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Vinh Phat Chinese Seafood Restaurant

12/10 Hughes St, Cabramatta NSW 2166, Australia

Recommended by 43 people

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12/10 Hughes St, Cabramatta NSW 2166, Australia

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+61 2 9726 2720
HoursMonday: 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM, 5:00 – 10:00 PM Tuesday: 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM, 5:00 – 10:00 PM Wednesday: 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM, 5:00 – 10:00 PM Thursday: 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM, 5:00 – 10:00 PM Friday: 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM, 5:00 – 10:00 PM Saturday: 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM, 5:00 – 10:00 PM Sunday: 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM, 5:00 – 10:00 PM

*Opening hours may differ during holidays.

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About Vinh Phat Chinese Seafood Restaurant

Climb the twenty steps for fast-paced, traditional yum cha where hot pushcarts circulate non-stop. Vinh Phat runs on sheer momentum, turning out bamboo steamers, crisp fried bites, and live-tank seafood for roughly thirty-five dollars a head. Locals gladly brave the sidewalk queues for comforting chicken feet and silky cheong fan stuffed with fried breadsticks and prawn. Peak visits come with an enforced 45-minute limit—designed to keep the dining room humming without breaking the flow of hot tea and fresh dim sum.

  • Circulating Cart Service: Wheeled carts regularly stop table-to-table with hot bamboo baskets and deep-fried dishes.
  • High-Turnover Pace: A strict 45-minute dining cap during peak rushes keeps lines moving fast.
  • Specialty Cheong Fan: Signature rice noodle rolls wrapped around crisp dough and prawn filling stand out among classic Cantonese staples.
  • Affordable Feasts: Abundant dim sum spreads typically land around $35 a head.
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Why Dine at Vinh Phat

Why Cabramatta locals and Sydney yum cha enthusiasts consistently choose Vinh Phat

  • Active Push-Trolley Service

    Classic dim sum push carts circulate continuously throughout the dining floor, serving steaming hot dumplings and specialties right to the table upon arrival.

    We were seated and food trolleys full of amazing food were very quickly upon us.

    Jojo Fifilaou

  • Generous Dining Value

    High quality dishes paired with accessible per-head rates ensure guests enjoy a complete, abundant dim sum feast at a fraction of typical metropolitan prices.

    We always end up ordering so much food, getting ridiculously full and it’s usually only around $35 a head, which is amazing value.

    Tracey Waters

  • Fast Queue Turnover

    Enforcing a 45-minute seating cap during peak weekend and lunchtime hours maintains steady momentum so long queues move swiftly.

    Since yum cha is restricted at 45min, hence the queue is quite fast.

    Lynne Ting

  • Multilingual Floor Service

    Multilingual servers smoothly transition between Cantonese, Vietnamese, and English, making order requests effortless across diverse local communities.

    Speaking Cantonese or Vietnamese is ideal but the servers do speak English which is great.

    Wilson Truong

  • Authentic Heritage Profiles

    Traditional culinary craft delivers authentic Cantonese flavors reminiscent of classic Hong Kong dim sum heritage.

    closest you'll get to the tastes of authentic Hong Kong dim sums

    Nitro Cars

  • Signature House Delicacies

    Crowd-favorite house specialties—like fried dough sticks stuffed with prawn wrapped in silky cheong fan—offer distinct textures exclusive to the venue.

    Century egg congee and Rice roll with youtiao and prawn were the highlight!

    Lauren J

Signature dim sum favorites delivered fresh from the circulating trolleys

  • chicken feet

    i love the yum cha especially the chicken feet, deep fried prawn dumpling, and ultimately the rice noodle with fried dough and prawn!

    Adeline

  • prawn-stuffed fried breadstick cheong fan

    The special dish here is the cheong fan with the filling of yau tew then prawn stick inside - NOT the regular cheong fan with prawns.

    Eva Saw

  • sui mai

    frequent food trolleys filled with a variety of scrumptious steamed and deep fried siu mai, chicken feet, hargow, dumplings and others.

    Nitro Cars

  • prawn dumplings

    Today I had the prawn dumplings which were excellent.

    Reuben

Other favorites

Dessert staples and comforting sides to round out your yum cha experience

  • mango pancakes

    The mango pancakes were a perfect way to finish.

    Reuben

  • century egg congee

    Century egg congee and Rice roll with youtiao and prawn were the highlight!

    Lauren J

  • egg tarts

    The mango pancake and egg tarts for dessert are a must.

    melzy phan

  • tofu puddings

    We had the standard dim sums like prawn dumplings, fried yams, chicken feet, fried radish cake, mango pancakes, tofu puddings and so on.

    zzz

Before you head over

Practical timing, turnover, and accessibility advice for dim sum at Vinh Phat

  • Arrive early to beat lines and secure choices

    Lines wrap down the stairs and around the block on peak mornings and weekends; arriving before 11am or visiting on a weekday ensures shorter wait times and the fullest selection of trolley dim sum.

  • Plan around the 45-minute dining cap

    During busy lunch periods, dining is capped at 45 minutes to keep the queue cycling quickly, so decide on dishes promptly as push carts circulate past your table.

  • Note the second-floor stair access

    The dining room is located on the second level and accessed via a 20-step staircase without wheelchair ramps or lifts, so plan ahead if traveling with mobility impairments.

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