Located on the Bottom floor in the emporium. This dumpling place is quite nice. Dumplings really…read moreare comfort food. They weren't the best dumplings I've ever had but I enjoyed them. The service was good, the price was very reasonable and during the busy lunch rush so close to Christmas I was easily able to get a table. The quick service equaled quick turn over. This isn't the place to while away your afternoon!

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.

I use to buy this snack call mah chye or sar k sou from this stall. Unfortunately they stopped…read moremaking them. So I stopped going there. Sigh! Though their other snacks and goodies are good too.

Truly, TRULY Terrible…read more I booked two tables totalling 22 people for my birthday dinner. I asked several times leading up to the night if they could accommodate a large group of people, and they said yes. SERVICE - ATROCIOUS - almost non-existent staff, ridiculously slow to take orders and respond to requests - At times the staff were very unprofessional, completely ignoring requests and waving us away - We practically had to BEG for our drinks orders to be taken - I could see my guests were getting upset they didn't have drinks, glasses for their BYO wine, water or anything on the table, so I had to go up to the bar and repeatedly ask for water, glasses, menus, and for our orders to be taken. It was embarrassing and completely unprofessional -They didn't take our food orders for more than an HOUR after we sat down FOOD - I've had better chinese food at a food court. My prawns were overcooked and everyone commented that the rice was sometimes overcooked and sometimes undercooked. - All the food came out at different times - One of the waiters brought food, forgot to bring cutlery, and then left the food on the trolley next to us to go cold, while he went and retrieved cutlery from the kitchen THE END OF THE EVENING We were chatting and laughing, trying to make the best of the night, and all the staff started cleaning around us, moving tables and chairs and making us feel very unwelcome. When it was clear we weren't getting ready to leave, they promptly presented us with the bill, told us they wouldn't split it, and directed us to where the ATMs were located. THIS IS BY FAR THE WORST BIRTHDAY DINNER I'VE EVER HAD. The manager, who I know was among the staff that served us, should be ashamed of treating paying customers like we were treated. AVOID THIS RESTAURANT LIKE THE PLAGUE.

We went to the peninsula hotel for yum cha on a Sunday afternoon and came with the group that I'd…read moredescribe as a restaurant's worst nightmare - four couples with four prams (luckily the babies were all wonderfully behaved). The service staff were all very accepting and very playful with the babies and gave us a large area to sit where the prams could also park. They get a big plus for this! The atmosphere was pretty average and the food was average to good, but nothing surprising. What was wheeled out is the exact same food I've had at every yum cha restaurant: steamed shrimp dumplings, chicken buns, broccoli with oyster sauce, etc. It was all cooked well. There was nothing that tasted bad and a few things were worthy of second helpings. They were missing quite a few of our favourites: mushroom/vegetable dumplings or buns and sesame balls with red bean paste. The value for the food was really great. We ate quite a bit each and only paid $20 per person. I'd go back, but it's not a place I'd be drooling over.

Palms Restaurant has been around for years and it is more food court than restaurant. If your party…read moreis not quite sure what style of food they want for your next meal this is a good place to try as it has something for everyone. From freshly made dosa to roti and curries, I enjoy coming here for a quick bite that does not break the bank. Another perk is there is usually plenty of parking around the area as well. Ladies tie your hair up and wear older clothes so you can eat more but also if you sit in there too long you end up smelling a bit like oil.

Palm court is a cafeteria-style eatery with cuisines from Asia, India and Sri Lanka…read more You enter into the court and are shown to your table. This place isn't fancy or nice by any means- cheap tables and chairs; it's really just a place you go to get some authentic food. The seating area is surrounded by a few food stalls-each serving their specialties. There is a Malaysian inspired counter where curries and roti can be bought, as well as some traditional rice/noodle dishes. There are also Indian/Sri Lankan stalls where authentic dishes can be found. Palm Court also offers a vegetarian stall. This is a fun and different place to try out some exotic flavors. Don't expect much interior wise- it's just a place one can go to get something a little out of the ordinary.

A great little find in Brighton. This small off the main strip location serves authentic Vietnamese…read morefood. Decoration is Vietnamese style with half the tables having bench style seating and cushions as back support. Great to have white clothed tables. Menu items each have Vietnamese titles with the English description written underneath. The menu is extensive with a small wine list for diners to choose to accompany their dinner. Many of our own previously selected and enjoyed favourites were on the menu and we had absolutely no trouble in selecting items for our home delivery. We cannot wait to return and on this occasion we will certainly eat in House .

Good Vietnamese food that is well-presented. The prices are about right for the location. I'll…read moredefinitely be back, but you can't beat Springvale or Footscray for taste and value.

Simple, Honest and Great Cantonese food…read more Found this restaurant by chance some two years ago. We've been coming back here on many occasions. Small, quaint, good, linen table, pleasant service and most importantly delicious Cantonese food. Desserts is probably the only thing this place don't have. Enjoy!

I was all ready to say wonderful things about Quan, this having been my local for a long time and…read morehaving so many warm memories of the place. Though the last two times I've been here have been very slightly tainted. Once by a slug on my spring roll-accompanying lettuce (which isn't the end of the world - hey, at least you know it's fresh and the staff were very apologetic) and most recently having hair in my tea and gristly/nobly bits in my dish containing chicken thigh. The hair is another shrug-the-shoulders, "shit happens" accident thing. The chicken could have been rectified though. All of this points towards a slipping in Quan 88's attention to detail, which is really disappointing because otherwise I really liked this little eat-spot. Had these things not happened, I would have given Quan 88 4 stars for consistently friendly staff who don't mind if you need extra fresh chilli, lemon or water, cheap eats and convent location. It also gets points for having a confusingly-angled front door! If I was reviewing based on the last 2 visits alone, I'd give it only 1 or 2 stars. So in the name of fairness, I will give it 3 and will look with an eager eye to see what other Yelp-ers say about their experience here. Any issues, or was I just a bit unlucky? Let me know!

Quan is our go-to on Victoria St. Tried quite a few of the Vietnamese places on offer but we keep…read morecoming back to Quan. The atmosphere is slightly more relaxed than some of their neighbours, especially upstairs - although this is often filled with large bookings having a raucous good time...and since its the sort of place you can turn up with ten bottles or ten slabs and only pay a pittance for BYO, why not enjoy yourselves! (There's oddly even a shower in the upstairs bathroom should you make a mess of yourself!) Dish of choice: Coconut beef, accompanied with coconut rice. The beef sauce/gravy is amazing and makes you wish they had a naan/roti on the menu to mop it all up with.