vinh phat

this was my go toplacefor yum cha with my family, i don't know what happened but the quality of food and service was shocking on mothers day. after waiting 45 minutes you would think it would be worth it, but definitely not on this occasion! not many variety of foods came out and some foods which really stood out from the rest which wasn't fresh were the dimsims, prawn siomai and also the chicken spring rolls (had some foul smell to it which i haven't experience in the past when ordering this). even shocking is the fact they didn't have fried rice available that day as their excuse was that it was apparently too busy and one of their chefs didn't come in.. what yum chaplacedoesn't have fried rice!?! that is my first to ever hear that over my years of eating at yum cha's (20 yrs +). i'm definitely not taking my family here again..

been here ever since the small first opening of the restaurant and thisplacehas constantly remained as number one for my yumcha preference. cheap and delicious food.

there's noplacelike home: this phrase is truer than true growing up in cabramatta. the main streets to the narrowest of alleyways are full of life with hustle and bustle at each turn. a predominately vietnamese and chinese community, this small south-western suburb put itself on the map for its diverse asian culture, bargain fabrics and affordable eats. where else are you going to find some of sydney's best pork rolls, supermarkets selling exotic fruit like durian and thai grocery stores - and all within a couple of metres from one another? the growing little asia metropolis that was once overshadowed by its dark past, these days you'll count yourself lucky to get a parking spot within 30 minutes and don't have to wait more than that for a seat at the restaurant. we were not so lucky for this sunday morning unfortunately taking more than 40+mins to find parking... after vigorously fighting old ladies for parking spots, we finally made it to queue for vinh phat yum cha. vinh phat has been around for as long as i can remember, a small institution that planted their roots at the space across the road (now the vietnamese street food place). the previous space housed no more than twenty tables i think, with apprehensive red curtains and worn down fittings. still, they did well. really well and enough for them to move to into a much bigger space opposite. after a 30-40minute wait, we got to the top of the stairs to see the whole space filled with happy diners. hot tea, chilli sauce and menus were given to us as soon as we sat down - not as if we needed them though, we're regular yum cha eaters ;-)

was super keen to try thisplaceout after hearing very positive things about it. however, i was highly disappointed by the appalling service and the lack of interest the staff had to create a positive experience. overall, the food was mediocre but i will not be returning, as the staff had accused us of leaving without paying.

super cheap yumcha we ordered 7 dishes plus 2 cokes only cost $50 something. taste a bit hit & miss, my fav were the fried taro with chicken ragout inside, shomay, fried prawn rolls. mango pancake too sweet for my liking. and the 4th picture dimsum dont know what its name, taste horrible. it filled with quail eggs but the sauce taste weird. lucky us get table very quick probably because we only 2 person so not hard to find vacant table. it’s theplacefor come, eat & go home everything was in rush considering long queue outside.

i couldn’t think of a worseplaceto spend my money. the whole experience was horrible. my night started with a rude host who asked us to check in with the service nsw and then proceeded to not believe that my family and i had. upon ordering we had asked for a jug of ice water as the only beverage provided was tea at night time. we had to asked 3 different waiters and after 30 mins we finally had received the iced water. when trying to order certain dishes we were told that certain dishes were unavailable despite other tables being able to order those dishes after us. when finishing up our subpar meal we tried to ask a waiter for takeaway containers. we were so rudely brushed off. the waiter so bluntly put this hand up towards my face as if it was so rude of me to ask for his assistance. 10 minutes later of trying to speak to another waiter the rude waiter circled around and had the hyde to say ‘did you want something?’
how disgusting!
no one deserves to be treated with such disrespect.
i will never return to this restaurant and will do my best to encourage others to steer clear as well. if i could give a rating lower than 1 star i absolutely would.

i’ve been going here since i was a kid when it was in a little store across the road. this is the best yumchaplacein sydney! their chicken feet and cheung fun are my absolute faves.

bestplacefor yum cha craving, price is ok. good food and professional service. come on a rainy day and the server already got a bag ready for us to put wet umbrella in. unlucky that it also got affected by corana virus issue so they were quite not busy these day, just a few tables on sunday. of course the number of customers really affect the food, so there was not many dishes come out on that day, btw. i always give a thumbs up for this restaurants. best food

not sure why thisplaceis so highly rated. the yum cha was so average. nothing to really talk about.

theplaceis always busy during lunch time so can be some waiting time before you are seated. the food is great and fresh, the only issue i have is that if you’re seated away from the kitchen the food rotation can take quite a while before they reach you and when they do half of the food is gone. if you have the chance sit on the side where the kitchen is that way you get all the good stuff. other than that the food is great and price is quite reasonable as well for yum cha. would recommend to anyone.

i was recommended thisplaceby several people for good dim sum, it was a bit of a trek to get here but you get a real sense of asia when you arrive here in cabramatta so i thought i hope i’m in luck with some quality food.
the dumplings were tasty, the main stand out was probably the egg tarts which had a balanced ratio of custard and flakey pastry.
i would say you should dine in their earlier sessions so your favourite dishes don’t run out.

yumcha here is very good. everything tastes just how it should. dishes are reasonably priced and staff are attentive. there's a little language barrier but using key words helps. there can be very long lines for thisplaceon weekends so be prepared to wait. highly recommend!

vinh phat is my favourite yum chaplacein sydney that’s super affordable, has the best quality food and has a clean appealing interior. vinh phat’s lines are always excessive on weekends and public holidays so don’t be angry or surprised if you’re waiting for up to an hour. i prefer to go on weekdays in the morning! vinh phat has a great selection of dishes - my personal favourites are chicken feet, the seafood spring rolls, prawn rolls and steamed rice noodles. the mango pancake and silky tofu dishes are popular dishes. unlike a lot of yum cha places i’ve tried in sydney that are outside south west sydney, you don’t have to pay for tea. if you go in the afternoon, sometimes there are less trolleys of food going around and the ladies might miss your table if you’re positioned on the edge, but don’t hesitate to ask someone to order!

really rude staff, some ladies dismissed our request to order dishes and weren’t willing to help us order. food took ages to come around to us and was quite limited in options compared to other yum cha places. they have the basic dishes but not as many as others. don’t understand the hype for thisplacealthough it’s cheaper

one of the original yum cha places i used to go to as a kid got revamped and moved across the road. now queues for thisplaceneeds to even be roped off its so popular! totally understand why.. their dishes are plentiful, tasty and packed with flavour from the chicken feet to the simmai to hargow. i’d go here all the time if it weren’t for the parking in cabramatta and the queue up here!!