Well the first time I came we were lucky to see the owner playing violin so I knew it was the right…read moreone! Yay! Well I'd never had northern chinese except for the lamb cumin skewers and no Dumplings well.... I'm bit of a dumpling freak so we ordered up and was not disappointed with the xiai long bao and the best lamb onion Dumplings I'd ever had! Then I realised I had in a place in Minto and was excited I don't have to travel all the way to the city. But the atmosphere is crazy good waiting in a cue getting squeezed in no sorry lol Definitely a fun authentic (im guessing here) eating place and don't go to the wrong bloody one on the opposite corner. This is the closet one to George Street!!!

The food was ok here, but I wasn't a fan of the service. I'm super ignorant when it comes to…read moreChinese food, and I pointed this out to the server, hoping he would help or make suggestions. He did not. So I went with some beef dish and some dumplings, that were ok, as I said. I'd definitely eat elsewhere next time.

Nothing fancy inside and didn't every server water when asking had to order bottled water lol…read more But the food was dynamite Excellent. Eat in or take out. I would highly recommend this place.

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!

HOT POT! Who doesn't…read morelike hot pot? (I didn't before, but now I do.) Hot pot is similar to fondue, except instead of cheese you have broth, and instead of dipping items in the cheese, you cook food in the broth. I discovered this little gem via my local Asian Aussie friends. You know this place is legit when the patrons are mainly FOBs (Fresh Off the Boat/immigrants so to speak.) For those unaware, there's a big difference between Asian FOBs and Asian Aussies/Asian Americans. This was my second time here, and it was just my buddy and I on a Saturday evening. We arrived around 7pm and we were promptly greeted by a massive line. This place gets so busy on Saturday that they have a few rows of chairs outside the restaurant for people to wait. When we spoke to the hostess, she asked us if we wanted a smaller hot pot or the regular sized hot pot. The former was a wait of 15 minutes, the latter a wait of 30-40. We opted for the latter. This place offers cooked food as well as hot pot, but people pretty much come here for the hot pot. When you enter you notice several hot pots just cooking the various assortment of thinly sliced meat, seafood, vegetables, and the like, with the wonderful smells wafting to your nose. You order by making marks on a sheet they give you similar to when you go to a yum cha restaurant, and this goes for drinks too. On the sheet you can opt for a chicken broth, spicy broth, or half-half. You can also mark how spicy you want it and how salty you want it. If you opt for the spicy broth, I recommend getting it mildly spicy...because normal spicy made me sweat buckets, and I kind of regretted it this morning, if you know what I mean. We ordered the Wagyu beef, smoked pork belly, tasty mushrooms, oyster mushrooms , and handmade noodles (don't bother with egg or rice noodles.) We also got sides of sesame oil + garlic to dip the meat. They should rename this place Skittles, cause I was tasting the rainbow with all the colourful flavours in my mouth. That's all you really need to know about this place. Come here, and come here with friends...though you can get a personal hot pot of your own and sit at a counter if you want. No one will judge you because they will understand that this place is that good.

I love sichuan hotpot, and this is one of my favourite places to go for It in Sydney,…read more This place is also cool enough to have iPads for its hotpot ingredients selection screen. And also there is a counter (untested yet!) where you can also order a hotpot for yourself if you are craving it, and no one else is wanting to go along.

Grand opening not too long ago, we were able to try this place out. The wait was awhile, around 2…read morehours. They place your number on a t.v. so you can see when you're up next and they also text you when a table is almost available; so you're able to roam around without losing your spot. Service is okay, nothing spectacular. They provide everything you need on the table so servers mostly just bring out your food. There is a make-it-yourself sauce table that has plenty of spices and a variety of condiments and sauces. We ordered a variety of things. The TRADITIONAL SPICY BROTH POT we got moderately spicy and man was it spicy. It carried a lot of heat. My lips were swollen by the end of the night and taste-wise, it was meaty and more of heat than flavor. I preferred the TOMATO SOUP. It was perfectly sweet and acidic. The consistency was thicker than the traditional spicy. The meats were okay, nothing special about them. They soaked up the flavors of the broth and provided a tender meaty element to the dish. I enjoyed getting a little bit of everything in one bite; so some meat, veggies, and tofu, or noodles to top it all off. The broth was the staple of the dish because everything soaked up those flavors. Overall, it was good. I would come back and eat more, but I wouldn't wait 2 hours for it.

One of my favorite places to eat hotpot in China Town so far. Can have 3 different soup flavour,…read moregood quality meat and very unique decorations. Been here twice with my colleagues and family and I will definitely be back when I want to eat hotpot around China Town. It worths the $$$.

