Blog

Notes from the table at Chef Chen Dumplings.

Short reads on the dishes and dining moments guests look for: dumplings, lunch combos, quick service, comforting noodles, rice dishes, and crisp sides.

Honey chicken held with chopsticks

Dining

Comfort dishes for the whole table

Hot noodles, glossy chicken, fried rice, tofu, greens, and dumplings bring variety to a relaxed Haymarket meal.

When the table wants variety, mix dumplings with hot noodles, special fried rice, honey chicken, salt and pepper tofu, green beans, or calamari.

The menu is built for easy sharing, quick lunches, and relaxed dinners with enough choice for repeat visits.

Chef Chen Dumplings lunch combo menu board

Lunch

A fast Haymarket lunch without rushing the meal

Weekday lunch combos make it easy to choose a main dish and side before getting back to the city.

Our weekday lunch combos are designed for the Sydney CBD rhythm: choose one main dish, add one side, and settle into a quick meal near Quay Street.

Options on the lunch board include dumplings, noodles, rice dishes, soup, tofu, greens, calamari, pancakes, and spring rolls.

Steamed dumplings in a yellow steamer basket

Dumplings

What to order at a dumpling table

Start with xiao long bao, har gow, or signature spicy dumplings, then add noodles, rice, or crisp sides for the table.

Dumplings sit at the centre of our menu. Xiao long bao, har gow, spicy dumplings, steamed dumplings, and pan-fried dumplings all work well as a shared start before noodles, rice, or stir-fried dishes.

For a balanced table, pair the dumplings with garlic cucumber, green beans, salt and pepper tofu, or fried rice.