The East

Restaurant · ChineseBennelong Lawn

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Menu

Mon–Thurs 12noon–3pm & 5pm–9:30pm; Fri–Sat & public holidays 12noon–10:30pm; Sunday 12noon–9:30pm

Soup

  • Chicken & Sweet Corn Soup$15.80
  • Vegetable Hot & Sour Soup (Spicy)$15.80
  • Short Soup (Won Ton)$17.80

    Likely gluten

  • Beef & Egg Flower Soup$15.80

    Likely egg

  • Mushroom & Bean Curd Soup$15.80

    VegetarianLikely soy

  • Seafood Beancurd Soup$17.80
  • Duck with Mushroom Soup and Dry Conpoy$17.80
  • Seafood Hot & Sour Soup (Spicy)$17.80
  • Crabmeat & Sweet Corn Soup$20.80

    Likely shellfish

  • Combination Short Soup with Vegetable$38.80

    Likely gluten

Appetiser

  • Spring Rolls (2)$12.80

    Assorted vegetable rolled in golden pastry

    Likely gluten

  • Mixed Entrée$16.80

    Spring roll and prawn fritter

    Likely glutenLikely shellfish

  • XO Steamed Scallop (2)$17.80

    Steamed half shell scallop with XO chilli and shallot soy sauce

    Likely glutenLikely soyLikely shellfish

  • Green King Prawn Fritters (2)$17.80

    Crispy battered king prawn served with sweet and sour sauce

    Likely glutenLikely shellfish

  • Steamed Won Ton Dumpling (5)$17.80

    Likely gluten

  • Salt and Pepper White Bait$30.80
  • Tofu Sang Choy Bau (4)$33.80

    Stir fried diced tofu and vegetable served in lettuce leaves

    Likely soy

  • Chicken Sang Choy Bau (4)$33.80

    Stir fried diced chicken and vegetable served in lettuce leaves

  • East Duck Pancake (4 pancakes)$43.80

    Tender duckling served in pancake with shallot, cucumber and hoi sin sauce

    Likely gluten

  • Seafood Sang Choy Bau (4)$43.80

    Stir fried diced seafood and vegetable served in lettuce leaves

Meat

  • Beef Cashew Nuts$37.80

    Stir fried beef with seasonal vegetable and cashew nut

    Likely nuts

  • Beef in Black Bean Sauce$37.80

    Likely soy

  • Beef in Sichuan Sauce$37.80
  • Beef in Satay Sauce$37.80

    Likely nuts

  • Beef with Chinese Broccoli$37.80
  • Sweet & Sour Pork$39.80
  • Grandma Tofu$36.80

    Beancurd and pork minced in spicy sauce

    Likely soy

  • Green Bean Olive Leaf$37.80

    Stir fried green bean with preserved diced olive leaf and pork minced

  • Green Bean Supreme$37.80

    Fried green bean with pork minced, dry shrimp and fried onion in XO sauce

    Likely shellfish

  • Salt and Pepper Pork Chop$39.80
  • Pork Chop in Rock Sugar and Plum Sauce$39.80
  • Pork Chop in Peking Sauce$39.80
  • Steamed Pork Minced with Salty Dry Fish$41.80

    Likely fish

  • Steamed Patties$41.80

    Steamed pork minced with shitake mushroom and water chestnut

Poultry

  • Chicken with Cashew Nuts$35.80

    Likely nuts

  • Chicken in Sichuan Sauce$35.80
  • Chicken in Satay Sauce$35.80

    Likely nuts

  • Mongolian Chicken$35.80
  • Honey Chicken$38.80
  • Lemon Chicken$38.80

    Chicken breast fillets in light batter with lemon sauce on side

    Likely gluten

  • Black Pepper Butter Chicken$38.80

    Likely dairy

  • Crispy Skin Chicken$39.80
  • Dried Chicken Black Bean (Hot Pot)$40.80

    Stir fried chicken thigh fillet (skin on) in black bean sauce

  • 3 Cup Chicken (Hot Pot)$40.80

    Chicken thigh fillet (skin on) with homemade soy and basil

    Likely glutenLikely soy

  • Shantung Chicken$41.80

    Boneless fried chicken with lemon grass vinegar and soy sauce

    Likely glutenLikely soy

  • Crispy Chicken with Shallot and Soy Sauce$41.80

    Likely glutenLikely soy

  • Braised Duck with Shitake Mushroom$49.80
  • Crispy Duck with Sugar Cane Plum Sauce$43.80
  • Mandarin Duck$43.80

