Marigold

Took the chance to try them out before they close down (for good) on 5 December. Theyre only allotting 1hr per group, and I suggest coming in first thing when they open up to avoid the crowd. I missed yum cha and this was actually a change after months in lockdown. I really loved the siumai and the honey glazed pork was the winner for this meal! We also ordered the cantonese fried rice, which I dont recommend btw as it’s too dry and bland. But other than that, everything hit the spot.

Update - sadly Marigold has announced its closing its doors are 39 years. Went for one last hoorah with a friend. Sad to see a place like this go, we’ll miss you! 😞 This is my fav yum cha in Sydney! The atmosphere, the food, it’s all good! There is a lot of variety on the menu from dumplings to noodles to duck and pork dishes, greens and desserts. The carts come by in a steady stream. Favs include the steam pork buns, prawn dumplings, bbq pork, salt and pepper squid, greens, scallop dumplings and the veg dumplings. They’re all yummy washed down with green tea. The only thing I would change is putting back Diet Coke and on the menu - they only serve Coke Zero now Yum cha is on the fourth floor in the Marigold building, lifts are next to the escalator. Entrance to building on George Street and Thomas Street. Parking across the street at Haymarket under Paddy’s Market and also the Capitol Theatre 🥟

First of all I was very impressed with their customer service. starting from booking table to arriving at the restaurant and all the way through table service, every step the customer service was excellent. Staff were friendly, attentive and have good sense of humour. It is very COVID safe. They provided two pairs of chopsticks for each one of us so that we don't cross contaminate the food. The tables are spaced out very nicely and I felt comfortable dining there. The food is nice and reasonably priced. They also gave us complementary fruits and desserts. I wouldn't say it's the best food I have ever had but I would definitely go back for the overall experience.

We arrived at around 11.30 on a Saturday but this place was packed!! The food trolleys were on stroll all the time and there were a variety of yum cha dishes to choose from. One thing I can say that this place has some dishes that I’ve never seen at any other yum cha places. The aunties were quite friendly but spoke broken English - still understandable though. The only negative was we were told to finish in about 1 hour because they were too many customers waiting and the trolleys were coming at long intervals for our table so wasn’t sure what happened. P.s: I went for the 2nd time after hearing the news that they will be gone for good… Some Sydneysiders will definitely miss this place! Goodbye 👋🏼