Melbourne, Australia
146/148 Little Bourke St
$$$
+61396623226
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Shanghai Street Chinatown in Little Bourke Street is a very busy place. We walked straight in around 7 pm. They have a QR code to check in for contact tracing before you are seated. I went on a Monday night, so its not as busy as a Thurs, Fri or Sat, when people have to wait to get in and eat. We ordered Pork Steamed Xiao Long Bao, Chicken & Sweet corn soup, Pork Vege Spring Rolls, Pineapple Sweet n Sour Chicken, Chicken Fried Rice and last but not least, Fried Sticky Rice Ball with Red Bean Filling. Drinks; Water and a Pepsi Max. Water and hot tea are free, you can help yourself to those at a self serve area, back of restaurant. The service was lightning fast, within 5 to 10 minutes we had all our food. The food is good. My soup had a very strong smell of sesame oil as it was served, but I didnt really notice an excess of that when I ate it. It ended up being a bit of food for 3 of us. I took the Red Bean balls (so good) and Pork Xiao Long Bao to go (added chilli oil soy sauce to them before I packed it away) The bao are amazing with the chilli oil and soy sauce. I wouldve liked a little more soup inside them, the casing may have absorbed that by the time I ate it 2 hours later I guess, these things arent really made for 'later' I spose. Its .50c a takeaway container. The cost was 74.50c for everything. There is a 1% surcharge for credit card and a minimum food order of 10. I paid cash Ps: I ate all the Xiao Long Bao by myself, no worries. Theyre yummy cold too. I did ask if anyone wanted any "Does anyone want some of these?" (while eating them as quickly as possible) Thats the polite thing to do, but I didnt really mean it
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Good food, very busy. Servers generally good. One accidentally knocked my tea cup and Spiller hot tea everywhere and my leg. She apologized and helped to clean up. Other than that. The menu items that are shanghainese food, are genuine shanghainese food/flavour and styles. (Confirmed by my mate that was born there.)
The crispy pork wasn't crispy in the slightest (greasy pork would be a better description) and the pork buns were doughy as all hell. Essentially, the food is average. Though, in saying that, you can basically bring whatever alcohol in and its all good. Literally just rock up with a case, a bottle of vodka, a goon sack etc. its like the most BYO place ive ever seen
Just happened to be walking by on a Sunday when they just opened for lunch. This was perfect timing as a long queue forned just after we got in - they don't take bookings. What a pleasant surprise it was! We ordered 3 dishes and all 3 were wonderful. Wontons were tasty with the peanut sauce, Xiaolongbao with a good amount of juice in the dumpling and the noodles taste freshly made combined with a pork mince that adds all that salty yet spice flavour to the noodles. In my opinion, the tastiest Xiaolongbao's I have had in a while. Service speed is EXTRAORDINARY. Within 5 minutes of ordering all 3 dishes were on the table steaming hot. Looking around the restaurant it was the same for everyone else. They have a window straight into the prep station where they are making dumplings as they are being ordered which explains why every dumpling tasted so fresh and firm. Reasonably priced, tasty food and speedy service, how can you not have a good lunch here? The only warning I have to give is prepare for a potential lengthy wait to find a table.
Bit of a line outside when we arrived but we were inside within a few minutes. Staff handed out menus and order forms while we were in line, so they had our order as soon as we sat down. Food came out quick and was delicious. BBQ pork buns were especially good. Great value for money. Highly recommend!
Hands down the best xiao long bao/ dumplings in Melbourne. Once you are seated, service is lightning fast. Food is of generous portion and delicious. Would always come back.
Nice place serving dishes from Shanghai.be prepared for a wait outside the restaurant but the service is quick so you don't have to wait long enough. Food is fresh, tastes good and portion sizes are generous. If you are going in a group,recommend to call and book ( they only accept bookings at least a day in advance).
It's a worth trying Chinese place, located in a busy Chinatown area. However, its not very hard to find a free parking around this place. Foods was nice and affordable, well-prepared so that we dont need to wait for a long time.
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