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Yumcha was fantastic! one of the best food experiences i’ve had in a long time, service was so good, friendly and efficient. food was fabulous and had such a great time

Amazing Yum Cha, , happy food , delicious and love the variety, will definitely be back again.

Amazing yum cha experience, will 100% come back

Really delicious! Highly recommend

Good food. I liked the sashimi, the cucumber, the glass noodles, and the mushroom served. Booked the Yum Cha.

Insane food! Amazing staff!

Meaaaaan yum cha, 10/10!! Would recommend 😍

Summary: This is NOT the traditional Yum Cha experience you might be expecting. However, I still think it is worth visiting, as long as you understand what you're getting. Hopefully this review helps set expectations. A couple of things worth noting: • There are no high chairs, so I probably wouldn't recommend this experience for children under around 2–3 years old who cannot comfortably sit and eat independently. • It may be possible to book the bottomless package for one person, but I would recommend contacting the restaurant beforehand, ideally by phone, to check whether they have space for you to sit at the bar. As someone from the Chinese community and someone familiar with more traditional Yum Cha, here is my honest experience. First: this is not a buffet The food is served via table service, with staff bringing trays around to the tables. You can choose dishes from the trays when they reach you, but you generally cannot just say, "Can I have two or three of the same thing?" because the food is intended to be shared among the tables being served. Second: don't expect everything to feel like traditional restaurant-quality Yum Cha Some of the typical Yum Cha items felt similar to products that are commonly available in Chinese supermarkets. It means its not good not bad, just not unique Third: some of the non-traditional dishes were actually excellent Outside of the traditional Cantonese steamed dishes, I really enjoyed items such as the glass noodles, pickled cucumber, and Hao's chilli chicken. Those were genuinely very good and stood out to me. Now, onto my actual experience today. 11:30am, we've got seated. The first round was great. There was enough variety and quantity that most tables seemed able to get at least one plate of each dish they wanted. We were a table of three, including one toddler. 12:10pm – We had finished the first round. After that, we were only offered Hao's chilli chicken twice and fried wontons once. There was quite a long gap where we were essentially just sitting and waiting for more food to come around. 12:15pm – The steamed dishes came out again. However, we could only take one of each dish. For example, even though we only wanted two siu mai and no dumplings, we were still limited to one portion. We finished what we had within a few minutes and were back to waiting. Looking around, I noticed other tables seemed to be having the same experience, several other people were sitting with empty plates, felt the same and simled back to me, waiting for the next tray. 12:17pm – Pickled cucumber and edamame came out. Unfortunately, both were finished before the trays reached our table. At this point, honestly, I was getting a little hangry. Based purely on the food availability and the long gaps between servings, I was thinking of giving the overall experience 3 stars. 12:20pm – The game changer I asked one of the staff members, Sean, whether ordering dishes through the QR code would mean paying the additional $8.88, even if the dishes were already included in the $38 basic bottomless package. He confirmed that it would. However, he then asked us if there was anything specific we were after. Shortly afterwards, Sean came back with a notebook and started asking tables what they were hoping to eat. He clearly noticed that several tables had been waiting around with little or nothing to eat. From that point onwards, he made a real effort to bring people the dishes they specifically wanted, even before the carts came around again. By around 12:35pm, people started finishing their meals and checking out, and the food also seemed to become more freely available. At that point, we were finally able to get the quantities and dishes we had been asking for.

sean was really helpful and great , great experience

My family and I tried Lucky 8 this afternoon, and we weren’t quite sure what to expect. We arrived a little early, which I would definitely recommend, as checking in and paying is all handled at the bottom and it can get quite cramped. There were people lining up to pay on the stairs, others standing in front of the host stand and along the sides, and unfortunately some people having to wait outside. There is a QR code available at the table as another option, although we didn’t try it. We decided to go with the premium yum cha, which was $48 per person and $20 for kids. As soon as you sit down, you’re greeted by incredibly friendly staff who explain how everything works, and then the food starts arriving! We did feel that the rotation was a little dumpling-heavy. I completely understand that dumplings are a big part of yum cha, but we did have to ask several times for dishes that weren’t dumplings. My niece was particularly hanging out for the fried rice and unfortunately didn’t receive it until the end of our meal, after we asked for it. Now, in terms of taste? We genuinely could not fault the food. Everything was incredibly flavourful, served at a good temperature, and honestly just what you want from a restaurant. One thing we did notice was that our table wasn’t being cleared very often. There were seven of us, and while smaller tables around us were being cleared, our empty containers started to pile up. It did make it a little difficult to talk to the person sitting opposite you, but we made it work. Other than those few things, we were really well looked after. The food was incredible, the desserts were incredible, and we even tried one of their tea cocktails. I have to warn you though — they’re a little dangerous because they taste absolutely amazing! 😂 Overall, it was a mostly pleasant experience, and despite a few little hiccups, we would definitely recommend Lucky 8. The food alone is worth giving it a try!

Just exceptional, aesthetics, quality of food, service and value all exceeded expectations. What a place. Go for the bottomless yum cha, very tasty, very generous, and the flow of dishes coming out and space being cleared and team members checking if you need anything else was spot on!

Went for all you can eat yum cha and got the premium option. Great food, lots of options, great staff and reasonably priced. Highly recommended