Le Tonkin Balmain, Sydney

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239 Darling St
Balmain NSW 2041
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User Reviews of Le Tonkin, Balmain

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1.8 Not Recommended

Food 2 Ambience 2 Service 1 Value 2

This was possibly the worst restaurant we have been to recently. Sullen staff made no effort be hospitable, just throwing the menus at us. We were greeted by dirty dishes which weren't replaced when we handed them back. There were no napkins and they looked at us strangely when we asked for some.

Finally, the food wasn't exactly as we had ordered and the chicken so overcooked it was inedible. No wonder it was the only empty restaurant in an otherwise packed balmain.

Apr 25, 2012

Greendoor
2

6.5 Recommended

Food 6 Ambience 7 Service 6 Value 7

It was a Monday night and we noticed Le Tonkin was still open and had a few tables full and looked like a nice place and so we ventured in.

The Good - We were seated promptly at a table of our choice and our order was taken without any trouble. The entree of pancake with pork and prawn stuffing was nice and crispy and the sauce accompanying it complemented it perfectly. The fried rice with ham was deliciously flavoursome and highly recommended for any fried rice lover.

The Bad - We ordered a beef stew in a hotpot from the menu and instead received beef in a bowl in what looked like a soup. The waiter apologised and said they 'no longer put it in a hotpot because it is messy'. That would have been fine had the contents actually looked like a stew. We tasted it in case our eyes were deceiving us and it was completely bland and not what a stew with its rich concentrated sauce would taste like. We advised the waiter that it was not what we ordered (which was a beef stew in a hotpot) and that we did not want it. He took it away.

Next came our other main, soft shell crab in tamarind sauce. Being a tamarind sauce lover, I was looking forward to biting into the crispy crab with its tamarind covering. Instead we received what tasted like salt and pepper soft shell crab with two side sauces of sweet chilli and another clear looking sauce that I did not even try. We asked where the tamarind was and were told it was cooked with the crab. We could not see it and could not taste it either. We did not want to complain any further.

The waiter approached us and offered to take 10% off our total bill because of our disappointment with the beef stew. We suggested that the entire dish be taken off our bill as it was not what we ordered. He went away to speak to 'senior staff' and returned and advised that our other option would be to take 50% off the beef dish.

We again requested that the entire dish be taken off as it was not what we ordered (not to mention the tamarind crab which had no tamarind). Eventually he agreed to remove from the bill.

I would not return due to my experience but I would say give it a try as they do have some good redeeming dishes. However, my suggestion would be to really clarify all your orders at the time of order as the wording of the menu is confusing and to ensure you get exactly what you are expecting.

Jan 10, 2012

5stardiner
27

9 Highly Recommended

Food 9 Ambience 9 Service 9 Value 9

We dined here on a Saturday night, the decor is very nice. We were greeted at the door and shown to our table. The waiter was very polite and provided excellent service. The food was amazing and very reasonably priced, we will definitely be back.

Dec 04, 2011