Noble Palace
Editorial
There is a strange pretence surrounding seafood restaurants in Canberra. On the outside they appear to be calm, serene corner store dives not frequented by many. Inside, however, they reveal a whole world of sophisticated, modern chic where diners can enjoy good quality produce sourced locally. Fittingly, at Noble Palace a spacious tiered dining arena with kingly embellishments (notably extravagant chandeliers) welcomes eaters from far and wide.
Revellers come to feast on fresh lobster, barramundi and crab of all varieties, while coral trout and blue eyed cod also stand as favourites on the menu. If one is not indulging in Yum Cha or a royal banquet, all seafood comes at market price, which is more often than not incredibly reasonable. Yet despair not land-lovers, Noble Palace also delivers great Chinese staples. With a wealth of selections like hotpots, roast duck, Szechuan beef and Shantung chicken, the Palace certainly serves up a feast. But don’t expect just to be let in; to Noble Palace you must be cordially invited. Or so it seems. Upon arrival the queues to the Palace seem endless and I’m almost certain that there were as many people eating as there were those who lined up and got turned away. Of course this may have just been due to a renewed appeal in weekend Yum Cha, but with the finest selection of fresh seafood who could pass up such a palatial opportunity?
Nick Hadland, December 2009
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John
May 26, 2008
This is my favourite Yum Cha restaurant in Canberra, always fast to serve you (once you get in that is) and good quality dumplings. I especially like the deep fried Lobster Dumplings, made from real chunks of lobster. The other Yum Chas I used to go to never had that dish.
Kristy
September 11, 2008
YUMYUM! Definitely have to go there and try the lobster hot pot with vermicelli or the mud crab with ginger and shallot with a noodle base... mmmmmm
nette2412
March 25, 2009
Superlative ! Noble Palace is THE best Chinese restaurant in Canberra by a country mile. The food was to die for and it wasn't your run of the mill menu as in most other Chinese restaurants. Each dish had a different twist and was presented beautifully. The waiters were very attentive and helpful. We will definitely be coming back to try out all the other dishes.
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