Sun Wah By the Bay Mordialloc - Bayside Modern Chinese Asian Cantonese-European Fusion Cuisine Melbourne

Sun Wah is located in the bayside suburb of Mordialloc where it breaks the traditions of Asian Cuisine, adopting local and European influences to create an innovative dining experience with a modern cantonese fusion menu.It is always about the food, sometimes spicy, sour or sweet, but always inviting. There will always be something new for you to sample and there is no reason not to stop by and indulge in our innovative specials.This is Sun Wah.

Celebrate the year of the Dragon January 27th and 28th.

Chinese New Year celebrations are all wrapped up at Sun Wah.

with Lion Dance, Live Entertainment, Karaoke, Games, Horoscopes

Sun Wah will be transformed into a china color lite night with china lanterns and

umbrellas and decorated with cherry blossoms.

ABOUT US

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Locating only footsteps away from Mordialloc Bay,

Sun Wah is one of Baysides hidden gems.

Bringing the tastes of Hong Kong to Melbourne, incorporating both European and Chinese cuisine, Sun Wah features traditional chinese lanterns, timber beams, beautifully decorative chinese art, private function area and an elegant bar.

The atmosphere is relaxed yet with an unique fine dining experience where every aspect of the food and the wine list compliments each other.

Restauranteurs, Albert & Rowena who have a proven record of expertise in Asian Cuisine, is passionate devotees to both Western and Chinese cuisine and the Sun Wah kitchen is an operational masterstroke incorporating East and West food preparation traditions

Sous Chef Rowena describes the Sun Wah restaurant menu; 'Our menu is based on strong classic Cantonese traditions with European fusion techniques, but the food is uniquely Sun Wah. We believe we are pioneering a new wave of inspired Asian Fusion food here in Melbourne and it's really exciting.'

Rowena's personal favourites from the menu are the Ginger Pear Scallops with golden pearl sago served with crispy pork belly and chilli jam. She also recommends the Schuian Spiced Duck and the Chocolate Won Tons.

Sun Wah has designed a delicious and accessible Chinese dim sum selection that will ensure Sun Wah becomes a favourite stop for dumpling devotees for dinner. While sommelier Clifford has compiled a thrilling and thoughtful wine list. Clifford sums up his wine selection as: 'Creating a good balance of regional and varietal wines that compliments the food at

Sun Wah.'

Sun Wah is open 6 nights a week, closed Tuesdays.

MENUS

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MENUsample from our menuSOMETHING SMALL TO STARTginger pear scallops w. crispy pork bellysteamed crab dumplings w. salmon roeDIY pork roll ups w. herb salad & hoi sinsoft shell crab w. wasabi mayannoise chilli firecracker prawnspoached seafood chilli dumplingssweet crackling pork belly w. pickle saladpeking duck crepessteamed prawn dumplings BIT MORE SUBSTANTIALtasmanian ocean trout w. garlic & chilli schuian spiced duck w. seared scallopscrispy softshell crab w. mango herb salad korabuta pork belly caramelised w. chilli caramel eyefillet beef grass fed w. terriyaki jus stuffed chicken w. minced prawns fire spices beefchilli deep of the sea w. snowpeas bbq trio of boar w. pickle herb saldSOMETHING SWEETchocolate won tonshoneycrunch icecream w. salted honeycomb deconstructed pineapple lamington w. passionfruit jam raspberry chocolate puddingfive spice sticky date pudding

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CHINESENEWYEAR
Celebrate Chinese New Year - YEAR OF THE DRAGON 2012with Lion Dance, Live Entertainment, Karaoke, Games, Horoscopes A special 8 Course Set Menu with Seppelt Sparkling, Succulent seafood, Special new year and Signature dishes and heaps more! Sun Wah will be transformed into a china color lite night with china lanterns and umbrellas and decorated with cherry blossoms.

Chinese New YearYear of the Dragon January 27th and 28th 2012The biggest event on ourCalendar with heaps of fun!!Celebrate 2012 in style with good fortune and prosperityat Sun WahChinese NY MenuBook now..

