I grew up down the street from Mayview and now live in New York and haven't been back to Australia…read morein two years but I am going back in December. Mayview is the first place I am eating! Love it. It's not really a dine in spot, the interior is average but the food is so good! My favorite things to order: honey black pepper steak , combination omelette and the spring rolls. Can not wait.

I have been here before on a quiet day and the service was great.. Fast, efficient and the food -…read moretasty!! Today was a different story... It was packed!!! We had to wait for about 10-15 mins to get into the restaurant, with the cue behind us leading down the stairs. Once in, the service was going pretty slow, even though there is a big selection of dishes to try, and they were constantly bringing more out, the sheer amount of people in the restaurant meant they couldn't keep up enough dishes for everyone to have some... we often just missed out with empty carts coming back past us. Over the hour and a half we were there, I think we tried almost everything... But that included periods of time where we were waiting for more to come out. In saying that, all the dished we had were delicious!! And the popular demand meant that when they were served, they were red hot and super fresh!! I loved the BBQ pork, all the steamed dumplings and the Chinese broccoli is always a favorite as the serves are huge!! For dessert we tried the mango pancakes which are served chilled with fresh mango and thickened cream stuffing... We also had the coconut balls which is really my kind of food... Shredded coconut around chewy dough filled with a thick custard! Yummy!!

If this is what Chinese heaven (or even normal heaven) is like- I'm converting…read more Brookvale Chinese is an all time favourite of mine and if you enjoy a good time and enjoy a bit of a sing then not only will you fit right in but it will soon be a favourite of yours too. Why should you come here? It has a bar. It has karaoke. The staff are great. There are usually Christmas decorations up all year round. And the Chinese food is good too!! (But really- you should have been sold on the previous 4 points) This is a family run, family friendly establishment which I have been going to for years. It's the kind of place where the staff get to know you and will seat you at your favourite table and put up with your shenanigans if you're a 3yr old kid breaking stuff or a 23yr old kid breaking stuff. The food is tasty. I've never had a bad dish. Nothing fancy. It's what you'd expect from a Chinese restaurant in the burbs. Worth noting is the fully stoked bar. Including cocktails. Whatever you want they will generally have so no worries there either. Above all else- this place does karaoke!!!! The song books aren't the most up to date and are come in old display folders like you had in school- but really who wants to choose some new pop garbage when you can kick it old school with 'take on me' or '99 red balloons?' For me, the Pièce de résistance is the fact that you get old midi files playing along with you and the video clip is an old man fishing or a seagul. You can also bring your own karaoke DVDs and they'll be happy to play that! In all seriousness, if you are after a high tech new age karaoke joint with lasers and the latest songs-go to the strike bowling place. BUT! if you are after a good fun family joint where you can drunkenly sing 'killing in the name of' to a 6yr olds birthday and nobody cares- look no further.

My friend suggested this place to me, and needless to say I hope he does again. The food here is so…read morecute, but that doesn't stop me from wanting t devour it. It is great.

This place is great!!! I would definitely recommend coming here! The service is friendly and fast…read moreplus the staff are really attentive!! The food is amazing! 10/10 amazing!!!!! We ordered sweet and sour prawns and they were perfectly cooked, seasoned and had this delicious crispy coating of sticky on them. We also ordered chicken with honey and it was so delectable that I had a food baby by the end of the night. It was the perfect mix of sweet and salty! We also ordered fried rice, spring roles and curry puffs and I can tell you with all honesty that it was the greatest curry puffs I had in a long time!! I highly recommend coming here as the food is super tasty, the service is very good and the price is good for what you get!!!! 11/10 all around!!!!!!

The best restaurant in Manly. Highly recommended. Very nice spacious and clean restaurant.read more

This was yummy! The vegetables were SO FRESH! Slightly off the beaten path- but worth the few…read moreextra steps. The lunch specials were a great price and the lady who seated us and waited on our table was kind.

The manager/owner is just the kindest guy I have met in a long time. Friendly and goes out of his…read moreway to make sure that the food is gluten free for the ones who need it! We walked in and they gave us water, took our order and suggested options they could make gluten free. It was nice :) The food was amazing and delicious. I will definitely come back again! 11/10 all round :)

Excellent food, service and prices…read more Best Chinese I've been to. Try the lamb pancakes.

We have been loyal customers of Top Bbq for many years…read more However since their move to the beachfront in Dee Why their food quality has dropped. Our meal tonight of the combination wonton soup was disgusting. Whilst the ingredients in the combination appeared fresh the base for the soup was tasteless, bland and as close to dirty dishwater as you could get. Both soups ended in the bin. So disappointed in the lack of quality. Last order for us from Top Bbq

I know people who rave about how good Top Barbeque restaurant is, so I tend to think it is just not…read moreto my taste. I had dinner there last night and I didn't find the food so exciting. I like the décor, it has Chinese lanterns hanging outside which is very cute and internally the place has a nice style. The service is also efficient and friendly. What I did not like however was the fact that for a restaurant called Top Barbeque, they have a very limited selection of Barbeque dishes and they are all either pork or duck. Most of the dishes are braised and I don't particularly like braised food, so it does not leave much to choose from. We had the salt and pepper chicken and beef in black bean sauce, neither of which particularly excited me. Just not my thing I'm afraid.