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Didn't know what to think with the mixed reviews but we bought a Groupon voucher to try anyway for the all you can eat buffet. Dined there yesterday (Sunday 13th Nov) for lunch. Cold, fresh and tasty prawns, fried prawns, chilli fish, crab cooked two ways, wagyu beef, Peking duck, crispy skin duck, steamed dumplings and about 60 dishes in all - and at no time were the serving platters empty for more than five minutes - most were topped up before they ran out. The place was full so they really did excel at keeping up. Amazing flavours too. Highly recommended. Photo 1 shows some of the 60+ dishes octopus down the bottom, next to it Peking duck pancakes and to the left wagyu beef. Photo 2 shows the cold king prawns and photo 3 shows chilli fish on the left, crab with one sauce on the right, somewhat obscured are the cold prawns and two more closed servers, one with fried prawns the other with a second crab dish. Note also in this photo how full the restaurant was and how full the serving bowls/trays were.
This place really deserves a 5. The food is fantastic, I got Peking Duck (1/2 duck), Wagyu Beef fried rice, Stir fried beans and San Choy Bao.
The Wagyu Beef fried rice is amazing, the beef is really finely diced almost infused with the rice and there's little rice bubble pops on top that gives it this amazing texture.
Furthermore, the service and ambience of the place is great. They are almost over staffed so the waiters are really attentive. Definitely will keep going back!
They served decent Peking ducks. Can tell some unique and pleasant fragrance (fruity & woody) "infused" into the duck, probably due to the special kind of wood they use during the preparing process (not quite sure). Anyway just enjoy it, it's Peking duck and it's yum.
Wai Tan is definitely a breath of fresh air for Chinatown. It’s bold, brave and unashamedly modern. Considering $10 million was invested in this restaurant, the lavish decor, private dining rooms and formidable bars do not come as a surprise.
Waitan is another restaurant that has been on my list ever since I decided to enter the blogosphere. Mostly because I read a tonne of media coverage regarding their opening featuring models, Lamborghinis and chefs flown out just to be there. I mean, come on.
Hot girls, hot cars and hot food is basically my life in seven words.
My Interesting Finds
+4.5
This place will definitely make its way up to the top very soon. The dining experience will no doubt be a memorable one, allowing you to experience the richest of the Chinese culture.
This is a new restaurant so you don't really know if it will good. Time generally determines whether one will make it or not. Having read a few reviews about the lavish opening and how much coin was spent on this place; I didn't know what to expect. Apparently the highlight dish to try was the duck. My munchkin friend ordered the duck even though it was for two and she is tiny.
We arrived at the entrance to Lamborghini's, models and a red carpet. Once we walked inside it was a jaw dropping surprise.
WAITAN: A NEW CONCEPT IN LUXE ASIAN DINNING WHERE EAST MEETS WEST AND OLD MEETS NEW LIKE NEVER BEFORE Located at the heart of Sydney Chinatown, Waitan has emerged in Oct 2013 with a promise to deliver the ultimate Asian foodie experience. Waitan is the first Australian venture for Asian hospitality groups, Xiang Er Qing and Tung Lok, with Patrick Tian as the local managing director and Aaron Ching as the Chief operating officer. Together with over $10 million spending and a stunning 2,500sqm venue, Waitan has certainly set its impression to bring a new and exciting vibe to the old Chinatown. "My Hunger will go on" was really grateful to be invited to this party at Waitan, and we knew what we were going to see on the night would be amazing and memorable. We arrived just before the sun went down, and there we saw the colourful Lamborghinis sitting glamorously at the entrance and attracting many attentions from the public. At that instant, we couldn't wait to walk up the red carpet and ch
The unique twist to this dish however is that the pancakes are served on a purpose-made tray with a heat pack and boiling water to keep the pancakes hot and moist which I thought was a really nice touch to a dish that normally turns cold quickly.
Quite possibly the hottest restaurant opening of the year, the $10 million Waitan in Chinatown caused a big stir on Sussex street on the 30th October at its official launch event. The streets were lined with media, models, Lamborghinis and even a few celebrities from Masterchef and possibly others as the restaurant opened up its doors to celebrate the opening of a new and exciting dining destination. Miss K and I were invited by Krissie at Hill Knowlton Strategies to attend the red carpet event and we were very excited as the event got closer, we also bumped into a few familiar faces including Matthew & Beryl ( Plan-MB ), Michael ( I’m Still Hungry ), Jen ( JENisHUNGRY ), Ando & Belle ( The Lamstock ) and also Mina ( My Hunger will go on ). Although there was plenty of food going around during the night, please note that these probably do not represent the dishes that are available on the full restaurant menu. Although very likely to be similar, they were mostly finger food made spe
Sir And Mlady Dine Out
+4.5
Waitan is simply spectacular. They spent over $10 million renovating this classy place and it shows. Yet the prices are not crazy considering it's like stepping back in time to the 1930's in Shanghai. This place is different. this is deliberate.