CHEF'S MENU
StartersAmuseGinger Pear Seared Scallops with crispy pork belly, golden pearl sago, ginger pear puree & chilli jam 08 Te Mata Cape Crest Sauvignon Blanc, Hawkes Bay, NZ Soft Shell Crab withgreen salad drizzled with wasabi mayonnaise08 Mitchell Watervake Riesling, Clare Valley, SA Steamed Crab Dumplings with yarra valleysalmon caviar and a clear consomme09 Pipers Brook Estate Pinot Gris, Pipers Brook, TAS
Chef's Degustation MenuExperience the essence of Sun Wah showcasing our Chefs Choice Signature Dishes with a 8 Course Degustation Menu The concept is designed to encourage you to sample a wider variety of our signature served individually plated and as shared dishes creating a truly tasting experience with matching winesExperience Cantonese fusion cuisine at its finest. Sun Wah takes a little flavour from Hong Kong and a little from Europe to create artful and delicious dishes. They’re as much a feast for your eyes as they are for your palate.

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MainsTerriyaki Black Angus Eye Fillet Beef with Eggplant, Snowpeas, Green Beans & Lotus Root 06 Plantagenet Cabernet Sauvignon, Great Southern, WA Schuian Spiced Duck with Hervey Bay Seared Scallops, sugar snaps, babycorn and dried chillis07 Shaw & Smith Shiraz, Adelaide Hills, SA Stuffed Chicken with Minced Prawns & sesame topped with our Sweet Mandarin Jus06 Mitchell Semillon, Clare Valley, SA Your choice of Rice
Something SweetDessert Tasting Plate to Share ofDeconstructed Pinapple LamingtonsChocolate Won Tons Steamd Sweet Custard BunsMini Tonka Bean Sticky CakeTaro Ice-cream & Orange Passionfriuit SorbetFollwed by coffee or tea and Petit Fours$80 per person without wine$118 per person with wine

PEKING DUCK

try our famous peking duck

Deep, rich, golden-brown, crispy whisper-thin slivers of succulent duck skin with just a hint of savoury flesh attached, wrapped up in perfectly steamed chinese pancakes, lifted by the texture of cucumber, pickles and spring onions and held together by the sweetness of Hoi Sin sauce. Watch our dedicated staff silver serve this famous delicacy.

A work of art! Why our version?

We only cook our peking ducks to order. Therefore ensuring our ducks are succulent and crispy everytime. It is ready to serve half an hour after your booking arrival time.

Just a few hours notice is required.

Book for this delicate dish now.

GALLERY

crab dumpling

salmon skewers

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Chilli Chocolate Tart

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DESSERT PLATE

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Food GalleryImages from Sun WahPlease be aware that the food images displayed on our website may not reflect the current dishes available on our menu

