China Diner

I’ve been here a few times and have loved it! The food is designed to share and everything you order is poked with flavour. I particularly liked the pork San Choy bau which are lettuce cups with pork and vegetables inside. It’s a bit messy to eat but definitely worth it. The duck pancakes are tasty too — you construct these yourself but that’s good as you can design it in a way you like it. The only let down were the pork buns they were a bit dry. Service is excellent and most dishes are really good!

Ridiculously amazing … We had the banquet and were in heaven after the first dish. Will definitely be back again and again for the rendang.
Ps must have is the tapioca dessert … I don’t even like tapioca !!

You pay for the good atmosphere. Simply cannot justify paying $ 18 for 4 fried lamb dumpling that has nothing special about them.
Loved there Duck pancakes but still $ 26 for such a portion is… OTT
The Sichuan chili lamb was beautifully cooked, a bit too much salt.
Cool place to be, food is average.

Nicely done, but almost every dish is seriously over sweetened. The amount of sugar even in a fish dish really overtook the flavours.
I really like the ideas in this menu and so it seemed a shame to overpower the other tastes.
Drunken chicken was best dish with way less sugar overload than every thing else we tried.
And although hardly a deal breaker, to charge $ 3 for a tiny single serve bowl of steamed rice seems petty and kind of negates any feeling of goodwill toward patrons from the Managment.

It’s a fabulous eatery but I can give you a couple of tips. If you are ordering something off the menu that is quick to prepare, make sure your dining partner hasn’t ordered a dish that is slow to cook. Our example was Steamed Barramundi v. Crispy skin Chicken. We ordered Wokked greens and rice to accompany these and they were cold when the crispy skin chicken turned up twenty five minutes after the fish. It was as well that we were a couple and willing to share both. The chicken is heavily flavoured with Vietnamese mint, an absolute favourite of mine, pungent with that anise flavour, but if you weren’t a fan then the delicious sauce that it is served with would be redundant. The chicken would still be crispy yet moist and delicious.
The wait staff are all on a mission and very helpful, but also very busy. Be specific about your order in a noisy environment. We ate at China Diner three times during a week that included New Years Eve/​Day, saw it packed to the rafters on two occasions and fair to middling on the third. Particular mention goes to the mixed dumplings, the best I’ve had.

What a beautiful establishment. The food was next level! Gotta say the service def raises the bar for Bondi eats. Popped in for little nibbles and cocktails after a beach day and ended up staying for dinner. It’s yum and no dress code for a good time in this place. Two very enthusiastic thumbs up!

Anyone who knows me, knows my obsession with Asian. And now for those playing at home — you do too.
So, when China Diner just opened up not far from my house (and also next to Messina) I pretty much thought that the world had decided that I was owed some amazing food Karma. (Or that Hall street just needed to be the cool new place to open your mouth and put food in — whichever).
Asian Fusion — yeah, yeah we’ve all heard it before. Look, hear me out, it wasnt anything I havent seen before BUT the atmosphere is amazing, and the food WAS delicious — the Rendang Curry was the standout dish for me (and no, not just because it’s so damn fun to say — which it is right? ‘Ren-​Daaanng!‘
If you are in Bondi, check this place out — but make sure you book ahead — this trendy spot is full of locals trying to get first dibs on their newest bondi ‘it place’.