One of the best Chinese restaurants in Glen Waverley, East Empress has long been one of my…read morefavourite places to grab takeaway from. I rarely eat in the restaurant itself because the takeaway menu is a bit cheaper, but when I do, I am always impressed with the immaculately set out tables, the service of the waiting staff, and the presentation of the food when it arrives. The prices are fairly high when you dine in, though. That isn't to say that it isn't worth it, because it really is. Most main dishes range from $20 to $35, but you're getting real quality for that price. For me, it's a bit of a treat, the same sort of thing that makes seeing a movie in Gold Class a special occasion. As I said, takeaway is a bit cheaper. My wife and I usually grab a beef with cashews, fried rice and a few dim sims, and it works out to be a bit under $25. They're pretty quick at getting the order ready, too. We usually drive up to the shop, phone the order in, and spend the next few minutes looking for a car park. By that time, it's ready to pick up and go. Totally recommend this place to anyone.

Spoilt! That's is the immense amount of choice we have for a good dinner in Melbourne. Well this is…read morein the suburbs and is my local Chinese restaurant but everything that they do I love! I'm a big fan of their banquets, it's a great way to get an impressive selection of food to fill you and satisfy your taste buds. I think that east empress stands out from other suburban Chinese restaurants, is the fact that it's a spacious layout with quite a modern feel. You're not just crammed into a little room that is cheap to run! There service has always been great when eating in and their prices are very reasonable for the serving sizes. They also do take out which is still kept to a great quality and is usual very quickly ready for pick up. I highly recommend it to everyone in the area.

I don't usually eat dumplings but colleagues rave about this place .. lifting it up on a pedestal…read morelike it was a new discovery! Anyhoo have to agree they were pretty good. Need to control yourself otherwise may find that during chit chats that ur munching more than your belt size can handle! I have also tried their noodles as well.. pretty good.

Their fried dumplings are the absolute BEST! I come here probably once a week - just can't resist!…read moreKeep it up guys!

Fancy some pepper hallucinations? Enter Dainty Sichuan…read more This joint, unlike the other two - only serves hotpot. You get your own little pot to cooke whatever you want. There are various options for your stock base, you even get to have half and half. So if you are daring, try the spicy soup. There's an extra spicy soup... but I don't even want to know what that tastes like. If you want to enjoy your dinner however, I just go for the mushroom soup base or seafood base and then add chilli to it as I desire. There have a 'sauce' station with about 20 different types of chilli from just the standard Sichuan Chilli to Beef Chilli? They've got garnishes such as coriander, spring onions etc etc... They even have MSG?! It's not the cheapest, but dishes do come out quite well presented and are quite large. I normally get a couple of beed dishes, some veggies (Pak Choy/Chinese CabbageOther greens that have Choy in the name) and mushrooms. Also, try the potato noodles. It doesn't have much of a taste on its own, but cook it in the soup and it's yum... They have an order sheet where you tick what you'd like. Don't worry - they also have a menu with picture explaining everything. Very helpful. Especially since NO ONE really speaks english. Be prepared to leave extrememly full and with a burnt tongue.

Take the stairs on the way up lazy! But if you're tripping on Sichuan take the lift down…read more.. At the moment, or atleast the last two times I was there they were only serving hot pot. My wife loves this place and it is definitely a hit when it is so cold outside. My favourite is definitely mixing the sauces and using that to flavour the hotpot soup or provide some amazing taste to your rice. Try the beef sauce with coriander and peanuts yum!

Look, it's true the service here is terrible...but hell, I'll forgive them because the food is…read moregreat - authentic Sichuan flavours here, with a good balance of peppercorns for that 'ma la' tang, mandatory chilli oil, generous doses of mince garlic and some surprisingly good meat pieces (ie. the pork ribs actually had nice chunks of meat and fat as well as bone). Prices are around $17-40 for sides and mains, and the drinks menu is a little sad but does the job. And for brave, they also do Sichuan Hotpot.

Their hotpot buffet is quite good, and service is friendly. Unlike some hotpot buffet restaurants,…read morethey bring out the dishes fairly quickly, and they always clear the empty plates for you.

There's a guy making dumplings at the front window, making this restaurant appear to be specialized…read morein dumplings. But the chicken dumplings 鸡肉三鲜水饺 here are small, overpriced and taste like most other cheaper places in Chinatown. Also didn't serve me any water. Overall not impressed.

Beautifully decorated with Ipad ordering which I love. Service was fine and quality of food was…read moreabout average for this area. I would come back again for sure. I had the beef dumplings pan fried. Very good.

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!

We walked in the door are were instantly attended to HOWEVER we were sat with another person at a…read morefour person table. I was a little shocked because ive never in all my 24 years ever had this happen to me... Also there were at least 5 tables I could see free so I was very confused. FOOD TIME! They have lunch specials which all meals are $6.80 so it makes it super hard to really complain. I had sweet and sour chicken with vegetarian fried rice. Both were really great but even for $6.80 I think you should be getting a little more chicken than what was given

Before my critique of the food, I need to give you a SERIOUS WARNING about the ambiance of this…read moreplace. The crowd this restaurant attracts is not your typical Asian group, munching away on their deals. Nope - they're the worst kind of bogan. *Asian waitress takes order* *Bogan man gives the orders in a slow voice* *Then says "chop chop* *Bogan woman says "no that's for the Vietnamese"* What. What. What. ??? Well, to be fair that is the worst I've experienced. But the general customers of this restaurant are the most awful, culturally uneducated people. /End rant. My friends and I came here and we had plenty of decently priced dumplings. The unique thing about Chinese Jin Dumpling House is that they add a kick to their dumplings - a signature sesame oil - DELICIOUS! My recommendations: Spicy Beef Pan-Fried Dumplings Pork & Cabbage Pan-Fried Dumplings and of course... Xiao Long Bao!

spent $17- 18 on a take away Malaysian fried rice, asked for no peas with seafood…read more turned out with only rice, with a few of the little shrimps, and a very dark sauce. tasted also terrible... what a rip-off Will never go there again

After coming here against recently with my partner, I've decided that m previous 3 star review…read moreshould be knocked down to 1. Customer Service: Some of the worst I've seen. I hate it when Asian restaurant do this. I understand because they want to get more people in, but I absolutely hate it when they sit you down next to some random group of people for everyone to fit. My partner and I were inches away from another couple and it was pretty awkward. I ordered tea, and 10 minutes into my our meal, my tea still hasn't come. I told the waitress "I ordered tea, but it hasn't come so instead I'll just take water." She comes out with tea and I said "sorry, it took a bit too long. Now I just want water." to which she responded with such an obvious grimace that resembled the face you make when you smell shit. Then she went off and had a little rant to the other waitress in Mandarin (which I spoke, but I guess she didn't think I did) and said , and I quote: "That bitch said she wanted tea and when I brought it out she said no." Thank goodness I had already received my food otherwise I would be highly suspicious of spit on my dumplings. When the couple next to us ordered, I overheard the man ask the waitress if there were any nuts in a particular dish (I assume he was allergic to nuts). She looked so confused and didn't understand what the hell he was talking about. I wanted to be a good samaritan so I said "nuts" in Mandarin. No, it wasn't as if she didn't understand the word, she just didn't know about the nuts. Nut allergies are pretty common, so she could've been a bit more sympathetic. Aiyah... Food: Not terrible, but the quality has definitely dropped. My dumplings were a bit burnt and soggy. Thankfully, there was still juice inside that made up for it somewhat - but not the best dumplings I've had at all. My partner and I left with a newfound distaste for Dumplings Plus and the awful staff it hires. And thus ends my very last trip to that establishment.