I've only been here for yum cha so I'll focus on that and it does it well, love the steamed options here including the snow pea and prawn. This is pretty much my only place for yum cha in Adelaide so I might be a biased.
Since living in Australia for the past 7 years I have never had a dim sum place that compared to Vancouver for value and quality until Ding Hao. And Ive had dim sum in Brisbane, Sydney.
We Ordered 7 things including all the staples, prawn dumplings were large and fresh the wrap is thin and translucent, Shui Mai was flavourful along with all the other dishes
Pretty impressed with Adelaide’s China town district.
First visit to yum cha and what a great experience Ding Hao offered. Plenty of fresh and hot food coming past all the time, from all sorts of dumplings, to little desserts. Overall I was really impressed, and after having so much it was relatively cheap.
This is one of the best places to have yum chai in Adelaide! The staff were super friendly and the food was similar to the one I used to have in Hong Kong! Love that egg tart with the pastry based! Restaurant usually use cookies for the base of the egg tart in Australia. Couldn’t found one with pastry based after a year and a half in Australia until this! Definitely go for it if you wanna try the tradition Hong Kong egg tart!
Sunday lunch and the place was buzzing
There was a good range of things being bought round but the service was slow and some things you might expect at Yum Cha (notably egg tarts and custard buns) were either sold out or unavailable. BBQ pork buns were delicious but the salt and pepper squid was a bit tough and quite oily
Look, it wasn't bad and it was better than some. But the standard set by our trip to the Little Canton on Henley Beach Rd wasn't really met.
Good, but not great.
这是一个要为了一张桌子等很久的地方，但我觉得这一点并不会给这家店扣分。等待的时间长只是因为它的popularity很高而且是during peak time，提前book会好很多。但虽然这样讲的确用餐环境有些嘈杂拥挤，而且如果是在周末，又没吃过yumcha的话可能不知道从何下手。但作为一个留学生我就是为了这种很像国内茶楼的氛围去的，所以给五分不怕骄傲。
How to start.............. this place just tick all the boxes for me after being away from home (Singapore) for almost 4 year .
Ding Hao has good food, fantastic services and we always feel welcome by their staff. No matter how busy they were, they will make sure your requirements are met. They did not hold back on the number of staffs they hired meaning you will always have someone to take care of your needs.
Expect some waiting time if you did not make any booking especially on Saturday and Sunday but the wait is worth it , good food in a typical dim sum atmosphere plus friendly busy smiles that will make sure you have a great weekend.
Just give it try and this is as close as what you can get from a truely dim sum setting.
The amount of times I go to ding hao a WEEK! I go for yum cha at least 2-3 times a week here and each visit has never let me down. The service is great & probably even more better now that I'm technically a "regular" 😅 and the yum cha is always fresh and delicious! They have a list of dishes you can choose from on weekdays which has a great selection and then on weekends, they have lots of different other dishes/yum cha that they serve especially for weekends with a variety coming out to you on trolleys so that you can see exactly what they've got and what you want compared to weekdays dining where they don't serve their yum Cha in trolleys! I highly recommend anyone looking for a good yum Cha eatery here in Adelaide. Ding hao is the place to go for it! Even their standard menu is great also if yum cha isn't what you're after!
My biggest regret is not taking pictures of the amazing food served at this restaurant. This place is awesome!!! Duck, steak, fried rice and mushroom/bok choy- great for a quick tasty cheap, fresh Chinese meal. Top service- staff are so friendly and efficient. Would definitely recommend and return. Thank you 😊
food is nice but how can you serve cups with lip gloss stain and broken tea pot to customers?? Unsatisfactory services. Having called for staff for food for several times and they ignored me. Guess they were too busy chatting and gossiping. The cashier demanded me to pay by cash which I didn't have that much and she said, "don't do this next time!" Well there won't be a next time.
The food is good, tasty.
The menu is variaty with plenty items from steam, fried and buns. I highly recommend the ox tripe and lotus sticky rice.
Service need to be improved.
Amazing food and service for both dinner and yum cha. The owner remembered us from dinner 2 nights before and is friendly and accomodating. There are some unusual dinner choices that didn't fail to disappoint including soft shell crab, star anise smoked duck and broad beans with tofu.
