Our annual Chinese New Year Dinner is tentatively scheduled for a 7.30 pm start on Wednesday, 25 February 2026 at Nan Yang Flavour Kitchen located at Lot 1/15 Andersons Creek Road, Doncaster East. This is a tentative booking only for three tables as I have to confirm this booking with the restaurant by Monday, 09 February 2026. This special banquet menu that the restaurant has issued for the Chinese New Year season is as follows: - Salmon Yee Sang
- Crab meat Shark's Fin Soup
- Abalone Prosperity Treasure Pot
- Steamed Chilled Golden Pompret
- Buddha's Delight
- Braised Pork Knuckle in Auspicious Sauce
- Lotus Leaf Glutinous Rice with Chinese Preserved Meat
- Dessert (Sweet Longan & Sea Coconut Soup)
Salmon Yee Sang, the first dish in the menu, is ALWAYS a MUST HAVE at all Chinese New Year Banquets. Click here to better understand the history and significance of this dish. You will be fascinated by the history and background of the dish from Malaysia, my previous homeland. This year is the "Year of the Horse" which falls on 17 February 2026. For the next 15 days this festive season will be celebrated with great gusto by the Chinese Diaspora throughout the world including in Australia particularly in Chinatowns in all our capital cities. Even in our local Box Hill at Station Street. For those Rotarians intending to bring their own wine I believe there will be a corkage charge. I will be negotiating with the restaurant how much the charge will be, most likely a charge per bottle. This year I managed to locate this restaurant with a more reasonable cost. As I will be required to pay the restaurant the total cost at the conclusion of the dinner, as well as to lock in our booking, I will require payment up front from all attendees. I would be grateful if I could have a “show of hands” by email from Rotarians that will be attending by 9th February.
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