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.

Best hot pot in my life. TOO MANY OPTIONS (NOODLES, MEAT, TOFU, ETC), TOO DAMN GOOD. This is my…read morecousins' favorite place to go. And sadly one of them didn't get to eat here before the went back to Asia for several years (he was totally dying to get some). You could always do half half soup for non-spicy folks. But I prefer spicy.. the clear one could be mixed with the spicy one in my opinion, but the clear one was definitely great if you wanted some herbs and to kill some of the spiciness down. GET THE FISHCAKE WRAPPER THING WITH THE FISH EGGS INSIDE (BUT TIP: bit a bit the top off first and let it cool a bit or you'll burn your poor mouth from the steam).

I'm not the biggest fan of spicy food and hence don't go to Sichuan restaurants that often, but I…read morewent with a few friends on a trip to Sydney and it turned out to be quite delicious! We ordered a few things to share for the table. The peking duck was really juicy, but the "tortilla"-shaped wrap was a bit strange as I'm used to the fluffy white baos. Green string beans were cooked very nicely -- quite a staple of Chinese food. The fried chicken came in a bowl of half chicken and half chili -- it looks really scary for someone not a big fan of spicy, but the chili added a good kick to the chicken and made it hard to stop eating it. The highlight of the meal was definitely the fish doused in a spicy oily sauce, and again full of chilis. The sauce itself was really spicy with all the sichuan pepper but the fish itself was so tender and juicy.

Do not be scared to try Red Chili Sichuan although it has Chili in the name ! Food is not that…read morespicy and there are some milder options! This place is perfect for a group dinner (we were 12): it is fun to try lots of different dishes, and they have some private rooms or large tables. Yes, do not expect a Michelin star service level...it can be quite slow and you might have to ask several times for the same thing, but staff remains friendly and when you are a large group you tend to be more forgiving! We ordered numerous dishes from dumplings to sweet potato pancake and more original options - the chefs special fish fillet was a standout as well as the lamb ribs. Veggies are yummy (but a bit oily), notably the fried eggplant and green beans with pork. We had a fun night and are just the right amount for 36$ pp (incl drinks), worth visiting !

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

Amazing Sichuan cuisine and high chairs available! My two kitties loved the noodles. Delicious…read moreauthentic Chinese food and efficient fast ordering system. Very reasonable prices too.

Gorgeous, luxuriously decorated restaurant, that made me feel like I was back in China! There is an…read moreextensive menu with lots of pictures. You order everything off a QR & then the server will come bring everything out for you. Although service very slow when we visited. It took forever for us to receive our food. We submitted an additional order for some rice & it didn't arrive until the end of our meal. Food was also very salty. We left feeling a bit disappointed.

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.

Very nice Chinese/ Malaysian restaurant in the Circular Quay area of Sydney…read more They use Halal standards for food handling and prep. We dined in the upstairs portion of the restaurant ( which is tucked in a multi use building ). Service was friendly and attentive. Food was absolutely delicious. Fresh seafood. Fresh veggies. Portions were decent sized. They do have some pricing quirks to be aware of: There is a minimum spend per person and I believe it varies with party size. They charge a 10% surcharge on Sundays. Not sure if this standard in other restaurants but I doubt it. I'm mentioning it so diners on Sunday are aware. I liked the food enough that I just chalked it up to a vacation u expected expense. I'd eat there again if I had the chance. Notorious MD approved!

not cheap but food is good and plenty of dishes, more like fusion Asian food, a little bit…read moreCantonese style.

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.

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.

We got fried dumplings, xiao long bao, and beef noodle soup. I was not impressed with any of them…read morebesides the pan fried dumplings. I would not come back here. I think there's so many other options here that if you want really good Chinese, go elsewhere. I'm still on a hunt while I'm here.