NEWS
News Celebrate Chinese New Year - YEAR OF THE DRAGON 2012Chinese New Year Celebrations with Lion Dance, Live Entertainment, Karaoke, Games, Horoscopes & more. Friday January 27th & Saturday January 28th A special 8 Course Set Menu with Seppelt Sparkling, Succulent seafood, Special new year and Signature dishes and heaps more! Sun Wah will be transformed into a china color lite night with china lanterns and umbrellas and decorated with cherry blossoms. Hurry Book now - limited placesCelebrate the countdown to 2012. New Year's Eve celebrations are all wrapped up at Sun Wah.This year's theme is DUCKLING with special menus created to suit the occasion.Sun Wah will be transformed into a china color lite night with china lanterns and umbrellas and decorated with cherry blossoms. See our sample special set menus.Celebrate your Christmas and End of Year Functions at Sun WahLet us help you make your end of year and christmas events shine brighter.We have menus for cocktails parties to formal dinners and can tailor events from 10 to 80 guests. We have options from Sharing Menus, 3 Course Plated Menus to our Degustation Menu offerings.Sun Wah can be transformed into a china color lite night with china lanterns and umbrellas and decorated with cherry blossoms. Ask us how we can organise your event. Also Celebrate the Countdown to 2012 with our New Year's Eve Menus. Ask us for details.Head to the bayside for dinner and experience Cantonese fusion cuisine at its finest. Download our christmas function menusNovember is Duck Degustation Month Following the Success of our Degustation Menu, Sun Wah is now creating a 6 and 8 course DUCK degustation for the month of November with matching wines on the evening. This is tailor-made for serious diners who appeciate the best we have to offer or for people just looking for a great night out. Head to the bayside for dinner and experience Cantonese fusion cuisine at its finest. Download the duck degustation menu hereBook your place now and select the duck degustation promotion!All aboard Sun Wah's October culinary journeyOctober is Bun Season In Chinese culture, the number ‘8’ is lucky. Hey, it’s an innocent kind of lucky! Your inner Yings and Yangs will be in harmony indugling in our 8 variety of buns on offer.ALL ABOARD OUR CULINARY JOURNEY FOR FATHERS DAY YUMC CHA BRUNCH OR ADVENTROUS SET DINNER MENU Treat DAD to our Yum Cha BRUNCH Set Lunch or Specially Created Set Dinner MenuGet Lost in CHINA where Sun Wah will be transformed into colourful lit china nite, complete with glowing lanterns, cherry blossoms and china umbrellas. We embark on an adventurous, culinary voyage with our yum cha BRUNCH set lunch menu or our special designed set menu dinner . Limited places!Book Now for lunch or dinner!!UPCOMING EVENTS: SUNWAH'S CHINA CULINARY TRAILAll aboard Sun Wah's China Trail starting Friday 1 July! We embark on an adventurous, culinary voyage beginning in the city of Sichuian and visitng a different city each month. July’s China Trail takes us to Sichuan. Click here for details.WINTER SPECIALSWe have launched our winter blackboard specials. Click here for a copy of our specials menu. Warm up this winter and book a table now.NEW SEASONS MENUWith all the parties and Chinese New Year season over, we have been ableto start creating our new seasons menuTRY OUR NEW SEASONS MENU - BOOK NOW 2011 Chinese New Year CelebrationsLimited Places remain for our Chinese New Year Celebrations on February 4th and 5th. With 20% of profits to be donated to the QLD Flood relief appeal. Book now and help us support this worthy cause.Book a table now!Author: Cliff2010 Christmas/New Year DiningDuring December, Sun Wah will be serving special XMAS set menus for your end of year parties for both private and corporate . Please see our specially created set menu options. This year get lost in China for New Year's Eve. Sun Wah will be magically transformed into a colorfully lit China night, complete with glowing lanterns, cherry blossoms and maybe even a dragon. With karaoke, special created set menus. only the bold will venture into the forbidden city, so put down your chopsticks and crack a fortune cookie to see what your future holds! Book a table now!Author: CliffIt's Party TimeWednesday 10th November 2010Whether you're hosting a christmas function, a corporate meeting or a private gathering, cocktail functions provide a stylish and casual atmosphere for entertaining both small and large groups. We can help set the scene with our cocktail function or catering packages. Whether you prefer light finger food or something a little more substantial our innovative menus are versatile and varied; allowing you the freedom to mix and match your favourite items. Contact us to let us tailor a package for your event. Author: CliffSun Wah ger-dee up - makes headlines!Monday 25th October 2010Sun Wah Group V; our catering and events division is going to Flemington for the Spring Carnival. We are catering for some 2000 corporate guests on trackside and and some of birdcage enclosures. If you are going to be a guest give us a halo and maybe you get some VIP treatment!!! PRSpring Menu!Monday 4th October 2010We have just launched our Spring Menu. Try our spring offerings like steamed crab dumplings with salmon caviar in a clear consomme, Crispy Pork Belly with a pickle white carrot salad dressed in a sweet sauce or Chilli Caramel Grilled Barramundi Fillets. Or Try our signature dishes with our degustation menu. Book now. Fathers DayMonday 16th August 2010Join us for Fathers Day Lunch or Dinner and treat your DAD like a KING with our degustation menus or our a la carte menus. Book Now. Limited placed left. Author: AaronWinter Menu!Tues 22nd Junel 2010We have launched our Winter Menu. Try our winter offerings like Trio of Pork, Ginger Pear Seared Scallops with Pork Belly and Chilli Jam, Schuian Spiced Duck with seared scallops, Steamed Barramundi Fillets in a spicy broth and Jasmine Tea Crème Brule served with Spiced Lychees. Author: CliffMothers DayTues 20th April 2010Treat your mother like a queen this mothers Day at Sun Wah for a MOTHERS DAY LUNCH OR DINNER. Select from our new innovative menu offerings and enjoy a complimentary glass of sparkling on arrival. Book now limited places left!!Food and Wine Festival!Tues 2nd March 2010Join us for the Mordialloc By Bay Food & Wine Festival on March 14th. Come and enjoy our dishes we have on offer along with our international and local wine and beer offerings. Also check out our cooking demonstrationsWhat a success!Mon 22nd February 2010Chinese New Year was our biggest event at Sun Wah with tables booked out well in advance this year. The celebration of the 2 days was a big success with many of our patrons saying it was the best ever celebration we have produced to date. Check out the new year photos here and note down next years event February 4th 2011. Cant wait till then you still can get some of our new year dishes with our tiger deals.

