Rhodes Phoenix, Sydney

User Reviews of Rhodes Phoenix

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6.5 Recommended

Food 8 Ambience 5 Service 6 Value 7

I go to this yum cha alot due to location. I always take a chinese friend with me as they find it hard to understand me (aussie). I find the prices are average. The service is a little rushed as its always busy. I love the food, variety and taste and will continue to dine here.

May 30, 2012

jenlee282
1

8.3 Highly Recommended

Food 9 Ambience 9 Service 7 Value 8

I'm surprised to see so many poor reviews. We often have yum cha here when frequenting ikea. Like all yum cha restaurants what trolleys you see depends on where you are sat and when you arrive. I find there is a good selection of both fried and steamed dumplings. The steamed are always hot occasionally you get fried which are a bit on the cold side but not so much that I would complain.

The prices are about average I think and the service just ok. I would only complain that you pay for tea pp. a trends at yum cha that I hate. The mango sago is to die for. Overall I would recommend, the place is always packed and the food turn over good.

Apr 19, 2012

Haylot
9

1.7 Not Recommended

Food 2 Ambience 2 Service 1

Very highly priced food for yum cha. Zero value for food, cold, and would not go back. Try somewhere else, much better food, great value for money and you'll leave like you've eaten something.

Mar 24, 2012

Cett
1

5.8 Average

Food 8 Ambience 5 Service 5 Value 5

Have been here for yumcha a few times as the quality and range of food is considerably better than the other yumcha restaurants in the local area. The prices are definitely higher than usual ($20 pp minimum) and I suspect the really unusual dishes may only be available on weekends when you have to wait to get a table. However, the lady who issues the tickets seems pretty experienced at estimating the wait time so you can wander around the shops to fill in the time.

This last time the yum cha dishes included a mini mudcrab in ginger and shallots (really nice but probably very expensive) and an absolutely fantastic new dessert, mango sago, highly recommended, and everyone in our group voted it the best yumcha dessert by far.

Mar 13, 2012

CantStopEating
11

4 Below Average

Food 1 Ambience 5 Service 5 Value 5

Yum Cha - all the food was cold. Enough said.

Mar 07, 2012

foodman1985
1

5.8 Average

Food 5 Ambience 7 Service 6 Value 5

Came here for yum cha. Lots of fried food, not much variety. Service was ok. Probably won't come back again.

Feb 11, 2012

t7gc
24

8 Recommended

Food 7 Ambience 8 Service 9 Value 8

Dinner with family on Chinese New Year’s Eve is an important tradition. Rhodes Phoenix was packed with diners looking ahead to the Year of the Dragon.

The large tables were enjoying traditional banquets. With only 4 of us, we went for the timeless dried oysters with ‘black hair’ seaweed (homonym to ‘great business profit’), a 1.9kg lobster with ginger and shallots, and the modernised cumin lamb shanks.

I have always loved the dried oyster dish and enjoyed the rare occasion to taste the intense savory fishy, yet subtly sweet flavour. However, lamb shanks were very tough.

Kung Hei Fat Choy!

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Jan 23, 2012

bitesizereview
47

1.3 Not Recommended

Food 1 Ambience 2 Service 1 Value 1

Came with large size family all the way from the city to Rhodes Phoenix restaurant to have seafood for dinner.

Because there is a seafood aquarium, my little daughters (2,5 and 3,5 year olds) asked to have a table close to the aquarium so they could see the fish, I have asked a waiter if we could have a table near the aquarium, he seemed like a senior waiter to me, said we can not have the table there, even though most of the tables were empty he said we could not be seated there, I had explained the situation, that the girls want to see the fish, to which he replied, "If you want to see the fish, get up and go see the fish.

We honestly could not believe how rude the staff was and simply left the restaurant. If the restaurant staff is so rude, we are happy we did not stay and experience the food. Bad service is bad indication to what the food might be like.

Jan 18, 2012

margo11
1

6.3 Average

Food 7 Ambience 6 Service 6 Value 6

Been going to Yum Cha for more than 30 years now and this doesn't really make an outstanding impact on my Yum Cha experiences! Food is as per other Yum Cha's - though overpriced. Staff seem pre-occupied with (not sure what) and servings were a little smaller than other Yum Cha's Ive been to. Nothing flash about this place, much better ones in Chatswood, Haymarket and even the one in Blacktown! As a previous review states "In and Out" and that's how they are running this place...

Jan 18, 2012

Lisadm1973
22

6 Average

Food 7 Ambience 5 Service 7 Value 5

Can't really complain about this place. It really is a factory, get in and get out is their philosophy. The food is really good though. Prices I guess are decent but I've been told you can get better yum cha for a better price.

Dec 26, 2011