Ming's Chinese Restaurant

Consistently great food. Love coming here. Great prices too. Never had a bad dish. Small but warm and cozy. Service always bright and friendly

We tried Mings tonight for the first time after reading reviews on Zomato.

First impressions are that it's a standard suburban Chinese restaurant straight out of the 90's, its appearance makes it look a bit on the cheap side with papers & magazines on a small table for those waiting for takeaway orders, lots of porcelain cats with waving arms and you walk past the open kitchen to the small (seats about 40) dining room. Hand written signs here and there...you know the look.

However, knowing not to expect anything fancy, we were ready to enjoy a relaxed ambiance and casual night out.

Let me tell you that walking past the open kitchen was great! The chefs duck under the servery to say Hi (and Goodbye) as you walk past, and the smell of everything cooking in their woks is delightful.

Seating is well spaced, though it's a bit cool nearer the windows on very cold night, though maybe not cold enough once the place is full, to necessitate putting on the second heater.

With most diners recognising each other as they entered (to dine at their own tables) I could see it's a "local haunt" for them and no wonder!

We were provided drinks fairly promptly after ordering and only about 15 minutes until the first entree arrived. Further entrees and (shared) mains continued to come at intervals of about 5 minutes which worked out very well with the pace of our eating.

I'm not bothered with no offering to cork/unscrew our BYO wine (no corkage fee either). Soft drink comes in cans and a glass provided, the service manager brought out both Lemonade & Lemon squash for my son to choose as she correctly assumed he wasn't familiar with what lemon squash was. Water wasn't offered automatically but a bottle was provided when requested (no charge of course).

Linen table cloths & linen serviettes are good to see with so many places just using paper nowadays.

Our waitress "forgot" the prawn crackers requested by my kids for entree (at my hinting) and presented a free bag of crackers at the end of the night to take home.

The dining room was only about half full throughout the evening though the takeaway had a constant stream of people, proving it's very popular with the locals.

As a couple taking their 2 kids out for dinner, this place was perfect. Great food, service was OK, and were in at 6:30 and out by 8:15. No chance of fitting in dessert this time. Maybe next time!

For entrée we shared won-tons, battered chicken ribs, sweet plum pork.

For mains we shared Mongolian Beef (we highly recommend it), sweet & sour pork & battered honey & cashews chicken (not too sweet like some).

The food was delicious with plenty of flavour and not drowning in sauce as well as very generous servings.

Overall $100 for 3 adults & one 11 year old sharing 3 entrees, 3 mains and a couple of soft drinks. Price was worth every cent for the great food, genuinely pleasant staff and casual dining.

My photos don't do the sizzling Mongolian beef justice.

We will be back!

Ming's never disappoints. Penny is the best.. Ming's is the only Chinese Restaurant I would drive an hour to if I moved to the other side of town. I get take out all the time and dine in every so often and all staff know my order. Food is delicious, consistent and good quality, meats are not offcuts like some other places. I always brag about Ming's.