What I really like about Ding Hao is that it does not serve just your bog standard Chinese and Yum Cha, they do unique and specialty dishes which are well worth trying. Smoked duck and long beans in garlic and chili were a real treat as were the savory Chinese donuts wrapped in rice noodles! They also had kangaroo in the menu which I'll be trying next time. We had yum cha but found it was good to mix the offerings with a few items from the menu. Service was friendly and cheerful which is unique for many busy yum cha houses! Price was reasonable, about $25 for 5 very hungry adults!!
Went to Dinghao for the umpteenth time today, this time to introduce sis to yumcha. Place was full as per normal for Sunday. Staff attentive, s new choice few minutes if you want it. Quality of dianxin was OK. Tripe is always great. Desserts most reliable. Fried ones a tad too greasy. $126 for six people who are too much. Sis happy to return. Not Hong Kong but isn't this Adelaide?
Used to love coming here for yumcha but have been disappointed the last few visits .. what's happened? Quite expensive for what you get - but as expected for a city restaurant - do love the golden lava buns though!
We came there last April with no real expectations but were really pleased by the variety of yum cha. We recommend to book as it gets full pretty quickly. For the 6 of us, we paid a bit over $100 and were fully satisfied. A good little find !
Ding Hao describe themselves as “traditional Chinese dishes, hot pots and daily yum cha in a bustling venue with a casual ambiance.” Now this may seem like a slightly lazy way of starting a review, and in some sense you are right. But as this is pretty much on the money, its easier than me coming up with a new introduction all of my own.
Thumbs up on the yum cha here. Dishes were fresh, steaming and tasty with little to fault.
Staff was helpful and setting was nice (though the chairs are a bit close together, but to be expected given the interior of the restaurant is small). Definitely recommended if you're looking to go to yum cha - just make sure to make a booking especially on a weekend.
One of my favourites on Gouger Street, Ding Hao is always a reliably good meal. Im a huge fan of the shallot pancakes and the mince meat with eggplant hotpot. The place is always very busy so booking would be highly recommended.
Adventures In Winterland
+4
Ding Hao and I go way back. This is where I used to come for yum cha as a uni student, and thankfully it hasn’t changed a bit. It’s still overcrowded, packed to the brim, and dishing up fast, fresh Chinese food. I actually went to catch up with friends from uni – the six of us got stuck right in, with no shortage of dishes coming around to enjoy. I am a sucker for prawn dumplings, and the seafood ones that Ding Hao serve are huge, tasty and definitely not full of mush. You can feel the disparate textures of the filling – so good. We indulged in a plate of salt and pepper calamari, deep-fried and full of flavour, not rubbery at all. The crispy beef was
This restaurant severs good yam cha. Food is better than I expected. Recommend mango pudding! Staffs are friendly. If you are looking for somewhere to spend your morning time with friends, it will be a good place.
This place is awesome with consistency and taste - absolutely authentic.
You cannot go wrong with the dumplings!!!
Food has always been absolutely amazing - the staff are always polite and helpful.
Came here on a Friday night with partner and her best friend. Good ambience, can get a little noisy. Wide selections on the menu. Stand out was the tea smoked duck - moist and succulent duck infused with subtle flavors of tea leaf, lifts it to another level. The steamed fish wasn't as fresh as I expected. We also had lotus roots which was fine. Overall it was a good dining experience with good flavours.
We came here for a change from our regular East Taste and this was quite nice, though I would like 2come back again 2try a few more dishes. Nice service, cosy ambience and good wine list. Shallot pancakes were deelish and the sizzling pepper beef was yum. Couldn't recommend the Sizzling Garlic Seafood, unfortunately the squid was very rubbery, though the prawns were good. The most delicious dish was the smoked tea duck that was a stand out and will have again for sure!! Very well priced and accompanied with the entertainment book u can't go wrong! 😀👍
One of the premium Chinese restaurants in Adelaide. Serves good yum cha. Also has nice Cantonese dinner fare.,but it's slightly pricy, hence premium to justify.
Always a great place to go for lunch in between work. You can always rely on this place to deliver a quick, fresh & tasty lunch. Would highly recommend if you are in or around the Adelaide CBD.
