Avalon Chinese Restaurant, Sydney

User Reviews of Avalon Chinese Restaurant

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6.8 Recommended

Food 7 Ambience 6 Service 7 Value 7

I was pleasantly surprised with this restaurant. It doesn't appear to be much, just another suburban Chinese restaurant upstairs on the main shopping strip in Avalon. The fitout is nothing spectacular & I wouldn't assume an arm & leg went into decoarating the place but the food spoke volumes.

The chef's suggestion list is enticing & I could've picked several of those options from the different types of pancakes, seafood buddha pot, rainbow steak, crab meat ommelette & many more.

In the end we chose the peking duck (pancakes & sang choy bow), the soft shell crab & black pepper steak Chinese Style. We weren't disappointed. Good value I thought & the staff were extremely nice throughout the course of the night.

Apr 18, 2011

Kcorslee
69

9.8 Highly Recommended

Food 10 Ambience 9 Service 10 Value 10

Best chinese food in Avalon! The mermaid chicken and chilli pepper squid are to die for. Very family-friendly restaurant, my kids absolutely love Shirley!

Nov 28, 2010

benjamin89
1

9 Highly Recommended

Food 9 Ambience 8 Service 10 Value 9

I've been going here for over 10 years and still love it. Its the best chinese around, especially the spicy shredded steak and the lamb with pancakes. The staff are very friendly especially the owner Shirley who is always so friendly and polite!

Jul 31, 2009

cricket84
2

7.8 Recommended

Food 8 Ambience 8 Service 8 Value 7

Dinner for two tonight was a fairly pleasant affair. Good Northern Beaches Chinese is hard to find and this one also had a few different choices and interesting menu items to select from.

We had chilli and garlic sizzling steak which was tender and flavoursome, special fried rice - (normally I'd request soy sauce to accompany but this was indeed special and didn''t need any additions). Mushroom, asparagus and snow pea stir fry was also tasty, fresh and will ensure a repeat order! The only disappointing thing was that although it was a Friday evening and there are a fair amount of seafood dishes on the menu, (and the specials board listed "fresh green chilli prawns"), there was no fresh seafood on offer. We quizzed the waiter and it was all frozen - thawed, a bit misleading and not a very good effort when there are plenty of excellent seafood purveyors in the area.

Fresh orange and honeydew melon slices plus a fortune cookie were complimentary at the end of out meal, and the waiters were very attentive and chatty. We will be returning.

Sep 19, 2008

edem
9

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7.3 Recommended

Food 8 Ambience 10 Service 6 Value 5

Avalon Chinese's menu, like many Sydney Chinese restaurants, crosses over many other countries. These days you can't just call them "Chinese". Everything from Vietnamese and Thai dishes, like the tom-yum soup, are on the menu. They even have tandoori chicken.

The staff are very welcoming to children who get their own menu which has dishes like hot chips, burgers, pizza, and vegemite or nutella sandwiches. I highly recommend the Stir-fried Walrus (very expensive but worth it) or the Anchovy Omelette with Cherry Mango puree, very unique. One anomaly my wife found was that the female toilets had a urinal!! Bizarre, but common in old buildings during the days of unisex toilets.

Aug 21, 2007

walta
19

8 Recommended

Food 8 Ambience 8 Service 8 Value 8

I really liked this place, the waiters were very friendly and welcoming, the seafood soup for 2 was delicious. I would definitely recommend the seafood buddha pot.

Sep 22, 2006

lalalistic
4

8.8 Highly Recommended

Food 9 Ambience 7 Service 10 Value 9

Great local Chinese restaurant. Worth a visit. Their Hot and Sour soup was perfect for a cold, windy day. Central heating for the soul. Service was magic and the cost reasonable. A definite re-visit is in order for me.

Aug 10, 2006

wildblue
11

7.5 Recommended

Food 7 Ambience 6 Service 9 Value 8

This is a fantastic local restaurant, I pity those who do not live nearby. The food is good, standard, westernised, Chinese fare but the welcome you get especially for children, makes it our favourite. An ideal place for a family celebration. Bring the kids, they will love it.

May 12, 2006

Majella
2

8.3 Highly Recommended

Food 9 Ambience 9 Service 9 Value 6

Maybe being a local gives me a biased opinion but the av chinese reasturant is the best ive eaten in,and the only place iv'e found that makes spicy shredded steak perfectly.

Jul 31, 2005