Chinta Ria Temple of Love

Farewell dinner with Chillie, Karn, Tracy, Paula,Rio, and Calvin. Too bad that Gigi couldn't make it. After a long discussion with Chillie, we finally decided to go Chinta Ria. A restaurant that drips with ambience, from the Chinese tapestry to the giant smiling Buddha.


Utensils provided were hawker style :- Plastic bowls and chopsticks. We all sat on stool at a long table, it was not exactly great seating for 7 people.


When the food arrived, everyone took out their cameras and started snapping at the food. As we were sitting outside in open air, it was dark and we had to use flash lights for all the pictures, pretty blinding for the eyes.

Sing Mai Fun aka Singapore Mee Hoon $16.50. Rice vermicelli wok-fried with barbecued chicken,egg and bean shoots.Lightly spiced. It was awesome.


Assam Fish $24.80. Rockling fillets simmered in a delicious spicy tangy tamarind flavoured sauce with tomatoes, string beans and pineapple pieces. It was nice but if it was a bit too sour for my personal liking, else it would be perfect.


Sambal Prawns $26.80. Fresh prawns in a light chilli paste with onion and tomato. Sambal is supposed to be a very spicy paste, but it was not as spicy as I thought it would be.


Beef Ria $22. Diced beef fillets wok-tossed in a delicious combination of spices, fresh ginger root, garlic and dry red chilli, finished with crisp carrot slices and snow peas.


The highlights is the Satchmo Squid. It is on the special menu. The squid is in a crunchy batter, perfectly fried until soft and served in a delicious sauce.

Sago pudding was nice but nothing special.


Great location, great atmosphere, food is good but not fantastic or outstanding, not very authentic.


Chinta Ria The Temple of Love
The Roof Terrace, Cockle Bay Wharf, Darling Park
Level 2, 201 Sussex St, Sydney
Tel +61 (02) 9264 3211