    Crispy duckling topped with soy, Chinkiang black vinegar and honey

    Likely glutenLikely soy

Scallop

  • XO Scallop$55.80

    Lightly stir fried with XO chilli

    Likely shellfish

  • Ginger & Shallot Scallop$55.80

    Stir fried with ginger & shallot

    Likely shellfish

  • Sands Scallop$61.80

    Stir fried scallop with pork minced, dry shrimp and bean vermicelli in XO chilli sauce

    Likely shellfish

Glacier 51 Toothfish

  • Glacier 51 Toothfish Fried with Signature Soy Sauce$71.80

    Likely glutenLikely soyLikely fish

  • Glacier 51 Toothfish Steamed with Ginger and Shallot$66.80

    Likely fish

  • Glacier 51 Toothfish Steamed with Black Bean Chilli$66.80

    Likely fish

  • Glacier 51 Toothfish Steamed with XO Sauce$66.80

    Likely fish

Soft Shell Crab

  • Soft Shell Crab Salt & Pepper$44.80

    Likely shellfish

  • Soft Shell Crab Sugar Cane Plum$44.80

    Likely shellfish

King Prawn

  • Prawns with Cashew Nuts$47.80

    Likely nutsLikely shellfish

  • Prawns with XO Chilli$47.80

    Likely shellfish

  • Prawns with Ginger Shallot$47.80

    Likely shellfish

  • Prawns in Black Bean Sauce$47.80

    Likely soyLikely shellfish

  • Prawns in Sichuan Sauce$47.80

    Likely shellfish

  • Prawns in Satay Sauce$47.80

    Likely nutsLikely shellfish

  • Salt & Pepper Prawns$48.80

    Likely shellfish

  • Garlic Butter Prawns$47.80

    Fried king prawn with light garlic butter sauce

    Likely dairyLikely shellfish

  • Honey Prawns$48.80

    Likely shellfish

Seafood

  • Salt & Pepper Squid$39.80

    Likely shellfish

  • Squid in Black Bean Sauce$39.80

    Likely soyLikely shellfish

  • Fried Squid with Pickle Cabbage$39.80

    Fried in black bean sauce

    Likely soyLikely shellfish

  • Sauté Squid with Salty Shrimp Paste$39.80

    Likely shellfish

  • Steamed Ocean Trout with Ginger & Shallot$47.80

    Likely fish

  • Steamed Ocean Trout with Black Bean Sauce$47.80

    Likely soyLikely fish

  • Steamed Ocean Trout with XO Sauce$47.80

    Likely fish

  • Steamed Premium Fish Fillets with Ginger & Shallot$47.80

    Likely fish

  • Steamed Premium Fish Fillets in Black Bean Sauce$47.80

    Likely soyLikely fish

  • XO Premium Fish Fillet$48.80

    Stir fried premium fish fillet with XO chilli

    Likely fish

  • Premium Fish Fillets Fried with Salty Egg Yolk$52.80

    Likely eggLikely fish

  • Abalone Deluxe$148

    Sliced abalone with shitake mushroom in oyster sauce

    Likely glutenLikely shellfish

Game

  • Grand Crocodile Tail Fillet – Stir Fried with Chinese Broccoli$57.80
  • Grand Crocodile Tail Fillet – Stir Fried with XO Chilli Sauce$57.80
  • Stir Fried Kangaroo Fillet – Chilli Onion$48.80
  • Stir Fried Kangaroo Fillet – 3A Sauce$48.80
  • Quail Supreme (2 pieces) – Salt & Pepper$38.80
  • Quail Supreme (2 pieces) – Peking Sauce$38.80
  • Mongolian Lamb Loin Strip Fillet$45.80
  • Chilli Onion Lamb Loin Strip Fillet$45.80

