom and I shared the bok choi. Everything was very flavorful and disappeared fast. A big plus for us was the gluten free dumpling options since my dad needs gf. They also had some gluten free soy sauce for him. After all that we got the mochi for dessert and while we didn't mind the sesame and red bean mochi, the peanut mochi was our favorite by far. The total price for drinks, a bunch of dumplings, and dessert ended up being less than we spent on lunch earlier in the day. I would say don't be conservative when ordering because we found ourselves wanting more in the end. The staff was friendly and on our way out recommended other good places to eat nearby when they learned we were staying in the area. Overall a great experience.

Humongous portions and pretty reasonable prices. The highlight is the dumplings since the filling…read moreis really big.

After visiting another dumpling house in the neighborhood and leaving hungry, we decided to give…read morethis place a shot. You definitely won't leave here hungry! The space is small, but we didn't have to wait. The service was quick. We ordered some xlb and some pan fried pork dumplings, and I felt like I ate a million dumplings....it was pretty great. This place is definitely authentic. The prices were a little higher than I expected, but the portion size was large, So I felt it was justified. I do believe this place is cash only (or it was....). It's worth seeking out if you're nearby.