Silks

Fine dining Chinese — who would have thought! Loved how the seating is arranged in this restaurant — it’s very spread out which is what we loved. Made it feel more intimate, as most restaurants you’re pretty much sitting next to people you don’t know.
Now the food! Everything was delicious from the surprise octopus starter we received — which was tasty. The Peking duck was amazing which came with duck consommé.
Mains we ordered crispy twice cooked pork belly, black Angus striploin, crispy chicken and spiced honey cake for dessert.
Think we ordered too much food for the two of us, maybe next time we’ll try something different — it’s an expensive place but lucky we used our entertainment book.

The duck pancakes or sooo good there. the restaurant is tastefully decorated with light neutral colors along with golden tones and dark furniture and reflects a classy décor with beautiful gigantic Asian pots in the center of the main room. All the food we’ve tried was very nice. But I must admit the food doesn’t justify the prices in my opinion. Because 38 dollars for a fried rice is a little steep, and when you go for a relatively simple dish (simple basic ingredients that is) a chicken with honey lemon sauce you don’t expect to fork out another 38 dollars… Even if the dim sum is made in house, I still struggle with the prices. Then again this is my own opinion and I probably think this way because I’m not made out of money… But if you are comfortable with the price list, this place is very nice. The dessert we shared was the sesame pudding with coconut gel, black sesame mousse, coconut crunch and caramelized banana ice cream… Wow that dessert was quite beautiful and ended the meal on a good note. We had a great experience, but doubt we’ll be back again (purely just because it’s a bit out of our comfort zone)

I don’t usually go for «finer» dining Chinese, simply because it can be such a let down. BUT as always I am surprised and proven wrong. Silks Restaurant Perth showed me what fine dining Chinese is — quality produce, balance of texture and flavours and all with a touch of elegance and an environment to make you feel like you are the Emperor or Empress of some Dynasty from long ago.
The entrance itself to Silks is lovely — lantern-​like lighting pave your way to a wooden door and your eye catches on hanging lantern lights before you turn to face the restaurant, where you are greeted by porcelain, hand-​painted vases and lounges.
There are a wide range of teas available at Silks. I ordered the old tree pu’er tea as it aids with digestion and is known as the «slimming tea». It also has other health benefits such as improving eye-​sight, lowering blood pressure and is anti-​aging. Mum on the other hand ordered a more flowery tea — Chrysanthemum flower tea, which has a very floral aroma and taste, a contrast to my dark, slightly bitter but smooth pu’er.
Apart from the tea I grabbed myself a white wine; Dalrymple Estate Chardonnay from Pipers River in Tasmania and mum got the mocktail — Bamboo Garden (Sugar cane, lemongrass and lime juice).
peking duck with a side of daikon soup. The peking duck had crispy skin and tender meat smothered with a sticky delicious sweet bean sauce blanketed in a thin pancake. The sweetness and stickiness of the sauce was cut nicely through by the delicious daikon soup.
the crab blue manna crab in a hot and spicy soup. The soup was tangy, hot and had a nice spice kick. There were generous chunks of crab with a spoon sized crab meat floating in the centre of the soup, lots of finely diced mushrooms (shitake, enoki) chinese fungus (king oyster fungus?) and bamboo shoots. Despite the slightly thick texture of the soup I really enjoyed it.
Szechuan Lamb Rack with Chilli and Cumin. The lamb was lean, juicy, tender and beautifully pink. Although it looked like it would be spicy with all the red colours of the szechuan and chilli, it wasn’t too bad at all. It was so fragrant thanks to the szechuan peppers. The dish had a nice kick and the cumin added a dimension to the flavours. Love it.
Honey lime glazed crispy king prawns in a birds nest. It was a nice golden colour with juicy king prawns. However, this dish for me was a bit of a let down. The prawns themselves were delicious but the sticky honey lime skin was too much and was too much like the $ 15 hawkers typical non-​Chinese honey/​lemon prawns. I thought it would have been better if they just fried it with golden century egg, chilli and shallot.
WA lobster with minced garlic and butter. The lobster was juicy, tender and perfectly cooked and drizzled with garlic and butter. It was divine and a dish made for an Empress/​Emperor.
The dessert was the best twist on mango pudding. It is no regular Chinatown mango pudding. It consisted of this silky, mango Crème with Lime Streusel, diced mangoes, Coconut and Lime Sorbet, and crushed biscuits. It was creamy, silky, mango-​y with the coconut and lime sorbet gelling it all together. Despite filling so full, I wanted another one!
Silks Restaurant is a lovely fine dining venue, offering delicious modern Chinese dishes that is truly above the rest. It has a lovely ambiance. It’s opulent, elegant and definitely luxurious. It’s one for special occasions and celebrations. The service is attentive non-​imposing, and yet can be slightly abrupt and short.
One to check out! Plus it’s in the entertainment book for up to $ 50 off

