657062 Sun Oct 04 22:01:01 -0700 2009 3 37 Australia/New Zealand 0 5079277 We popped out for Yum Cha today and tried Fisherman's Wharf at the Fish Market. It was quite busy at 1:30 on a holiday Monday but we only waited about 15 mins for a table. The room is good, modern and fresh with lots of natural light from big windows overlooking the water. The food was OK and met our needs. However, they use the cart system rather than cooking to order which IMO means the food loses something along the way. Would I go back? Maybe, if I was in the area and didn't have an option without the cart system. When I got home I re-read the SMH GFG section on Yum Cha and they seem to like carts. Is this because it is the common practice in Sydney? Or are there good Yum Cha restaurants which make to order? Interested in recommendations. Sun Oct 04 22:01:01 -0700 2009 64584 PhilD 1 5101209 most Sydney yum cha restaurants use the cart system, only certain dishes are made to order and they should have a menu for you to do so. There is one Yum cha in Cabramatta which do a made to order system, and they also have ladies walking around with a few plates only and not 20 plates on a cart. I think it's called Fortune 8. Tue Oct 13 18:56:19 -0700 2009 5079277 1116148 howardt 2 5104035 I've always thought of yum cha as the cart system and haven't felt like anything was lost, but then I'm from San Francisco and called it dim sum until I lived here. We've tried several in Sydney - Zilver, Marigold, Fish Mkt place, East Ocean - currently want to go back to Palace on Castlereagh - but all of those have the cart system. Wed Oct 14 19:23:09 -0700 2009 5101209 17626 debbieann 3 5118528 Try the Fook Yuen restaraunt in Chatswood,,,best I've had, and it is a cart system, but the food turns over so quickly that a cart isn't a problem, it's an expedient blessing Tue Oct 20 17:44:52 -0700 2009 5104035 1116704 stbmcp