Came here specifically for peking duck and I can gladly say that I was not one bit disappointed. We ordered mongolian beef, garlic fried squid to start off, and then the peking duck/san choy bow package as the main. The peking duck was presented beautifully, the duck was glistening and was just delightful. The san choy bows were the only downfall, they were served on wilted lettuce leaves and the meat was bland. The service was great, I would definitely come back next time just for the peking duck!!!
Caught up with some of Adam's friends for a birthday party a short while ago. The birthday girl wanted some Chinese food and to try somewhere new, so we tried our luck with Billy's Pine and Bamboo at Cannon Hill. A long standing local favourite, my parents told me they had come here as early as twenty years ago, long before I can remember.
Great Chinese restaurant in an area without many Chinese restaurants. Famous for their Peking duck (served right in front of you), thinly sliced and great crunch to it. Great for banquets, there were quite a fair bit of tables occupied for a Wednesday evening. Will definitely be back to try other dishes.
First I just want to say, my photography skills are close to nothing and it’s hard taking pics at big events where the table is turning so much! so basically, you will be waiting a very long time if you come here when they are moderately busy. So just be prepared for that. Good food though, everything is very flavourful.
Ate here with my family and had a great experience. Came here to try the Peking duck and it did not disappoint. If your wondering how which courses you should choose I would say that the duck pancakes were good but the San Choi bow was slightly underwhelming. Highly recommend the sweet and sour soup. The garlic prawns were excellent too. Overall the experience and service was great due to the fact that my family speak Chinese. Although the quality of food was good I would say that without having a Chinese speaker the service would not be the same. The manager chose all of our dishes for us and made recommendations based what he thought we would like. I doubt this would happen for an English speaking family.
Ordered:
1. Peking duck eaten in two ways- first with the pancake and the second with the lettuce wrap. This is the best Peking duck place I have eaten in Australia. They slice the fat off the skin, the waiter was very attention to detail to make sure most of the fat is gone.
2. Other dishes such as Lemon chicken, stir fry veggies with garlic sauce, their signature beef dish and tofu dishes are all very good - I don't normally like to eat at Chinese restaurants when I dine out, if I have to, this is the place I go.
3. Apple toffee - My favourite Chinese dessert dish. It tastes great, however they need to bring it out more hot and submerge it in cold icy water faster to create the wow effect.
Will I go back: yes as I always do.
Service 4/5
Staff members were quite friendly especially considering the fact that it was JAM PACKED. it was probably one of their busiest nights. Although the wait staff were nice, I have to dock a star because our meal took 1.5hours to come out. We had ordered the peking duck, Mongolian beef, noodles and fried rice.
Food 3/5
Food was good but nothing amazing. I was quite disapointed that they had completely removed the skin of the duck from the meat as generally they leave a sliver of it with the skin for the pancakes.
Decor NA
Couldn't tell you anything about the decor because we were sat outside. I will mention however perhaps the tables and chairs should be replaced? They were from 1996 and wobbled throughout our whole dinning experience.
The Peasant's Chicken and the Shredded Beef are both unique and great dishes.
This is the best dine in Chinese in Morningside/Cannon Hill, with a massive old school dining room.We love going here and have been doing so for 30 years. It's a local classic and after all this time the owner still greets every customer as they come in. Decor is kept fresh and staff are always attentive.
Book ahead, especially on weekends, as it is very popular.
It's an awesome restaurant if you like duck and original Chinese flavours! It has a sensational pork ribs and beef stick. I also tried soup and steamed fish as well. Both were absolutely delicious.
Great service and food. Wait staff were all really friendly and happy! I wish the didn't just cut the skin for peking duck though, it should have done duck meat on the skin!
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