Emerald Square Burwood

Royal Treasure Emerald Square Burwood 1st things first - Get there either just before they open otherwise definitely before 11 a.m. on a Saturday. From 11.30a.m. it gets very busy so expect to wait outside. Just 2 of us having yum cha. We arrived at 11.20am and waited about 20 minutes before being called in to be seated The staff were great and each have their own job to do so dont expect every staff member to assist or help with anything other then their assigned roles. Ie. Sauce, drinks etc then ask thise wearing white shirts. Trolleys will only serve food. You ask for chilli sauce dont expect anything. All black outfit and no trolly are only cleaning and resetting so dont expect any acknowledgement or eye contact. Excellent yum-cha tastes freshly made and with quality ingredients, good choice and great service. Extremely popular with the locals so our 20 minute from 11.20am was expected for the 2 of us. Still for us worth the wait. The yum cha is excellent, delicious, fresh and plentiful. The service was efficient but void of any personality and to be fair we didn't expect anything other then fresh hot food to be delivered consistently. The room was packed and staff always working and moving. The restaurant is upstairs in Emerald Square with parking underneath the building with access from Wynne Avenue, Burwood. I wiukd say this has to be one of the best Yum Cha restaurants in Sydney with offered range of dim sum. Turnover is quick considering there are loads of tables and chairs that can chop and change to cater for various group sizes. Baby chairs are available should you need. If you have a large group I would strongly recommend getting there before they open otherwise you could be waiting a while. Overall we can't fault the rage on offer and the quality of the yum cha dishes. Highly recommended. Yum Cha card says to "pay at the table" Note that you get up and take the card to the register to pay they do not take payment at your table. DIM SIM - LARGE $9.50 DIM SIM - SPECIAL $9.80 DIM SIM - X SPECIAL $10.20 TEA - $2.00 per person CREDIT CARD SURCHARGE - 1.6% NO AMEX or DINERS