Does My Bomb Look Big In This
+4.5
After a shaky start, Haymarket’s ten million dollar player has found its feet. Over a smooth MouTai Cocktail ($25) I muse: it’s a totally different restaurant to the one I first visited late last year for the launch and a subsequent dinner. All traces of the somewhat uneasy fusion between East and West have vanished (along with the previous chef). They have retained David Blackmore’s wonderful wagyu - try it as buttery Dry-Aged Ribeye ($49.80/100g) sizzled tableside on hot stones then accentuated by sauce Bordelaise. So complete is the change, some menu specials are printed only in Chinese. Never fear, I ordered a Lamb Hotpot ($69.80) from this menu anyway, enjoying the rich hearty flavour brightened by chrysanthemum (tong hao) leaves. Precede your hero proteins with one of the Chinese cold dishes I’ve come to love - Sichuan Poached Chicken ($19.80) with chilli oil and sesame dressing - or experiment with beautifully toothsome Wood Ear Fungus with Onion and Wasabi Oil ($12.80) . Even t
Great taste and enviroment. Great Royal Peking duck,wagyu beef and seafood!! This the best restaurant in Chinatown. Must go to have a try!!
They have level one fine dining and level two private function rooms.
Great customer service, just like own family member to take care of you.
Lobster is very fresh!
Top tier chinese dining. This is perhaps one of the most luxurious Chinese restaurant in Sydney in terms of the environment, and it's great to see Chinese restaurants picking up their games.
The food here is a little pricey but we loved what we ordered - the Peking duck, the tofu dish, stire-fried noodles with seafood. It certainly exceeded my expectations given the numerous negative reviews I read here. Mum loved this place, and so will definitely be going back again!
BruceTan. I like the environment and service there. Environment is so luxury and people are so friendly there. I will definitely visit there again with my friends.
Overall the food was great, yet the poached chicken is abit too large as starter. Liked the singaporean chili crab in particular and the rib eye.
the place is hard to find...
Waitan is sumptuous and the food is great. We have just had a wonderful night at Waitan eating great Asian fusion food. Whilst the service still has a little way to go, it is clear to see an amazing restaurant growing and taking its place at the top. Highly recommend you give it a go.
Noreen. Enjoyed a beautiful night at Waitan Last night. Ambience great, service excellent, and the fusion food, not only presented artistically but it was delicious, tasty and we will definitely be taking our friends there. The desert was delectable. Floor Manager Paul was attentive and constantly observing his patrons to ensure their comfort and satisfaction.
Admittedly one fish dish was a little late making an appearance but the waitresses noticed, enquired as to whether our fish had arrived, and it appeared in two minutes. Most impressed as she had not taken our order.
Naturally one would expect to pay more. After all it is not just an eating experience but a peaceful pleasurable and beautiful environment to enjoy an unhurried evening without the noise of Chinatown contesting for your conversation.
Chinatown needs some sophisticated restaurants, and next time I will relax with a re dinner drink in the elegant ‘den” before the main meal.
Try it out for yourself.
Good service. There was great place I've ever been in whole my life.
Nice side dishes and main dishes as well. I strongly recommend you can feel great environment.
The food was good - had the salt & pepper calamari, beef buns, scallops & duck. They need to iron out the kinks when it comes to the service. We weren't allocated a waiter & had to practically wave someone down to order our food, even though you can clearly see us waiting to be served. One pet peeve of mine is seeing other tables who come in after us & get served before us. Also hearing waitstaff telling off other staff within earshot of customers is quite cringe worthy considering this has been marketed as a 'fine dining' restaurant. Hope this improves as I would like to come back to try more of the menu.
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Disclosure: I went pre-opening, in their test week. Went upstairs to peek in the window... and the door opened and we were invited in.
It is a beautiful beautiful room, evoking The Bund in 1930's Shanghai. All dark wood, red lanterns and low lighting. (Yes! low lighting in Chinatown - leave your midnight sunnies at home!)
The food was inconsistent, but hey - it was test week and they have multiple kitchens and they are massive. Some things were terrific - the salmon salad was brilliant (now i think about it... it might have been tuna). But the (momofuku inspired?) pork buns were not hitting the mark for me anyway. The duck - magnificant.
The front of house team really needed the test week. Some were super professional, essentially 3 hat standard, and yet others were Fawlty Towers-incompetent. But they were trying so hard it was funny. We had a good night.
What would i change? The MUSIC!
You could play brilliant 1930's 40's Shanghai jazz in this room. Instead we had the same bland elevator tune going around and around all night. Someone go ask William at Marhjong Room on Crown street where he gets his chinese jazz sound tracks from.
Verdict: I'm going back. I really want this place to succeed.
We dropped into Waitan for dinner and not having been here prior to the changes the cuisine is now largely hongkong/singaporean with a larger focus on authentic asian cusine. Liked just about all the chinese food dishes we ordered - from the Peking Duck to the Singaporean prawns. Cold starter dish, the szetchuan chicken dish was great. Wagyu beef was buttery and rather amazing.
The dessert was a bit of a miss though. Fellow dinners like the pav dish but for me it was all kind of middling and a miss. Would have been nice to end on some killer tarts and mango pancake.
I just had dinner from WaiTan yesterday. It's brilliant. Think about that 138 dollar plus 25 dollar cooking fee per kilo of lobster in this kind of elegant restaurant. It's really cheap.
I have no idea to say bad thing about this restaurant. That's food so delicious and I think you're must try go there to get some dinners with you family or friends there is good place for the dinner n feeling comfortable with services especially the runner who always keep smiling while the service that look like they have a good manager :)
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