A simple classic Cantonese restaurant in an older unpretentious mall. Arriving early (10:30 AM) on…read morea Saturday to guarantee getting a table, we ordered 10 different items. Service was friendly, partly cuz we were dining with "regulars." Regardless, the staff appeared to be nice to all. None of the items disappointed and every dish was under $8 Aus. My favorite dish was the fried rice rolls, both tasty, crispy & plentiful. It came with a nice peanut & sweet bean sauce. Do arrive early cuz by 11:30 AM, there was a line out the door.

We went back for dim sum again. We tried couple new dishes and they were all very delicious. I…read moreespecially like the egg tarts!

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.

Quite good Cantonese Chinese restaurant on the 2nd level of The Stockland office building. It is…read morejust across the street from the back door of the Sheraton Grand at Hyde Park...for very convenient for travelers. They do Dim Sum 9:00a - 3p most days. Came Sunday at 9:30, already a quarter full. I had har- gow, chicken feet, trip, lotus leaf sticky rice (lo mai gai). The chicken feet were perfect and the har-gow full and plumb with shrimp. I like the way they do the lo mai gai. Smaller portions, devided between 3 wrappers instead of the usual 2. So you get more filling to rice ratio. Plus they wrap the race in parchment paper before wrapping in the lotus leaf, so it's much easier to peel apart. The trip was a little disappointing however. The flavor was very good but good, but should have been cooked a bit longer, as some of the pieces were still quite chewy. I patiently waited for the egg custard to come out, as they were still baking them. Worth the wait, they were perfect! Light flaky crust, and perfectly light and tender egg custard. Plus, they were the "normal" palm size tart...not those mini ones, that many places switched to, to save money. Honestly, these were the best I have had anywhere! As I was leaving at 10:45, the place was buzzing and almost full. They were also bringing out many more items, such as stuffed bell pepper (with shrimp) and stuffed egg plant (with pork). They also had special carts that would make stir fry noodles or steamed vegy at your table. Makes it feel like Hong Kong, which was the last place I saw these, in the early '90s.

Food was good. We had the pork spareribs, chicken feet, pork dumplings and shrimp dumplings. Very…read moreauthentic flavors. Service was mediocre. Our waitress was a super disappointed we came in right at opening: 9am and was muttering how inconvenient it was we decided to eat so early to her coworker in Cantonese not knowing we could understand her. We are used to big crowds and long lines by opening at our dim sum places so we came in early to beat the crowd. Kitchen took almost 45 mins to prepare our beef noodles and it was a total disappointment. Kitchen is super slow and did not have anything other than a few items by opening. We wanted egg custard to finish our meal and was informed it would take another hour before they would be ready. I guess things are cooked fresh on the day which is good but shouldn't it all be ready by the time you open? The little old ladies pushing the cart were very nice and polite. Ambiance is your typical big city Chinese place.

Outstanding in every way. We were seated at the bar and…read morewatched the kitchen work. It was incredible. Food was fabulous. I just ate their fried rice and it was yummy.

Perfect ambiance like a movie. What a hidden gem. Found it as we looked for another…read moreestablishment and noted the big lines. So we figured food is probably worth it it. And much to our surprise everything we ordered was amazing. Including the green beans. This cannot be replicated @ home. Then infected friend in Hong Kong who is a foodie and confirmed that he visits whe he is in town! Great dimsum !!! Big lines to get in ,though we were able to snag bar seats. Overall the staff very attentive as usual for Sydney standards. Now comes the food. quality was above average and memorable to come back a second time.

Yum cha in Sydney This is a great spot to have yum cha in…read moreSydney. The servers were friendly and the dishes were all lovely - although we did have a bit of trouble with the dumpling skins. The dumplings seemed to stick to each other and to the bottom of the steamer so you couldn't get them out of the steamer without breaking them. It's very reasonably priced by Sydney standards and I would certainly be happy to bring my fussy Malaysian-Chinese mum here!!

