Comments on Citrus and Candy: Din Tai Fung: Sydney World Square

Hi Yas - Yep I think that's the general consensu. ...

2009-06-26T20:48:48.804+10:00

Hi Yas - Yep I think that's the general consensu. Ashfield for dumpling heaven! Hehe Tokyo? They're popping up everywhere aren't they?!

Hi Betty - It's ok, I don't think you're missing much ;) But I suppose you should at least visit it once, expecially if you have the Enliven card! And thx for the tip!

Hi Stephcookie - Funnily those instructions weren't on the table and I didn't know abt them until someone told me after!

Hi Simon Food Favourites - Thanks Simon! It's really hard for me not to be honest in reviews but at least nobody's coming after me with torches yet! I think we all know where the good dumplings are (not at DTF obviously) but I suppose all us bloggers just had to visit DTF at least once in their lives. Thanks for all your tips!

Hi K - LOL then at least we won't have to fight over anyone! Hehe really? I quite like it when I'm having an 'Aussie accent' day!

Hi FFichiban - hehe just a community announcement for non Aussie slangers :P

Hi Dr. Davon Jacobson, MD - thanks for your complements and dropping by! :)

Hi Leona - ooh your dad must make me the soup sometime hehe. Lol can you imagine us in Taiwan or China trying to order? *smile*

Hi Anonymous - I find that it's a common issue with large food franchises - average food but they're still doing so well out of it judging from the constant queues. But you're right. The food is just average and extremely expensive for dumplings.

Btw noodle soups should never be plain! I wonder who told you that? ;P

I find DTF overrated!! Sure its world wide and peo...

2009-06-19T00:09:38.618+10:00

I find DTF overrated!! Sure its world wide and people are lining up outside even on a tuesday night when i went but i dont find it that great, what i do find it being EXPENSIVE!!

i had the mint and lychee drink too and i agree, little lychee, a lot of mint!!

The dumplings werent anything special to me and there noodle soup is really, really plain, but i was told by another food blogger thats the way its suppose to be........

Sydneyguyrojoe

strange i thought i wrote a comment in here 2 days...

2009-06-10T16:20:05.532+10:00

strange i thought i wrote a comment in here 2 days ago? Here goes again.. hope i remember everything i wrote.

I love DTF. I have no idea about taiwanese food and shanghainese so this was my first experience. I love it cos its convenient on a fri night after wk.

How funny that u mention about pronunciation of words.. LOLL I dont have a clue about mandarin so i just point to it on the menu LOLL

I agree with you on the fried rice. I'm used to the "dirty style" with the wok taste and the deelish bits. Some reason I like it even though it may be plain.. I think because it feels lite?

Beef soup I alwayss order that its a musttt! meat is soo tender my dad makes a soup that tastes exactly like it ^_^.

Anyways Love the blog and shall be back!

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2009-06-10T07:13:09.069+10:00

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Hee hee at your Maccas fineprint :P Hmm I haven't...

2009-06-06T17:55:15.452+10:00

Hee hee at your Maccas fineprint :P
Hmm I haven't tried Shanghai Nights but I know DTF here does not compare to the ones in TW. I need to get to ashfield sometime

hhaha I'd go for a momma's boy any day of the week...

2009-06-05T23:37:51.790+10:00

hhaha I'd go for a momma's boy any day of the week actually!

P.S. I'D KILL TO HAVE A POMMIE ACCENT!

i liked your review because of the honesty and it'...

2009-06-05T13:26:35.396+10:00

i liked your review because of the honesty and it's also similar to my opinion of this dumpling franchise. i find the dumplings and most of the food i've tried including the wonton noodle soup very bland here too. it's also expensive. definitely head to Shanghai Nights or Sea Bay Dumplings for better value and a more 'grown up man' dumpling taste hehe. i think it's time for food bloggers to move on from Din Tai Fung and find some other dumplings gems around Sydney. the Chinese Dumpling Noodle House at Kingsford pan fried dumplings are pretty good and full of flavour too. there also the Chinese Noodle Restaurant in Haymarket with fake grape ceiling decorations and I've heard good things about the Dumpling place in Dixson Food Court which are supposed to be really cheap too.

Those big lights were the first thing I noticed to...

2009-06-05T12:38:49.092+10:00

Those big lights were the first thing I noticed too! Oh noes that's the biggest danger when eating a xiao long bao! Did you see the cute little instructions that teach you how to eat them? They usually have them on all the tables there.

Omg, I still haven't tried DTF :( But, I haven't h...

2009-06-05T09:58:08.785+10:00

Omg, I still haven't tried DTF :( But, I haven't heard really amazing things about the xiao long bao, which is maybe why I have been turned off. But I will definitely go and make use of the enliven card there :) For research purposes! But, you must go to Shanghai Night, their xiao long bao are the.best.!

Yeah I'm with you on this place. it's a great pla...

2009-06-05T07:47:55.692+10:00

Yeah I'm with you on this place. it's a great place to get together with friends for dinner for its convenient location and various dishes on the menu, but if I'm keen to get stuff with yummy dumplings and xiao long baos maybe Ashfiled alley would the way to go eh?

Oddly my first Din Tai Fung experience was in Tokyo 4 years ago!