Fei Jai

I stayed at La Maisonette and found this wonderful restaurant through this. What a find! The cuisine was excellent , authentic and beautifully presented. Daniel and the staff were so friendly , helpful and welcoming. Sitting inside or outdoors the ambience says relax. It is now on my list for every visit to Sydney. Really, when you find the best for you, why look elsewhere! Thanks for the experience

I am trying hard to find something good to say about this place. The food was mediocre and the service was so horrible. Having paid $85pp I would have expected much, much more. Firstly our reservation was at 6:15pm our mains did not arrive until 7:45pm. I had complained twice. First time to our waiter at 7:30pm, then second time to the manager at 7:40pm. The waiter was friendly said that he would check, however when I politely reminded the manager 10mins later he aggressively barked at me “it is coming!” Our crispy beef strips came out cold, the roast duck was soggy. The pork was nothing special, I would have expected that quality from a food court takeaway store at $2 per box at closing time. Cold but still crunchy and for $2 I can’t complain. But at $34 it was awful. The roast duck with lychee sounded good on paper. I expected a good balance between savory, sour and sweet. However it came out salty and because we had gotten the dish soggy, the duck felt oily and fatty. The lychee did nothing to cut through the grease. This was the first time in my entire life to leave roast duck unfinished as it is my all time favourite dish. The rice came out with a spoon stuck in middle. Although I’m not superstitious, in Chinese culture you only serve food items with utensils stuck in them when you are honouring the dead. It is taboo and extremely rude in Chinese culture and for a Chinese fusion restaurant I had expected them to at least be culturally appropriate. I gave them one star because the waiter did apologise to us twice. He then shouted us some cocktails and dessert, however the manager who was rude to me never even came out, let alone offer an apology. Also, do not expect this restaurant to clear out your plates between entrées and mains. I have included a picture of how cramped our table during the mains. Final tip: do NOT get a two hour parking spot as I had to move my car before our roast duck arrived. Find a spot that has at least four hours.

I stayed at La Maisonette and found this wonderful restaurant through this. What a find! The cuisine was excellent , authentic and beautifully presented. Daniel and the staff were so friendly , helpful and welcoming. Sitting inside or outdoors the ambience says relax. It is now on my list for every visit to Sydney. Really, when you find the best for you, why look elsewhere! Thanks for the experience