Rhodes Phoenix (Sydney)

Dinner with family on Chinese New Year’s Eve is an important tradition. Rhodes Phoenix was packed with diners looking forward to the Year of the Dragon.

The large tables were enjoying traditional banquets. With only 4 of us, we went for the timeless dried oysters with ‘black hair’ seaweed (homonym to ‘great business profit’), a 1.9kg lobster with ginger and shallots, and the modernised cumin lamb shanks.

I have always loved the dried oyster dish and enjoyed the rare occasion to taste the intense savory fishy, yet subtly sweet flavour. However, lamb shanks were very tough.

Kung Hei Fat Choy!

Details:
Rhodes Phoenix
Rhodes Shopping Centre
Level 5, 1 Rider Boulevard
Rhodes NSW 2138


See previous blog entry on Manly Phoenix here

Manly Phoenix (Sydney)

This is only my second yum cha lunch at the Manly Phoenix restaurant despite being a regular at its Rhodes franchise. The Manly restaurant has the advantage of the magnificent view from the Manly wharf and the lack of queues. You don’t need to wait for up to an hour as Rhodes – because there is a time limit of an hour for lunch.

The variety of food was limited due to the size of the restaurant. The stables remain: prawn dumpling, spring rolls, even the mango pancakes. But the high quality is maintained.

The Sunday surcharge was a huge detractor.

(The view saves it from being 1 star)

Details:
Manly Phoenix Restaurant
East Esplanade
22-23 Manly Wharf 
Manly NSW 2095
http://www.phoenixrestaurants.com.au