The dumplings at Rize BBQ & Restaurant hits the spot! Friendly service and tasty dumplings at an…read moreaffordable price. I enjoyed a few of the Yum Cha style-dim sims: steam pork and chive dumplings, roast duck dumplings, prawn dumplings, and scallop dumplings. The atmosphere is pleasant. The Rize BBQ restaurant gives off your usual standard Chinese restaurant vibe. Good for individuals and groups. They also do take-away. I can't wait to come back for a proper Yum Cha lunch on Saturdays or Sundays. (11am-3pm)

I've been struck by the winter blues and this has inspired my review on The Grand BBQ - my…read morefavourite Laksa stall in the CBD! 'Yong Tau Foo' Laksa is on offer here and for those needing a quick explanation, Yong Tau Foo literally means stuffed beancurd. Stuffed with what I hear you asking?!?! Meat paste of fish and pork....but if beancurd just doesn't appeal to you...then all varieties of vegetables and fritters are now also being stuffed, leaving us with many delightful choices! My order always consists of: - a mixture of Hokkien & Vermicelli Noodles - Laksa soup - Yong Tau Foo selection of mushroom...fried beancurd....eggplant....fish cake....prawn dumpling and chinese donut. Try it...you'll be hooked and find yourself Laksa-ing once a week....even during summer!

Laksa and Yong Tau Foo. Or Yong Tau Foo in your Laksa if you please. In my humble opinion, this is…read morethe best laksa you can find in Melbourne. Let me leave you with a few descriptive words: Cheap, Good, Tasty, Delicious, Cheap, Flavorful, Filling, Cheap, Extraordinary, Cheap. That is all.

The roast duck here is mad good!…read more The duck meat was tender and juicy with just the nice amount of duck fat and crispiest duck skin ever. I could eat this all day, every day. They are very reasonably priced too, $12 for rice plate or alternatively you can have the whole duck for $ 38 - the portions were generous! Nothing much going on in term of ambiance, design was very standard to other Chinese place in the area. Also, don't expect tender loving care here, you will be disappointed. Overall, great Cantonese food, budget friendly, quick and reliable! Tip: Cash only.

A casual Hong Kong Style Cantonese restaurant in Box Hill…read more Cash only and no reservations as far as I could tell. Well worth the wait though. Authentic, awesome tasting food with friendly wait staff. We were a party of 10, so we got to try over a dozen dishes. The interior is nothing fancy, but the food is as good as anything I have had in Hong Kong. Our favorite dishes were: Roast Duck - excellent, crispy skin, juicy meet, great flavor Soya sauce chicken - perfect, authentic, just how it is meant to be done BBQ Roast Pork - Excellent, very tender, just the right amount of fat, that was also soft and tasty. Crocodile with xo chili sauce - This is the best crocodile meat dish I have ever had. They must pound the meat because it was very tender and went so well with the bold sauce. This should be their signature dish. Green beans, pork and dried fish. Excellent. I could eat this all day. Scallops with vegetable - Excellent, lots of flavor Prawns and egg whites - Loved this, large prawns, cooked perfectly with that fresh crunch. Singapore Noodles - Very tasty Mango Chicken - Tasty, good for kids and less adventurous eaters

Yummy, inexpensive Vietnamese food in South Morang…read more These guys used to own Vihn Long in Lalor but have upgraded to Viet Chopsticks with the same home style flavors but a nicer decor. Friendly and attentive staff, quick service and yummy food on a budget! The menu is quiet extensive but a few of my go to's are the Mongolian Chicken and the Salt and Pepper Calamari.

This place is a simple traditional Melbourne take on a Hong Kong cafe. They specialise in BBQ and…read moreroast pork but they have many rice, noodle, and stir dry dishes at affordable prices. They also serve HK style milk tea and yueneung (coffee/tea). There is a lot of seating and is seldom too busy. Food is prompt and pretty good!

A very friendly Cantonese style cafe that does great bbq, like Char Sui and Duck. Good prices,…read moreespecially if you stick with crowd favourites like bbq pork or duck with rice.

We found this restaurant after walking around Chinatown for a while looking at other menus and…read moredishes posted. We decided on this one because the prices were good and it looked like a small Mom and Pop restaurant. I was very pleasantly surprised with the large menu selection. I chose the Singapore noodles with chicken instead of pork. Just the right amount of spice and abundant taste. If you're looking to go easy on the wallet and heavy on the taste buds try this place.

The steamed buns were OK, but not up to what I had been hoping from the other reviews…read more The regular menu items were even more disappointing. Will try again to see if I was just unlucky, but my first experience here was pretty average.

Fresh fish from their tank and great seafood prepared any way you like it! The veggies are very…read morenice too! All waiters and the lovely owner are very accommodating! We were the only Americans eating in their dining room amongst their regular Asian customers on several occasions and never felt the least bit out of place! We returned to eat there two years in a row. It's not at all a stuffy kind of place but it's nice to dine with a white tablecloth on the table !

Ling Nam is quite an interesting place to grab a Chinese feast. First of all, it is pretty much…read morealways rammed on a Friday or Saturday night. You'll typically have to wait 10-15 minutes for a table. While you do that you might want to get some BYO wine from the bottle shop across the street. I've eaten here on numerous occasions and the food for the most part is delicious. Just how a Parma is a measure of an Aussie pub, I find that the salt and pepper squid to be a measure of a Chinese restaurant. Ling Nam's salt and pepper squid is awesome. Their duck is also a personal favourite. As for the other things on the menu the other dishes are really good for the most part. I'd stay clear from some of their entrees though. The food would probably get an 8/10. The service is not great however. It is not that quick and not that friendly. On one occasion the waiter gave a friend visiting from the UK a tough time. He got heckled for ordering a Wonton soup. Then he got heckled for ordering beef in black bean sauce. When the food arrived the waiter said "Hey Englishman, here is your beef in black bean sauce" as he sniggered and laughed in my friends face. This not so "friendly banter" continued in every interaction. It was kind of a strange experience and my friend who had lived in China for 3 months was mildly insulted. I found it fairly funny but many people would not have appreciated such a mindf**k.

Whenever I visit the Glen Shopping Centre, I almost always end up here for the (cooked to order)…read morecombination (chicken, fishcake & prawns) egg gravy rice noodles . Comes with generous serving size with lots of ingredients. The egg gravy is cooked perfectly with just the right consistency and tastes delicious. Service is quick and efficient, and the free cup of Chinese tea goes well with the food. Overall one of the best foodcourt food I've ever tasted.

Udon Express can be found in the food court at the Glen…read more Whats different about this place? Unlike usual asian style foodcourt places, dishes here are made to order. You will generally only wait five minutes for your meal, and it will be served with a cup of chinese tea. I love their beef fried rice, served with a side cup of chilli for extra spice. Is a cheap feed for well under $10