Comments on: Mr Chow’s Peking restaurant, Millers Point, The Rocks http://www.notquitenigella.com/2008/11/06/mr-chows-peking-restaurant-millers-point-the-rocks/ The slightly eccentric eating, cooking and travel adventures of a Sydney girl who loves cakes, cooking, Nigella Lawson and eating. She eats, breathes and dreams food and indeed will never get cable TV as she'd quit working and watch the Food Channel all day long. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:50:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Sean Lee http://www.notquitenigella.com/2008/11/06/mr-chows-peking-restaurant-millers-point-the-rocks/#comment-79792 Sean Lee Mon, 09 Aug 2010 04:23:17 +0000 http://www.notquitenigella.com/?p=6852#comment-79792 A big disappointment and here's the reason why - My wife rang up to organize a special family lunch for my 50th birthday. She knew I loved duck and pre-ordered the tea smoked lunch the day before. 'No problem' the lady who picked up the phone assured her. Turned up for our booking the next day, the lady took our order (duck, salted egg prawn, egg white crab, wasabi beef....), and twenty minutes later, guess what? 'Sorry, we sold all the ducks on Saturday....would you like something else? We explained we rang up to prebook the duck the day before and was assured it was 'no problem'. 'Smoked duck sold out last night'was to her an adequate explanation. The only reason we had wanted to celebrate the birthday there was the tea smoked duck. They should have explained that they could not guarantee availability or let us know when we turned up at our booking. I'm afraid this is one place we have struck off our list as a place to eat or entertain. The rest of the food we ordered were ok by suburban standard but outrageously overpriced. On the whole this place gave us the impression that the proprietor had no business nous. A big disappointment and here’s the reason why – My wife rang up to organize a special family lunch for my 50th birthday. She knew I loved duck and pre-ordered the tea smoked lunch the day before. ‘No problem’ the lady who picked up the phone assured her. Turned up for our booking the next day, the lady took our order (duck, salted egg prawn, egg white crab, wasabi beef….), and twenty minutes later, guess what? ‘Sorry, we sold all the ducks on Saturday….would you like something else?
We explained we rang up to prebook the duck the day before and was assured it was ‘no problem’. ‘Smoked duck sold out last night’was to her an adequate explanation.
The only reason we had wanted to celebrate the birthday there was the tea smoked duck. They should have explained that they could not guarantee availability or let us know when we turned up at our booking.
I’m afraid this is one place we have struck off our list as a place to eat or entertain. The rest of the food we ordered were ok by suburban standard but outrageously overpriced.
On the whole this place gave us the impression that the proprietor had no business nous.

]]> By: Not Quite Nigella http://www.notquitenigella.com/2008/11/06/mr-chows-peking-restaurant-millers-point-the-rocks/#comment-16560 Not Quite Nigella Fri, 05 Dec 2008 09:59:02 +0000 http://www.notquitenigella.com/?p=6852#comment-16560 Hi Angela-It's a bit Fawlty Towers :lol: Yes oh yes I could go for some more! Hi Angela-It’s a bit Fawlty Towers :lol: Yes oh yes I could go for some more!

]]> By: Angela http://www.notquitenigella.com/2008/11/06/mr-chows-peking-restaurant-millers-point-the-rocks/#comment-16502 Angela Thu, 04 Dec 2008 14:13:26 +0000 http://www.notquitenigella.com/?p=6852#comment-16502 The service sounds... interesting, but that tea-smoked duck looks like it would totally make up for it! The service sounds… interesting, but that tea-smoked duck looks like it would totally make up for it!

]]> By: Mr Chow's Peking Restaurant , Millers Point | eatshowandtell http://www.notquitenigella.com/2008/11/06/mr-chows-peking-restaurant-millers-point-the-rocks/#comment-14796 Mr Chow's Peking Restaurant , Millers Point | eatshowandtell Thu, 13 Nov 2008 00:07:15 +0000 http://www.notquitenigella.com/?p=6852#comment-14796 [...] Check out what NotQuiteNigella thought of Mr Chow’s [...] [...] Check out what NotQuiteNigella thought of Mr Chow’s [...]

