Zilver yum cha

7 July 2006, 22:07

Zilver, previously known as the Silver Springs Restaurant, is located on the corner of Pitt and Hay Street in Sydney’s CBD (near capitol theatre and a cafe called fire station cafe).

me and noods were on the hunt for new yum cha places and it took us a while to finally try zilver. we were led to our table by a smiley lady in a pink cheongsam however our table was on the side furthest from the kitchen which meant by the time the trolley came it was alrdy half empty (or is it half full lol). service was about the same as other yumcha places (nothing special) however the yumcha trolley ladys were very friendly and smiley and would actually say thank you after we made our selection. for some reason one of them asked where i was from (and JadedLotus i had to resist the urge to say sweden) but i just said malaysia and off she went on her merry way.

siu mai

OH MY GOD. these are the best siu mai i have ever eaten! and they were giant monster siu mai! you shouldve seen noods eyes when he bit into them 0_0 hehe

ham sui gok aka footballs

footbally goodness of crunchy starch! i asked the smiley lady rather ditzily if they were in those steamer things knowing they werent and 2 mins later they arrived piping hot and fresh

hmm some random dumpling with pork and vegetables

char leong

mmm crunchy with soft noodley goodness (haha i heard the trolley lady describe it “like a donut! but with noodle…”)

wu gok (deep fried taro dumplings)

noods wants me to tell the world that there were scallops hidden inside!

pai quat

it was good but not mindblowingly good… surprisingly a lot of meat in there and very few bones

daan tart

dessert time! yay yay yay mmm flaky pastry

bolo bao

mmm custard goodness with hidden pineapple pieces

tee hee this lady headed straight to our table with this trolley and we’re like woah peking duck? we didnt order that! turns out you can order 1 a plate for small size at yum cha

and then we see this giant watermelon whoosh past our table. i think it had jelly in it

last but not least mango pudding!

ive never been allowed to have this when i eat with my family and boy its tasty!

1. Man i’ve only ever been to yumcha twice ever! Wow can u believe i am asian haha. Anyways all this food is making me hungry.

   — marj    Jul 8, 04:58 PM    #
   
   

2. omg, you had all my favourites! Ham sui gok, cha leong, wu gok, pai quat, daan tart and mango pudding! No har gow? I do love my gao choi gow as well. They is tasty!

   I was impressed that Zilver put fish eggs on their siu mai—only then did I understand why everyone else uses grated carrot.

   And how come you were never allowed to have mango pudding with your family? It’s so good. They make it taste so mango-ey.

   — helen    Jul 8, 07:49 PM    #
   
   

3. zilver’s lin yung bao is the best

   — tian    Jul 9, 09:36 AM    #
   
   

4. mouth waters You got me with the siu mai. Must go soon.

   — JadedLotus    Jul 9, 11:07 AM    #
   
   

5. still giggling I wonder if they have yum cha places in Sweden…?

   — JadedLotus    Jul 9, 11:09 AM    #
   
   

6. scallop wu kok?? i must go! also, that watermelon looks pretty good too. :)

   — bowb    Jul 12, 09:56 PM    #
   
   

7. marj: dude youve gotta go! its so much fun just pointing at things that look good and trying them out!
   
   helen: lol i dont order har gao becos noods is kinda allergic… and when i say allergic i mean turn blue and not breathe hehe i was never allowed the mango pudding (or the jelly) becos parentals thought it was for the ‘gwai loh’
   
   tian: i must try! better than the siu mai?
   
   jadedlotus: lol well theyve got french yum cha at eat city (cnr king and kent st) maybe sweden will have hehe
   
   bowb: watermelon was ginormous! and there was a giant axe sticking out of it!

   — chocolatesuze    Jul 13, 07:27 PM    #