Sheldon That's even sadder. The "Australian-Style" Chinese restaurant is still to be found in country towns, being run by the only Chinese family in town (the Greek cafe has probably gone, though). But in the cities we're all in it together. I don't think there would be many places that had menus written only in Chinese - too much danger of getting an Asian customer who couldn't read them, for a start! Of course you can always ask, and there are those who believe in just telling the waiter to bring whatever he recommends, which I think is risky, as you could end up paying $75 for birds nest soup!
Yum chas are tremendously popular with all ethnic groups. You have to be a bit adventurous because the trolley pusher's accent might be a bit impenetrable, but if you wind up with the ducks' tongues somebody will eat them.
Most Chinese restaurants, except the really high end gourmet places, offer the usual staples like sweet and sour whatever, chicken and sweet corn soup, fried rice and so on, because people expect the familiar things, but most places have a lot more on the menu, certainly if they are in an area with a lot of Asian residents.
Have a look at this for our favourite Chinese place
Christine
