Very nice hongkong style restaurant at China town. We came here for dimsum and another day for dinner. This is one of the well known chinese restaurant in Melbourne Chinatown. It is better to make reservations. For the dimsum I can say is average like other dimsum places I visited before. The menu is overwhelming. So many dishes to choose from. For dinner it was very nice as we had live crystal crab which I never had before. The meat is soft. The other dishes which good is the beef cube. It was so tender. The shark fin soup which is banned in US is good. Price wise, they are pretty pricey. Overall it was a good lunch and dinner read more

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My family and I had a really great dinner dinner here while traveling in Melbourne. It's always comforting to have some Chinese food while abroad, and this place got the stamp of approval from 3 generations of my family!! The service was great our waiters helped us accommodate a disability within my family and recommended us some great dishes. However, the restaurant is upstairs and the elevator was broken, which made it difficult for us to get up. The food: -Seafood fried rice: Really flavorful, with generous portions of dried scallop and crab. The rice was cooked just right and the serving was big enough that for a party of 3, we had quite a bit leftover. -Snow pea leaves in garlic: A favorite vegetable of mine, and this was cooked in an amazing garlic-y soup!! Such a clean and delicious dish -Egg tofu: This was my first time having egg tofu and they were so silky and smooth. They look a bit like scallop and are served with a good amount of broccoli and mushrooms! Honestly really addicting. - Steamed trout: This fish was very pricey, but that's normal for a live fish dish. It was huge- definitely enough to serve a party of 5-6. The fish was cooked to perfection and the sauce paired amazingly with the mild trout flavor. Highly recommend if you're feeling like splurging! This place is also nice, quiet, and clean inside during dinnertime. Really amazing experience overall! read more

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We believe it is the best Chinese restaurant in Melbourne. We loved their snow crab and abalone, so well cooked and just delicious！ We plan to go back with friends soon! read more

Really enjoyed the dim sum at Crystal Jade. The test of a good dim sum spot for me always starts w if the chicken feet passes the test and it definitely did here (good flavor and was not smothered in sauce and grease). The prawn dumplings was also great as well. Also really enjoyed the steamed bean curd, fried taro puffs, and pan fried turnip cakes. Would have given Crystal a 5 star for dim sum if the shumai was better (thought they were smaller in size than normal and hard). Had quite a few dishes for dim sum and nothing disappointed outside of the shumai. Would highly recommend if you're looking for a dim sum / yum cha spot with your friends and family. read more

Crystal Jade Restaurant - Chinese Near Me - Melbourne, VIC

I've surprised to see such bad reviews for Crystal Jade. We were visiting Melbourne and my aunty, who lives in the city, took us here for dim sum. She says my cousin only comes here for dim sum cause she absolutely loves it! She made reservations for us, for a party of 9! They were quick to honor the reservations and had our table ready for us when we arrived. The restaurant is nice, smack right in the middle of Melbourne's Chinatown, in the little alley between the signature Chinatown Arch! We had a little bit of trouble find the place cause we didn't know if it was in the alley or in the large high rise building with the garage attached to it, right next door. You have to climb some stairs or fit into a tiny (literally suppose to only hold 4 people) elevator to get to the restaurant. Clean, high end place for Chinatown, with lots of people coming here for their lunch! The place is traditional and serves dim sum in the steaming carts! Every dish we had was steaming hot and you can see the steam rising as they open up each dish. The service was quick and we were able to order right away - they had multiple servers come by to check on us. You can request/order dishes to be made, and they were quick to get everything to you in a timely manner. Now I have to say, everything I had in Australia tasted so much healthier than in the states; the dim sum included. I felt like the dim sum was way less soggy/greasy and they actually use fresh local ingredients. We liked all the dishes - the chicken feet, the shrimp dumplings, the deep fried items were extra crispy! Everything tasted like I would expect, without the greasiness! I didn't try the soup dumplings, but I saw them and they didn't look soupy at all. My favorites were definitely the chicken feet and the turnip cakes (so crispy)! I think it was a bit on the pricey side for these traditional dishes, but you pay for the ambiance/the experience/the cleanliness/and the quality! I'm not sure how it compares to other dim sum places in Melbourne, or even Australia, cause this was the one and only time we had dim sum - but we enjoyed it and our experience tremendously! read more

Crystal Jade Restaurant - Chinese Near Me - Melbourne, VIC

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Great restaurant with great service. Loved all of the food I got, especially the Bao.

Went to crystal jade for a midweek lunch, trolleys as mentioned previously were fast so the table was filled with dishes in no time. Really polite and thoughtful waiters that flowed between their multilingual skills. Food is clean and on the smaller side in terms of size and nothing really stuck out but everything was consistent. Cuisine seems more Chinese than hk but it's still good. Price was $72 for two but hey we pigged out and there was paypass which was convenient. read more

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They do a very nice steamed prawn dumpling at Crystal Jade - it's petite with a perfectly thin translucent wrapping, and tightly packed with tasty prawn chunks. There's none of those clumsy and bland prawn dumpling 'fists' you get at pleb places like Gold Leaf. The other dishes we had were fresh and well seasoned, and the egg tarts and mango pudding a delicious end to the meal. I recommend booking if you intend to go on the weekend, otherwise be prepared to wait for 10-30mins. Table service is rapid, but polite and multi-lingual. And if you don't see a dish that you want, be sure to flag a waiter down and order it. read more

Crystal Jade Restaurant - Egg Tarts and Mango pudding at Crystal Jade Restaurant. - Chinese Near Me - Melbourne, VIC

