Empress Garden

The restaurant is located on the corner of Jervois and Herne Bay Roads. They do have a small parking lot behind the building but we ended up parking on the street along Herne Bay Road. We came by for dinner and did book, which seems to be required since the place was packed. The tables were jammed together and they were all full, across the many rooms in the restaurant. The food is quite nice with standard Chinese options. The peckin duck was nice but I personally found it to have a bit too much meat. The second course with the lettuce wraps were nice. The fried cod and tofu were also nice. I did find the roast port a bit salty though. The best part is that they did have deep-fried ice cream for dessert and it wasn't bad. The batter was crispy but the ice cream did meld with the sponge. It is quite a nice place for really tasty Chinese food.

A ground breaking experience that will be felt across oceans, he does not come to fill his stomach? Thus he must be here for thy soul to feast, when I walk into this building, I feel as though one day I will die in here… sword in hand as I defend my nation, my people, my peers, this building… from any foreign entity that tries to take it away. I thank the establishment , the owner and the staff, this is what truly makes my life, worth while, sword ready. ⚔️

You can have the Peking Duck, 1, 2 or 3 courses. The sesame pockets for the 2nd course is worth a try. This restaurant is famous for the duck, but I found the other dishes average. The deep fried squid and the prawns were very oily and heavily battered. The mix vegetable dish was overly salty, whereas the beef ho fan was bland. Chicken cashewnuts was ok. The tofu dish we ordered was very good and on par with others restaurants. Service was excellent and plentybof on street parking

My first time dining here and I was quite pleased with the standard of service and food. Menu is quite extensive and although some of the dishes we wanted wasn't available on the night there were still decent options to choose from. I didn't have much of a say in ordering but was happy with what my colleague did order for us. Happy to go back and love the BYO option as my preferred wine choice is never on the menu so this is a new favourite for me. Corkage is $8.00/bottle of wine.