Chef Lin Kitchen 741 Pacific Highway, Gordon, New South Wales 2072

"Went for dinner for the first time to Chef Kin’s tonight even though our local Asian go-to is next door to them. We felt we should support them considering they are normally quiet. The food was decent and generous. When I went up to pay and asked for takeaway containers, the chef brought out small ones. So I politely asked if I could get the large ones. Shockingly, he rudely yelled at me for not specifically asking for the large containers and threw them on the counter! It’s a disappointing experience considering we would have been back. I don’t expect good service but definitely not rude. Will not be recommending this restaurant to anyone."

"Tucked away restaurant with amazing food and friendly service. Chef Lin's homemade wontons are delicious. We have since been back to try out the rest of the menu and nothing disappoints."

"Discovered a new favourite local for Cantonese food. Hubby was at the footy so Miss16 and I opted for an easy early meal close to home after I picked her up from swimming. I've been wanting to try Chef Lin Kitchen for a while and happy to have finally made it as the food was simple but delicious, generous servings, quick and reasonably priced. We had the chicken chow mien and sweet and sour pork which are our go-to comfort dishes and it was right up there in taste and quality. It is more of a takeaway place but there are some tables in the indoor courtyard area of the old GPO which is shared with a few other restaurants which was quite pleasant. Perfect for a quick and easy Fri night dinner. Will be back."

"This place is literally a hole in the wall place at Gordon in the arcade. Do yourself a favour and visit this place. The guy who owns this was one of the chefs at Golden Century. Every dish is fresh, hot, tasty and reasonably priced. Best Chinese restaurant in Gordon bar none. They have a Chinese menu and westerner menu too. I know there’s other places in Gordon that do Chinese but these guys do it the best. The quality of the ingredients is what takes it over the line. My favourites are Szechuan chicken, prawn cutlets, spring rolls, Mongolian lamb, bbq pork and Chinese greens and the last time I went we had the bean curd in egg yolk (OMFG the best thing I’ve eaten in a long time). I’ve been there once a month since it opened and happened across it the second day it opened. It’s a go to for us."

"We visited this recently opened Cantonese-style food restaurant for a weekend dinner and followed-up with another weekend lunch. In our dinner we ordered two dishes with rice i.e. the combination omelette and stir-fried seafood w/ veggies plus a nice wonton dumpling soup. All dishes taste nice and prepared with fresh, good ingredients. We especially love the dumpling soup which was an authentic Cantonese staple with huge pork and prawn meats inside. However, their BBQ pork pastry that we also tried was a bit too crumbly and oily for our liking. In following weekend, we visited the place again to try their brunch-style yum-cha dishes. We ordered a few dumplings e.g. the prawn dumplings (har gow), the pork shu-mai dumplings, the che-zhou dumplings plus their custard buns, onion pancakes and stir-fried rice noodle with XO sauce. All dishes taste quite nice and authentic Cantonese staples, but we especially love their stir-fried rice noodle and fried pancakes. If you spent more than $20, the Chinese tea drink accompanying the yum-cha dishes will be complimentary. The place is quite small with a just a few tables, but the service from floor staff was adequate. Prices on menu are of average value for money, but quite reasonable considering its location in Sydney North Shore. You can pay with credit cards and get charged reasonable 1% surcharge."