Hung Cheung Marrickville

Came at 10:30 and no line, but when we were leaving around 11:15 there was a queue outside! My usual yum cha go-to is about 45 min drive away so I decided to give Hung Cheung a go. We enjoyed the variety and the frequency of the carts! Favourites here are the fried scallop dumplings and the flat rice cake with prawns.

Had a lovely Sunday brunch here recently and it did not disappointment. Now one of my top picks for authentic yum cha cuisine. We purposely arrived early to avoid the crowds (1030am). The plumpest hargao (prawn dumplings) I've ever had and a great variety all-round. If they do not have what you want, the staff there are happy to have it made to order. So impressed we are going back this Sunday with my parents.

We came for yum cha on a weekday to avoid queuing. The food tasted acceptable for me, generously filled and reasonably priced. We particularly liked the prawn hargow and chicken feet. However, I found some of the other yum cha dishes not as impressive. The service was nice and friendly. Nice view good vibe.

1, Century Egg and Pork Congee – Honestly, no words. The rice was cooked down to a glue-like paste. You could probably use it to stick up Spring Festival couplets. If you don’t know how to make congee, please don’t force it. The chef suffers, and so do we. 2, Shumai – A complete disaster. That hit of not-so-fresh meat flavor was soul-crushing. It tasted like something unearthed from the bottom of a freezer, thawed for three days, then re-steamed. 3, Tofu Pudding (Douhua) – They dumped sugar in like it was free. One spoonful and it felt like I was touring a sugar factory—so sweet it was dizzying. 4, The only halfway decent items were the salted dumplings and chicken feet. Not impressive, but at least they didn’t cause emotional damage. 5, BBQ Pork Puff and Rice Noodle Rolls? After eating them, I was literally speechless. Even typing this sentence feels like a waste of time. Appreciate your effort and time but the yum cha tastes so bad, I had dinner there once before, it was okay, don’t what happened to yum cha.

Serving all the basic yum cha dishes: ha gow, siu mai, prawn wonton. Gai lan was cooked well, I was here early on a weekday to avoid a public holiday surcharge. Not bad yum cha place as I was recommended to this joint. Closer to home and definitely not a massive queue like Vinh Phat in Cabramatta.

I have been here many times but mostly for yumcha. While the dimsum menu is not extensive like bigger Chinese restaurants in town, the food is really good. My favourite dish is the deep fried mochi pastry called 咸水角. There is also a cash payment promotion (10AM - 3PM weekdays) that will give a 10% discount and free tea. Make sure you mention it when you get the bill. They also serve Cantonese style stir fry dishes and live seafood etc, but they are just average.

This is your quintessential family Cantonese Chinese restaurant. The food here is delicious and reminds me of those old chinese food joints that we loved so much. A little bit on the pricey side, but still worth it.

For the most part the food was alright, but not worth the hype. Upon entering, there is a paper ticketing system where you have to ask the lady to put a number for the number of person. Hakaw was alright but skin thick. So as the prawn cheung fan. The deep fried scallop was cold so it's been out for a while. Siumai, fried prawn dumpling and bean curd rolls were just alright. Rice noodle with fried bread was crispy as we had to order them. So if there are items not in the cart, order them individually that might take a while to cook. Table is cramped and service atrocious. There's a know secret that the worse the service, the better the restaurant. Not in this case. I don't mind terrible service if you're food is worth lining up for. Like you won't be disappointed as it's a good yum cha in the area, but there are better yum cha out there that's not too much of a drive. Not worth lining up for.

Good yum cha but unremarkable This is a pretty good spot for yum cha. We came here for lunch on a weekday. It was quiet and the staff were friendly and attentive. The dishes we ordered were good but we thought that the dumpling skins were a little bit glutinous, which makes the yum cha a bit stodgy and heavy! The egg tarts were quite right either - the filling was good but the pastry seemed undercooked and oily. Apr 28, 2016 We stopped here for yum cha with friends on the way from the airport to the CBD because this was the highest rated yum cha restaurant in Sydney. It was lunch time on a Saturday and the queue stretched out of the door and down the street. Luckily we had made a booking so we were able to go straight in as soon as a table became available. The restaurant is quite small so there is no room for the dumplings to be wheeled around on trolleys - instead the wait staff bring them around on trays. The food was good but not outstanding, the service was good and the prices were very reasonable.

Wonderful service, delicious food and welcoming atmosphere. Thank you for letting me order a few dim sum items even though it wasn't lunchtime anymore. That's going above and beyond and is very appreciated. Dumplings were amazing! You rock!

Our household has our favourite places to do our Yum Cha including Marigold, Sea Treasure and Hung Cheung in Marrickville. Hung Cheung as with most Yum Cha might require a bit of a wait as it's teeming with business however it's worth it and at almost half the price of the other Yum Cha restaurants and the efficiency of service is a force to be reckoned with. Squeak.....Squeak...... Squeak that's the white noise in Heung Cheung as all the trolleys roll past. Paper lanterns hang from bright pink walls all the garish of cheap bling. We wait like animals crouching for prey and then we hit. Prawn dumplings, Yeow Chee, Sumei, Chinese broccoli, pork dumplings and custard tarts for the finale. Feel lucky to be part of a city that has so much diversity in cuisine. Verdict: For two people 8 dishes were $37.50, fantastic service and wonderful food.

