Dinner at a great Chinese restaurant in Canberra
I wanted to thank some friends for something they did for me last year so I thought a dinner out at one of Canberra’s Chinese restaurants would be ideal…it was!
Since its opening in 1992, the Chairman & Yip has become one of Canberra’s longest standing and highly regarded restaurants. A couple of years ago it moved from the centre of the city to a suburb just out of the city. I last time I dined at its previous location was in 2015 and really enjoyed the cuisine. I am not sure why it moved but for parking reasons I am glad it did. The city is so hard to get a park without paying enormous fees.
The new restaurant’s interior is dimly lit with lots of black gloss with dark red drapes and chairs – all I think adds to its ambience and the middle section of the restaurant hosting a whiskey bar with lounges and all sorts of whiskeys from around the world.And tables are very nicely presented…
We ordered a couple of dishes to start; the Sichuan style crispy chicken with barley and caramelised onion and salt and pepper tofu and we also shared a bottle of white wine. I did like the serving bowls the dishes arrived in!
We also ordered the roast duck and mushroom pancake and a mushroom vegetarian pancake for me. These were put together at the table by our waiter so whilst it doesn’t look that great in my photo both were delicious. I also borrowed a photo to show what they look like inside.

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Another dish ordered was the fish of the day (can’t remember what it was) but my friends said it was very healthy and tasty and finally the sweet and spicy eggplant which came with sesame, shallots and fried peanuts. I think the eggplant dish was the most delicious and it looked pretty colourful and appetising when it arrived.

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A really nice evening and an excellent way for me to thank friends for being so generous.
I think the Cantonese can cook fish like no others, it’ s nice your friends are opened to these flavors and get a chance to taste it at your dinner event. I would have loved to taste that pancake, the mixture sounds and looks delicious!
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The eggplant looks pretty wonderful.
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I like the attractive serving dishes Sue, looks a very nice restaurant to entertain friends. Hope you have a good weekend!
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I sure love the places you go to!!! Yum.
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Good, well-established restaurants with consistent quality are hard to find these days! Hold on to it 😉
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I agree. Gosh I love eggplant cooked the Chinese way.
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Wish you were there to taste it all Sophie.
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Hi Marion. Thank you. Yes had great weekend in Sydney. My next post will be about that visit. Hope you did too. Just about to read another post of yours about Wedgwood. Looking forward to it.
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Thank you so much.
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Thank you. I feel very lucky to go to so many different places and restaurants.
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Thanks J.
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What a fabulous dinner, Sue! I love Every dish you have here. Beautiful presentation! 💖
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Thanks very much Amy.
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I went years ago and it was a very good dinner. I wasn’t aware they’d moved though.
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