The live abalone is very fresh. The shabu shabu thin sliced abalone is very good. The resulting…read morebroth was also very flavorful and great for a cold night. Add some shrimp dumplings to this dish and you have a great meal. The waiter was also very nice and friendly and cooked this dish at our table. The pippies with vermicelli was excellent. The sauce was soooo good. Although this dish was much cheaper than the live abalone, i actually was more impressed with this dish. Don't get me wrong, the live abalone was very good as well. The complementary dessert was very good but i was too full to try all of them.

Made reservations online. We were 30 mins early and they were able to accommodate us as they…read morealready had a table saved for us. They're located in the world square shopping center. Scan the QR code in the table and place your order through your phone. The food was prepared quickly and brought to our table in less than 15mins. Everything was great except there was too club batter on the calamari rings. I have a low tolerance for heat and I can say that kung pao chicken was not spicy but the spicy dumplings were a little too spicy for me. Definitely recommend the truffle fried rice, pork dumpling, and kung pao chicken.

The Din Tai Fung name is very big in the states. I hear about it from friends but have never tried…read moreit. During this trip, I happened to want soup dumplings so thought this would be a good time to try. My husband and I were there as soon as it opened so had no issues getting seated right away. Ordering was very easy. I just scan a QR code and can place my order online. For food, we made to sure to get soup dumplings (xiao long bao). We also got shrimp and pork dumplings and one with Sichuan Mala flavor. For the sides we got some garlic stir fried veggies. I thought all the dumplings were okay in taste, flavor, and texture. I really was not a fan of the Sichuan Mala one. It was gamey in taste. It actually made me think I was eating lamb instead of pork. Veggies were standard. This is a place I can say I've tried but don't plan to try another one.

I can't believe I've been travelling to Sydney for yum cha when it was close by this whole time…read more Staff friendly and helpful. The trolley ladies were lovely and got the hint easily when I said we will finish what we have first. No trouble in taking a takeaway container either. The yum cha was good. Some dishes much better than I've had in Sydney. Tripe, chicken feet and tentitcals three of my favourite dishes and this place didn't disappoint. The prices were great! Definitely coming back!

My absolute favourite yum cha be and my family love to go here, the food is delicious and everyone…read moreis so nice also a really nice setting but a little bit overpriced :)

This place was such a good find while wandering around Sydney... it was absolutely packed and I was…read moredrooling looking at what was on everyone's tables. The food was fresh and delicious... so much flavor. Service was great and although I sat outside the interior vibe was cool. It's small so make a reservation (unless you're like me and just walk in!) My only regret is that I went by myself and wanted to literally try everything!!!

Dropped in for dinner and was pleasantly surprised! What drew us in initially was the smell…read more(literally) from the street walking past. After looking the menu over, we decided on the tasting menu (part of which is pictured here). For drinks we got the Oolong and Lemon Lime Bitters. Overall dinner service was fantastic. The food was spot on and the service was impeccable. They timed each dish with our pace and were friendly. Definitely make reservations to secure a seat during their limited dinner service hours! Worth it and will be coming back!

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.

Been here twice, once for yum cha, once for dinner. The yum cha is definitely better. Went for yum…read morecha on a Sunday afternoon and then another Sunday for dinner, didn't have to book either times. The restaurant is pretty big and can accommodate groups. The yum cha is tasty but can get a little pricey. Overall some pretty good dishes. When I went for dinner, we ordered the peking duck, which I thought was pretty tasty but my cousin said it wasn't presented properly - with one slice of cucumber and no green onion, and too much hoison sauce. The lettuce wraps were a bit salty and didn't have the traditional water chestnuts. The seafood chow mein was good, the veggies were a bit bland. Overall it was a decent dinner, but nothing spectacular. One exciting thing was that the bathroom had toilet seat covers!! It's probably more exciting for me as an American living in Sydney and missing toilet seat covers.

Sea Treasure has had a name change and a complete refurb of its restaurant. It's now called…read moreImperial Signature and the restaurant is clean and bright. The food was always good, especially the weekend Yum Cha. It just seems to be a lot more efficient. I've never been to YumCha (Dim Sum) and had one of the cart pushing "aunties" ask from across the restaurant whether I wanted more. Usually they glide on past and leave you hungry. Imperial Signature is really worth the effort if you're into Yum Cha. It's best after 11am when the carts are full and the kitchen is heaving.