Din Tai Fung

I’ve always loved dumplings and the World Square Din Tai Fung, but this place was disappointing.
I was excited to check out the new restaurants at Westfield Miranda and was immediately drawn to Din Tai Fung having been to the World square one before and loved it! Unfortunately the vibe of this place isn’t as good. Firstly we were seated upstairs and because we didn’t know there was a downstairs, we didn’t know to ask to sit down there. The front section of the restaurant (with the nicest views) was closed.
We were with two friends and ordered a selection of dumplings and buns to share, but we’re disappointed by the significantly pared back menu compared to other stores. As someone who doesn’t eat pork or chicken, ordering was extremely difficult and even when I didn’t find some seemingly vegetarian dishes, they turned out to contain meat. This was tricky and I only ended up able you eat a vegetable bun and and spinach and mushroom dumpling.
For the size of the portions, the prices are high and the décor feels tacky, further reason that it feels overpriced.
All in all, not a great experience and I probably won’t return.

I find sometimes these chains are hit and miss. This particular Din Tai Fung is a WINNER.
The service was great the food was excellent, I tried the truffle Xiao Long Bao for the first time and it was amazing. Filled with yummy soup and also a slice of truffle, can say I was pleasantly surprised. The crispy chicken and rice was also great. The fried chicken wasn’t at all greasy, it was crispy and fresh. The rice was just as tasty to match.
I can’t ever go past the hot and sour soup, it was full of tofu, mushrooms and meat. Totally worth a visit!
The only thing I don’t like is that they slam the food out way to quickly!

Had a really great tasting meal. Smallish portions so the prices may be a little on the expense side.
But still in saying that, I did thoroughly enjoy my meal.

Less than impressed! Limited menu with poor service & small portions. We ordered 2 dishes and rice. The first dish and rice came out together, we then waited another 10 minutes for the second dish which never arrived. When we asked about the missing dish it then took another 30 minutes. By this time we were over it. Let’s just say we won’t be rushing back anytime soon.

Steamed pork dumplings are sooooo yum! Kung pow chicken a little spicy but goes well with the steam rice. The pork bun was a little dry and would not order it again. Mint lychee juice was FABULOUS!!!
Don’t be deterred by the long line up, people are usually quick to eat the small portions. Perfect for sharing especially since I like to eat a little of everything.
Can be a little noisy but what good Asian restaurant isn’t?

I was curious to check this place out. I had heard a lot of hype and quite enjoy a good ol dumpling.
The place was busy and service quite good. Overall very friendly and attentive. The food came out progressively and is made to share which I’m totally cool with. My friend and I tried the pork dumplings, prawn & pork dumplings!
6 per portion (with the option of increasing to 8) I found them to be really like and enjoyable. It was the first dumpling experience I’ve had where they were more soup like. It was ok — personally prefer the harder ones with more filling. Due to the soupiness (is that a word?!? Haha) beware to not accidentally prick your dumpling cause whoopsie there goes your flavor haha. This also means it was a one bite per dumpling experience (a bit like play school right? «Open wide, come in side, it’s dumpling soup» hahaha) sorry I type as I think…
The experience was positive. The food was nice. The aesthetics were lovely. ³⁄₅ I’ll be back to show the mrs

Like a stereotypical Shire resident, I did not go to the city to try DTF. I waited for DTF to come to The Shire. If anything is worth doing, it eventually makes its way over the bridge.
But I’m sorry Andrew O, I just wasn’t that impressed. The xiao long bao were good. The fried chicken fillet, while cooked nicely, could have benefited from some seasoning. The Kung Pao chicken was one of the best I’ve had, but the small serve didn’t come close to matching the $ 16.80 price tag.
All the hype around the DTF chain had me really excited and I just found the experience a bit of a let down. I can’t see myself going back.

Went to Miranda to do banking and other boring stuff early sat mornin. Feeling a bit hungry from all the walking and physical banking activities, was about to settle for good ol bacon and eggs when I realised… no! Miranda is all grand now, they have magical things to offer like Ding Tai Fung, Messina, mood lighting, skinny mirrors and unicorns.
So off I went looking for the foodcourt (that’s seems to be the DTF trend) only to find myself face to face with a real DTF restaurant, with proper crockery and adult glass cups! There’s indoor and outdoor seating, the modern-​western décor doesn’t really match what they serve but it makes this a very nice date restaurant. We ordered a serving of dumpling each, plus noodles and they were all very nice, on par with world tower restaurant. They’re located on the outside of Westfield, facing Kingsway which means you don’t need to roam around a shopping centre looking for dumplings and you’re not restricted by the centre’s hours. Win.