Probably one of my favorite Chinese restaurants on Gouger st. Nice quiet atmosphere and great food choices. The dishes are well priced and taste delicious.
Great shallot cakes, salt and pepper tofu, BBC and Chinese broccoli with garlic and chill. Yum. Better service then some of the other restaurants in China Town that throw your food at you. Would recommend, will return.
Food is always good but consistently disappointing in other ways. Uncomftably cramped, poor service, had to ask for chilli oil 3 times until I received it and was told on the phone that yum Cha was served until 3 but by 1 o'clock many dishes that we came for had sold out so get in early to avoid disappointment.
Beautiful restaurant and staff, plenty of tasty vegan options and a great wine list! Delicious S&P eggplant and BBC. Will definitely be back.
We were served quite quickly and food arrived promptly even though it was a busy Saturday night. My husband had the stir fried chilli chicken and I had a seafood hotpot with a spicy satay sauce. Food was good, prices quite reasonable. All in all it was a good experience.
Yum Cha time!. I have been here yum cha for a few times and food-wise it has been consistent. Customer service always a problem when the restaurant get very busy. However, we did not need to wait long for dim sim, fast service always provided. Compare to other yum cha place, here are not that comfortable to sit in. Many different dim sim to choose from the list, yummy!
Ding Hao. Hubby and I went for Sunday morning Yum Cha last weekend. We were seated on the lower part and would agree that the food was slow coming around there wasn't much variety. We ordered direct with the staff and they seemed happy enough to bring what we want around. The mango pudding is a must to try. Is also in the entertainment book at 25% off the total bill.
Love the food here. Closest thing to yum cha in Sydney. Good selection and friendly staff.
Will return. This place is great for a fun after work dinner. Very casual, quick service and not expensive.
Yum Cha during the week- was pretty busy, but service was nice and fast. Food was good- not too greasy and nice fresh flavours.
It is with great regret.... ...that I report that Ding Hao still is amongst the best yum cha you can get in Adelaide. Why regretful? Because the setting is getting more and more dire with each visit. So I am conflicted; on one hand, the food here is awesome, but on the other hand, do I really want to wait for a table even when I've got a booking, then to be crammed into a dingy corner, given greasy crockery and forced to fold my elbows in for the rest of the meal so the service people can shuffle around me? Ding Hao why must you do this to us?!
Best Sunday Yum Cha. We've visited Ding Hao mid week for Yum Cha but this was our first Sunday experience. Luckily we booked as the restaurant was full with more people waiting for tables. Ours was near the bar and perfect for waiters passing regularly with new dishes. We tried the crispy chicken, fried duck, fish cakes, pork buns, dim sum, deep fried eggplant with prawn, spring rolls, combination dumplings with peanuts, and custard tarts. Everything was fresh and tasty and our daughter said the dim sum were the best she'd eaten. The choice of dishes is more extensive than during the week and the atmosphere is vibrant and bustling, just as good Yum Cha should be! Yet the service was friendly and prompt despite the frenetic pace. The bill including a soft drink and Chinese tea came to $59 for three, amazing for more delicious food than we could eat. Fantastic value and experience.
A family favourite. I have always frequented Ding Hao with the family on Sundays for their yumcha and the place is always buzzing with a full house. Love their food here and the quality is good. Only downside is the place is rather small and they've tried to fit as many table as possible which makes the place crowded and loud when filled. Despite this, I would continue coming here and recommend the place for some good yum cha.
Have been more than a dozen times. The main thing is that food is usually good and is always busy.
Can't wait to go back!. Went here yesterday with 9 other friends. constant friendly service and never ending food! one friend was gluten free, and after consulting the menu, finally found food she could eat and a staff member even came up at the end of our meal to make sure everything was alright which was a nice touch! great place, want yum cha here every day now!
Good yum cha. Great, fast and tasty food.
no frills.
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Public Holiday Treat. While not a lot of restaurants choose to open on a Public Holiday, Ding Hao's does so with it's regular hours and line ups!
We visited today just after 12pm and were impressed by the casual yet prompt service and the system of food delivery employed today - they had chosen to forgo the menu and have staff bring selections around and you could take what you liked. They would then update your docket. Our 6 year old son found this exciting and it was a fantastic way of seeing up close food you may not have ordered from the menu.
