If you live in the west for all of your life then you have to try Jimmy Wongs as it is an…read moreinstitution. Jimmy has been running this restaurant since the 60's and I think the menu has stayed the same too. This is okay with me! It is old school Muriel's Wedding Chinese food and I love it. The dim sims are famous and give south Melbourne market ones a big run for their money. The staff are old school and no nonsense too. All of this gives me an authentic Aussie Chinese night out. Don't go expecting fusion or to be waited on hand and foot! Go there expecting old school banana fritters, dim sims and paper placemats!! If you are lucky jimmy will come and say from out the back too :)

Food did not taste good at all. Felt like they were using very inferior ingredients and basic…read moresauces to put together a lacklustre meal. We had the banquet and while it was nice to have small plates, I was not impressed at the choice at all. It wasn't crowded on a Friday evening so that should have told me volumes. Staff was friendly but was keen to get us out as soon as possible. I really wanted to like this place, but wont be going back.

A popular spot amongst locals specialized in both Chinese and Vietnamese dishes. This was my first…read moremeal when I landed in Melbourne and ended up being such a great start to my trip. The food was really filling, delicious and authentic flavours! I was really surprised with how large the portions are. There's a lot of pictures to see on the menu which was a bonus if you're unsure what to get. The service was really quick and efficient as well as friendly staff. For a weekday, it was decently busy but still easy to get a table. Overall, I would recommend coming here if you're in the area.

This place just opened so we gave it a shot. Wasn't sure what their specialty is so we ordered beef…read morepho and broken rice with chicken. Based on that, pho was average. Broken rice is pretty good so definitely try that! The side broth you get with the broken rice is definitely better than other places! It had colour instead of the bland clear broth. Plus it's got crispy bits of pork in it that really makes it special. So am impressed. The ladies there are super nice and was keen on any feedback we had on the dishes. Love their enthusiasm If you go make sure you take advantage of their opening special - 10% of the bill. Not sure how long they'll have that promo on though!

Absolutely loved this place! Affordable and so tasty!! Only problem they couldn't swap out steamed…read morerice for fried rice but I'm just being picky, will definitely come back!

I dont eat Vietnamese food very often (no idea why) but I really liked this place and I will…read moreprobably start eating here more often. The spring rolls were delicious and cheap and the seafood soup was very very nice. All up the whole meal, including drinks cost about $32 for 2 people. Its nothing particularly fancy - just good quality, fresh food in a nice enough environment. - but then thats just how I like it!

Food was okay but some dishes were extremely salty. The main let downs are the service/waiters and…read morecramped dining area. Dishes came out quickly and they had flavour but the dishes such as the chicken fried rice had excessive sodium. The service was so so. My friend was getting some food from the middle of the table and the waiter just turned the rotating table top without caring. There was still food on the dish and the waiters just took it away without asking whether we were finished yet. The way the waiters treated us was disrespectful. It seemed as though they did not care and their attitude was as if they did not want to work there. We asked for water and the waiter gave us a pissed off look. The tables in the restaurant are wobbly causing food to be unstable on the table. The amount of space between tables is absolutely ridiculous. There is hardly enough space for a toddler to walk through let along a waiter or a diner. The toilets were also cramped and they were located next to the kitchen. No TVs or music and the decor was out dated and lacking. Overall the downsides are the way in which customers are treated and the cramped restaurant. Take-away would be an okay option. Not recommended to have a large family gathering here due to the lack of space.

Hong Kong BBQ is in a convenient location on the intersection of Leeds and Hopkins in Footscray…read more it's decor is basic, a bit old and sometimes a little worn at times but it's functional for what it is. The dishes are pretty good, they taste great, the flavour is good and the meat is juicy and succulent. The duck is great, roast pork is great, and they do a good range of classic Cantonese. Try the fried rice with chicken and salted fish. Or also the fried chicken rice, which is really good as well. Service can be difficult at times as the waiters/waitresses sometimes don't speak English as well as you may like, but if you know Cantonese (which I do), you'll get by a lot easier. But once it's communicated, it's quite prompt. Overall, it's a place that sells nice food, but don't expect the niceties. Prices are very reasonable, at around $10-12 a head for lunch. Parking-wise, spaces nearby are metered between 8am-6pm 7 days, although for free parking during the daytime, go to the parking lot next to the old Forges building or park on Moore St or Donald St. (northern side only)

Was craving yum cha in the scray and since yummie restaurant has now turned into roti road we gave…read morethis place a try. Was pretty quiet when we arrived approx 1030 on a Saturday morning, so seating wasn't an issue! The staff were nice, usually at yum cha places you get the pushy trolley ladies trying to upsell you absolutely everything but these guys didn't. What I was miffed and disappointed at was their menu. Can't remember what this place used to be but I wouldn't be surprised if it was what they masking taped over lol (ie. Good luck restaurant - check out my pic!). Now because the place was relatively small and not much people were dining there wasn't much of a manic trolley chasing food vibe going on. So we were offered a picture menu if we needed anything made. Which is good! But the stuff I wanted they no longer offer (lolwut) I guess this place is pretty 'meh'. Meh because while the place offers what it offers you can certainly get better elsewhere. By better I mean, better tasting and more selection. And yes they do sell mango pudding! And it's ok!

Warning: they only deliver on occasion (even though you can order and pay for delivery at any time…read moreduring their opening hours). Ordered at 8pm on a Friday night, paid for food and called the restaurant half an hour later to confirm order. None of the staff could speak English well enough to check on the status of our order. They spoke over the top of me, from what I could tell they were trying to say that our food was going cold and needed to be picked up as they do not deliver (even though delivery is an option on ML and other reviewers have received deliveries). After 5 minutes of trying to make sense of each other, the person on the phone started yelling hysterically telling me the food was ready to be collected and we needed to come and pick it up right away if we wanted our food. I chose to ignore other's reviews mentioning bad service. I can put up with poor service in exchange for good food. However, when bad service leads to no delivery for no good reason (after paying $80 for dinner) it's just not good enough. Never again, Golden Horse.

Definitely will recommend the satay and the chicken and mushroom soup but overall not very…read moreimpressed!

Have been to the Springvale and Box Hill franchise. Found myself in the west side tonight so…read morethought why not. Happy to say that the standard is as good as the other sister venues. Crab is fresh and very delish!! Mayb we're a bit spoilt for choice in Melbourne. I now often find myself expecting more!! Something diff. Anyhooo can recommend this place for a gd feed. The franchise is known for their herbal soups but is slowly getting known for their seafood.

My first time eating here and I was fully content with my belly full of veggie dumplings and chive…read morepancake. The cucumber salad was also to die for! Not the most glamorous looking place but def worth the visit for the food alone.

Very disappointing as went based on some other reviews. No…read morewords spoken by the waitress and waiter other than the bill price of '$45'! Everything was a let down and all food lacked any taste at all. We tried the special fried rice, cumin lamb, shao-long Bao, chicken and prawn dumplings in chilli oil . Special fried rice meat was spam...very not special Cumin lamb was really onion with lamb and some oil Shao-long Bao was boringly boring Chicken and prawn dumplings in chilli oil did not have any hint of chilli taste or kick So the only good thing was the tea. Upon paying, the kitchen and glassware was atrociously dirty. Glad I didn't ask for a drink. Really a must not try restaurant!