Best place for traditional Peking duck. This place is always buzzing and you must book ahead to ensure you get a table. Peking duck and the rest of the duck dishes that come out are absolutely delicious. Very busy place and nothing fancy but you will leave full and happy.
The best restaurant for peking duck in Melbourne I would say.
The skin of the duck is very very crispy and super delicious! I eat like crazy when I’m here!
Ordering the duck will give you 3 course - the first one is the peking duck, the second one is duck with bean sprouts (you can also change this to add noodles - we love their crispy noodles), and lastly the duck soup.
Everything is lovely, and definitely worth it!
An absolute institution. We love the duck and handmade noodles. Excellent value for money and this place is always booked out! A favourite in Melb.
Simon’s two duck options are both great in taste and value. This place is well-known around the area, and serves perfectly crisp duck, thinned pancakes with perfect servings of the usual spring onion/cucumber/hoisin. The second noodle or bean shoot course is generally a bit oily, but still has an ample amount duck meat. Service is also very quick! Ambience is more like a local family restaurant - not overly clean and little hectic, but well worth.
If you have cravings for peking duck then Simon’s will not disappoint! The decor is dated and the tables are a little cramped and covered in butcher paper but you come for the food and not the ambiance. Service is efficient and one of the staff even came around to throw pancakes onto our plates much to our amusement.
We definitely recommend ordering one duck per 2 people, and opting for the non-noodle set. We personally don’t mind the bean sprout stir fry and found the noodles to be way too soggy for our liking, not worth the extra charge. The duck itself has an incredibly crispy, thin skin and the meat is juicy and soft. The fat is rendered perfectly and there are no awkward gristly bits. We’d say this is one of the best peking ducks we have had in Melbourne.
Simon's Peking Duck: Popular for all the right reasons! The duck was so succulent and juicy, oozing out delicious flavours with every bite. The sauce that was paired with it is also a stand out! Portions were also very generous, filling us up very quickly. Would 100% return!
Emerensiana Vitalis Handoko
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Best peking duck restaurant in Melbourne for sure!
It always full during dinner time.
You need to book the ducks and table far ahead if you want to dine in.
The duck it self is so juicy and tender.
When you combine it with the pancakes and their plum sauce it just perfect and melt in your mouth.
Also loved their fried thin noodle with duck and the duck soup, taste so good!
You definitely need this restaurant this if you're looking for the best peking duck in Melbourne.
You won't regret it for sure.
Finally tried their famous peking duck! The skin was crispy, and it didn’t contain too much meat, that might make it tough. The pancake was thin, and really a perfect match with the duck. Came with two kinds of noodle and soup. One of the noodle was crispy, which I really liked. The other one was udon-like, and didn’t have as much meat. The soup was also a nice warmer in the winter. One of the waiter, which I suppose was the manager was yelling at the other waiters while serving our table, which was kind of uncomfortable to watch.
Had a great experience here, the staff were friendly and noticed that it was our first time there. The peking duck was very good and the price was reasonable. We got a stir fry dish and soup as well! A couple of Tsingtao beers and our meal was set. Definitely will be back. I have been to another peking duck restaurant near by and prefer simon's for sure!
We had Option B from the menu. Great tasting and succulent peiking duck, delicious noodles and hearty duck soup. Service was very friendly and prompt. Will definitely be back again.
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