Classic Yum Cha/Dim Sum(to my fellow Americans). Good flavors. No waiting for carts and fair pricing for flavorful fresh food. Loved the prawn chive and beef noodle. Would head back here to stuff myself full of dumplings any day! read more

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Our friend take us here for dinner. They're crowded even for a Monday night. We had the snow white crabs with noddle, the melon soup, the prawns with salted egg sauce, the garlic beefs, the squire with garlic steams, the peas veggies dishes. ALL the dishes were awesome! The price is reasonable, only the snow crabs was like $300kilo, but worth every dollars. The restaurant is clean and service was very nice. If I ever come back to this country I will come here again. IT's one of the best restaurant I eaten in Australia. read more

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Things that I ordered that I thought was excelllent: crispy fried taro root, steamed prawn dumplings, chicken feet, roast duck, beef rice paper noodle, and jelly fish. For dim sum (yum cha) the menu was given to us before we were seated so we can order right away when we arrive at our seats. read more

A little classy but reasonable priced restaurant. They serve Cantonese style cuisine. And if you are a seafood lover, then their fresh seafood (water tanks are next to the entrance) would satisfy your urge! Try their Duck Liver Pâté Crab, you won't regret with the experience. Or the Boiled Egg steam Crab. All sounds funny? But surely will stick in your head for quite a while. Oh.. I am hungry now! meow......... read more

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For me, the key to a good yum cha is the crew you are rollin' with. Go with a bunch of preppy white boys who think dim sum is something you get from South Melbourne market, ain't gonna be good. Hit that hood with a few homies who know their shit, that place be rocking. That said, the food at this crib ain't too bad. In fact pretty darn fine. All the offerings you'd expect to find at a traditional yum cha. All cooked like ya mamma (if Chinese that is) use to make ya. She got some legs. Dat tripe, chicken pins, dey got some smocking flavours y'all. Get down wit it. Yo read more

I'm reviewing this purely on it's Yum Cha (daily) abilities. This is a regular Yum Cha restaurant, and before coming to Crystal Jade I was despairing at the quality of Yum Cha in Melbourne recently. This restaurant has restored by Faith in Chinatown Yum Cha. Perfect for big work groups or family groups. Everything is delicious and well cooked, and the staff are very attentive. I've been there many times and never found myself without food. Nothing is worse than being at Yum Cha and not having any carts nearby! Go Eat, Be Satisfied! read more

I haven't been here for the yum cha lunches, but I have been here for dinner, and boy was I not disappointed! This is my favorite place for Peking Duck! I love how the waiter will go around and serve them for you in the little buns! The were cooked to perfection, not too dry and the buns were served warm and soft. I am a sucker for them buns! The seafood dishes were on point and my whole family loved it. The staff is actually really attentive, but I don't know if it was due to the fact that it was kinda empty when we came that night. I can't wait for my next visit! read more

Not bad, not as good as the franchises back in Singapore but comparable to other yum cha places in little China in Melbourne. The service is pretty efficient as soon as you sit down the yum char trolleys roll towards your table. read more

Crystal Jade Restaurant - Chinese Near Me - Melbourne, VIC

Came here for lunch with colleagues thinking they were affiliated with the Crystal Jade chain in Singapore which is on par with Din Tai Fung with regards to the greatness of their Xiao Long Bao. Boy were we disappointed. The quality of the dim sum dishes were sub-par. There was nothing exciting or especially tasty about anything we had. The biggest disappointment was the xiao long bao. My colleague said it was just a dry hunk of meat inside a dumpling wrapper. There was no soupy inside... just a sad mess. We turned away the 2nd order in disgust therefore I didn't get to try it, probably a good thing. Take your taste buds elsewhere as I'm sure there are better dim sum spots in Melbourne. read more

Good for a quick and easy yum cha on a Sunday, however there's a bit of a wait. The made to order dishes are better than the ones they push in the cart. Mango pudding is only average :-( read more

Crystal Jade Restaurant - Hanover cure canto style - Chinese Near Me - Melbourne, VIC

Was here for dinner and the food was good! We had the xo pipis with Chinese donuts - sauce was nice however, the pre-dunk the Chinese donuts in the sauce which may not be to everyone's liking. They serve a winter melon soup which is fantastic and comes out piping hot which was great. Other dishes were good too although at times seemed a little on the salty side. Overall, a pretty good experience in Chinatown with pretty good service (for Chinatown standards). read more

Crystal Jade Restaurant - The winter melon soup. - Chinese Near Me - Melbourne, VIC

Very rude to ask for tip which makes ppl very uncomfortable. After refusing, my credit card was charged 10 times the amount I should be paying. Thanks to myself that I checked the amount..... Maybe it is a coincidence but definitely feels awful. 4 stars for the food, minus 2 for the experience read more

It was quite expensive compared to other Dim Sum restaurants I've been to. Food wasn't too bad, very authentic, it had a good range of dishes coming to our table, although not often enough, chinese veggies came really oily. Service was terrible. read more

The good point is that Dim Sum are sold in traditional carts, and all look fresh, though it is not the most delicious. Compared with the price, it's a bit expensive but acceptable. read more

Definitely the best Chinese food in Melbourne, well known to those who appreciate seafood cooked to perfection. Must try dishes include: wintermelon soup, lucky crab with white wine and mozzarella sauce, lucky crab with goose liver pate & wagyu beef read more

Usually go for dinners ... now I know their Yum-cha is just as good ... great Melon soup, very tasty, hopefully not the MSG

We went for Yum Cha lunch and stumbled across this gem. Absolutely loved the service and AMAZING food. We did not have a bad dish and thus could not stop trying everything. Staff service was impeccable when it came to drink and food service. Great experience, highly recommend and will go back. read more