The customer service is poor for such a flash restaurant. We waited long for drinks. When the order came it was wrong. They seemed to operate like a fast food place, racing around and you are a number. The table setting, cutlery, décor is all really nice and opulent, but the service was a let down for what you would expect from 5 star restaurants. I have been to 5-​star restaurants in China and you are personally attended to by 3 people. I don’t expect that, but you could not even flag down 3 people to take your order.
The food was below par for what you expect for the price. The dishes were 3-​star and felt like they attempted to make it 5-​star, but failed. I have had much better Chinese and Sichuan in other cheaper places.
I would not eat there. Go see the restaurant, it looks 5-​star and regal.

A big disappointment for me! If this is there idea of fine dining?! They may want to look at sending their staff on some customer service courses and introduce a few personal touches to the service.
I decided to utilise the mid-​week two course lunch special the Crown is currently offering which gives you a pool pass to enjoy after lunch, I was on a day off from work and decided to visit the Crown and dine alone. I was a bit confused when the ‘The Matron’ of the restaurant approached my table to let me know that I could not order the two-​course lunch special at $ 55, as you need a minimum of two people in your party. Still didn’t quite get that… but went along with it and ordered A la carte.
I ordered a few dishes including chicken Sang Choy Bow, only to have this matron reappear to tell me the restaurant had run out of lettuce! Seriously I know it is Chinese New Year and you have been busy, but … you are a 5 star restaurant.
I ordered the Steamed Barbeque pork buns (2 piece) which came out 30 minutes after I had seated and were presented well, light and fluffy and very tasty. I then found myself waiting and waiting and waiting and all for next dish of Dim Sum’s, surely this dish is not complex to prepare. So I called staff over to chase it up as been sitting there now for 50 minutes and only had one dish, at which point I decided to cancel my 3^rd dish as was keen to get to the pool and was over waiting! If the restaurant was busy I may have understood the wait, but only a handful of tables were occupied.
The Dim Sum’s arrived, so elegantly presented on the plate, I give them ¹⁰⁄₁₀ for the visual on this dish, but the waitress put the dish down and walked away. With 3 pieces on the plate I realised I had no idea what the 3 x different fillings were and although I could try and guess, I felt that at a fine dining restaurant this should be explained to me, so I called the head waitress over so she had an opportunity to do so, and pointed out that as I am not Chinese, this might have been even more important to have had the dish explained! I was happy do learn the fillings were some of my favorite flavors including crab meat and scallops and interested to learn that the 3^rd Dim Sum actually was half filled with soup.
You know me, I am not one to complain, but a premium restaurant with premium prices needs premium service. 3 stars for service ***

Carole C’s review is spot on. For good measure we used our Entertainment Card and got a $ 50 discount on the meal price. Then were given two complimentary discount cards to be used separately for a value up to $ 50 for a booking any week day.

Beautiful food and gorgeous setting. I loved the toothfish, it was easily one of the best seafood dishes I’ve had. The pricing is not for everyday — put this one in the special occasion basket. The black sesame dessert was a great way to finish up our meal there — not many places in Perth can perfect an Asian dessert!

