Imperial Peking - King Georges Rd Blakehurst
A Chinese restaurant in a better location, you would be hard pressed to find. Conveniently located on the corner of King Georges Road and the Princes Highway, with ample parking next door or a quick walk to the nearby Kogarah Municipal Reserve. A pretty pagoda style building houses reputedly some of the best yum-cha in the district.
Like many other restaurants specialising in Yum-Cha, you walk in and get a ticket and wait until a table is free. Our wait wasn't excessive, within 15 minutes we were seated at out table. Being the yum-cha lover I am, there was some trepidation when informed to proceed to our table UPSTAIRs. My fears were confirmed when I had settled in my chair. A quick scan of the surrounds revealed no kitchen, secondly no mechanical or pulley system to haul food up and finally a few disgruntled looking guests.
I had somewhat resigned myself to a slow trickle of dishes which in concept was not too bad as I could savour the dishes, have a decent conversation and eventually walk out satisfied. After 15 minutes we received our first dish, and let me tell you after 4 hours of golf and no breakfast, the contents disappeared rapidly. I forlornly kept my eyes on the staircase hoping for waitresses with bamboo pots of delight, yet hopes were constantly dashed. Frustration got the better of me and I had to finally ask the waiter whether we could have some food. In the end we got the basics and we walked out. Standard yum-cha fare, nothing that differentiated this restaurant from the dozen or so that I have been to in Sydney. Perhaps the ambience and feeling of downstairs combined with a greater selection would have made the dining a memorable experience.
If you do get invited to try this restaurant or in the area and in need of a quick yum-cha fix, please avoid an upstairs table at all costs, even if it means waiting an extra 15 minutes.
Overall a thoroughly disappointing experience, perhaps I need to give the downstairs a shot before striking this restaurant off my list permanently.
Rating : **
Like many other restaurants specialising in Yum-Cha, you walk in and get a ticket and wait until a table is free. Our wait wasn't excessive, within 15 minutes we were seated at out table. Being the yum-cha lover I am, there was some trepidation when informed to proceed to our table UPSTAIRs. My fears were confirmed when I had settled in my chair. A quick scan of the surrounds revealed no kitchen, secondly no mechanical or pulley system to haul food up and finally a few disgruntled looking guests.
I had somewhat resigned myself to a slow trickle of dishes which in concept was not too bad as I could savour the dishes, have a decent conversation and eventually walk out satisfied. After 15 minutes we received our first dish, and let me tell you after 4 hours of golf and no breakfast, the contents disappeared rapidly. I forlornly kept my eyes on the staircase hoping for waitresses with bamboo pots of delight, yet hopes were constantly dashed. Frustration got the better of me and I had to finally ask the waiter whether we could have some food. In the end we got the basics and we walked out. Standard yum-cha fare, nothing that differentiated this restaurant from the dozen or so that I have been to in Sydney. Perhaps the ambience and feeling of downstairs combined with a greater selection would have made the dining a memorable experience.
If you do get invited to try this restaurant or in the area and in need of a quick yum-cha fix, please avoid an upstairs table at all costs, even if it means waiting an extra 15 minutes.
Overall a thoroughly disappointing experience, perhaps I need to give the downstairs a shot before striking this restaurant off my list permanently.
Rating : **
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