
CHINA Bar Gateway Palmerston
A popular Asian restaurant at Yarrawonga near Palmerston in the Darwin region with a 4.2 rating across 373 diners.
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Why it's worth checking out
CHINA Bar Gateway Palmerston brings the China Bar group’s broad Asian menu to the Gateway Shopping Centre in Yarrawonga, Palmerston. The business traces its beginnings to 1996, when its first restaurant opened in Melbourne, and has since grown to more than 20 locations. Its website positions China Bar as a dependable option for a casual meal or supper, with a focus on variety, flavour and accessible dining.
The menu covers a substantial range of rice and noodle dishes, stir-fries and soupy dishes. Named favourites include BBQ Roast Pork with Rice, Curry Laksa and Hainanese Chicken Rice. The BBQ roast offering also includes roast duck, crispy pork and soy sauce chicken, described as being roasted daily. For something to share or add to a meal, the restaurant highlights a sizeable selection of dim sims and side dishes.
China Bar places particular emphasis on the wok flavour of its stir-fries, while its menu is designed to cater to different appetites rather than one narrow style of dining. That makes it a practical choice for a mixed group, a quick solo meal or a casual family visit, especially for diners who want several types of Asian comfort food in one place. The Gateway location is part of the brand’s wider Northern Territory presence, alongside its Darwin CBD restaurant. CHINA Bar Gateway Palmerston is rated 4.2 from 373 Google reviews.
Practical details
Opening hours
Open now- MondayToday
- 11:00 – 14:30, 17:00 – 21:00
- Tuesday
- 11:00 – 14:30, 17:00 – 21:00
- Wednesday
- 11:00 – 14:30, 17:00 – 21:00
- Thursday
- 11:00 – 14:30, 17:00 – 21:00
- Friday
- 11:00 – 14:30, 17:00 – 21:00
- Saturday
- 11:00 – 21:00
- Sunday
- 11:00 – 21:00
Menu
View the latest menu directly from the venue.
Open menuSpot Score
- Reputation
- 67
- Popularity
- 78
- Information quality
- 30
- Category fit
- 70
- Freshness
- 30
Our independent editorial score — not a user rating.
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