Last Friday night was the start of the Husband's Birthday Staycation in Sydney (more on that in tomorrow's entry). We met up after work, checked-in at the hotel, dropped our bags and headed straight out to Chinatown.
I've been eyeing this BBQ restaurant in Haymarket even before they even opened. On nights when I come home late from the office and I just met up with the Husband at Townhall Station, my bus would pass by this restaurant. Timing was always the culprit that's why we never get to dine here. Since we just wanted to hang out in Chinatown on Friday (our hotel being near the area), we finally had the chance to try out Yummy Chinese BBQ Restaurant.
It was already busy when we arrived and thankfully a table was immediately ready for us.
I've been eyeing this BBQ restaurant in Haymarket even before they even opened. On nights when I come home late from the office and I just met up with the Husband at Townhall Station, my bus would pass by this restaurant. Timing was always the culprit that's why we never get to dine here. Since we just wanted to hang out in Chinatown on Friday (our hotel being near the area), we finally had the chance to try out Yummy Chinese BBQ Restaurant.
It was already busy when we arrived and thankfully a table was immediately ready for us.
Dinner buffet was at AUD$35.00 per person, drinks not included. The buffet consists of BBQ meats and seafood, soup, sidings, cooked mains and dessert. Guests are required to pay for their meals and drinks before they start eating. Be sure to finish everything you got from the buffet or else they will charge you AUD5.00 per plate of leftover.
The concept is similar to Korean BBQ where you get to cook your meat while eating. The difference with Yummy Chinese BBQ is the grill used for cooking the meats. The marinated meats are skewered on metal sticks and placed on the grill that automatically rotates. How wonderful is that? No more flipping meals on the grill!
I made a video to show the rotating meats on metal sticks. I used our Lumix GF1 to also show the quality of Lumix GF1 when it comes to capturing videos. The GF1 nicely focuses on its own as long as you don't move the camera.
There was no rice which disappointed me. I'm not sure whether you can order separately but since none of the guests have rice on their table, I disregarded my want for rice and focused on the sidings available on the buffet. The sidings weren't bad although the fried stuff were on the oily side.
There were two choices for soup: Spicy Soup or Seafood Soup. We opted for the Spicy Soup and it was really hot! Lots of red chilies swimming on the hot pot of soup. There were seafood and vegetables skewered on wooden sticks that can be put in with the soup to make your own Hot Pot. I love this idea too!
We enjoyed this gastronomical indulgence and even if there were only two of us, look at how many skewers we managed to finish...
Don't forget dessert! There were a selection of fruits, little cakes, pudding and ice cream. We shared two scoops of ice cream (vanilla and strawberry), a little caramel cake and little cup of Mango Pudding.
Yummy Chinese BBQ
761 George Street
Haymarket, Sydney NSW
Phone: 02-9280 2800
