Lunch special with $5 beers is good value. Dumplings really yummy and freshly made- had the truffle mushroom and Shanghai ones. Laksa was a very large bowl. Chicken satays absolutely delicious. Staff friendly and attentive.
Shy Johns craft beer is amazing! We got the tasting paddle and there wasn’t a bad beer in the lot. Food wise the dumplings were delicious and unique, great sweet and sour black vinegar pork, fabulous black tofu with mushrooms (highly recommended!) but the fried squid could have been crispier. the mango prawns were also over sauced. Although delicious, the sweetness overpowered the subtlety of the prawn meat. We will go back
Yumm dumplings (especially loved the truffle and scallop one) and squid ink infused noodles with prawns! With a good choice of beers on tap, a very good option for lunch/dinner in the CBD. Just a bit on the pricier side, so does not make a 5 star rating :)
We ordered fried seafood squid ink noodle, sweet and sour park, chicken and some dim sum. The food are not bad. The price is quite pricey as Chinese foods. Maybe due to in the city. Service is good. Staff are friendly.
Been here several times now and its consistently good. Even when busy the food is top notch and service is good.Last time I went the squid ink noodles weren't on the menu and it appeared that the menu had been refreshed so hopefully they come back lol as they are the best thing they served!!! But the food is fantastic what ever you order!
All the hype is real. Fabulous service, friendly and fast. Delicious food and just enough options. Lovely drink choices. Squid ink noodles madre my day. There was nothing left on our plates. Who ever thought cucumbers could be so interesting?
Delicious food and great company. We had Vintage Hong Kong egg noodles- hand made egg noodles with ginger spring onion and beansprouts; Mongolian Lamb Cutlet- Slow roasted lamb cutlet sautéed mix veggies, Mongolian sauce and cumin; Shy John signature fried rice; Slow roasted oriental spare rib with mixed herbs; Shy John signature black tofu- black soy bean tofu, blended spinach, assorted mushroom and pumpkin sauce; Golden soft shell crab- deep fried soft shell crab and salted egg yolk; and Shy John Peking duck pocket- roast duck, leek,cucumber, sesame, pastry and hoisin sauce. Cocktail: Oriental orchard. Everything was pretty good! The Shy John signature fried rice was such a simple tasty dish. Love the open air area. We had good weather. Definitely coming back, next time to try the dimsum menu.
Our first visit to Yagan square and we can highly recommend Shy Johns, the staff are happy, relaxed, helpful and well trained in good customer service. They sell great craft beer and yum cha, what a fabulous combination. Everything we ate was delicious and we will be back. Hopefully the red beer I think it was called will be back in stock. Well done Shy John.
Two levels of amazing dining and cuisine. Every dish is very photogenic for you happy snappers out there. Staff great just like the rest of Yagan Squares offerings. Also, they have the best beer tasting board that I’ve had in Perth for a longtime. Ian the owner, is a master of zen and great boss also :)
Went to this place for dim sum on a Saturday. Quite good. Service was attentive and friendly. Staff appeared to be fluent in both English and mandarin. It’s a great place to catch with friends and unwind - a very relaxing vibe. Food was quite good too. It’s not as traditional as you could expect, but still made to a good standard, fresh and tasty. A welcomed addition to Perth.
We visited just after they opened and they were super busy yet the service was still great and efficient. We tried a few items, the beer paddle was delicious with a nice variety of beers. I’m a huge fan of their dumplings, packed full of seafood and perfectly cooked, but maybe a touch on the expensive side. Keen to go back and try more of their menu.
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When my friend and I arrived at Shy John on a Saturday for lunch, the restaurant was packed. Despite this we were seated pretty quickly. All the waitstaff were friendly and fast, and though the restaurant felt hectic, none of the waiters seemed stressed.
We were somewhat confused about whether to order food from the menu and how to order it, or if we should just accept the dim sum offerings that came to our table. We decided on the latter. We’d been sitting down for barely a minute before the first waiter came to our table with plates of yummy looking dumplings and we knew from then on we would never have to go hungry.
We tried so many different dumplings and meats and buns that it’s hard to remember all of them, but those that stick out in my mind are the cheese and pork dumplings (so cheesy!), tempura dumplings, and fluffy pork buns. Some were not as good as the others but with so many different dim sum options it’s hard to know what will be good. My advice - just choose the ones that look nice, and don’t worry too much about the bill (which will rack up!!).
Last Saturday night on the spur of the moment we decided to try Shy John's. We had a small wait to get a table but it sure was worth the wait. The menu and presentation was really modern and funky and all the food we ordered tasted delicious. There was a bit of a wait for food to be presented but the staff was friendly happy and attentive. It was very busy, but we thoroughly enjoyed our meal...will go there again❤
This place has to be one of the best tasting Chinese restaurants in Perth. Been coming back here countless times and each time it has been the same great tasting and consistent food. They now do crab 🦀 as well here but it was around $125 per kg. So quite pricey for mud crab so declined and ordered our little feast. Gave us a complimentary fried ice cream as well as it is somebody’s birthday 🥳 on Valentine’s Day ❤️
Off for a night in the Fringe festival my wife booked this place for a dinner. From having a $5 beer, spirit of wine down stairs to the awesome food up stairs in the restaurant it was a great experience. Has a $5 rum which i loved so bought a bottle the next day, The Dead mans fingers spiced rum.
We had the Duck san choy bao, Gyoza, Sui Mai and spring rolls.
Mains where the Kong Po Chicken with great chilly flavors that got my friends hiccups going . This tells us the chili is good.
Sweet and sour pork and saltfish/Chicken rice which tasted so good.
So many times we have walked passed but not stopped here but we will be back for sure .
Staff extremely friendly and helpful . Thanks for making the start of the night a good one.
Good food and service with no wait compared to other Dimsum in Northbridge. Limited in dimsum menu is most likely why but can not complain. Nice view and ambience. Quiet enough so you can chat and catch up over some food and drinks.
Fantastic service. Everyone smiling and happy to greet you and say hello. We went for dinner with two kids and five adults. Our toddler was given her “own” special plastic bowl and cutlery. We ordered lots of dumplings, squid, duck was amazing, satay Skewers, san Chou bao and fried rices. All very tasty and fresh and didn’t take long at all to be served. We tried Summer ale and a grape beer. Not bad at all. Very impressed and definitely recommend you give it a visit. Great location in Yagan Square with grass and water near by for kids to muck around.
Rated this place 4 out of 5; 5 for the beer and 3 for the food.
The beer is very unique and well done. Mixing western and Asian flavors to come up with new styles and they are delicious.
The food on the other hand is nothing special. The duck rolls had minuscule pieces of duck and the dumplings were average.
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