    Lamb fillet with onion and chili sauce

  • Premium Lamb Cutlets (4 pieces) – Fried with XO Chilli$51.80
  • Premium Lamb Cutlets (4 pieces) – Fried with Salt & Pepper$51.80

Fillet Steak

  • Spicy Rainbow Steak$48.80

    Crispy shredded steak tossed in Peking chilli sauce

  • Wasabi Steak$48.80

    Pan fried fillet steak cube with wasabi sauce

  • Fillet Steak in Oyster Sauce$48.80

    Fried with English broccoli

    Likely glutenLikely shellfish

  • Fillet Steak Peking Sauce$48.80

    Fried with shredded onion

  • Fillet Steak in XO Chilli Sauce$48.80
  • 3 Cup Fillet Steak$48.80

    Stir fried fillet steak cube with homemade soy and chilli basil

    Likely glutenLikely soy

  • Black Pepper Fillet Steak$48.80
  • Stir Fried with Olive Leaf$48.80

Vegetable

  • Iceberg Lettuce with Chilli Bean Sauce$29.80
  • Stir Fried Pak Choy with Garlic$29.80
  • Chinese Broccoli in Ginger Sauce$29.80
  • Stir Fried Baby Spinach with Garlic$29.80
  • Stir Fried Mixed Vegetable$29.80

    Duo mushroom, pak choy and broccoli

  • Tofu Cashew Nuts$33.80

    Likely nutsLikely soy

  • Steamed Eggplant with Golden Garlic$33.80
  • Eggplant Supreme$33.80

    Stir fried with diced tofu and cashew nuts in Sichuan spicy sauce

    Likely nutsLikely soy

  • Salt and Pepper Eggplant$35.80
  • Bean Curd & Vegetable in Oyster Sauce$35.80

    Likely glutenLikely soyLikely shellfish

  • Salt and Pepper Bean Curd (Tofu)$35.80

    Likely soy

  • Duo Mushroom and Spinach$40.80
  • Shitake Mushroom with Broccoli$40.80
  • Spinach with Dry Conpoy in Supreme Soup$43.80

Casserole

  • Spicy Eggplant Hot Pot$39.80

    With dry shrimp and pork minced in chili sauce

    Likely shellfish

  • Salty Fish and Tofu Hot Pot$40.80

    Minced with diced chicken

    Likely soyLikely fish

  • Seafood Bean Curd Hot Pot$50.80

    Likely soy

  • King Prawn Hot Pot$55.80

    Bean vermicelli, king prawn, onion, dry shrimp and pork minced

    Likely shellfish

Rice

  • Steamed Rice (per person)$4.80
  • Egg Fried Rice$31.80

    Likely egg

  • Ginger and Egg Fried Rice$33.80

    Likely egg

  • Vegetable and Egg Fried Rice$33.80

    Likely egg

  • Chicken Fried Rice$33.80
  • Fried Rice$33.80

    Fried rice with BBQ pork and shrimps

    Likely glutenLikely shellfish

  • Beef Fried Rice$36.80
  • Fried Rice with Cuttlefish Sauce$40.80

    Likely shellfish

  • Salty Fish & Diced Chicken Fried Rice$39.80

    Likely fish

  • Fried Rice with Diced Duck in XO Chilli$39.80
  • Pineapple Fried Rice$42.80

    Fried rice with diced seafood and pineapple served in its shell

    Likely shellfish

Noodle

  • Soft Fried Egg Noodle with Soy Sauce$31.80

    Likely glutenLikely eggLikely soy

  • Singapore Noodle$37.80

    Stir fried thin rice noodle with BBQ pork and shrimp in curry paste

    Likely shellfish

  • Beef Chow Hor in Soy Sauce$37.80

    Likely glutenLikely soy

  • Beef Chow Hor in Black Bean Sauce$37.80

    Likely gluten

  • Braised E-Fu Noodle with Garlic Chives$37.80

    Likely glutenLikely egg

  • Braised Duck Vermicelli$40.80

    Rice vermicelli with shredded duck and preserved cabbage

  • Seafood Chow Hor with XO Chilli$45.80
  • Braised E-Fu Noodle with Seafood$49.80

