Cafe Aroma D&A — Restaurant in Sydney

Cafe aroma was one of my favourite chinese cafes of all time in the inner west. Once upon a time it was located in Burwood, but now it’s in Croydon Park in a less prominent area. If your your looking for baked dishes you will love the baked spaghetti bolognese and Portuguese baked chicken with rice, two of my favourite. These dishes are delicious and well priced around $12. There’s plenty of tables and service is fast, there’s no need for reservations just walk in. Bring cash with you because they don’t accept card.

2022: after pandemic there has been less customers in the huge dining room. One of the reasons could be people aren’t comfortable eating out and second reason could be the quality of food no longer taste good. There is lack of staff and lack of joy in the cooking. Sadly I will not be returning anymore. Service...

This place tries to replicate the typical Hong Kong cafe style but falls short.

The XO Sauce Noodles tastes only of oyster sauce. The dish was a pile of noodles with very little meat or mushrooms.

The Hainan Chinken was done well, cooked just right, the ginger sauce was well balanced.

The last order the wait staff got wrong, then proceeds to stand there saying he didn't write the order... (go find out please!...dont just stand there...) The manager comes to say that's what the order was and left us no option to replace it...

The ambience is non-existent, the acoustics are horrible, especially when they are using the blender at the bar, I recommend you cover your ears for saftey reasons when they have that on.

I would rate this 1 star, but the Hainan Chicken...

Went there for dinner on friday night, i know about this place through a Facebook group.

From the name you thought its a cafe, but inside its a hk style cafe at lunch and dinner is a private kitchen... If you prebook a table and can request any dish you like they can prepare if you give them 1 to 2 day notice. As I only went there and order from the dinner menu, I try 5 dishes inc 1 fried rice and a pork marrow bone and pig tripe soup and a sweet n sour pork. Plus a free range chicken and Malaysia style bean. All dish is pretty good, except fried rice and sweet and sour pork is a let down Every else...