Old Town Story 边城记忆 7 Glen Street, Eastwood, New South Wales 2122

"Don’t even Mach the photo of the food and was half frozen truthful Any information or claim that a business provides about its products or services must be accurate, truthful and based on reasonable grounds. This includes: Information on prices images and descriptions of what is offered claims about the value, benefits, qualities or performance of products and services shipping options and delivery times. This rule applies to any communication by a business, including through: advertising product packaging a quotation any information provided by staff, whether verbally or in writing social media testimonials websites or any other platform. Any statement that creates a false impression about goods and services can be breaking the law."

"Super authentic Hunan cuisine! The taste is just as same as that in my hometown. Staff is nice. Highly recommend to people who love spicy food."

"We had dinner at this place recently and ordered two dishes i.e. the stir-fried cauliflower with pork belly in chilly sauce and the fried carp fish fillets in chilly sauce. On second visit, we ordered smoked beef shank with chilly and scrambled eggs with chilly oil. Don't be surprised if the menu here has many dishes with chillies since the place specialized in dishes from Hunan province of China which is famous for spicy food. However, if you're used to spicy food from Thailand / Vietnam / Indonesia then the level of spiciness in Chinese food is considered 'mild'. The dishes we ordered are of good quality and value for money. The place ambience is OK for casual restaurant in a suburb like Eastwood. Services from floor staff is reasonable also. However, there is one big minus for customer service that takes one star off their final rating i.e. the credit card payment surcharge is big rip-off of 2.5% while the reasonable range should be between 1 to 1.5% maximum. They either want to rip you off or encourage cash payment to cheat the tax office, which is big turn-off for me personally."

"Dishes are known to be spicy, technique in cooking is below average, won’t even pay money to eat here. Everything was oily…had the fish, soft boned pork & fried rice (super oily) just go somewhere else tbh"

"Exploring more of Eastwood led us to Old Town Story. Set at the front of an attractive medium density residential development, the restaurant uses the height and glass frontage to good effect. From the red painted ceiling a series of dangling red poles distract from the exposed fittings. They match the pole wall-mounts of dainty red lamps dangling over booth-like red banquettes. It’s cosier in the rear where the ceiling height is lower and horizontal blonde wood poles give it a more homey vibe. For Sydney’s Hunanese population, the focus on the spicy dishes of Hunan will no doubt also be comforting. Eaten from attractive crockery sets, newcomers will find the dishes here drier and less saucy than Cantonese dishes. Hunanese cuisine differs from Sichuan cooking by not using the numbing hot (ma-la) Sichuan peppercorn. To my palate Hunanese dishes are bigger on garlic and straight chilli heat. Smoked beef shank stir fried with fresh chilli ($20.80) is a good exemplar. Studded with brightly coloured red and green chillies, the thin slivers of shank meat are tasty and enjoyable over Hunan-style soy sauce fried rice ($9.80). Keep your eyes out for fermented black soy beans (dou chi) which provide big bursts of earthy, Vegemite-meets-black garlic flavour. Crisp boiled eggs stir fried with chilli ($14.80) are a winner! Sliced into rings, the boiled eggs is lightly coated with corn starch and fried with minced ginger and garlic, garlic shoots, chilli, soy sauce, sesame oil and Chinese rice wine. Eaten over rice, they’re particularly delicious and quite unique proposition. I’m equally enamoured with a generous serve of potato slices with pork and fresh chilli ($14.80). Kept sizzling hot on an at-table burner, the crisp-edged silky potato slices are the star of this dish. In terms of fire-quenching beverages, the iced lemon tea ($5.80) is a good option, arriving in transparent cans accented with fresh lemon slices."