Parking is a nightmare. Food quality has no stand out. Everything was lacking. The prices are…read moreridiculously high. Service was okay. But that cannot redeem how poor every other aspect was. This is a skip. We came because our relatives said their food was good but everything was disappointing.

Hmmmm was bit fickle minded and came here on a whim ... there's soooo many things to eat here now…read moreat Hawthorn!!! Anyways for the unconcerned... this place is ok.. sama sama ... dame same but different. The prawns used in the prawn steam noodle thingy.. sorry forgot what that's called in engeris... was soaked in salt water! Very salty! Either that or it is laden with preservatives to allow it to keep longer. Everything we had was just msg!! We finished several pots of tea in the 30min we were there. 8 items and the bill??? $73! YMMV. I liked this place yeaaaars ago but is no longer the quality I remembered it to be.

The one thing that I like about living in Preston is the number of authentic Asian restaurants…read moredotted along High Street. Ever since going to Hong Kong I have had a hankering for proper Chinese food. This isn't the food that you find at the Chinese stall in the food hall, but rather a restaurant owned and run by Chinese, and the worse their English, the more authentic the restaurant tends to be. Okay, it's not Hong Kong, but then again unless you are willing to put aside a week to travel there and back, these restaurants are probably the best that you are going to get. This certainly wasn't a bad restaurant. The staff were ever friendly, and it certainly seems popular, and they also have chop-sticks, which for me is an absolute must when it comes to eating Chinese food. The cool thing about these restaurants is that they have pictures of all the dishes, so you can just flick through the menu and point to the dish you want. However, be careful not to make the mistake that I made and point to the wrong one because you might end up with a meal that you don't particularly like. Oh, I better not forget, they also have pots of Chinese tea for $1.00 each, which is also pretty cool.

Ok so the Noodle Kingdom in Preston has a few noticeable differences from its city sister. Theres…read moreno fancy red and gold wallpaper and theres no suits. The clientele is mainly Preston locals and the destination diners. The menu is exactly the same and I am grateful for this. Over lunch and weeknights this place experiences the same peak hour rush as the city Noodle Kingdom but due to the suburban location of this restaurant theres a slightly more relaxed vibe. Its not unusual to see people waiting five deep in a queue for the freshly prepared dumplings and noodles. I've already detailed my fetish for their dumplings and the no 29 (beef/noodles) however you can add the no 94 (fried chicken/noodles) and beef skewers to the list. The beef skewers are a grilled/spiced cummin delight and great to chew on. Prices are cheap and the service is blunt, this place delivers consistently great food, however a word of warning, go easy on the chilli.

Wow at last a great Chinese Restaurant in Balaclava. The Sesame Prawn Toast is yum. The Special…read moreFried is good. Customer service is friendly and good. Please give them your business. Note: Can pay by Credit/Debit including Tap Tap if order is under $100, but all card orders must be over $10. Pick up also available. The only negative is their in shop printed menu, which needs a seriously good redesign!

The place isn't aesthetically the nicest local spot for a Chinese/Vietnamese bite around this side…read moreof town, feels very casual, a little dark, located on the always busy-Burke road, and the acoustics make it seem like there's a crowd yelling when there was only a few other full tables chatting modestly, but our general rule with Asian food in Melbourne is to not give a stuff about any of that as long as the food delivers. It does. The hefty menu (literally, it seems to be laminated with lead) is complimented with a large array of specials scribbled all over the walls, which keeps things interesting. They were trialing a chicken satay roti, which we've found at only a few other places ever, so that was a must order. At those other places this dish is as it sounds - chicken from a satay skewer wrapped in roti- but here they've made it into a wrap with some salad. Very nice, but a heads up that it's very filling for an entree! We also had the pork dumplings which were nicely done, the calamari which was close to perfectly cooked, and the lamb curry which was mild on spice but very tasty nonetheless. We got chastised for not being able to finish it all from the cheeky wait-staff, but was all in good fun. Our first visit there but the rest of those eating in seemed to be regulars who the staff were all familiar with, which always tells you a lot about a place.

Mylyn Chinese & Vietnamese Cuisine Restaurant really is a hidden gem. Dine in or take away you will…read morebe left feeling most satisfied with the food choices. Think fresh pork rice paper rolls, Pepper Fish in clay pots, Vietnamese pancake and stir fry with beef and black bean. The menu is extensive and the dishes are very reasonable with great sized portions. These guys are closed on Mondays and bookings are a must if you are eating in.

For those of you wanting a cheap authentic Chinese experience at a relatively cheap price go here…read more Everything is typical Chinese no frills ranging from the service to the plastic bowls. The food is decent and little different - try the lamb dumplings... For those of you that know your dumps they're usually made from pork.

The food here is fab, full of flavour! A friend introduced me to this place and now I'm a regular…read more I pretty much always get the lunch meal deal, chilli lamb and cumin bun/burger with some spicy cold noodles.

Delightful dumplings! I always go to Shanghai Street…read moreDumplings when I visit Melbourne. The dumplings and noodles are delicious, tasty and very reasonably priced. I think that my favourites are the pork and dumplings in chilli oil with peanut and sesame butter sauce - at 15 dumplings for $11.80 it's amazing value!!

We were in search of a good noodle soup. Sad to say this didn't quite hit the mark. Nothing…read moregroundbreaking although the wontons in chilli oil and peanut butter were quite good! Food: 3/10 Atmosphere: 6/10- quite good fit out for a dumpling house Service: 3/10. Not good and no bottle opener although it's a BYO restaurant!