Made reservation on the Friday for Saturday. Arrived and was provided a table next to the door. Every time the door opened, cold air hit us. No problems for the staff to move us outside (heaters & blankets were available) to an comfortable spot without any noise from the crowded interior.
Ordered an entree (for two) and two mains. One beer & an glass of wine. Came to & $79 for two.
Staff were extremely friendly and helpful. Could not be more attentive.
Had a great time & will be going back for brunch.

Approximate cost: $79

Needed new flooring - went to centre at Castle Hill & saw this company. Looked at product & provided dimensions and was given a quote. Went back the next day & accepted the quote as the job could be done in time required.
Crew arrived on time & did an exceptional job. There was a little difficulty around the front door however, the crew overcame the obstacle and did an outstanding job.
We did get the vinyl imitation wood flooring & it looks great & met our requirements.
No complaints - result is great. Highly recommended.

Newly opened & is quite fashionable. We got there at 1120 & had to wait about 20 mins (my wife wanted to sit inside but you could have a seat in the food court area straight away).
Menu fairly extensive & at a good price. Restaurant area is quite small - lots of staff so service was pretty good. We were ordering for dinner leftovers as well, so we got five dishes (had ordered snow pea shoots with garlic sauce but wasn't available). We had:
pan fried pork dumplings
spinach/pork boiled dumplings
deep fried eggplant in breadcrumbs
sweet & sour pork with lychee
ocra & beef tongue hotpot
All above came to $64 which included 4 x take away containers (30 cents each)
Pork dumplings were quite nice with plenty of meat, spinach dumplings were boiled a bit long we thought as the green was quite pale - still tasted quite nice though.
Eggplant - different, the breadcrumbs were quite sweet and the taste quite sticky but nice
Sweet and sour was tasty with balls of pork full of flavour & the lychees were delicious.
Stone pots keep the dishes hot so the okra & beef tongue was good throughout the sitting. Okra nice & sticky but the beef tongue got a little bit chewy towards the end. Still nice though.
Overall, pretty good & for good value. Unless you like waiting, I'd leave going until the 'trendiness' dies down. There were other dishes I'd like to try so we'll go back.

Approximate cost: $64

I'm a regular - I love this bakery. Bread rolls are great, crispy on the outside & soft and fluffy on the inside. Love the torpedos' - fantastic for hotdogs or just with butter when they just come out of the oven. Other favourites include the scones, damper and crossionts. Staff are friendly and efficient. Highly recommended.

Dropped into Carlingford as I've been away for a couple of years (in Canberra where we struggled to find a nice Chinese [or any other] restaurant. I wanted to have a nice hot-pot (roast pork & dofu) - I used to drop in here every now & then, I think it was called Cafe de Hong Kong, can't be sure, but now its a Chinese ceramic & furniture shop (great stuff). Ended up we went for Yum Cha at Fortune Palace. We have been there before & it wasn't 'to die for'. Actually surprised - Thursday lunch & the place was chockas. Only a 1 minute wait for a table. Usual choices - taste was better than last time. We had - prawn dumplings, chive dumplings, veggie dofu rolls, chicken feet (of course), beef tendon, cuttlefish tenticles, & they all tasted great. We will be going back. Fresh chilli was free & very hot.
We also had fresh jasmine tea. $51 for the both of us.

Approximate cost: $51

Had the Bahn Mi. Ordered two crispy pork with extra chilli. Not made directly, given a electronic notification buzzer as they are not made up front but back behind in a kitchen area so you can't see them make it. Picked up two (one for me, one for my wife). Only took about 5 mins. Dissapointingly, they were very dry, no sign of pate or mayonnaise, Very little filling and a couple of bits of bland chilli. Actually tasted like cardboard i.e.. bland, not taste at all. Also, overpriced at $8 each. The people serving were very friendly. Won't be back - can't recommend.

Approximate cost: $8.00

This take away is Vietnamese & does variations of Bahn Mi. Pretty average though - its no Hong Ha. The rolls are made within and are great, crispy on the outside and soft and fluffy on the inside. I've tried the 'pork & chilli', the 'crispy pork' and the 'steak'.
The main problem with Destination Roll at Mascot is that they are scared to put any filling in the rolls. They don't even pile in the pickled carrot as a filler. Taste wise its just okay - chilli is very bland & really its just not worth it. Had the steak yesterday - very grissley and dry - also afraid of putting any tomato with the salad. If you can, nip around to Hong Ha in Botany Rd - they really are the best in Sydney (IMHO).

Approximate cost: $5.50

We went here for lunch today to try something different. We started off with the Balinese duck rolls ($12.90) which tasted fantastic. Lots of different flavours, very complex and delicious. My wife ordered the Mei Goring chicken and prawn noodles that tasted okay but nothing spectacular. I had theRijst Tafel Sanur ($21.90) which was Balinese chicken with coconut rice and other bits (prawn, taro (I think), some salad, peanut sauce - I thought it was nice. We also had some Gado Gado - I've alway had it as a cold dish - this one came warm with not much peanut sauce. Yea are having the leftovers for dinner tonight.
Restaurant was very clean and the staff were very friendly and helpful.

Approximate cost: $70

My wife goes here quite regularly with her work so I wanted to experience this German Brewery/restaurant myself. Brewery operations can be seen through a glass window from the fairly small eating area. I suppose they have enough seats for about 40 or 50 max pers, so making a reservation is recommended.
We went for lunch on a Friday and I wasn't disappointed. Probably about 10 different styles of beers with varying alcohol levels - I just had the German Ale (Zebra) a crisp and delightful german style beer that wanted me to drink more but I couldn't (driving).
For lunch, my wife had the chicken schnitzel that came with chips & gravy ($22.50). Nice but nothing spectacular. I had the roasted pork knuckle that came with mashed potato, red cabbage, sauerkraut and gravy ($33). It was huge and absolutely delicious. Crackling perfect, meat tender and the end bits gooey and jelly like. I couldn't eat it all & took it home. I actually got another two meals out of it.
I've told my work about it & I think we are going there for our Christmas break lunch. Either way, we will definitely be going back again before we leave Canberra.
Highly recommended.
Oh, and the staff were friendly and very helpful.

Approximate cost: $70

Wife & I are in Canberra for a couple of year for work. Canberra residents say they are 'spoilt for choices' when it comes to restaurants. My wife and I may be fussy, but we think they are full of $h.t.
We went to Tasting China for lunch on a Saturday. Very clean & very friendly staff. No reservation required.
Just ordered Chinese tea for two - nice fresh jasmine tea (not the recycled tea).
We just had some dumplings for entree, nice and juicy. Wife ordered some chilli chicken and I got the broad beans with celery and tofu, plus we had some rice.
Delicious - if we can, I'd like to go back here for lunch before we go back to Sydney.
Staff very attentive and friendly - would have liked to settle back with a bottle of vino (alas, I had to mow the lawn that afternoon).
There are not many Chinese restaurants in Canberra that my wife (who is Chinese) and I like and would recommend. Tasting China is one of them.

Approximate cost: $70