]]> By: Not Quite Nigella http://www.notquitenigella.com/2008/11/06/mr-chows-peking-restaurant-millers-point-the-rocks/#comment-14726 Not Quite Nigella Tue, 11 Nov 2008 11:35:17 +0000 http://www.notquitenigella.com/?p=6852#comment-14726 Hi Maria-hehe I'm so glad I wasn't seeing mummys where no-one else was! :lol: Hi Maria-hehe I’m so glad I wasn’t seeing mummys where no-one else was! :lol:

]]> By: Maria http://www.notquitenigella.com/2008/11/06/mr-chows-peking-restaurant-millers-point-the-rocks/#comment-14704 Maria Tue, 11 Nov 2008 05:19:04 +0000 http://www.notquitenigella.com/?p=6852#comment-14704 Oh Lorraine.. All of this food looks so *delicious*. The egg hat is marvellous and yes it looks like a Mummy, exactly as you described it. Oh Lorraine..

All of this food looks so *delicious*.

The egg hat is marvellous and yes it looks like a Mummy, exactly as you described it.

]]> By: Not Quite Nigella http://www.notquitenigella.com/2008/11/06/mr-chows-peking-restaurant-millers-point-the-rocks/#comment-14554 Not Quite Nigella Fri, 07 Nov 2008 11:45:54 +0000 http://www.notquitenigella.com/?p=6852#comment-14554 Hi Cakelaw-Yep you're right, I think if you get the good stuff you're in heaven! Hi Ffichiban-Haha yes I don't think I've had service like that ever! :lol: Hi Bria-Oh no! Well if you have a Shanghai restaurant nearby you don't have to go as Yum Cha, you can have them for dinner so perhaps that might convince your bf to give it a go? :) Hi grace-LOL you are too funny! :lol: Hi Cakelaw-Yep you’re right, I think if you get the good stuff you’re in heaven!

Hi Ffichiban-Haha yes I don’t think I’ve had service like that ever! :lol:

Hi Bria-Oh no! Well if you have a Shanghai restaurant nearby you don’t have to go as Yum Cha, you can have them for dinner so perhaps that might convince your bf to give it a go? :)

Hi grace-LOL you are too funny! :lol:

]]> By: grace http://www.notquitenigella.com/2008/11/06/mr-chows-peking-restaurant-millers-point-the-rocks/#comment-14513 grace Thu, 06 Nov 2008 19:58:51 +0000 http://www.notquitenigella.com/?p=6852#comment-14513 ha--i totally see the mummy in your egghat, and to be honest, that makes me want to eat it even more. :) ha–i totally see the mummy in your egghat, and to be honest, that makes me want to eat it even more. :)

]]> By: Bria http://www.notquitenigella.com/2008/11/06/mr-chows-peking-restaurant-millers-point-the-rocks/#comment-14503 Bria Thu, 06 Nov 2008 12:13:58 +0000 http://www.notquitenigella.com/?p=6852#comment-14503 I am really eager to try soup dumplings! I love yum cha but unfortunately my bf doesn't so we don't ever go :( I am really eager to try soup dumplings! I love yum cha but unfortunately my bf doesn’t so we don’t ever go :(

]]> By: FFichiban http://www.notquitenigella.com/2008/11/06/mr-chows-peking-restaurant-millers-point-the-rocks/#comment-14502 FFichiban Thu, 06 Nov 2008 11:39:37 +0000 http://www.notquitenigella.com/?p=6852#comment-14502 Oohh the food all looks goodddd but the service is an important part of the dining experience hmmmm. Should still try it out thhxxx :) Oohh the food all looks goodddd but the service is an important part of the dining experience hmmmm. Should still try it out thhxxx :)

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