Song Bird

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   RICHARD

   Deactivated - Far North Queensland

   2 reviews

   2.0

   2 reviews

   Dined today

   1. Overall 2
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 3

   Perry might do better than this. Really ordinary fare. Eggplant devoid of flavour Evan allowing for Cantonese approach. Great lobster spring rolls. Fatty Peking duck - Mr Perry go to siji minfu please. Crisp sun farm chicken was NOT Somerlad Mediocrity meets double bay. Ha ha.
   

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   Jaeger

   Sunshine Coast

   4 reviews

   3.0

   4 reviews

   Dined 2 days ago

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 4

   Very underwhelming. Recommendation: come here for the duck and that’s it. Very obviously an Australian attempt at Cantonese cuisine, and not in a good way. Peking duck was exceptional but everything else was lacklustre to say the least. Missing the “wok hei” that makes Cantonese fried dishes so delicious. The blends of spices were just imbalanced and wrong; reminded us of the old Spice Temple, which was essentially just copious amounts of chilli oil and not much else. Even the tea was pathetically Australian: under brewed, expensive, and pretty average flavour. Just an insult to easily accessible, economical, flavourful Chinese teas. The price was also simply unacceptable for the serving size and quality. All ingredients were as fresh as it gets but to charge these prices for dishes that pale in comparison to those at a nice yum cha (which are substantially cheaper) is quite ridiculous. Unfortunately, had very high hopes for this restaurant and was let down by everything except the duck. Won’t be back.
   

   Song BirdResponded 1 day ago

   Dear Jaeger, Thank you for providing your feedback regarding your dinner with us last night. We spend a lot of time training our team to provide food and service from the heart so it is disheartening to learn that you did not enjoy your time with us. We would love an opportunity to speak with you about your experience. Please advise if you are open to a phone call. Kindest regards, Vanessa CEO
   

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   Leonie

   New South Wales

   2 reviews

   5.0

   2 reviews

   Dined 2 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   The whole experience was outstanding but the prices are ridiculously expensive
   

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   Irene

   Hawaii

   5 reviews

   5.0

   5 reviews

   Dined 3 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   The food ,the service and the ambience here was exceptional. It was quite sophisticated. I could not fault it and either could the people i was there with. I will definitely go back.
   

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   Kristy

   New South Wales

   6 reviews

   5.0

   6 reviews

   Dined 3 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Attentive, personalised service and amazing Asian fusion cuisine. Another excellent addition to the Neil Perry family of exceptional dining.
   

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   Barry

   Victoria

   1 review

   4.0

   1 review

   Dined 3 days ago

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 3

   The food was good but coming from Melb and having gone to Spice Temple a number of times we expected more. The ambience down stairs wasn’t great, suggest you try and get an upstairs seating. Service was excellent
   

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   Joe

   New South Wales

   3 reviews

   5.0

   3 reviews

   Dined 5 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Menu is high quality with great options, food was outstanding, service was on point as were the drinks options. We had the mixed dumplings and prawn toast to start - amazing... into the half duck pancakes... so good... and then the trout and wagyu.... incredible. Finished off with Lychee Granita and the Vanilla Ice Cream...both perfect. Highly recommend Song Bird, our first time there and won't be our last.
   

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   Melisa

   Hawaii

   1 review

   5.0

   1 review

   Dined 5 days ago

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   The Ambience, decor, service and food was amazing.
   

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   Virginia

   Sydney

   4 reviews

   4.0

   4 reviews

   Dined on 13 January 2025

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 2
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   The service was excellent as was the ambience. The food was disappointing and a far cry from Chinese food that I have in China and elsewhere in Sydney. The flavours were fine if you are not looking for those rich aramatic flavours of tried and true Chinese recipes. I have never before been given sugar to put on the skin of the Peking duck to "balance the flavours" This says to me they can't cook the duck properly in the first instance. Why do chefs try and reinvent the perfectly round wheel?
   

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    Chris

    Sydney

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on 12 January 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5

    We had such an amazing date night are still raving about the flavours and also the high standard of service. Can’t wait to come back.
    

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