Chilli & Spicy Restaurant - Haymarket

This is a restaurant with two faces. The food clearly is extraordinary. If you like the spicy style of Chinese, this is a must. Excellent range of different dishes.The other side is the appallingly bad service. Wine that never arrives, drink bottles without a glas - I am still waiting for my beet... One cannot blame the students who work there, they simply do what they can but are completely overwhelmed when the restaurant is busy. The management is clearly trying to save money when it comes to service. This is a real pity, because this could be a hidden gem in Chinatown. So, Chilli and Spicy lift your game. Then you will be perfect.

Ask for a beef dish to be very mild. It was very and took forever to get. The chicken dish was to be only one chili, but was also too hot. Very dissatisfied with our experience.

This restaurant is the breakfast option when staying at Breakfree on George. They do not cater for gluten free at all, nor could they care. The hot food is in a bain marie and luke warm, except on our second morning when the power had been off for hours. I thought the boiled eggs would be a safe option, but got a serious stomach upset from them. Seating felt unclean and floor was the same. Only seemed to be one lot of salt and pepper shakers for everyone to share ... staff didn't seem to understand any question. My suggestion - eat out!

Located inside the Break Free Hotel on George Street, the ambiance is not that great. The vinyl seat covers were ripped which wasn't a great look. The service wasn't outstanding. Every other table had a pot of tea delivered to the table except mine, so I requested a pot that was left sitting on the bench by the staff and it was delivered to me cold. None of this mattered greatly but the thing that was slightly annoying was that half their menu was unavailable on the night I attended. I choose three other menu items that I would have had in preference to my final choice only to be told they weren't available. The one redeeming feature is the food, which is good. The chilli beef and broccoli had great clean flavour and was very good. Excellent value too at $20 and the serve was large enough for two people.

What a delightful surprise, this food was some of the BEST chinese food we have had in a long time. Both dishes we ordered were delicious, just enough spice for us (we ordered medium spice) a vegetarian dish, beans, eggplant and chillli and a double cooked pork with tofu and chilli, both sensational. A great end to a fabulous day in Sydney sightseeing.