A very busy restaurant but service is prompt and food is pretty good with Generous serves. The menu…read morehas recently changed and has more variety. They also have promotional vouchers which are good value. Definitely worth a visit.

We went during CNY, and it was our 3rd visit. First time was dimsum lunch, just very so-so, nothing…read moreimpressive. Second time was around Christmas with another family, dinner was slightly better, thinking it might be worth a next visit. But what a great disappointment we had! 1. Treasure Duck $68.80 - was highly recommended by our server, but the taste was just blend and yuck. The meat is dry, duck felt like it was refrigerated for a long time. Will NOT trust their recommendations, as business is brisk, hence chef will tend to pressure servers to promote the over-stock, esp. the pricier ones. Lesson learned. 2. Gourd/Pork/Bean pot $22.80 - just horrible taste, the ingredients do not go well at all! Greasy, ill-looking that the first look kills your appetite immediately. 3. Mushroom & Melon $20.80 - half-hearted done dish, melon was cut in huge pieces, not even skinned properly, mushroom is tasteless, yet another failure. 4. Sponge Gourd with Tofu $20.80 - this was the dish we came back for, had a very good experience prior BUT totally disappointed this time. Tofu was over-fried (darken brown skin), very greasy stock compared to before. Inconsistent. 5. Hwa Diao Chicken $22.80 - overcooked chicken, dry and blend, will not recommend. 6. Stir Fried Beans - average 7. Steam Fish - average 8. Braised Beef Shank - average Change of head chef or someone in the kitchen not doing a proper job. This is the result of bad management. Definitely NOT returning, beware and good luck if you do book.

Call it heresy if you will, but these could be the best pan-fried dumplings in Melbourne. A bit…read morethicker-skinned than some, they're a good size and flavourful. The spring onion cake is also good (but beware, it's closer to deep-fried than pan-fried). Note that you have to pay up front and they only take cash.

There may be other very good menu items on offer here, but the dumplings are truly the winner here…read more Whether you're in the mood for steamed, pan fried or want to share a plate of each with someone else, your taste buds are in for a treat and you will be craving them for the rest of eternity. (Though you can always get some dumplings to take home for later as well!) The food is always fresh, made to order and delivered hot to your table. The spring onion cake is another winner. There's also soy, chili, etc. sauces all handy at your table. Note: The steamed pork buns on offer are not to be confused with sweet BBQ pork buns. These are more dumpling filling in a bread-y bun. An amateur mistake I once made.

Since the new owners have taken over a couple years back, I have to say the quality of food and…read moreService has gone down there are the shops around reviews have a look around and make up your own mind

I placed an order with Uber Eats 5 days ago for food to celebrate Chinese New Year's with friends…read more During lunch today I received a message that one item I had ordered was not available. I changed the order and arranged for a pick up between 7 and 7.30 pm. I then received a message shortly after 7 to inform me that my order had been cancelled. Leaving me no time to arrange an alternative meal. I knew Chinese New Year's would be busy and placed my order several days in advance. This is the service I have received tonight from both China Bar and Uber eats. My guests and I will now be celebrating the New Year with what ever I can find. I am unlikely to find a quality Chinese restaurant that can deliver an authentic Chinese dinner for the celebration. Please keep this story in mind if using Uber Eats or ordering from China Bar. A cancellation with 2 hours notice would be unacceptable but for a cancellation at the exact time of the pick up is both incompetent and totally thoughtless.

Kotajaya has a wide variety of food which has good taste and combines savoury and sweetness. My…read morefavourite meal is definitely the lunch special Hainanese chicken rice. The chicken is steamed and cooked to perfection served with a generous portion of rice, warm soup and sweet chilli you can never go wrong. The interior of the restaurant is above average and is able to fit large amounts of people. The char ho fun is also delicious, as well as its other meat with rice meals. There also very nice staff here with great service,I would definitely recommend coming back.

