Uncle Su is all that and dim sum!
Uncle Su is all that and dim sum!
What’s your idea of a traditional Christmas Day lunch? A hectic couple of hours in the kitchen, disorder around the table, and then a gargantuan pile of dirty dishes that will have you washing every single piece of crockery and pan in sight. There must be another way?
For those in the know, going out on everybody’s favourite day of the year for lunch with family and friends is a sure-fire winner. If you have an adventurous spirit and a palate that likes to wander the globe, The Star Gold Coast’s newly opened contemporary Chinese restaurant, Uncle Su, is the seamless choice for you and your close ones to celebrate Christmas Day lunch. Sit back as world-class Head Chef Song Yao Su and his team deliver a one-off taste experience: minus any overcooked ham and sickly-sweet Christmas Pudding!
On Christmas Day, Uncle Su is offering a buffet-style lunch for the ages. Priced at $148pp for Adults and $50 for Kids aged 5-14, no one will be left unsatisfied over the sumptuous serving of Chinese favourites. A Shrimp Seasonal Fruit Salad starts things off before diners are served up a Special Dim Sum Platter brimming with pastries and dumplings featuring crab and BBQ pork. A deliciously prepared Seafood Tom Yum Goon Soup precedes the onslaught of delectable main dishes for you to try, such as Sauteed King Prawns with Capsicum in Thai Sauce and Filet Mignon with King Mushrooms in Black Pepper Sauce. Dessert will conclude your feast, a delicious and light Coconut and Mango Mousse with Egg Custard Tart. Yum!
And don’t forget, if your New Year’s plans still haven’t written themselves (come on, folks. It’s not that far off now), Uncle Su still has a scattering of bookings left for the big night.
So once the big day is done and dusted, and you are left in that weird limbo stage between Christmas and NYE don’t be left frantically trying to organise your annual celebration.
The biggest night of the year at least deserves a beautiful meal — are we not right? Uncle Su is offering you the chance to share a tasty feast before you party it up with a first sitting option or a more extended second sitting where you can dine slowly and see in the new year. The first sitting from 5.30pm – 7.30pm offers the full a la carte menu for those who’d like to choose their delicacies for the evening. However if you’re looking to be greeted with a champagne on arrival and a more catered affair, arrive at 8pm to experience a 4-course banquet menu of sensational flavours, like Prawn and Pork Dumplings with Abalone, before the main courses of Steamed Toothfish Fillet with Baby Choy, Fried Rice with Minced Beef and Lettuce and Pan-Fried King Prawns in Spicy Sauce that’ll all knock your tastebuds sideways. Priced at $148pp, this is an adults only experience.
Rest assured, if you’re open to a mouth-watering and less Aussie traditional Christmas Day lunch, this is the option you have been waiting for. Or should you want to see in the New Year with delicious savours of Cantonese and Szechuan cuisine and a brilliant drinks list to match — Uncle Su has you well and truly covered for both.
Don’t delay; make your bookings here now.
Where: The Star Gold Coast, Casino Drive, Broadbeach
Words by Alex Mitcheson.
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Chinese gastronomy has long been a favourite of ours here in the lucky country ‑ in fact, it’s a firm favourite the world over! So, when a world-class Cantonese restaurant decides to open its doors in our fair city, you know it’s time to get excited. And likely reach for your stretchy pants, also.
Say hello to an exalted and elevated Chinese dining experience unlike any other on the Gold Coast – Uncle Su.
Pulsating, fun, and incorporating the spirit of family, Uncle Su offers diners an impressive execution of classic Cantonese cuisine, created with high quality local Australian ingredients and a coastal leaning.
Uncle Su is located where the previous Imperial at The Star Gold Coast once lived. The name is inspired by the respected term of Uncle in Chinese tradition; a name that represents the genuine Chinese family dining experience patrons will enjoy with an assortment of tempting signature dishes affectionately prepared by a brigade of talented chefs.
Leading this team is Executive Chef Song Yao Su who has over 35 years working in the world’s finest restaurants. With an impressive resume, Song learnt skilful techniques from one of Hong Kong’s most revered and decorated chefs, Pui Wing Hui, cooking alongside the master for over a decade, including an impressive tenure at Las Vegas’ invitation-only residences, The Mansions.
Song says, “I’m thrilled to open the doors to Uncle Su and extend my dining table to friends, new and old. I feel so fortunate to cook in this beautiful part of the world, with access to some of the best seafood and produce the country has to offer.”
At Uncle Su, the menu hinges on cultural heritage and family memories to curate a trove of taste bud-tingling Cantonese dishes, deftly infused with a signature Nouvelle style and new world flavours.
Live seafood is the real star of the show; guests are greeted by a spectacular display of fish tanks filled with locally sourced lobsters and crabs. Queensland groper, barramundi, abalone, and coral trout are also heroed throughout the menu. All are sourced under The Star’s evolving sustainable seafood strategy, aiming to provide a lessened environmental impact and support to local fisheries.
That’s not all, though. Diners can also look forward to Chef Song’s Peking Duck, marinated in a secret sauce for 24 hours before being roasted and cooked to utter perfection and then being served and carved at the table. The restaurant also features an alluring handmade Dim Sum menu, full of classic and loved dishes made to order – such as a Char Siu Bao, a fluffy steamed bun bursting with delicious Chinese BBQ pork, or Siu Mai made with Australian pork and prawn meat and topped with Australian abalone. A drool-inducing lineup if ever we saw one!
As well as a comprehensive and encompassing selection of drinks, tea is an integral part of the Uncle Su experience. An in-house tea connoisseur is on hand to guide those interested through the wide-ranging menu and provide insight into tea’s deep history, customs, and flavours.
The space has been designed by award-winning local architecture and interior design practice, Plus Architecture, and will highlight design cues from respected Chinese tradition with elements taken from the quintessential energy of the Gold Coast. You can expect oriental design components, bespoke handcrafted oversized lanterns, and attractive koi fish motifs, all bathed in a strong wave of red, gold, cool ocean blue, and jade green. Amongst the delicious flavours, diners will experience a venue of vibrant and energetic measures!
When: Wednesday to Sunday Lunch 12pm – 2.15pm and Dinner 5.30pm – 9.45pm
Where: Ground level, The Star Gold Coast, Casino Drive, Broadbeach
Words by Alex Mitcheson.