    Likely glutenLikely egg

Chow Mein

  • Chicken Chow Mein$37.80

    Likely glutenLikely egg

  • Mixed Vegetable Chow Mein$37.80

    Likely glutenLikely egg

  • Beef Chow Mein$37.80

    Likely glutenLikely egg

  • Combination Chow Mein$43.80

    Likely glutenLikely egg

  • Seafood Chow Mein$47.80

    Pan fried egg noodle with seafood and vegetable

    Likely glutenLikely egg

Wagyu Scotch Fillet (300g)

  • Wagyu Scotch Fillet – Stir Fried with Diced Olive Leaf$168.80

    Grain fed Wagyu scotch fillet, approx. 300g

  • Wagyu Scotch Fillet – Wok Fried with Homemade Soy and Chilli Basil$168.80

    Grain fed Wagyu scotch fillet, approx. 300g

    Likely glutenLikely soy

  • Wagyu Scotch Fillet – Lightly Stir Fried with Vegetable$168.80

    Lightly stir fried with sugar snap peas and garlic chive

  • Wagyu Scotch Fillet – XO Sautéed$168.80

    With sugar snap peas in XO chilli sauce

    Likely gluten

Chef's Suggestions

  • Glacier 51 Toothfish (Entrée) – Fried with Signature Soy Sauce (2 pieces)$39.80

    Likely glutenLikely soyLikely fish

  • Glacier 51 Toothfish (Entrée) – Steamed with Ginger and Shallot (2 pieces)$36.80

    Likely fish

  • XO Steamed Scallop (2 pieces)$17.80

    Steamed half shell scallop with XO chilli and shallot soy sauce

    Likely glutenLikely soyLikely shellfish

  • Salt & Pepper Quail (2 pieces)$38.80
  • Dried Chicken Black Bean$40.80

    Stir fired chicken thigh fillet (skin on) in black bean sauce

    Likely glutenLikely soy

  • Mandarin Pork Chop$39.80

    Fried pork chop tossed with soy and dark vinegar

    Likely glutenLikely soy

  • Duck in Plum Sauce$43.80

    Crispy duckling with sugar cane and plum sauce

  • Wasabi Steak Cube$48.80

    Pan fried fillet steak cube with wasabi sauce (medium well recommended)

  • Garlic Butter Prawn$47.80

    Fried king prawn with light garlic butter sauce

    Likely dairyLikely shellfish

  • Stir Fried Kangaroo Fillet with Chilli Onion$48.80
  • Premium Lamb Cutlets Fried with XO Chilli (4 pieces)$51.80
  • Golden Coat Prawn$52.80

    Fried prawn with salty egg yolk

    Likely eggLikely shellfish

  • Sands Scallop$61.80

    Wok fired scallop with pork minced, dry shrimp and bean vermicelli in XO chilli sauce

    Likely shellfish

  • Grand Crocodile$57.80

    Stir fried crocodile tail fillet with Chinese broccoli

The menu’s own key: (A) Australia · (I) Imported · (M) Mixed — seafood origin, not allergens. No GF/GFO/V codes printed.

What the menu saysPlease advise staff of any food allergies. We cannot guarantee dishes will be completely free of nuts, MSG or gluten free.
  • Please advise staff of any food allergies. We cannot guarantee dishes will be completely free of nuts, MSG or gluten free.

