Taiwan Ganbei

I grew up in Taiwan, so of course I had to try out the Taiwanese food in Sydney :) Always craving for some Taiwanese food! Taiwan Ganbei was the first Taiwanese restaurant I tried out in Sydney. In general it was decent– good price, standard food, and good atmosphere.
Good price: Everything was very affordable. There were single dishes ($ 8 — $ 12) and also combos that you can get for less than $ 20.
Standard food: I grew up eating authentic Taiwanese so my standards are pretty high (oops sorry: P). I tried the Original Beef Noodle Soup and the Taiwanese Oyster pancake. I really liked the Beef Noodle Soup! Especially the noodles– smooth and spring– on point ;) The Oyster pancake was not ask good though. There was too much starch and felt pretty heavy. However the oysters were really flavorable :)
Good atmosphere: Taiwan Ganbei has a modern and neat atmosphere. Not décor heavy, but just right for a casual dinner with friends. They were playing Taiwanese music videos on big screen TV. Could be distracting at times (they were playing really intriguing music videos the night I went haha), but for the most part it was entertaining :)
If this is your first time trying out Taiwanese food, this is a great place to start. Good Taiwanese food and the vibe is also very Taiwanese: P Ideal for casual group lunches/​dinners too!

Taiwan Ganbei is a trendy looking restaurant in the Chinatown area with the promise of good Taiwanese food. The interior is clean and service is dependent on a button press system. Water was not immediately offered upon sitting down at the table and we were simply left with the menus. Items served with rice range between 10 and 12 dollars, and a combo meal that includes any drink ranges between 14 and 17 dollars.
I ordered the fried pork chop on rice combo for $ 14.50 and my friend ordered the three cups chicken combo. I had a milk tea with bubbles and my friend had a taro tea. Naturally the drinks came first and the milk tea was normal, nothing special here. However, the taro tea was powdery in comparison to other locations.
The food was quite a letdown. I will start with the worst item: the rice — the rice was way overcooked and all of the grains had burst and created a mushy mess with strong starchy flavors. The 3 cups chicken was flavorless and upon tasting that it was apparent that the kitchen had lost the soy sauce, the salt, and seasonings, and instead replaced all of that with food coloring. The fried pork chop was slightly better, but had a very bizarre brown sweet syrup sauce. The coating was crisp and stayed on the pork chop well, but outside of this, this pork chop also makes it evident that the salt was missing from the kitchen’s pantry. The only item that I found acceptable was the minced pork that was on the rice. The minced pork was properly seasoned and cooked. The food was a huge disappointment, and the only properly cooked starch on the table was the bubbles in the milk tea.
I found Taiwan Ganbei to be a terrible restaurant and it gets my mark of no return until the owners change. The service and atmosphere receives ²⁄₅ stars and the food achieves a generous ⁰⁄₅ stars. Sorry Taiwan Ganbei, there is no chance that I am coming back.

I had grilled wagyu beef and kongfo intestine. They are awesome. The beef is very juicy and tender. Nothing to complain about the beef except for the small portion for $ 17. Kongfo intestine makes me remember of all the food in Singapore.
There are 4 or 5 different sauce. Have a look at the first page of their menu to know which one you like. Staffs are happy to wait for you (well, actually they are always busy with the crowded customers unless you signal them).
Min to use credit card is $ 20.
I will come back again to try other noodle soup: beef noodle soup (I heard it’s very good) and thin noodle soup.

My goto place for Taiwanese in Chinatown.
Normally I come here for the beef noodle soup — a Taiwanese delicacy and also on the «recommended» list on the menu (would I settle for less?).
It’s pretty good and not too expensive ($ 10.50 for beef noodle soup /​牛肉麵). The pearl milk tea isn’t too bad too, it’s cheaper than some of the other take away places around so good if you want to stay in one place.

Came here on a whim with a friend. Note… we’re both Taiwanese.
I wasn’t expecting much, but I was pleasantly surprised by the massive menu and affordable prices. We were feeling the Taiwanese staple, Lu Rou Fan which is minced pork on rice. There was a meal deal with the Lu Rou Fan and another item (I got fried chicken) and I opted for a large… big mistake. The large is quite large… but it was pretty damn delicious, as was the chicken. You can pick whatever drink off their menu (comes with the combo) and I opted for an Almond Milk Tea.
That was also delicious… and this is coming from someone who never really gets milk tea/​boba (considering it originated in Taiwan… I think it’s a big deal.)
Would definitely come again to try the rest of their massive menu.

Great place with an extensive menu. Has it all. The portions are good for the price. We had steamed cod ($ 15), basil pipis ($ 19), sesame oil chicken soup ($ 10) and Lemon Yakut tea ($ 5). The cod was sweet although as cod is, a bit fatty. Pipis had a great flavour, not fresh but not much of the seafood is if you think about it. These two dishes were the recommended popular dishes.
Sesame soup was very subtle in flavour. The chicken was tender however the whole bowl was a little bland. There were a lot of noodles which became a bit soft in the metal bowl held by a wooden rack. Quite a big portion for one person. Yakut drink was really just a lemon tea with a tinge of sour dairy.
Our bill was $ 50, not a bad meal — seafood was good. Had good atmosphere and the waitresses were nice. Kinda like a dessert bar feel with substantial food.