I have been to many banquets & fine dining when I lived in Singapore. When I heard of Silks (that’s fine dining), I have doubts about it & of course high expectations.
When hubby told me we would be staying at Crown Metropol, I have a suspicion he’ll be taking me to Silks as he has taken me to Nobu a couple of times over the last year.
As I walked into Silks, it’s a very grand entrance. Greeted by reception with a beautiful, welcoming smile. That’s what I first love about their service. We were gracefully escorted to our «love booth». Okay, I called it that. I dunno what’s it call but it’s on the side away from the main dining area. Oh, do I feel posh. Thank God I’m fairly dressy when I go to Crown. Love & appreciate the fact that they gave us the «love booth». Ambience is gorgeous with everything classy.
Wait staff came & she was very gentle with her explanations of the chopsticks. One pair for sharing & the other for myself. Drinks came & we ordered our entrees & mains. As hubby ordered a double boil soup, we were advised it’ll be a 15−20min wait.
Dishes (see pics) were beautifully cooked & presented. All the cutlery were all in gold. My guess is they’re all gold plated which gave it a classy look. Everything tasted wonderful & not a dish I could criticize or fault. Also, there isn’t a aftertaste of MSG.
As it was our 18^th wedding anniversary, we were spoiled with sweet buns & sweets to finish our meal. Such a nice touch. Waitresses sees us taking selfies & volunteers to take pictures of us. What a lovely gesture.
Silks, I’m truly impressed with their service, ambience, quality food & everything else… yes, bathroom was great too. If there’s 6 stars, Silks would get it for sure.
Would I recommend it to anyone who would enjoy a Chinese fine dining experience in Perth? Oh of course, I would raise both hands to agree.

Let’s be honest — you’re about to pay an extra $ 3-​$ 5 per dumpling so that it may sit pretty in it’s own little bamboo swing set. Granted, it’s definitely some of the best yumcha in Perth.
I find it a bit depressing that in order to get dimsum in Perth that is on the calibre of our eastern neighbours and the rest of the Asia Pacific, we have to doll out the big bucks. Either way, I’m thankful for dumpling wrappers that can hold their own and fillings that don’t taste like wet newspaper.
Adding to the ridiculous pricing is Chinese Tea for $ 8 per person and a plate of (oily, but medium rare) Beef Noodles for $ 38…which I did fall victim too. The most brow-​raising item on the menu is easily the Lobster Fried Rice in Superior Broth… for $ 68.
Turns out that it’s the petit fours and the dessert of the day that really did save the day — most of the dishes were nothing to scream and shout about but that little sweet ending and the well made dimsum would certainly beckon me to Silks again.

I have to confess I love a good fine dinning experience and even though we had the fast track executive lunch so we could get to our show in time the whole experience was wonderful.
This was my first five star Chinese dining experience in Perth, the wait staff were extremely helpful and made sure the food came out at a perfect pace so that we were neither rushed no left waiting.
The wine and water were topped up in moderation since we mentioned we were seeing a show afterward.
If course the food was both beautifully presented and absolutely delectable to; I like some of the takes on tradition dishes like the side soup with the duck.
We have already booked in for Claire’s birthday dinner and will be trying much more of the dishes — expect more photos soon!

Chinese Fine dining in Perth– wow!
That’s a first.
The successor of former Genting Palace/​Yu… Unfortunately Im not too sure if neither fell into that class at all.
However Silks I would say exudes oriental elegance with (thankfully) a level of service that fine dining generally offers at other western restaurants.
My hubby and i dined here not so long ago and truly enjoyed it. We both experienced the executive lunch.
Definitely value for money.
Flavours were evident in each dish and we noticed the quality and attention to detail in each dish.
So several dishes came out: dim sum mix, fried rice, veges and roast pork and it was substantial enough to fill us up.
Worth giving a try.