Lynn Shanghai Cuisine @ The Castlereagh Club

We went to a celebratory re-opening dinner at Lynn Shanghai restaurant in the Castlereagh club in the heart of Sydney city. The restaurant has plenty of seating and accomodated this large group of foodies with ease. The kitchen is open, allowing you to watch the chef's in action making dumplings from scratch.To celebrate the re-opening, we experienced a banquet of epic proportions. To start, we had china chilli bean jelly, thick noodles with a huge flavour kick and not too hot, with szechuan peppers which gave the dish a tangy flavour which sometimes described as numb. We loved the peking duck spring rolls and could have easily devoured many of these, if not for the feast ahead.Next up was the mixed dim sum platter with an assortment of dumplings, little pillows of goodness. We love dumplings and there were no exceptions here. The platter included scallop and pork dumplings, amber prawn dumplings, steamed mushroom dumplings and something different the steamed fish and pumpkin dumplings. Lynn also does a decent xiao long bao(steamed pork dumpling) another favourite bring the pan fried pork dumplings.Next up, what can be described as a Chinese version of the taco, which consisted of a baked sesame pocket that we filled with chicken and pine nuts. The boiled fish in hot chilli oil, was a beautifully fragrant dish that may look a little daunting if you aren't into spicy. Thankfully looks were deceiving and the dish not as hot as the name would suggest.The lamb chops with cumin and pepper may be a little fatty, but seriously flavoursome and more-ish, as was the szechuan style fried chilli chicken which drew comparison to popcorn chicken.For dessert, cloud like sweet buns. The red bean and banana, a different flavour combination that worked. Most impressive was the sweet salted custard buns which were made to look like mushrooms, really cool. The video we took tearing them apart with the custard oozing out was very popular on Instagram. Thanks to Lynn restaurant for their hospitality. We had a fun experience, the food was enjoyable with plenty of spice, the buns and dumplings were quality too.

We were regulars before they had to close due to a kitchen fire. I can't tell you how excited we were to return. Lovely to see familiar faces and we were greeted with a huge smile and hugs. We were delighted to find the menu has stayed the same and all our old favorites were on the menu. "Hot and sour soup, salt and pepper soft shell crab and the fantastic dumplings to name just a few". Service is great and very reasonable priced. We will be back again and again.

Lynn is a Chinese Cuisine restaurant. Environment is good. Food is fine. Waiter will introduce or recommend dishes to you when requested. Location is fantastic, close to QVB

Consistently good food and excellent value for money. Staff are reasonable but this is one of our favorite restaurants in Sydney. Positive Positive Positive!!

Tucked away behind another cafe, Lynn was a great find. Excellent food, very prompt service and very reasonable prices. It was a bonus that it was in the Entertainment book too. The best meal of our Sydney stay.