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WINE WineThe selection of wine at Sun Wah maintains the same element of care, selection and focus that all our products attain. The Wine List at Sun Wah offers exceptional choice. Featuring wines that are selected to complement the food, your mood and the moment.We live in a diverse wine society and our wines reflect this with focus on awarding winning wines focusing on Australian and New Zealand labels. Included of some of Australia’s finest wines: Shaw & Smith, Leeuwin Estate, Cullen, Plantagenet, Barossa Babe, Mitchell, Clover HillSelect matching wines with our chef's degustation menu

FUNCTIONS
Sun Wah is nestled across the Mordialloc Creek and only footsteps from the beach & surrounded by glorious parks. It is however our team of customer focused staff that truly make Sun Wah a great place for your function or private dining party. Together with our event staff we will work with you to create the perfect menu selection to meet your individual needs and budget.

Sun Wah welcomes special functions for up to 80 guests. Our private dining room is also available which can accomodate up to 14 guests.Corporate Gatherings, intimate dinners, beautiful weddings and happy birthdays all become very special events with Sun Wah's innovative food and friendly service. We will ensure the ambience, design of the room, the menu & wine selection perfectly complement each other to suit your requirements. Our Past catering experience include Melbourne Town Hall, GP, Melbourne Cup & other major events. Request our function and wedding packages for more information or check out Sun Wah Group V; our Functions, Catering & Events division. Click here for Sun Wah Group V.

REVIEWS
TESTIMONIALSJust some comments from our guests I haven't tasted Calamari so good in a long timeCan't say enough about the specials. You outdo the othersYour seafood is so fresh, the best in the areaWe know we can come here week after week and know we are getting qualityThis is our first experience here & you have made us feel more than welcome The food here is truly a delightRowena & her team make full use of the fresh Local produceYou have the seafood touch just simply the best in asian cuisineWhat a wondering surprise to find such a great selection of dishesMusic, atmosphere & food. You have the winning combinationGreat food & service. I will be back oftenWe have both enjoyed many meals at Sun Wah. Thank you

