Sing Hing Restaurant

Interesting to enter a business that is so badly in decline. After moving into an area you find yourself supporting local businessesI walked into this once Glorious decorated restaurant in Sylvania, my eyes caught in the glamor of the original decorated restaurantAfter the glitz you are quickly brought back to reality - the disgusting uncleaned entrance - the dirt on the floor from carpets that have not been cleaned in a long time - the reception desk operated by staff that cannot be bothered to to serve youThe desk and floor disgusting, you hope for the food to be more and order. You put and wait on a grotty covered single chair - the fish tanks poorly maintained - a family and a couple in the restaurant should have alerted me to the impending disaster.The bar cluttered and dirty, nothing but cluttered and dirty - a coffee machine never cleaned - rubbish under the bar - the dying pot plants the dirty vases with rusty screws.the food comes - you given it in a box that was delivered by a supplierYou get home the food is appalling and thats rating it high - the entrees dry - over sugared, the sauces so poorly made - I threw most of it in the bin. I payed that food poisoning would not get me before the MSG did.The owners could not run out of breath let alone a restaurantSave yourself - This is one to run and hide from

I only went past this, but I know someone who works here. I've got a quick glanced at it before it's alright, I'd say it's more like an older Asian restaurant. The prices are alright.

What was once a staple restaurant in Sylvania is now clearly something resembling a dumpster fire. The restaurant itself needs renovations (we were seated next to a bed of dead plants & soil... not to mention our table & chairs had leftover rice on them), the food tasted & smelled old and the wait staff were literally dressed in basketball shorts, slides & a sports hoodie/t-shirt with absolutely zero regard for customer service.It's so disappointing to see such a highly regarded Chinese restaurant lose its reputation.

(3.5 stars)With holidays off the agenda for the foreseeable future, take a trip back in time at Sing Hing Restaurant in Sylvania. Walking in from the late afternoon’s intense golden light is a bit like entering Aladdin’s cave. As your eyes slowly adjust to the darkened space, the elaborate jade green interior comes into view.Dating back to 1966, the décor still looks quite spiffy for a restaurant that has had fifty-four years of operation. Under dangling bird cages, the padded green bar is lined with swivel stools. Taking a cue from carousels, mirrors are put to good effect on the walls and ornate ceiling, creating an immersive experience that replicates the disorienting ride. Half-full fish tanks – the water level keeps the hungry koi from jumping out – and lucky bamboo work as room dividers, creating some intimacy in the visually captivating space.Not immune to the adaptation and reinvention that has characterised the journey of Cantonese cuisine into Australian hearts and minds, Sing Hing offers up some unique menu items. The extensive book of plastic-covered pages features locally driven oddities like Sizzling Fresh Mango Chicken ($21.80). Not quite convinced it won’t be an over-sweet disaster, I opt for the equally intriguing Creamy Wasabi Beef Pancake ($19/4). Provided on four little plates, these soft pliable pancakes, topped almost to their frilly edges with tender, shredded beef and crisp green veggies, are spiked with a gentle wasabi hit. They’re great against TsingTao Beer ($6.80) - and the German-inspired Chinese quaffer fits right in with the colour scheme.If you grew up with the type of Mother who was perpetually trying to sneak vegetables you didn’t like eating into the Bolognese, you’ll definitely understand Grandma’s Bean Curd ($19.80). Think of it as mapo tofu with a homelier edge; where straw mushrooms, corn kernels, green peas and carrots mingle with pork mince and soft blocks of tofu. The only thing it lacked was the (menu) promised chilli heat. It’s a bit of a theme across all of our selected dishes, enjoyed with Special Fried Rice ($12.80) that’s not quite as well-handled as other versions I’ve eaten recently.Arriving with all the sizzling fanfare a piping hot cast iron platter can deliver, our Lamb Fillets in XO ($21.80) are an easy winner. The glistening mound of super-tender lamb fillet, interspersed with still crisp vegetables - broccoli, cauliflower, carrot, snow peas and straw mushrooms – has just a hint of XO sauce middle. Sizzling Boneless Sichuan Chilli Duck ($24.80) appears in similar fashion, hiding pre-cooked skin-on roast bird under slivers of onion, snow peas and capsicum. The syrupy sauce talked a big chilli game, but didn't deliver. Regardless I'm happy I took the time to visit this extraordinary exemplar of Australia's extensive Chinese restaurant history.

We ordered takeaway , we’re told 15 to 20 mins. Took 45 minsGot king prawn cutlets as a treat and they were way over cooked and struggled to find the prawn.The dim sims had more batter than fillingPork was covered in batter and sloppy from sauceRice was just good enough for the dog, very strange flavourChicken omelette was big but no chicken.Not fit for consumptionDon’t waste your time or money

Recently visited this restaurant for the first time. Amazing decor - felt like a total blast from the past. Food was great as well, really genuine dishes w generous serving sizes. Strongly reccomended!

Never ordered from Sing Hing..NEVER WILL AGAIN! Over $140 spent on food i wouldn't even give my dog! Since when does Special fried rice have no chicken/pork/prawns in it..But has green beans and corn? Salt @ pepper chicken + honey chicken 90% batter without chicken..Satey Combination couldn't distinguish exactly what i was eating..Gave the other dishes away!DON'T SPEND YOUR MONEY HERE UNLESS YOU ARE BUYING DISAPPOINTMENT

Their san chow bow was great as always but the mixed entree was super greasy & the $28 prawn omelette was like rubber and smothered in some weird sauce