Really really enjoyed the food! Also the service was very good and I didn't visit the place only…read moreonce! Thank you

This place is near Chapel Street. Parking is hard to find. The theme is Chinese antiques. There are…read morea few seating options available where you sit in an antique poster bed and eat your food. They have the best gluten free yum cha I've ever seen available in the world. There were a number of different options and the service was great. I really loved the dumplings. I'd like to go back again. My favourite would be the chicken and leek dumpling.

We went here because we heard it was the only place in Melbourne that had gluten free dumplings. I…read morehave to say I was disappointed in them. It wasn't your typical dough but made with GF flour instead they just used rice paper. It wasn't easy to eat because the rice paper was super sticky and was coming apart. I can't speak for any of their other food because we didn't have anything else. But I will say the ambience in the restaurant is super cool! You can sit in a little cubby on pillows and hang out. You can also bring your own wine!

For a cheap meal, this is the place to come, you get a decent sized serve of Chinese food with…read moresteamed rice for only $5.99 for an even larger serve with a can of drink pay just $2 more. They cook it when you order it so nice and hot, the ingredients are good quality for the price. Downside is the place itself, whilst it looks clean, there is a lit of clutter about. They must lack storage as there are cartons stacked up behind the counter. Great value, quick service.

My brother raves about this place. Set in a little store on the main strip of Bayswater, Yang's…read moreserve up inexpensive dumplings and noodles. Although he décor is quite plain, that being white on white, its what you want out of a cheap eatery. No fuss, no frills, just good food made fresh. I always rate a Chinese restaurant by how many Chinese people eat there themselves, and Yang's has become a popular spot for both Chinese locals and those in the know about how good a good dumpling can be.

You don't go here for the service, You go there for the…read moredumplings at $8 for a plate of 12-15 dumplings you can't go wrong it's fast in out service and high turnover it's a great cheep fast eat with great quality food

With ramen joints springing up left right and centre, we are really spoilt for choice! Spotted this…read moreplace when visiting the Target Centre earlier this week, thought we'd check it out. Checking out the website gave us a few giggles, with the emphasis on "first slurp" philosophy, but it did show us what delicious delights await us. Having just opened this week, Ramen Bankara is still in the process of sorting out their liquor license on our visit. We got some Japanese lemonade with the marble in the bottle neck instead - fun! Between the three of us, we tried the signature Bankara, the Tonkotsu, and the Tonkotsu spicy. Bankara had lovely springy noodles with good bite, lovely, rich soy broth, presumably with the braising broth of the kakuni (braised pork belly). Tonkotsu noodles were different - thinner and quite eggy in taste. The broth was smooth and velvety, creamy and white. The spicy version packed a punch, though you can opt for the level of heat when ordering. The only downside was probably on the charshu (sliced pork) - so delicious, but only one slice. But for the price and the size of the bowl, it is not a cardinal sin in my book. You can get extra goodies (two types of egg, bamboo shoots, spicy leek, woodear, pork slices or belly) to pimp up your noodles, or opt for the "premium" version that has extra egg and pork belly. Service was helpful and efficient - you order on a form then take it up to the till. They were extremely apologetic on the lack of liquor license, and when they ran out of pork belly :( There are still a couple of options on the menu (Tsukemen with the thicker noodles, with a dipping sauce, and a broth that's a mixture of pork and seafood base), so definitely keen to visit again. Hopefully we get to try the pork belly next time. Watch out for the opening hours - they close at 8pm!

I was excited to try their signature Bankara broth, a combination of soy-sauce and pork soup bases…read more However, it didn't quite pack the flavour I was expecting. It tasted as if it were not simmering for several hours and lacked depth. The noodles were average. Cooked to the right consistency, however they did not taste fresh and showed signs of being a typical food court level dish. At $14, the Classic Bankara came with just one slice of pork, sliced onions, one piece of seaweed and a few bamboo shoots. All other toppings are sold separately, so you can easily spend up to $20 for a complete bowl of ramen. This was a decent place that may be worth trying their tonkatsu soup base to compare. However, for the price and location to other worthy ramen shops, I would go somewhere else.