DINING OUT PRESS REVIEW The taste-tempting Sun Wah Once in a while, along comes a gem of a restaurant worthy of superlatives, and memories of it deserve to be stored in the recesses of your mind for future retrieval. One such gem is the Sun Wah Chinese Restaurant in Mordialloc with three decades of history. It claims to be the first restaurant to serve foreign cuisine in that area Rowena, our friendly hostess for the evening, told us it was her father-in-law who opened the restaurant at a time when customers, relative strangers to the takeaway concept, brought their own utensils such as pots and pans to buy the food in. Perhaps the older generation of residents may still remember this. Even some anglers brought their meagre catches to the restaurant for the chef to cook it to their liking. There was the initial nervous response from customer brought up on the meat/fish and three veg diet but the oriental cuisine quickly caught on and the restaurant has been quite successful since that time even now, Rowena revealed. I am not surprised, The dishes are innovative and not your run-of-the-mill Chinese fare. Although the die-hards can still have their dim sims and wonton soup, there is more on offer. A quick glance at the menu revealed some tantalizing dishes like ginger scallops and barbequed pork spare ribs in the entrée selection and crystal garlic prawns and stir-fried blue crab in the mains. Vegetarians, too, need not forego the opportunity of dining here, because they are well catered for. Rowena is the restaurant manager while husband Albert is head-chef exclusively incharge of the kitchen, an area which be took from his father who is enjoying much deserved retirement. The restaurant, nestling among shops in the corner of Nepean Hwy and Beach Rd, is quite spacious with a seating capacity of about 100. Traditional Chinese lanterns abound in Sun Wah which has an air of sophistication about it. Banquet - Being unable to make a decision about what to have, we settled for Rowenas suggestion of one of the banquets. The procession began with a fantastic seafood soup, So light & delicious, it was filled with crabmeat to boot and the best (no exaggeration) I have had in any Chinese eatery. Sounds of approval emanated from opposite me, too. Next came the butterfly prawn (crumbed and deep fried) and a pair of chicken and steak satays accompanies by sweet & sour sauce. The chicken has a kick to it and deserves same accolades as the soup. I warned you that this was a restaurant with great food. The satays were followed by chicken breast roll with prawns. Something unusual in such cuisine, tender chicken was wrapped around whole prawns, fried and served with oyster sauce. Simply scrumptious. This meal was served in stages so it last all evening, allowing for friendly repartee in between perfect for group dining. From the sea came the seafood birds nest a nest of fried potato strips brimming with seafood, champignons and stir-fried mixed veggies. An all-time favourite of mine, I was thrilled with it. A dish of combination pineapple fried rice made its appearance. It was the usual Chinese fried rice and prawns, chicken and pork but a bit more exotic with the addition of pineapple pieces. Nice touch. At this stage, it was virtually impossible to go on, but we soldiered on with the last offering of sizzling Mongolian steak flavoursome strips of beef with shallots served on a sizzling platter. Dessert was definitely out of the question. Rather strange for someone who usually considers dessert as the main meal. But there you go, you cant always win. SHAMALA RODRIGO
DINE OUT PRESS REVIEW Steamed up with Delight Patrons of the Sun Wah Chinese Restaurant over the past 30 years will have noticed subtle changes to the very subtle changes to the very popular Cantonese cuisine. Manager Rowena said the restaurant has introduced a more heathly eating style in recent years. We do a lot of steamed dishes. We try to be more healthy. I think today people are looking for this, she said when I dined last week. A testimony to this is the very popular banquet style festive dish steam boat. Popular with last groups. The dish (which must be preordered) involved platters of raw & marinated ingredients being brought to the table and cooked to your liking on stove and pot on your table. This dish offers patrons the option of selecting their preferred ingredients from the variety on offer of king prawns, scallops, fish, calamari, muscle, chicken, beef, dumplings, meat balls, oysters and the seasonal vegetables. Steam boat is great for winter. Also its fun & healthy. When dining at the restaurant we were treated to the entrée of the new menu. They were fresh steamed scallops & oysters served in their shells and topped with a sauce of your choice. We opted for the homemade spicy & ginger sauce. Rowena said all the served in Sun Wah were all made on the premises. For our main course we had stuffed chicken with mandarin sauce a sweet dish of cooked chicken breast topped with minced prawns coated in sesame seeds and deep fried. It was covered in a rich mandarin sauce. The seafood basket which followed included a variety of fresh seafood tossed in a light sauce with seasonal vegetables and served in a edible birds nest. We tried the sizzling Mongolian beef which was served in a rich tasty sauce. The menu offered many other classic Cantonese dishes to suit a variety of tastes like peking duck & steamed whole fish. But the best selection is what is on offer on the Blackboard specials. Sun Wah is definitely not to be missed for any occasion and bookings are recommended.SALLY BIRD

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Open 6pm to late

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Tel: +61 3 9580 4376 or book online with instant confirmation

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Location:

229 Beach Road,

Mordialloc, VIC Australia 3195

(cnr of beach road & main street, next door to Mordy Surf)

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20% of profits from this year's event will be donated to the QLD Flood Relief Appeal. Book a table now for this worthwhile cause. Limited Places left!!

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