The night I came to Din Tai Fung, it was bustling with hungry diners and the chefs were working hard amongst the steam in the kitchen to craft the perfect little dumplings that they guarantee to be between 4.8-5.2 grams. I don't know the effect on the taste of a dumpling if a gram was amiss but I'll let the chefs worry about that.
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| Pork Soupy Dumplings |
We first ordered the Pork Soupy dumplings and they come in batches of 6 or 8. Picking them up by the crimped tops with our chopsticks, you could see the immense amount of soup in the dumplings. The dumplings themselves taste very similar to those that I've bought at asian supermarkets that can be re-steamed but the main point of difference is that it was less oily. Either way, these types of dumplings are my favourite and Din Tai Fung's were definitely delicious. 8/10
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| Dumpling Jewels $15.80 |
The Dumpling Jewels are an eye-catching novelty menu item that I was keen to try. Don't be fooled - they are not just dumplings with a few drops of food colouring. Each one has a unique filling that corresponds to its colour. Yellow was cheese, green was sea salad, Red was bolognaise, pink was seafood, orange was corn, purple was mince and black was 'onyx'. They were great fun to eat and any kid, big or small, would enjoy these little jewels. 8/10
The Noodle Soup with Crispy Pork that we had was a great value combo because a plate of the pork is $10.80 but together it was $14.80. The noodles tasted really fresh. They had a bitey texture and were really long! The soup itself was flavoursome and well seasoned. The crispy pork is a little underwhelming. The crumb was not crispy but the pork was succulent and well seasoned. 7/10
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| Noodles with special shallot sauce $5.50 |
The Noodles with Special Shallot Sauce was really tasty. The noodles were similar to the ones in the noodle soup - they were thin, bitey and long. Make sure you coat each noodle in the special shallot sauce because it is really delicious. It had flavours of sesame oil, oyster sauce and soy sauce and the shallots. Even though it didn't come with anything else, it's a great value dish at only $5.50 that I would definitely recommend. 9/10
The girls wanted something spicy so we opted for the Spicy noodles with Pork and Vegetable Wontons. I normally can't handle my chilli very well but it looked fantastic on the menu and I was happy to see it came out looking picture perfect. At first I thought they gave us the soup option instead of the dry option (like Migoreng) but the sauce was perfectly portioned to the noodles. The noodles had a great amount of spiciness that left me drinking sips of my water but still wanting more. The wontons were also great and each one was filled generously with the pork and vegetable filling. 9/10
Overall, I really enjoyed the restaurant. I would come here again and I can't imagine ever getting sick of the freshly hand-made dumplings and noodles. It is a little slice of Hong Kong in the midst of the Sydney CBD.
Parking: City Parking
Location: Conveniently on George St at World Square - 7 min walk from Town Hall Station
Atmosphere: 9/10
Service: The waiters were great and attentive but don't come here if you're looking for a chat with the waiters. You order by ticking the menu items and handing it to the waiter.
Food: 8.5/10
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| Spicy noodles with Pork and Vegetable Wontons $12.80 |
The girls wanted something spicy so we opted for the Spicy noodles with Pork and Vegetable Wontons. I normally can't handle my chilli very well but it looked fantastic on the menu and I was happy to see it came out looking picture perfect. At first I thought they gave us the soup option instead of the dry option (like Migoreng) but the sauce was perfectly portioned to the noodles. The noodles had a great amount of spiciness that left me drinking sips of my water but still wanting more. The wontons were also great and each one was filled generously with the pork and vegetable filling. 9/10
Overall, I really enjoyed the restaurant. I would come here again and I can't imagine ever getting sick of the freshly hand-made dumplings and noodles. It is a little slice of Hong Kong in the midst of the Sydney CBD.
Parking: City Parking
Location: Conveniently on George St at World Square - 7 min walk from Town Hall Station
Atmosphere: 9/10
Service: The waiters were great and attentive but don't come here if you're looking for a chat with the waiters. You order by ticking the menu items and handing it to the waiter.
Food: 8.5/10
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