I’d only been to Tang Dynasty on the Kingston Foreshore once when it first opened a few years ago. After seeing a 50% discount on The Fork app, I booked in (a couple of times) with some friends.

Peking duck pancakes ($12.50 for a serve of two) come filled with large meaty slices of duck, cucumber, spring onion and hoisin sauce. I’m actually really happy with the juicy large serving of meat.

Tang Dynasty Kingston Foreshore duck pancakes

The pork wontons in chilli sauce (price unknown) are plump and have a nice mild kick to them, but aren’t overly spicy unless you eat a whole heap of chilli seeds.

Tang Dynasty Kingston Foreshore chilli wontons

The deep fried salt and pepper jumbo king prawns ($24.90) is my favourite dish. The prawns really are jumbo size, and the seasoning is a perfect blend of salt, pepper, dry cut chilli and garlic. So moreish. We ordered this every time and it never disappoints. You’ll see in the background of the photo below, the special fried rice and the stir fried noodles with pork. They didn’t make an impression and honestly I’ve had better versions elsewhere.

Tang Dynasty Kingston Foreshore salt pepper king prawns

The salt and pepper calamari ($23.90) has the same seasoning, but we found it became a little bland after a few mouthfuls. I prefer the juicier jumbo king prawns to the calamari.

Tang Dynasty Kingston Foreshore squid

The wasabi wagyu beef cubes ($38.90) are delicious – thick square tender chunks and smothered in a wasabi-mix sauce. There isn’t too much of a wasabi hit – it’s actually very subtle. It’s not a large portion but is a high quality melt-in-your-mouth cut of beef and I could easily have finished it off all by myself.

Tang Dynasty Kingston Foreshore wasabi beef

The mixed seafood with vegetables (price unknown) comes on a sizzling plate with prawns, fish, scallops, squid, mushrooms, carrot and snow peas tossed through lots of garlic. It smells amazing and this is another dish where I can really have the entire thing to myself. Juicy seafood and vegetables cooked in a way so that it still has some crunch.

Tang Dynasty Kingston Foreshore ocean perch

The Shantung lamb ($33.90) has a bit of crispness but soon turns soft from the sauce. I enjoy this – there’s a lot of meat provided (a few bones too), and lots of flavour.

Tang Dynasty Kingston Foreshore shantung lamb

The chicken and vegetables (price unknown) is nice but doesn’t have the punchy flavour of the other dishes. However, it’s still a decent dish.

Tang Dynasty Kingston Foreshore chicken vegetables

For dessert, I tried the ‘Swan Lover’ (price unknown). The menu only states it’s made of sweet potato pastry puff with ice cream. The pastry is super thin and crispy, and the inside is filled with taro paste. It’s served warm with a scoop of ice cream on the side. I love taro so this is an enjoyable dessert for me, but not for others.

Tang Dynasty Kingston Foreshore swan lover

I recommend the salt and pepper jumbo king prawns and the wasabi beef cubes. Prices are on the expensive side – you’re paying for the table cloths, linen napkins and location on the Kingston Foreshore. So the half price deal was great to try out the menu. Service is friendly but it’s difficult getting a recommendation on what’s good, as they say everything is good!

Tang Dynasty
33 Eastlake Parade (water front), Kingston Foreshore, Canberra ACT

Opening hours:
Monday, Wednesday-Friday: 12.00 – 2.30pm, 6.00 – 9.30pm
Saturday and Sunday: 11.30 – 3.00pm, 6.00 – 9.30pm

Note: I’ve decided not to do any scoring as it was a half price deal.

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