All up, we ate our fill - 2 serves of dumplings (6), 1 serve of Dim Sum (4), 1 Crispy Chicken (Half), Pot of Tea, 1 serve of Custard Buns (3) and 1 serve of Egg Tarts (2) - $36.70.
We have been to a few Yum Cha places in Adelaide and this was by far and away the best. The food was not oily, the ingredients were fresh. It was also reasonably priced. I have eaten far less, far worse for far more!
My only advice regarding service is - like so many popular Asian restaurants, they are busy. They don't mean to be rude and they aren't - they have things to do, places to be and tables to clear. Learn to be upfront and grab attention! It is part of the experience and once you learn to appreciate it, it becomes one of the reasons why you go there. We will definitely be back!
Excellent yum cha. Ding Hao is a true classic of Gouger St and the line out the front from 11am is testament to the quality of its yum cha. We enjoyed a large variety of dishes, with the full complement of usual suspects, and a few less common items too, that all went down well. Service is pretty good, with who seem to be the manager and head waitress doing particularly efficient jobs, and great prices too. On our arrival at 11 when they opened we could see that bookings were being honoured (a rarity for Gouger yum cha) but who knows what happens as it gets later. Just get there early and you won't regret it! 9/10
Good great! Service aweful. That was to be expected. Things eventually came, so did our drinks. They would have scored more money from us, if there was a waiter ever around to refresh our drinks. We sooo wanted to spend an extra $100 more on a couple of bottles of wine, but they didn't let us, or should we say, no one was around to let us.
Takeaway is pretty good. Service is a bit slow - but that's usually because they are so busy. I find their yum cha a little on the expensive side, but if you're there, definitely try the fried squid, it's great!
Ma po tofu - it's the best in town. Takeaway will alleviate your problems with slow service, and they don't stinge on the serving size (usually).
Excellent value. First time there. Will definately return. We went on a weekday evening and had the Duck Banquet for 2 (duck pancakes, duck soup, and duck fried rice). Generous servings, very tasty, good value + efficient staff. Recommended.
GREAT FOOD, POOR SERVICE. Best ma po tofu in the city, but the service staff speak in Mandarin and I saw them clearly making fun of a white gentleman also eating in the restaurant. They are not that prompt when serving food, but this could be because they are always busy. Go there for the food, don't expect much from the waiters.
We go there fortnightly. Ding Hao Dim Sum is so good that we go there for yum cha fortnightly. The food is consistently good. The dim sum is not some food that you can make it at home. If you watched MasterChef series 1, you would know that only chef of years of experiences could make great "hell" dumplings. We love their steam rice pastry, beef balls, chicken feet, ox tripe, vegetable dumplings, deep-fried tofu. Mango pudding and sesame rolls are great. They don't make sesame rolls that often. Since we go there so regularly, we noticed that the food size is getting smaller and smaller although the price is still the same. I guess it's one smart way to do business. I prefer to pay a bit more to have the same portions of food that I am used.
Mouth Watering. I went here for a quick spur of the moment dinner with my family. First time I had set foot in the place. We ordered the green beans, chilli chicken and lemongrass pork. All three dishes were fresh, brought out quickly and some of the best I have tried. My mouth is actually watering as I sit here writing about it. I will be going back this weekend to try the famous yum cha. This place could easily become a regular for my family. By the way, we took our two young sons and they were a bit bored and noisy. The staff were fine with that and got them some paper and pencils to draw with. Good work Ding Hao.
I'll be back!. Having moved from Sydney, where the Yum Cha options are endless, I was reasonably impressed with the food here. All pretty fresh and tasty, and came round pretty quickly too. Surprisingly quiet compared to yum cha in Sydney, but that can be a plus, as it's much easier to get a table!
Enjoyable. I really like this place and it is one of the top chinese restaurants on Gouger Street that i frequent.
In my opinion it is the BEST Chicken and Eggplant Hot Pot that i have eaten.
I've never been disappointed eating here.
Absolutely fabulous dim sum. dim sum is a huge tradition in our family and it's really disappointing when it's not done well. but this place never disappoints. and the service - not usually a strong point in utilitarian yum cha hustle and bustle land - is also very good. don't miss the eggplant dish. or any other dish come to think of it. couldn't recommend more highly!
