House Of Tong

Terrible food, even worse service. Lodged a complaint with North Ryde RSL

Had to give it one star to document the review. Made to feel inferior; prebooked (4 days in advance); table facing a wall; not table written in the booking; waiter talking VERY loudly in my face; VERY close to an open, VERY noisy kitchen; loud intercom VERY close to table; 2 menus for 3 people etc; walked out after speaking to manager; will NOT be returning or recommending this place! Quite the opposite!!

Top marks for service and ambience. Staff are attentive - your teapot is topped up without asking, and empty plates and bamboo steamers promptly cleared. There's a nice choice of yum cha delicacies as well as shanghainese dumplings. The restaurant itself isn't particularly large and is split over two levels with trolleys only servicing the upper level, and staff circulating food on trays to the lower level. It is one of the more expensive yum cha restaurants with the small plates priced from $7.80, and the food isn't all that differentiated from other yum cha offerings. But it's worth it if you're after premium service, and there's easy parking as the restaurant is located inside North Ryde RSL.

Brand new restuarant in the North Ryde RSL. The service was immeccable and the food was really authentic chinese cuisine. We came here for Chinese New Year and it was a set menu and $800 for 12 people. The waiters brought tea and were attentive in ensuring extra water was added and they removed dirty plates and empty dishes as soon as we had finished a dish. There was also a lion dance which was performed very well and was not too loud. They also have high chairs for children and babies. Overall a great experience and I look forward to coming here again to try their normal menu.