Have you ever been to a restaurant that specialises in both Chinese and Korean cuisine? Well Mr. Lims Chinese Korean Diner does! My family wanted to take me somewhere special for the start of my birthday celebrations, and they chose this place as they said it is really nice. I have to agree as the food ambiance and service were far above average. The menu is a bit of fusion if you can imagine those two cuisines mixed together. You will see what I mean as I describe the dishes we tried.
Orange is a town that in recent years has become a food and wine destination so there is a wider variety of new places to dine and drink. Mr Lim is only one of many new places to try and I can say they would be right at home in many parts of Sydney.
My family chose Mr. Lims because my kids love barbecue pork buns , especially my 11 year old son. We all agreed that these were the best pork buns that we have had. The look on his face was worth going for, so we ordered more for him. They used finely shredded pork belly and a very tasty sauce inside. The adults started the meal with Kingfish sashimi, I am not big on raw fish so I closed my eyes and tried it, it was fantastic. Next we tried the duck pancakes a, Chinese style offering, it was well prepared and we ordered a few more pancakes to finish of the rest of the duck. Another stand out dish was the pork mince with chilli and green beans. Everyone loved the flavour of this dish and the chilli did not overpower the rest of the dish. As we were sharing, we thought the portion was a little small but very flavourful. A Korean style offering we tried was a version of San Choi bao, it had pork belly slices,Kimchi and Korean style hot sauce to wrap up in lettuce leaves. It was also big on flavour.
They offer Korean style barbecue at certain times as the middle section has the coal bucket grills in the tables but it wasn't on offer when we were there on a Saturday night- call them and ask if you want to have this option.
They have an extensive wine list, we chose a local wineries drop Ross Hill Cab Sav, delicious. The children had their fresh made lemonade which was refreshing on its own but with the addition of muddled mint and some vodka or tequila would made a brilliant cocktail for the grown ups too!
The decor was nice inside and the staff were friendly, they need a little fine tuning or I would have given them a top score. It was only little things though, like selling something they didn't have on the menu anymore and bringing us things that we didn't order. It won't stop me from wanting to go back next time we are in Orange, I highly recommend it. read more