Sydney Dumpling King

Sometimes I find that the wife and I eat just because it's time to and not really because we're hungry. This was one of those cases and we find ourselves at Sydney Dumpling King in Burwood. After our last disappointing visit to Seabay we were hoping this place can redeem the dumpling reputation on the street.... and we were sure it would as we've been here before...

To start off my wife chose the Seasoned seaweed,cucumber,carrot,tofu and bean curd stick salad. *Sigh* Why oh why... I've never been a fan of these style dishes but I just go along with it... hoping it's a phase she is going through...

I on the other hand, like any normal Asian ordering an entree, went for the more typical and appealing Savoury Chinese shallot pancake. It came out piping hot... and tasted great. I've had better but this was still pretty decent... and I'm glad it was as well... especially since they hyped it up by labeling this as the only Chef's recommendation...

What you will find here is a fantastic range of dumplings... they even give you the choice of splitting a standard 15 piece dumpling plate into two flavours...which is a fantastic option as it allows their customer to sample a larger range of flavours. We took on that offer and chose Pork with Eggplant and Pork with prawns, egg and chives. The eggplant combination was a bit weird for me... and you can't really go wrong with pork and chives...

All in all it's a pretty decent dumpling joint... and best of all no long queues to wait in and it's close to home... definitely a place I'd revisit if I'm hankering for some dumplings.