The Smoking Panda - Sydney

3rd time at The Smoking Panda and each time it gets worse and worse. I should have learnt from the 1st time and 2nd time but I keep hoping for the sake of the delicious dumplings that the service will get better....it doesn't. Sat down at 5.20pm and ordered 5 serves of dumplings, at 6.30pm, we were still waiting on them. Realising it was going to be a long wait we ordered another 5 serves again and asked the waiter to please bring them out soon as we have been waiting such a long time, to which he replied he doesn't know if the kitchen can. There were only 2 other tables in the restaurant at that time.  Tap beer is warm as it takes time for them to get cold as they are closed Mondays....did not have half of the bottled beers on the menu. They also ran out of spirits to make certain cocktails. The servers are awful, they seemed intoxicated and forgetful sense our food being forgotten. I could go on and on about why you should not go here.  Do not put yourself... read more

Rude Manager !! We came in on a Saturday night and had a big group. The bartender / waiter sits us and began to move the tables so we could sit together. Less than 10 minutes later, the manager comes to us and screams us to move the tables. We explain that it was his staff who moved the tables. He did not apologize, but continues to rise noisily. I've never spoken to like, and a manager should know better than even talk to the customers if it was not even our fault. We are short after we were extremely angry and felt angry.

Delicious food and drink, a great ambience of the restaurant and not too excised (considered drawn feeling of the place you may expect more damage to your wallet). Some very interesting dishes and cocktails. Grief The only downside was the insistence of the waiting to try to try this shaky thing, where they write nothing down and just remember. That's fine if it works. But our waitress did not inspire us with confidence to see and demonstrate with us a few minutes later and demonstrate that they had forgotten some objects. Just write it out of Get Go! Grief They also said that they could not do a long insidious tea when he was in demand. Your bar has more booze than most small alcohol shops. They had been able. I could not be disturbed. Struck us pretty lazy.

Describing themselves as "LA hip fused with retro China" - the menu does not disappoint but it is the showmanship, creativity and talent of the mixologists behind the bar that are the showstopper here on your next night out!    I had the PANDAMONIUM (as well as a few others actually) - Vodka, Montenegro, Apricot brandy with lemon and peach bitters, egg white and flamed with Cinnamon in the shape of a panda.   THE SMOKING PANDA is a real treat to watch as the signature concoction of Johnny Gold infused grapefruit, pineapple honey syrup, red berry infused vinegar and served in a smoked cloche! Cocktails with drama I LOVE IT!

3rd time at The Smoking Panda and each time it gets worse and worse. I should have learnt from the 1st time and 2nd time but I keep hoping for the sake of the delicious dumplings that the service will get better....it doesn't. Sat down at 5.20pm and ordered 5 serves of dumplings, at 6.30pm, we were still waiting on them. Realising it was going to be a long wait we ordered another 5 serves again and asked the waiter to please bring them out soon as we have been waiting such a long time, to which he replied he doesn't know if the kitchen can. There were only 2 other tables in the restaurant at that time.  Tap beer is warm as it takes time for them to get cold as they are closed Mondays....did not have half of the bottled beers on the menu. They also ran out of spirits to make certain cocktails. The servers are awful, they seemed intoxicated and forgetful sense our food being forgotten. I could go on and on about why you should not go here.  Do not put yourself through this torture.