Water Margin Chinese Restaurant — Restaurant in Victoria Park

Venue: Reopened after renovation. Larger dining area. 2 function rooms. Causal setting. Larger tables have chopsticks and serveitte. Small tables have little drawers. --- 7.4/10 Service: To be seated. Given classic dishes menu and a tablet as menu. Told to place order by scanning QR code on the table. But, we wanted to pay cash, so we did it at the front desk. Chopsticks, serveitte, and spoons were placed onto the table. Get tap water at the front desk. Get the extra bowls from shelves besides the entrance. Polite and friendly staff. Food served fast. --- 7.5/10 F&B: Pretty Consistent. Causal presentation. Good portion. Reasonable prices. Sweet & Sour Pork, $28: served faster than noodles unexpectedly. Good ratio of pineapple & capsicum to the pork. Sauce was well-balanced. pork was tender. But the batter was too soggy after the texture. --- 7.2/10 Cross Bridge Rice Noodles, $18.8: more ingredients than before. There are 1 prawn (medium sized), 3 luncheon meat, tofu sheet, shredded woodear mushrooms, 3 fishcake slices, bacon, beef, and 2 quail eggs. The beef broth was ok. Rice noodles were very soft. --- 7.6/10 Spicy Beef Brisket Rice Noodles, $17.5: Supposed I ordered Beef Shank. Beef brisket was served finally. A young waiter gave me extra beef shank slices (~7pcs) aside. Beef brisket was very tender and moist - much better than beef shank. Shank slices were too thin and dry. --- 7.5/10

2022: 3 stars Very causal setting. We came here twice last year. This time, the menu is edited. Service was improved --- 7.3/10. Prompt service. Depends on which waitpersons. The young waitresses (3/2021) were polite, lovely and cheerful especially the one with big eyes. Waitress gave us a necessary set of utensils and serviette. Tap water was provided at the front counter self service area. F&B: 12/2021 Beef Broth GuoQiao Rice noodles 骨湯過橋米線, $16.8: there are 1 big prawn, luncheon meat, tofu, shredded woodear mushrooms. Beef broth was ok. Rice noodles were very soft. --7/10 Beef Shank, Tomato Soup, Handmade noodles蕃茄牛腱麵, $13.8: There are 2 tomato wedges, Bak Choi, and super thin beef shank. So loss of texture of beef shank. Soup wasn't very heavy in tomato flavor. Large portion of handmade noodles were good --- 7/10 鮮蝦白菜(Prawn with Chinese Cabbage), $25.8: new dishes without official English name. There are 5-6 prawns shell on, but 1-2 were relatively or unreasonable small or/and not devain completely. Taste was good. --- 7.7/10 Dessert and drinks ($3.5@) came first. Two drinks were normal portion but rather sweet. Milk Custard with red beans was tasty but it wasn't real 双皮奶 in 順德 China. Wrong Chinese interpretation! It should be called 牛奶紅豆布丁. --- 7.2/10 紅燒牛腩套飯 Stewed beef flank set, AU$14.8: The portion of beef was slightly smaller with higher price than before. The Rice was dry and very hard. The beef flank was lean but not tough. Two side dishes, peanuts and the spicy seaweed were ok. The soup was not so attractive, just like pet worms in a bowl of water. --- 6/10 酸辣粉Spicy & sour noodles, $12.8: The noodles was tend to be spicy more than sour, but the flavor was not bad. Only the minced meat (likely with some peanuts) wasn't so enough. The texture of potato noodles were ok. --- 6/10 One other night we tried a small hotpot cost AU$68. The lovely waitress introduced different hotpot to us and hot to eat. Usually provides Chinese hotpot menu only. It says花膠 which is expensive fish maw in Cantonese. Actually, it only offers cheaper deep-fried fish maw 沙爆魚肚. Misleading Cantonese people. Soup base was thick with half chicken with bone, some goji berries, 2 abalones with shells, flat glass noodles. The abalones were fresh, big enough and tender. Small fish maw chicken hotpot --- 6/10. Can bring your own saucepan to take away the ingredients of the...

This restaurant offers a delightful culinary escape with its inviting ambiance and flavourful menu. Known for its signature spicy meat sauce noodles and crispy fried dumplings, it promises a taste adventure that doesn't disappoint. Upon entering, the clean and beautiful decoration immediately sets a pleasant tone, inviting guests to settle in comfortably. The restaurant's reputation for excellence in hot pot and set lunches drew us in, and we opted for their renowned set lunch. Priced reasonably at $18.80 per set, we indulged in two of these well-balanced meals. Each set included a satisfying array of components: fragrant rice, tender chicken nuggets, and a nourishing goji with fungus soup that warmed the soul. Complementing these were the sides of refreshing canned fruit. The stars of the meal were undeniably the main dishes. The black pepper beef delighted with its robust flavours and tender texture, while the spicy braised beef stew packed a punch with its rich, spicy notes that lingered beautifully on the palate. Every aspect of our dining experience was thoughtfully curated, from the attentive service to the quality of the food. It's evident that the kitchen takes pride in crafting dishes that not only satisfy but also leave a...

This was our second visit. We chanced on this restaurant last month and had an excellent yet inexpensive meal. We ordered a set lunch of braised tripe that came with a couple of small serves of pickle, soup and rice. We also ordered an extra bowl of noodles. The braised tripe was delicious. We'll cooked and slightly spicy. This time we had another couple with us so we shared three set lunches. We ordered the tripe again, added minced pork and eggplant, and pepper beef. The side dishes were steamed peanuts and pickled ginger and the soup was a tasty stock flavoured with seaweed. Our friends enjoyed the food as much as we did. Water Margin serves authentic Chinese as opposed to a local variant of Chinese for Australian palates. The restaurant is on the Albany Highway of Centro Victoria Park. The centre has ample parking. Service is brisk and credit cards are accepted. Disabled parkin and access...