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I love dumplings. And there are a few places in Melbourne that do really good Chinese-style dumplings. Our favourite is the Shanghai Noodle House in China Town in a little dodgy lane called Tattersalls Lane.
Don’t get confused with the more touristy, popular next Camy Changhai Dumpling Restaurant though. Not that Camy’s is bad. It’s just always more crowded and the service isn’t that fantastic. So we just prefer next door’s in terms of food and service.
We were there for a quick lunch. Josh always insists on the Dumplings in Soup (15 fat dumplings for $7.00 – bargain, I say) which is juicy morsels of minced pork and some sort of vegetables in delicious soup with a bit of mince sauce, seaweed, omelet shreds, lettuce and coriander. Other dumplings are quite awesome too.
WWe also ordered Szechuan Spicy Pork on Rice ($8.00) which is surprisingly very good. It’s pork belly and cabbage stir fried in chilli and bean sauce. We were absolutely amazed at how good something this simple was.
If truth be told, ordering non-dumpling dishes at this restaurant is a bit of a hit and miss because the menu is huge and, for example, meatballs in soy sauce is hardly the same as the meatballs in meatballs and vegetables. And for our life, we couldn’t fathom how different Mapo Tofu on Rice and Spicy Beancurd on Rice could possibly be.
You also get your own tea, water, bowls and cutleries. For that price, I really don’t mind. The servings, by the way, are huge. I’m always tempted to order an extra dish and always have to be reminded that that will result in me having to be carried out of the restaurant.
Shanghai Noodle House, 242 Little Bourke St. (enter from Tattersalls Lane), Melboune
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Written by Kat
May 16th, 2009 at 12:42 pm
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hi there,
have you been to Dragon Boat or Hutong Dumpling Bar? I’m trying to decide which one I should book me and my friends into, now I have read your review I’m thinking about Shanghai Noodle House as well.
cheers.
mcmissy -
i have been to dragon boat. we had garlic butter lobster noodles which were excellent. but this was years ago. my husband went there a couple of times for all you can eat yum cha (work thing) a couple of times recently and found them to be horrible. so i’m not too sure about that. never been to hu tong. never got in. a couple of other bloggers/tweeters found them lukewarm though.
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thanks Kat!
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@mcmissy, Hutong is nice especially their Shaolong-bao (not sure of spelling) dumplings but the portion are a lot smaller and more pricey. Also, you have to book as they’re always busy. I love Shanghai noodles house for lunch because I can always get a seat! Large dumplings selection and is delicious! Especially the Vegetarian steam dumplings with peanut sauce. Mmmm…
Conclusion, you need to try both places but if you want to sit in a fancy restaurant then Hutong is the place. If you want authentic, hawkers style then Shanghai noodles house.
Let me know how you go!
