C'Nest Crows Nest, Sydney

User Reviews of C'Nest, Crows Nest

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1.7 Not Recommended

Food 1 Service 1 Value 3

One of the worst Chinese takeaways I have ever ordered. Ordered online and meal took an hour and a half to arrive despite receiving a text advising of 30min delivery.
Spring rolls had turned to soggy rubber, chicken satay sticks had been deep fried, and san tong chicken was over cooked and had no vinegar sauce. The only redeeming feature of this meal was the fried rice. Not recommended.

Nov 10, 2011

aushobbit
4

10 Highly Recommended

Food 10 Ambience 10 Service 10 Value 10

Best Chinese food I've ever had! Online ordering system is the icing on the cake! Very friendly people too.

Oct 16, 2011

hungryalison
1

7.5 Recommended

Food 8 Ambience 7 Service 8 Value 7

Had dinner with friend there. Good food, nice people. The tofu pot is beautiful. Recommended!

Oct 04, 2011

Zheng Y.
2

6.3 Average

Food 6 Ambience 7 Service 5 Value 7

The overiding impression I got from this place was that the staff didn't really want customers there. They did nothing wrong but just had a very disinterested feel about them. Started with pan fried dumplings which were okay but clearly just mass produced dumplings from the chinese supermarket.

Then Three Cups Chicken which was a generous serve, Pork Ribs in Port Wine, couldn't taste any port and the ribs were more bone than meat. Shredded Beef Peking Style ordered by the boy and too sweet for me and mixed Chinese Vegetables in Oyster Sauce, which was actually only one vegetable but okay. Just didn't have that happy feel that seems to go with most local chinese joints.

Jun 10, 2011

Gerko
226

6 Average

Food 6

I'm Chinese and love yumcha. Just rating the food: Average Chinese.

This place is not really set up for yumcha but serves dim sum dishes that you order from a menu, not pick from a trolley. Har gau and seafood dumplings were not really that fresh and the pastry was thick and gluggy. We also tried the "San Tong" Chicken which was similar to the Crispy Skin Chicken in other restaurants. This was average and a little bit dry. This place was recommended by a Chinese friend but the food appeals more to Western tastes.

May 09, 2011

addictedtoyumcha
48

0 of 1 reader found the following review helpful

8.3 Highly Recommended

Food 8 Ambience 8 Service 9 Value 8

Went here about a month ago with some reservation as I had read the reviews below. The experience was very good so I felt I had to give them a better plug. The service was impeccable, constant but not intrusive. We were a party of 10 and all agreed the food was very good. Ambience was noisy but suited our occasion. Cost was reasonable and would recommend.

Oct 20, 2010

susanjane
3

1 of 1 reader found the following review helpful

5.3 Average

Food 6 Ambience 6 Service 2 Value 7

Food was average. Make sure you check your credit card statement after as they added a tip even though we clearly didn't give it. Very disappointing, will not trust them again.

Sep 13, 2010

kaylee
8

0 of 1 reader found the following review helpful

7.8 Recommended

Food 8 Ambience 7 Service 8 Value 8

Great dumplings! I recently got back from Bangkok so the hustle and bustle of this place was great, yeah its busy but then we were served quickly and we were able to back to work pretty much on time with a smile of contentment! Certainly worth giving it a go.

Jul 03, 2010

victor bishop
1

2 of 3 readers found the following review helpful

3 Below Average

Food 3 Ambience 4 Service 1 Value 4

Absolutely terrible, I went to this lacklustre establishment for a quick lunch today. I ordered some gow gees and a lunch special which was crisp skinned chicken with steamed rice. The Gow gees came out and they were 99% batter, sort of like a McDonald's take on Chinese food.

I grimaced through it, when my main came out it was the wrong dish, to which I quite politely said, "Um sorry, I ordered the Crisp skinned chicken not the braised chicken with vegetables" The response from the annoying young waiter was a very aggressive and exasperated "No you didn't!

I repeated your order to you and you ordered this!" all the while waving his arms around like he had been done a great injustice! My response was to say, I have never ordered that dish you are trying to serve me and yes you did repeat the order and you repeated "Crispy skin chicken with rice" To this he acted so annoyed when he walked off I was genuinely concerned he or the kitchen staff may spit in my food.

I immediately canceled the order and asked for my bill, (this is before he had taken the new order into the kitchen). They then brought me a bill which included the dish I did not receive! These people are ridiculous. I have never seen anything like it, especially in the highly competitive eat street of crows nest! Do not go there! Use your head like I should have and walk up to anywhere else but this place.

Mar 06, 2010

DDW1974
4

3 of 3 readers found the following review helpful

1 Not Recommended

Food 1 Ambience 1 Service 1 Value 1

I was bitterly disappointed with the food and the service of this restaurant. The spring rolls are oily and not filled, and the spicy salt and pepper spare ribs were just as oily. The staff was rude and obnoxious, disputing over an entertainment voucher and continued to argue with me after I paid the bill. Overall, not going there again - even if I'm offer a free meal.

Jan 14, 2010