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Highly recommend for a special night out. The atmosphere and welcome and attentiveness of the staff reminds you of the best Chinese restaurants in Hong Kong, Sydney or Melbourne. As a group of four we decided to go with the fixed menu, costing $88. Arrive hungry, though the menu is very well structured and there are many small courses.
The staff go to great lengths to describe each course.
We started with Kingfish sashimi; crab roe and corn consumme and smoked crab meat.
The Okinawa cuttlefish and scallop toast, with some squid ink had a intense array of flavours. The hand made steamed prawn and pumpkin dumplings with a prawn broth were the best dumplings we’ve ever had.
The hot pot of eye fillet steak and scallops were great. Finally, the sweet and spicy eggplant had an obvious but not overpowering kick.
The meal finished with a light lime type of mouse covered with sesame seeds.
There is a very extensive wine list from small wineries in ACT, Tasmania, Barossa, Victoria, Bordeaux , Alsace. Most wines are from mid $60 upwards. You can BYO for $18 per bottle.
For the quality of food and excellent staff, well worth the price for a special night out.
There is no better place to be in Canberra if you are a foodie and even if you’re not a foodie than The Chairman and Yip! This place knocks your socks off! Loved my maiden rendezvous and look forward to many more memorable evenings and nights here! The staff go above and beyond to pamper and care for you and the food is something you need to experience yourselves.
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If anyone just wants a summary, here it is: modern Asian food, ambiance and service all superb. Price very reasonable. Conclusion: a magnificently run restaurant that provides an unmissable experience. If you want additional information, keep reading.
Sometimes life is too much fun. This restaurant is superb on every measure. I rarely give fives, but the Chairman and Yip deserves one. From the moment we entered to the moment we left was outstanding and hugely enjoyable and it made for the most delightful Saturday night out. We booked here because one sage member of our group knew the restaurant was a Canberra institution and pressed strongly that we go here. What a wise person. We loved every part of our experience here and I'll explain why in the paragraphs that follow.
The restaurant space is classy, comfortable and calming. It's subtly lit and nicely laid out. It's a lovely and sophisticated layout. We liked it instantly. The modern Asian menu is nicely composed with lots of innovative and enticing dishes and mercifully the menu is not too long. Someone has put an awful lot of thought into the wine list which seems to have the key bases covered comprehensively.
We were a party of five so we had quite a few dishes. Simplistically, I'd say we loved them all. They were all terrific. Ones that stood out were the kingfish entree, the tofu, the duck pancake, the beef and scallop hot pot, etc, etc. They were all wonderful. We accompanied the food with some lovely wines, a lovely riesling included, and it's a very thoughtful list as mentioned.
We felt the cost of the night was very reasonable given the quality of the food, wine and service. The service was absolutely outstanding. Easily the best service I've personally encountered for many years. Food and wine was served quickly by a succession of servers who were just wonderful at their jobs. Efficient and effective, affable and friendly without ever being intrusive, it would be hard to find better staff than the ones we encountered here tonight. They were to a person, excellent.
Well done to the owners and managers. Well done to the staff. Establishing, running and maintaining a business as good as this takes serious nous and effort and those things are replete here in everything that's done. The structure and the detail are all covered. I'm not a Canberran but if I was I'd come to This restaurant very regularly. Chairman and Yip is at the top of its game and its unmissable.
Really delicious Chinese cuisine, friendly service, great neighbourhood gem with lovely ambience. The beef and scallop hot pot is a favourite dish, as well as the duck pancakes.
I have been meaning to try the Chairman and Yip for quite some time and it was definitely an enjoyable night. The service was attentive and efficient. The food was also very enjoyable. We chose to go with the $75 pp tasting menu, all of the dishes were lovely, in particular the seafood medley. Dessert of the night was a nice surprise, vanilla panna cotta with espresso syrup and peanut brittle - was just perfect!
Hit and miss for me but overall a decent night. The quality and taste of food was there but definitely at the pricey end. Service was very attentive however, I did attend in a group of 7 and they only provided one menu between us all. The stand out dish would have to be the lamb belly, crispy yet succulent and well flavoured. The side green beans were nothing special and some even still had their fibre strings on.
I've always been skeptical about fantasising Asian food until I tried The Chairman and Yip.
I mean, who would have thought beef and scallops go well together in black pepper sauce.
Very interesting menu and great service.
What an awesome restaurant! From even before we walked in, I knew it was going to be great because they rang me that afternoon to confirm my booking. I knew then that they were on top of things. And we were not disappointed. The food was just exceptional and the service was outstanding. I will definitely be a repeat customer!
First visit to the Chairman and was super impressed. Food was fantastic. The service was good, but felt a little rushed at times. The only downside was the seating. We were at the first table and every time the front door opened we got a blast of nice frosty Canberra winter air. Instead of a partially filled bookshelf they really need to install a proper wall to shield the dining room from the entrance.
The move from Civic seems to have sparked things up a bit -- the menu is similarly inventive - slow cooked eggplant on sticky rice, duck pancakes and a delicious ricotta based ball of fried-ness on mushroom chili chutney. There were lots more choices for a light lunch: a positive thing for those expanding waistlines in service at the nearby palaces of policy.
The wine list was a bit disappointing, not feeling like a good match for the food - however, it's worth a return visit to test that perception.
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