Right off the sidewalk in the huddle and bustle of Sydney is this quaint Chinese restaurant. We…read morewere mostly interested in having an Australian lobster since we heard most Chinese restaurants have them, however the prices were extremely high. See the menu picture. They had kangaroo in the menu and crocodile tail. Because we were looking for more of a seafood option, we chose to have appetizers and a glass of wine. Open area tables, decor is very nice. Service was okay. Location excellent.

Booked a table online for Chinese New Year. Once we arrived they wanted to charge us $130 per head…read moreeven though we booked online with nothing stating there was a minimum charge per head. Customer service was extremely mediocre with us having to call the waiters to order as well as ask why we did not recieve all of our meals. Once food arrived at the table is was amazing. The location and views are great. Extremely disappointed with the service though

My wife and I are visiting Sydney and staying by Darling Harbour, and our hotel is right by…read moreChinatown. While walking back from Hyde Park, we came across Chef N Wok. It was very nice inside and receives high praise on Google Reviews. We shared the Mongolian Lamb. It was fabulous. We don't have any Mongolian Lamb in the Chinese restaurants near us in Arizona. Very tasty Mongolian sauce and the lamb was very tender. Rice doesn't come with the entree's here, but a small bowl was only $4 AUD. If we would be in Sydney longer, we would go back.

Looks like this place rebranded itself to Chef n Wok. Based on the previous reviews, we had high…read morehopes, but I guess the quality went down with the name change. The best part of our meal was the bottled beer. The Mongolian beef was not cooked well, it was just soft and soggy in its sauce, which was overly sweet. It came out on a fajita platter sizzling, so truly impressive that it turned out as mushy as it did. There was a lot of potential for that dish to taste better. The stir fried noodles tasted like they had been cooked well at one point, but then frozen, reheated, and rinsed with water to remove any potential flavor that once existed. Despite the restaurant being mostly empty when we arrived, we were seated right in between two other occupied tables, which made it feel like we were all at one big dinner together instead of on our own separate date nights. The people working were very nice - just wish the food was better! This meal was one of our first meals in Sydney and made us really worried that all of our meals here would be overpriced and tasteless - thankfully, there are better options out there.

We don't read Chinese and after getting the three ingredients we wanted, server pointed in Chinese…read morethat we have to get a minimum of five ingredienta and spent $36 for a large pot of noodles and tons of chilis. The servers knowing that we don't speak or read Chinese did not bother explaining. I personally like spicy food but this was too much. If you don't eat the red hot tiny chili, I suggest you get no spice or just one spice option. One more thing, you have to pay for your meal before eating. Good luck!

Master Bowl is one of the few Chinese restaurants that I actually have cravings for from time to…read moretime. The distinct smell of Sichuan chilli and peppercorn would immediately grab hold of your senses as soon as you step in. Chilli Dry Wok is one of the most popular Sichuan delicacies that truly reflects Sichuan cuisine's four well-known elements: spicy, hot, fresh and fragrant. Master Bowl specialises in exactly this. Whilst I regard the food highly at Master Bowl, I feel obliged to offer a word of caution - don't expect anything glam, it's just a small eatery on Dixon Street in Chinatown and it takes a while for the food to arrive. It's not the cleanest place either (but I keep coming back for more!)

Spice Temple is one of the open secrets of the CBD. This subterranean eatery features dark walls…read moreand subdued lighting, making it a great place for a romantic, intimate date. Still, passing its high tech door and descending a flight of industrial-grade stairs, one wonders what is in store. The good news is that what one is offered is a menu of mostly Chinese cuisine, with a few Japanese and Korean flourishes that transforms the food from good, but typical to the truly flavorful and interesting. The food, as the name implies, focuses on the spicy. While there are some relatively tame dishes for the sensitive palate, the real winners tend to be those that will get the endorphins flowing. Personal favorites include the Hot and Numbing dry wagyu brief (it WILL numb your mouth) and the Wuxi pork ribs. There are also a number of sides and desserts that are well worth exploring. Is it cheap? Well, what is in Sydney? This is definitely not your Thai place down the road with the silly pun in its name; Spice Temple is more for special occasions. But it is also something of an institution. If you haven't been and live here, I don't think you can call properly yourself a Sydney-Sider.

Really beautiful but I felt the food lacked "spice" which for an Indian restaurant is not positive…read more To its credit there were lots of SE Asians there, wonder how they felt. Great location and nice atmosphere, I'll still keep it on the visit list despite my rather bland experience.