Mrwei's - Canberra

To start, the wrong wine was brought to our table. When the correct wine was finally brought, it was poured so roughly that wine spilled onto the table cloth and plate. We ended up pouring our own wine to avoid making a mess. Various dishes arrived, but they were not what we had ordered. The waitress even insisted that one dish was the chicken dish we had ordered, which was not the case at all. Rice bowls were provided halfway through our meal, after we had reminded the staff twice that we wanted rice. We hurriedly finished our meal and left for the theatre, as we did not want to risk ordering dessert or ice cream there instead. The food we did receive was good, but the restaurant really needs to improve its service.

I have dined at this restaurant multiple times and have never been disappointed with the consistently excellent food. The only downside may be the slow service, so it may not be the best choice if you are on a tight schedule, such as for a pre-show dinner.

Couldn't find any place to dine on short notice near the theatre so we decided to try Mr Wei. Unfortunately that was a bad choice. The menu has pictures of food all throughout (and also those pictures are posted on their walls and windows). The pictures look pretty unappealing but we figured the food must come out looking better. But it did not. Okay, so the food looked as bad as shown in the pictures...but we figured that it must taste decent. But it did not....it wasn't even average. The selection on the menu was limited...our entrees and mains were bland and very poor tasting. Wonton soup, scallops entree, shrimp dumplings and lemongrass chicken...all less than average. And not cheap. Service was fine...but it didn't get any better than that. Definitely avoid.

This restaurant truly deserves the numerous awards it has received. The elegant and stylish decor, combined with the most delicious meal I have had in a long time, made this a fantastic discovery near the Canberra Theatre. I plan on returning again soon.

I have always considered restaurants that have pictures on the menu as omes to be avoided. I honestly dont know how they were judged best asian restaurant in Australia. The criteria did include fitout, presntation, etc. but when the sparkling mineral water is the best thing on the menu . . .