Waitara Kitchen Chinese Cuisine — Restaurant in Sydney

Just another GREAT CHINESE KITCHEN. I've heard horror stories about one of the workers that goes by the street name of Coda. How true these stories are are out of my knowledge but meeting the man in person would be unpleasant to say the least. Most of the food is tasty but at times inconsistent as i heard a microwave beeper go off numerous times. Waiting times are that of a normal 'restaurant' and you can see most of the cooking that goes on. I must say however, the addition of the open-plan kitchen really adds a nice touch to the place and creates a sense of authenticity as you can see how and when your food is being made. Update: I have now heard Coda has been let go, props to the workers and owner who made this happen. Great job. Finding this out, i have gained a sense of respect of this place and am sure to return. I also encountered a boy named Jason when I dropped in last time, his english skills were great and apparently his mathematics too as he let me in on the fact that he was 2nd in his year. I had a quick conversation with him and learned he is an excellent worker who has a passion for his job. If I was the owner i'd be giving him a...

Left my review from 3 years ago as addendum below. Interim, had food from this place one other time and it wasn't terrible, so decided to give it another try. What a horrendous mistake. Horrible food. Got the lemon chicken again, and salt and pepper calamari. The lemon chicken is so obviously re-fried in old oil: The batter is a deep brown with a slight bitter old-oil taste. The chicken inside is hard, dry and rubbery. The salt and pepper calamari is freshly fried, with a more golden batter, but the calamari inside is so old that you can see wrinkled and dried freezer burns on the edges. For $17 per dish, it is absolutely horrible.

(my review from 3 years ago.......)

Terrible and expensive for what it is. Bought lemon chicken today for $15, and they served old fried chicken that was, so obviously, refried. The laksa was watered down and bland, like they didn't know how much water to add to the laksa paste out of...

I normally buy the lunch special here and on some occasions buy dinner also. Today I went to buy the large honey chicken fried rice special for $9.50. I ordered and the man said $11.50 please? I said the sign says $9.50 he replied with I have to cook a fresh batch of chicken, well I’m sorry but don’t advertise a $9.50 price and then charge a premium that’s NOT advertised anywhere on the sign! I told him to forget about it to which he slammed the bay Maree lid hard with aggression. To add to my disgust, you see the cooks having a smoke just outside and it wofts in the shop,also picking their teeth as they walk around the cooking appliances waiting for things to cook! No hand washing technique needed for...