Tim's Barbecue Kitchen Hornsby, Sydney

User Reviews of Tim's Barbecue Kitchen, Hornsby

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7 Recommended

Food 7 Ambience 6 Service 8 Value 7

Not a bad place from which to get barbecue pork, pork sausage and duck. Sometimes the meat can be a little bit fatty for my liking but it is otherwise a fantastic place to pick up delicious barbecued cuisine.

Oct 31, 2011

Mingers
14

8.3 Highly Recommended

Food 9 Ambience 8 Service 8 Value 8

As a local I've been coming here for ages since I was a child :) Nice place and the staff are lovely. The deals atlunch are recommended.

Oct 26, 2011

greeentea
18

1 of 1 reader found the following review helpful

7 Recommended

Food 7 Ambience 7 Service 6 Value 8

We've been here maybe 25 times now and it's pretty good but not great. It's cheap Cantonese home style cooking so it's homey and satisfying when you want an old favourite.

The barbecue is usually good in terms of its cooking. The roast pork has great crackling, teh char sui a little marbled but not fatty, the duck skin is crisp and papery, but depends on who is doing the chopping as to what kind of portion and presentation you get. This week we have been twice and once we ordered a char sui and roast pork plate and it was beautifully sliced and arranged but second time when we had duck and roast pork it was messy and much smaller, the crackling on our roast pork was all broken but the previous time each slice was a perfectly neat rectangle. Barbecue aficionados, you know what I mean.

We love the congee, soups, laksa and all the stir fried noodles. These are always generous and delicious. The lunch time specials are excellent value ($8.50 - $10 + free soup) and their spring rolls are fat and scrummy.

There is an older guy who serves and he is a bit brisk and brusque. Why, of all the people in the shop, do they put the least cheerful person to work the floor?! There is a lady there who is only slightly more cheerful. There is a younger guy who is there sometimes and he is very nice and friendly and chatty and I think he must be behind all the new stuff and specials and ideas, is he Tim? He seems very interested in what we think of his menu changes and decor etc. I like the recent addition of duck salad but haven't seen the young guy or anything new for a while now.

I love chinese food so this is a good local place for a quick casual bite but I must admit I would go if someone better came along.

Apr 15, 2011

hillsbilly
39

8 Recommended

Food 9 Ambience 7 Service 8 Value 8

Great example of a local that is exactly what it sets out to be, Authentic HK street food style, great BBQ duck and pork, tasty noodle dishes. Prices have crept up, but still good value for what is genuinely excellent food.

Apr 13, 2011

anthonym
27

6.8 Recommended

Food 8 Ambience 7 Service 5 Value 7

The food here is great I have found us going back there to eat a lot, the duck is to die for and there are so many other dishes you can't stop ordering so it's good to take home the leftovers. The service is ok and mostly friendly except the guy has to try harder, also the value has dropped off as the new menu has just come out and the prices have gone up, not that I mind paying a little more for good food but the servings have got smaller as well so its a double hit.

I hope the senior staff the one that is not there too often but does speak to customers has a another look at things as we are looking at other places as well.

Mar 13, 2011

vbphantom
4

7.5 Recommended

Food 8 Ambience 6 Service 7 Value 9

Its what it says it is - a kitchen focussed on takeaway but with tables if you choose to eat in. The food is very good, the service very quick and the staff friendly and courteous. The BBQ pork, ribs, soy chicken, 5 spice duck, cuttlefish and chinese pork sausage are delicious in small quantities and should be shared. The menu is extensive. The salt and pepper flounder is excellent. Great value and very high food quality.

Nov 11, 2010

bikahuna
29

8.8 Highly Recommended

Food 9 Ambience 7 Service 9 Value 10

For such a cheap place to eat, Tim's is amazing! I eat here often, and the staff are friendly and always remember me when I walk in. They are so small, that's why they try and turn over the tables as quickly as possible. It isn't the place to sit and chat with friends, but there are plenty of cafe's around Hornsby for that!

Oct 28, 2010

Ralphey
1

5.3 Average

Food 6 Ambience 5 Service 4 Value 6

Food was quite tasty, but poor service let Tim's down a bit. Staff floated around the table, waiting to pick off bowls they thought were finished with, more often than not, they weren't!

Sep 01, 2010