Not the kind of Chinese I'm used to. Worst Very week curry. That was strangely yellow. Won't go back.

Not the most gorgeous looking of places but definitely one of the best tasting dim sims I've had.

Best Ym Cha in Sydney area, just beware that weekends you will be lining up outside on a ticket number system! Everything is fresh and healthy and hot to the table. Seating is cramped, usual groups of families with hipsters and a few inner west bogland who are usually trying to impress their friends with a 'cultural' meal... They usually ByO the VB to the table at 9:30am... Not that booze and Boullion shouldn't mix at 9:30... Calamari. Top Hit. Always!

This is definitely the best yum cha I've had in Sydney. The mango pancakes are just... not matched anywhere else. Trust me I've tried. The food comes out and is fresh, and from the turn over and waiting for tables of patrons, it means that if you want to get in before the mango pancakes run out - then earlier is better. It's also one of our favourite yum cha breakfast places. Sometimes after a big night you have to recover on a Sunday! It's win all around.

Lots of mentions about the yum cha, so thought I'd ramble about the dinner service instead. Good points: * doesn't get too busy at night so service is always great * San Choy bau is one of the best in the area! * the classic dishes are all done well (think beef and black bean, chicken ginger and shallots etc). Not so good points: * the dying fish/prawns in the fish tank :-/ * a touch pricey when you compare it to other local Chinese restaurants. All in all, good points outweigh the bad and I'll no doubt be back in the couple of weeks!

Lovely small authentic restaurant located at Marrickville , really can compete any yumcha restaurants in Chinatown. Tips: you have to order from the staffs because they have some amazing authentic dishes which would not be readily available, such as blood jelly( if you like), steamed rice noodle with deep fried dough, crispy yam dumpling, etc.

Located in the intersection Marrickville Road and Petersham Road, this Yum Cha joint is so jam packed during noon time. If possible try to be there by 11 am. There is not much to complain about this place, the service is pretty acceptable. If you can speak a little Cantonese/Mandarin use that when communicating with the older lady. English is a safer option for the younger one. IMHO the food is pretty standard. The Cheung Fun is very good. and the Tofu Jelly wold be the runner up today (would be better if it is not as sweet). Baked BBQ Pork bun is not as good as imagined. Most probably we expect too much after our Tim Ho Wan experience. The Ham Shui Ko has got it all wrong, skin too thick, not enough meat or prawn. Price is something you cannot complain about here. If you are an average eater, it would most likely cost you 15 dollars per head.

This is my family's local yum cha go to place and now it's my friends local place to escape to. Do not fear notr judge the restaurants exterior. This spot has been around for many years! The food is authentic and appealing to all. Definitely a must try for the ones lurking here! :)

Went back for the first time since they were on A Current Affair for drying meat on the clothes lines. Most of the dumplings were far too salty and then the prawn dumplings had terrible prawns. Not sure if they weren't washed or still had shells on them but they were gritty. Will go to Chinatown next time I feel like Yum Cha.

Not as cheap as the Cabramatta yum cha places but less crowded and hectic and still good value and quality.

An enormous selection for Yum-Cha at inexpensive prices, Hung Cheung has been a stayer in Marrickville and always attracts a crowd. You'll want to enjoy fried wontons and all other things fried. The mango pancakes filled with cream and mango are light and tasty but don't expect complex flavours here. Its basic good yum-cha.

Great food yum cha or dinner. Place is old but food is the best Chinese I've had around town

Yum cha is crazy and your squashed in. You wait for the food but when it arrives it's is good. I have been twice but won't go back in a hurry.

I have been here before and enjoyed the food, however on this occasion we left VERY disappointed. We had a pot of tea and 4 VERY basic dishes between 2. We had to send a fifth dish - battered whitebait - back because it was cold and soggy. $44.20! We had to wait AGES between service rounds despite the restaurant not being busy, but thank goodness, because to pay that much for such poor food and service is not acceptable. We did air our concerns when leaving (even BEFORE we received the bill, by the way) and the manager did not care in the slightest. When we walked in, someone else eas complaining about the cold dry duck. When I said that customer was right, the manager simply told me he had ordered off the menu, not had yum cha! So I guess yum cha AND a la carte is bad! Zero customer customer service - and $10 for a plate of 3 dumplings?! Come on. Never again. I wish I could give zero stars. Not that they care.

Wow! best Chinese restaurant in Sydney, the staff are excellent, the food authentic and extremely tasty. A bit on the expensive side but well worth it. We eat here quite a bit being a local, mainly dinner, can get busy in the summer months and popular for large groups. Love this place!