Menu from Nine Dragons
Menu highlights
Includes dishes that are:
Vegetarian
Appetizers
Fried Stuffed Crab Claw
Crab claw stuffed with freshly blended prawn meat rolled in egg white, seasoned flour and deep fried to a golden brown
Prawn Cutlet (2 pcs)
King prawns coated with seasoned egg whites, flour and bread crumbs then deep fried to golden brown
Sang Choi Bau (4 pcs)
Finely blended pork mince, Chinese sausage, bamboo shoots and water chestnut stir fried together and served in a lettuce cup
Soups
Short Soup
Wrapped minced pork pastry
Fish and Mushroom Soup
Sliced pieces of fish fillet and mushroom
Beef
Curry Beef
Sliced beef fillets with onions and green peas in a cream curry sauce
Rainbow Beef
Shredded lean beef, capsicum, carrots and Chinese mushroom over a bed of deep fried vermicelli
Sizzling Black Pepper Steak
Thinly sliced marinated fillet steak, gently fried in a wok. Served with black pepper sauce and shredded onion on a hot plate
Seafood
Black Pepper king Prawn
Braised king prawn with onion and sprit of shallot tossed with black pepper sauce served on a hot plate
Stuffed Scallop
Scallops stuffed with prawn meat covered in an egg white sauce served on a bed of snow peas
Abalone in Sea Cucumber
Thinly sliced abalone simmered with sea cucumber and green vegetable
Noodles
Braised Prawn
Covered with fresh seasonal green vegetable, mushrooms, bamboo shoots and carrots
Seafood
Covered with prawns, calamari, scallops, fish fillet and garnished with vegetable
Braised chicken
Fresh chicken breast fillet cooked with mushroom, bamboo shoot, carrots and garnished with vegetables
More about the restaurant: Nine Dragons
Nine Dragons is a stalwart of Sydney’s Chinatown, having been dishing up yum cha as quick as you can slurp everything down for over 30 years on Haymarket’s Dixon Street, famous around the city for its authentic Asian cuisine. There is few places in the city as established and reliable as Nine Dragons, so there can be a bit of a wait (you can reserve a table for your whole group beforehand, though), but whether you’re lining up their famous all-day yum cha, one of the indulgent banquet menus or a quick a-la-carte offering, you’ll be happy you chose this Chinatown institution.
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Thinking about making a Nine Dragons booking?
Since 1977, Nine Dragons has been winning over the hearts of Sydney’s Chinese cuisine loving foodies, and if you join some friends (always the best way here) for a meal at at this beloved Chinatown joint, you’ll soon see why it’s had such long-running success: it keeps things simple, but it does them very well. That’s not to say the menu at Nine Dragons is limited – quite the opposite, as it runs the gamut of Chinese cuisine, from steamy pork buns to shark fin soup, spicy Szechuan lamb to eggy custard tarts, stuffed crab claw to juicy lemon chicken. Whether you want to indulge in some yum cha (Chinese-style brunch tea), or are looking for an elegant location for a family meal, or to celebrate a special occasion with friends, Nine Dragons is a standout in Sydney’s Chinatown and Haymarket, with its authentic cuisine and sophisticated setting, featuring gold walls adorned with dragons.
No matter if you’re a meat lover, seafood aficionado, or vegetarian, Nine Dragon’s menu is filled with choices. We recommend kicking off your meal with some starters like the shiu mai (dim sum made with finely diced pork and prawns encased in a thin pastry) or the sang choi bau (finely blended pork mince, Chinese sausage, bamboo shoots and water chestnut stir fried together and served in a lettuce cup), before sharing Nine Dragon’s famous Peking duck. Fans of fish should take their pick from the live seafood tank for the freshest experience, while vegetarians will find plenty of options to choose from, like the tofu puff with vegetables and the deep-fried bean curd with spicy salt. Find out why Nine Dragons on Dixon Street in Haymarket – Sydney’s Chinatown and the largest in Australia – has become such a long standing favorite and book a table now!