Wasted half an hour looking for this restaurant, only to find out it was closed. Booooooo,read more

So many restaurants to choose in Chinatown but so glad we chose Dragon Boat! A very comfortable…read morerestaurant with a good wine selection and menu including live seafood choices. Lots of choices made it hard to choose so we tried a few appetisers and mains. The service was very good and staff friendly. The food came quickly and everything was delicious. Definitely recommend the scallops and the crocodile. Standard choice of Asian desserts. Plenty of seating for couples, small or large groups. There are a few steps at the entry and restrooms are upstairs so not suitable for disabled access. All credit cards accepted including American Express. Highly recommended.

OMG.!! Just had the BEST DUMPLINGS I HAVE EVER EATEN!! Ginger and prawn dumplings are DIVINE!! The…read morechili sauce is so delicious you can drink it.. Will definitely be ordering from this restaurant again..!! My compliments to the chef!

Very authentic and fast BBQ pork rice noodle…read morePrawn dumplings Bean skin duck roll See pic

Food is quite heart warming and delicious. Service and seatings aren't to my liking;…read moreVery dirty. I would give this a 3.5 if could.

Food is yummy, nice setting, friendly assistants . This was the first time i came to this…read morerestaurant and glad yo find so many pleasing surprises! Seafood is fresh and tasty and the pepper steak is my favourite!

So much to unpack here ... There were four of us for dinner and they seated us at a strange table…read morefor six, and so we were kind of spaced out too much. They gave us only two menus for the four of us which was annoying. The soup came out first and the other three of us had to wait so much longer for our entrees to come out. They too came out staggered, and since the chicken ribs came out SO late, they were still eating them as their main meal came out. I hate that. Cutlery was practically thrown at us. No class or care. Didn't find any of the staff warm or friendly at all, sadly. The one redeeming feature is that the food is nice. Is it the best Chinese food I've ever eaten? No. But it would scratch an itch if you're craving it. Also, just pray that if you order the Sweet and Sour Chicken like I did, that it's not drowning in sauce, as the batter then goes soggy and the cutlery gets sticky and sauce ends up on the table. Sadly, I wouldn't return here. There was no warmth, atmosphere or anything inviting, and some dishes were dirty. Yes, the food is ok, and reasonably priced, but there are so many other places one could go to. Sorry, but just being honest.

In support of a friend who is currently researching for a business concept involving dumplings, my…read morehusband and I have visited a LOT of dumpling / dim sum / yum cha venues. To put this into perspective, next week we're travelling to asia to do just that. Anyhow, I digress. The point is we get through a lot of steamed (and fried) parcels of deliciousness. Ripples in Bentleigh (not the other Ripples which I'm lead to believe is less than fabulous) is rather tremendous. Take a look at the pictures I've uploaded and you'll see how fresh everything is. This is now amongst our new favourites in Melbourne. So why only four stars? Well... the debate at our table came to the conclusion that you can't give a place 5 stars when you've only been once. Surely at least a star should be reserved for consistency. Anyone can have a great experience once. It's really not my thing, but I'll also say this - Ripples is extremely child friendly.

So, this place sort of feels like one of those Hong Kong style cafes, namely because the offerings…read moreare sort of what you get when you fuse Asian food with western food. However, it also feels like a typical Chinese restaurant, to an extent. Yeah, the name suggests it, but the menu is something that stood out for me. It was okay, I did like it, and it was pretty cheap as well. So, yeah, worth checking out.

We were passing by Tim Ho Wan when we decided to grab some dim sum. It was a good size restaurant…read morebut less than half full when we arrived for an early dinner. We got seated right away. Ordering was done via QR code. Bathrooms were not in the restaurant but outside about halfway into the building. It wasn't well signed. We ordered our favorites (BBQ pork buns, shrimp and pork dim sum, bean curd wrap) and taste and quality were consistent. We also tried their congee for the first time and it was quite good. Service was good and when we were finished we paid at the cashier. The credit card surcharge was the lowest of any restaurant we ate during that trip.

I like Fei Yu-Ching and tacos. Dumplings were good and gluten free apparently. very interesting thoread more

The food is excellent and the staff is super friendly. Much of the menu is available gluten free if…read morethat is of interest.

Shanghai is a bustling little spot in Chinatown in Melbourne. Food is absolutely delicious. The…read moreline out front proves that. They have you pretty much write down your order while you are waiting in line so that service goes quickly. The pork belly with steamed buns is a must have. So good! I found the lamb cumin spiced noodles amazing as well. Don't think you can really go wrong here.

Nice restaurant in chinatown and very busy even in late night. Looks like it is pretty well known…read morerestaurant. So many items on the menu. We ordered plenty dishes and food was ready pretty quickly. All the dishes are yummy. We left with tummy satisfied and full. As tips are not common, it is interesting to see the worker surprised and happy when we pave them the change.

Roast Duck, from the name of the restaurant we can tell the place is specializing crispy duck in…read moretraditional peking style. In fact the main part I would like to recommend to our friends. The roast duck set came with decent presentations, the duck meat in nicely sliced pieces, and steamed pancake wrappings were warm & soft, and the sides were freshly prepared! The White Duck also serving other varieties of dishes, from the Northern cuisines to dim sum in Cantonese style, however the vast selections somewhat throw them almost out of control during the peak of meal serving time. The rest dished came to us without much presentations and I'd like to be excused from reviewing them each. The White Little Duck is located inside Chadstone Mall, an popular shopping center in South Suburb of Melbourne, their menus are in colorful but keep in mind not every item is available and dessert items are almost none existence.

Great service and great foods but shame that they won't accept split payments for people with…read morepersonal payments

If you are looking for some proper hand made Chinese dumplings this is the place to be…read more They are fresh and no matter if you go for beef, pork or sea food they taste amazing! And on top of that you are ending up with less than 15$ for dumplings and a drink. Don't go here on your first date as it is not a fancy restaurant but therefore offering really good hand made food for a very good price!

Do yourself a favor and stop by Yum Shanghai Dumplings next time you are in this area. These are my…read morefavorite dumplings in all of Melbourne! I've lost count of how many times we've been here and have been meaning to post a review on Yelp for a long time... And here I am finally! I'll get to it- Try the pan fried vegetarian dumplings, Thai fried rice, and the Chinese broccoli in garlic sauce- all incredible (like the rest of the menu, I'm sure). The owners are lovely people and are always happy to accommodate our vegetarian diet. They have made vegetarian Ma-po tofu for us before- also super delish. They make their dumplings daily and you can see them being made when you walk past on Victoria Street. I've posted photos of the take-out menu I have at home but I'll post photos of the food next time I'm there... Which will be soon I hope!!