Came. Ate. Engorged. Lovely and fresh food. Vego options very good.
Friendly service, good selection of delicacies and tastes great!
Daisy Yum (daisyumblog)
+4.5
I probably don't recommend this place for Yum Cha. It is always busy for lunch, especially on a weekend, I suppose this is partly due to the restricted numbers of Chinese restaurants in Adelaide which have Yum Cha. The service is not as good as it could be. You pretty much have to get in there, sit down, eat and then leave. There's no sitting and chatting time, even if you want a break. As soon as you stop eating, waitress or waiter will keep asking what you would like. On the other hand, dinner is totally different. In fact, it was a completely different experience for us. The staff were more polite at night time, and there was no rush even though it was busy. The food arrived in a timely manner. Pipa tofu is a must to order, one of the few places who can do it properly. Smoked tea duck was ordinary, a big serve though. All the food were reasonably priced, and enjoyable dinner. Visit Ding Hao - 28 Gouger Street, Adelaide, SA 5000, (08) 82117036 Discounts: AMBASSADOR CARD - Valid Din
Don’t get me wrong, the food was good and it was a nice lunch, but I had hoped for something a little more ‘challenging’ for my taste buds. The cost of lunch for two people was around $45 which makes for a decent cheap eat overall. Needless to say I probably won’t bother with their yum cha again, there are simply too many other yum cha restaurants in Adelaide offering much more interesting, tasty tidbits.
On The Chopping Board
+4.5
Don't expect silver service at Yum Cha, in fact, you'd probably experience the worst customer service, as each restaurant is noisy, running at full capacity and staff are trying to get you in and out as quick as they can in order to prepare for the next table.
We ordered two serves of fung jow, prawn dumplings and Miss C's husband's (oh, then she should be Mrs C...oh well I am sure she does not mind) favourite dish, pepper squid.
Next was dinner at Wasai, just off Gouger Street, where we were lucky to grab one of the only spare tables. Our meal at Wasai started with a bang. The deep fried gyoza ($7.50) were a great change from the regular pan fried option, and the crisp crunch of the wrapper was a winner. The agedashi tofu ($7) also had us in belly glee, as it is the best one of its kind that I've eaten. I loved how the tofu batter was c
My first time at Ding Hao for yum cha, an old favourite with friends and family. The place was buzzing with waiters carting around the dishes, and each time a cart came around our way, we enthusiastically point at our favourites amongst the array of dishes on offer. Dig in! Chicken feet in black bean sauce, rice noodles and prawns, siu mai - pork dumplings, turnip cake Har gao, prawn dumplings A pretty decent yum cha meal, a definite redemption from the horror yum cha that I had last month in Melbourne *shudders*. Food: 3/5 Service: 3/5 Value: 3/5 Ambience: 3/5 -d Ding Hao 26 Gouger Street Adelaide SA 5000 T: 08 8211 7036 View Larger Map Adelaide , Chinatown , Chinese , Yum Cha ding hao April 24, 2011 Leave a comment « Rigoni's Bistro, Adelaide Like Be the first to like this post. Leave a Reply Cancel reply Your email address will not b
Really love this restaurant, really quality dishes, friendly staff and bosses, our family love to visit this place for dinner. Simple cosy little place. Heard they are moving to a new location nearby. Must visit before they move. Will definitely come again.
- Recommend: lava bun, prawn dumpling, mango pudding
- Not recommend: chicken feet, bbp pork bun, golden fried squid, fried wonton, egg tart, scallop dumpling
Lots of food we ate here in many times. We used to be regular customer until we found another better yum cha place.
Tried the zhangcha duck and it surprised me. Very tender and great charcoal aroma. If you like light and fresh taste it is good.
Food always great there.
The restaurant is moving to new premise soon.
Our go-to place for yumcha / dimsum 點心 on weekends. It gets really busy as soon as it opens. The dishes come out from the kitchen hot and fresh. Service is great and has greatly improved through the years. It's a great, no-fuss, all-about-the-food type of place.
Tip: Ask for extra chilli oil to dunk your dumplings in
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