A hidden gem outside of MQ centre is this YumCha styled restaurant which has beautiful decor and not very busy for a lunch date. I really enjoyed the dumplings from the dim sim selection as they were beautifully crafted and made to order.
I particularly liked the lucky bag dumplings (x4 for $12.80) though on a pricer side of Yum Cha restaurants it was totally worth it!
Overall i would give:
atmosphere 5/5
Food 5/5
Price 3/5
Haven’t been He Tai until late last year. The food quality surprises us.
In short, they got one of the best dim sums in Sydney. Steam Prawn dumping steals the light!
Turnip cake is probably the best in town ( comparable to Tim Ho Wan) .
Their customer service however is terrible. Staff are untrained and not sure what to do.
Good quality food with nice taste.
Service need to be improved.
Location’s obviously to see from the road, but hard to walk in from the Macquarie shopping center.
Btw it has its own car park space.
Initial service was a little slow with the wait staff not exactly sure who was suppose to attend to our table but the place is certainly spacious compared to some other Dim Sum joints. Prices are equivalent to comparable restaurants but the food is surprisingly delicious. I particularly liked the 'snow skin' buns and the custard was soft, gooey and flowing out. You can really state the pieces of pork in the Siu Mai as well.
Been here a couple of times for yum cha. Really nicely decorated - the modern twist to Chinese restaurants is refreshing. The yum cha items have some unique twist to it as well like jade green prawn dumplings, fried milk and snow pork bun.
Really enjoyed the food, service could have been more attentive but overall a pleasant experience. Would definitely come back.
Why the low rating??? The food is of high quality, i enjoy it everytime I went. But I've only been there for lunch, so i am not sure about dinner quality.
Foods are delicious and yummy. The ideas of the foods are also creative! I would recommend this restaurant and I will definitely go there again.
Go here quite regularly with colleagues, mainly because wait time is usually quite short. Pretty good spot to satisfy your Yum Chai cravings! Food is good, especially their steamed dumplings selection... however service could definitely improve.
Great food!!!! Not your average yum cha. The service is willing but inexperienced but the food makes up for it. Be patient and allow yourself to enjoy the food. You will taste something you'll come back for.
Really cool restaurant in the Macquarie shopping centre. Their dumplings are very yummy, especially the jade prawn and crab meat dumplings. Their mains are good too, the signature iced sweet and sour pork with lychee are amazing. Staff are friendly as well. I will definitely come back!
Very spacious and well decorated interior. Price is on the high side but food tasted very fresh and delicious. Food comes out hot. Most dumplings were amazing except their special cuttlefish dumplings which were great but not overly impressive. Didn't have to make a booking as we went early on a weekday, and parking at macq shopping centre is easy.
Overall, the food is good, but nothing mindblowing. I gave them a higher star as the service was great and efficient even though they are busy.
The fried stuff was probably the one I was disappointed. The fried prawn dumplings were served a bit cold so it's not made to order but been cooked for a while. Also explains why it arrived first. Fried shrimp balls, fried dough and taro puff were just good, but nothing great. Durian puff was surprisingly good though.
Steamed dishes were a tad better except for the xiao long bao. The XLB wrapper is so thick and the soup is lacking flavour. Dipping sauce has no ginger too. At least the har gow and scallop dumplings were great. Surprisingly best wrapper I've tasted and the filling is quite flavourful.
Overall, it's an ok lunch. A tad expensive, but it's overcome by decent food, nice interior and excellent service. Like I never have to ask my tea to get refilled as they keep refilling it.
Sarah charles (Thewhereto)
+5
We visited The Panda Yum Cha, located at the entrance to Macquarie Shopping Centre Sydney, and tried out their Cantonese Dim Sum and Chinese Cuisine. We dined leisurely in the elegant space, complete with beautiful tiled floors, handing pendants and giant television screens showcasing their offerings.
The Panda Yum Cha is on a grand scale so could certainly accomodate functions. They even have private dining rooms for smaller events.
The restaurant offers ala carte and yum cha. We are there for the weekend yum cha. We try a range of delicious dumplings including pork and prawn siu mai, vegetarian, scallop, cuttlefish, as well as Chinese broccoli and steamed beef ribs with black pepper sauce meatballs. Can’t forget a few bbq pork buns. The little guy even enjoyed these.
We enjoyed the food and appreciated the kind hospitality at The panda yum cha.
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My family went to The Panda Yum Cha recently with a group of friends for dinner. The place is spacious and service was great and efficient even though they are busy..
I would recommend Braised Pork Belly 招牌秘制東坡肉 which is very good. It is a must try dish. Other good dishes included Lobster with Garlic Butter sause and Noodle 龍蝦蒜子牛油生面底，Live Pipi in XO Sause XO醬炒蜆，Fruity Sweet and Sour Pork 果香咕嚕肉，and Thai Style Roast Prok 泰式燒豬頸肉.
We also had Steamed Egg White Tofu 海棠豆腐，Stir-fried Gai Lan with Ginger 姜汁炒芥蘭，Stir-fried Water Spinach with Fermented Bean Curd 椒絲腐乳通菜，and Chinese Mango Pancake 芒果班戟.
However Roasted Pigeon 紅燒乳鴿 is not as tasteful as I expected. The skin of the Crispy Fried Squid 七味椒鹽鮮魷 was a bit dull. You might need to add some spicy salt to it which was not provided. The look and the taste of Mango Sago with Pamelo & Coconut Jelly 楊枝甘露 was different to what I normally had in other shops.
Overall, I would rate it above average. Price was reasonable, foods were decent, and service was excellent.
Awesome yum cha spot, lovely interior, great selection of food on a Sunday, best tofu pudding. Came to a hefty bill, but you pay for better quality items that are handmade.
Bit hard to find as there's no entry from inside of Macquarie centre (only street or carpark entrance). Service was okay, had to ask for tea three times and sauce twice as they kept forgetting.
It was hard to find. We needed to walk about 150m through the car park to find the entrance. Took us a while to find the place. Signage is poor. Food was nice service was slow. Recommend it if you can find it 😃
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