Set menus (per person)

Set menus, banquets and tasting menus: a meal for the table, priced per person, often with a minimum number of guests.

Banquet Menu

Banquet

  • Banquet Menu – $75 per person$75

    Vegetable spring roll; salt & pepper squid; prawn fritter; prawn in Sichuan sauce; beef in black bean sauce; Mongolian lamb; satay chicken…

    Likely glutenLikely nutsLikely soyLikely shellfish

  • Banquet Menu – $92 per person$92

    East duck pancake; salt & pepper squid; prawn fritter; vegetable spring roll; prawn with XO chilli sauce; steamed premium fish fillet with…

    Likely glutenLikely nutsLikely shellfishLikely fish

  • Banquet Menu – $148 per person$148

    East duck pancake; salt & pepper white bait; XO steamed scallop; live lobster sautéed with ginger shallot sauce; live lobster fried with…

    Likely glutenLikely soyLikely shellfish

  • Banquet Menu – $188 per person$188

    East duck pancake; seafood san choy bau; steamed scallop with XO chilli soya sauce; steamed live coral trout with shallot soy sauce…

    Likely glutenLikely soyLikely shellfishLikely fish

New Year's Eve Banquet

31 December 2026: 4pm–7pm $260 pp; to midnight $800 pp
  • New Year's Eve Banquet$800

    Salt and pepper squid; XO chilli steamed scallop on half shell (two per person); live Tasmanian lobster stir-fried with ginger & shallot…

    Likely glutenLikely dairyLikely soyLikely shellfishLikely fish

Seasonal menu

A one-off menu for an occasion. It may not be on offer now.

Melbourne Cup Luncheon

3 November 2026
  • Melbourne Cup Luncheon – $45 per person$45

    Steamed half shell scallop with ginger & shallot (1 pc per person); salt & pepper squid; prawn with cashew nuts; beef in Sichuan sauce…

    Likely glutenLikely nutsLikely shellfish

  • Melbourne Cup Luncheon – $108 per person$108

    Seafood sang choy bau; lobster sautéed with salt & pepper; fried or steamed fish fillet with ginger & shallot; XO chilli prawn; fillet…

    Likely shellfishLikely fish

New Year's Eve Alternative Menu (Vegetarian Meat Lover)

31 December 2026

Alternative Menu

  • Vegetarian Meat Lover

    Vegetable spring roll; tofu sang choy bau; shitake mushroom with broccoli; salt & pepper tofu; steamed eggplant with golden garlic; steamed…

    Likely glutenLikely dairyLikely soy

Good to know

Restaurant

  • Vegetarian dishes (1)venue menu, read 9 Nov 2026
  • Takes bookingsvenue website, read 9 Nov 2026 · source
  • No BYOvenue menu, read 8 Nov 2026 · source

Not known yet: dog friendly, kid friendly, kids menu, outdoor seating, wheelchair access, vegan options, high chairs, baby change. Ask the venue.

Facts

FactDetail
AddressBennelong Lawn, NSW
AreaSydney City & Inner East
KindRestaurant · Chinese
Websitetheeast.com.au
BookingOnline through Book online
Menu read9 Nov 2026 from theeast.com.au
MapOpen in Google Maps

What diners say

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Ratings are diners’ own experience. They don’t make a dish safe; neither do we.

Where this comes from

Allergen answers come from the menu’s labels first, then the listed ingredients, then a model’s judgement checked when unsure. How allergen status is decided.

Questions about The East

Does The East have gluten-free options?

No dish is marked gluten free as served, from the menu read 9 Nov 2026. Each dish shows whether the venue labelled it or it was read from the ingredients.

Is The East coeliac friendly?

The venue notes: “Please advise staff of any food allergies.”. Eatcrush reads each venue’s own menu and says where every answer came from. It never calls a dish safe: kitchens share fryers, boards and flour, and menus change. If you have coeliac disease or an allergy, confirm with staff before you order.

Can I book The East online?

Yes, through Book online: https://theeast.com.au/contact/

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