Best Pan-asian Restaurants in Sydenham

We booked this restaurant as the first part of our Christmas day out, and the building and ambience was lovely. The inside is well decorated and has a cool vibe. The front of house was friendly. Initially our table was in a section of the restaurant that was quite cramped and our table for two was right next to a step and the waiters station. I did feel uncomfortable as I felt in the way of customers and service staff trying to get through. As our waiter came over to attend to us, I asked if it would be possible to move tables and he went straight away to enquire. This was no problem for the front of house and moved us into the main hub of the restaurant near the window. The food was good quality, good size and very tasty. I ordered the full breakfast with a side of macaroni cheese (with truffle) which was amazing. My husband ordered the burgerdict which looked nice, the only criticism was that burger was dry. Our waiter in this section let down the service overall as they were slow and not particularly friendly. We ordered hot drinks and asked for tap water which did not arrive. One point I started to cough and my husband asked the waiter for water again, and he was very slow to the point where the table next us offered us their water to relive my cough - very kin of them! Eventually at the end of our meal and after waiting a long time we received our table water and bill. This was a shame as the other staff were really helpful especially during such a busy time of year. I would go again, but the service needs to be consistent as this lets the other workers in the restaurant down.

First time at The Ned and this restaurant. Great service and great food, perfectly timed as well as we’d selected a mixture of foods to try. Ambience is amazing. Great festive atmosphere. Highly recommended.

Great restaurant! Lots of options and high quality food

Wonderful dining experience, great service and fantastic live music. We ordered the Menzaifu - they were out of duck so the chef substituted calamari - which was very good. The meal progressed with a wonderfully diverse set of flavors culminating with a nice Moqueca at the end. Will definitely be back to sample more dishes.

Loved it. Food was amazing and service lovely. Will be coming back.