Review Tian Tian Restaurant - Box Hill

First time here and I'm disappointed. It's certainly not much to look at from the outside. I'm a local and saw previous reviews talking it up so decided to give it a try. Personally I just didn't enjoy it. I wasn't able to finish it and called time half way through. Just felt like there were too many different flavours in the same dish, also very oily. Dumplings were so so for me. I really would of like to of rated my experience a more positive one. Maybe it was an off day but not the hidden gem I had hoped for. Spring onion pancakes were worth a mention.

Really authentic Chinese cuisine!

Tian Tian serves a mix of Northen Chinese food and SICHUAN food because the boss is from the north and the chef is from the south. Tried the beef noodles, yum! Also tried a variety of different cold dishes form the fridge, some other dishes on the menu. They are really tasty yet some are spicy. Highly recommend the Baozi, it may be off the menu but the best I've tried in Melbourne. Tastes like homemade gems, not the commercial baking soda craps. Love TIAN TIAN!!! will go back anytime.

Highly recommended Food is good, this place is more like a take away food store with seats more than an actual restaurant. It reflects on it's price but not limit their food quality. Been here almost every Saturday afternoon, still can't decide it's the price or the food quality that tops other factors which makes me keep coming back haha.

I love their noodles! Highly recommend spicy beef noodle and lamb noodle. Great price and large portions!

Anyone who said ‘high price’ are you serious??? 11 $ for the spicy beef noodle. great taste!

Very yummy beef and lamb noodle 😋and dumplings

Had yummy takeaway today. Certainly spiced up my day. Would recommend.

This is the most authentic Chinese food I hav ever eaten. Tian Tian Restaurant in Box Hill is a friendly, clean and overall amazing restaurant. My favourites are the Chongqing noodles, the pork and chives dumplings and the Fried Rice.

Authentic noodles and spices. The noodles are fresh and the owner always friendly and welcoming. Real taste of China. I usually get takeaway and the packaging is always done with great care to avoid spillage

This place seems to almost always be busy. I've come here a few times for lunch and dinner. The dumplings and soups are delicious. There are so many options to choose from. Food is served promptly and in large portions. Everything is reasonably priced. The restaurant itself is small and clean.

Highly recommended <br/><br/>Food is good, this place is more like a take away food store with seats more than an actual restaurant. It reflects on it's price but not limit their food quality. <br/><br/>Been here almost every Saturday afternoon, still can't decide it's the price or the food quality that tops other factors which makes me keep coming back haha.

Tian Tian has to be my favourite Chinese restaurant in Melbourne. I've dined here so many times I can't remember how many! The food is consistent and never disappoints. It's true homecooked authentic Chinese food. As selfish as this may sound, I just hope this place never closes down!<br/><br/>These are the dishes I've tried and loved:<br/>- Beijing meat patties<br/>- Chongqing noodles<br/>- cold noodles<br/>- shredded cold chicken in chilli oil<br/>- fried pork dumplings<br/>- shredded vegetable salad<br/>- cucumber salad<br/>- Kung Pao chicken<br/>- spicy shredded pork<br/>- spring onion pancake<br/>- broccoli stem "kimchi" (stored in their fridge)<br/>- sliced cold beef (also in their fridge)

I went here with my Dad and sister for dinner. We had a look at the menu and it was a bit more expensive than the other Restaurants we go to in Box Hill because they don't have the option of having a smaller amount with rice 🍚. I ordered the pickled pork casserole, Dad ordered the stir fried beans with pork mince and my sister ordered the tofu with pork. I really enjoyed the stir fried beans that's always one of my favourites. The tofu with pork was yummy and it had plenty of Sichuan peppers which left our mouths numb. I couldn't tell you about the pork casserole because they forgot it and we didn't worry about it because we were full enough. We also had steamed dumplings, Dad wanted half fried and half steamed but they wouldn't do it. We also tried the Beijing meat patty, it was ok but I probably wouldn't order it again but at $7 it's a good filler and my Dad and sister really liked it. We also ordered one $2 bowl of rice, it was small but other places probably do a small serve of rice. The man serving us was nice. There's one item on the menu that needs amending because I don't think anyone enjoys being raped by mushrooms 🍄.

The best steamed dumplings I have had outside of China.. The owner is great and the food superb. Steamed dumplings and beef noodle soup are our favourites but everything is worth a try. Not much for decor but go for the food.

It is a great restaurant for Chinese homemade style. My partner and I eat in the restaurant quite often. Our favourite dishes are Pan fried dumplings,Chinese burger,sour and spicy soup,cold noodle and veggy salad. If you want to try some traditional Chinese northern part dishes,here is the best place to go.The price is very decent too, once we spent only 60 bucks for 5 people. Although sometimes we have to wait for few mins to be serviced,but it is definitely worth it as you wouldn't find the same taste in any other Asian places. It is not a place for candle dinner or romantic things for sure.overall it is very good restaurant which has nice taste homemade dishes for a family or friends gathering,and even take away.

Home made loveliness. We first went to this restaurant to try the cold dishes, but found that all the other ones, like dumplings, soup and tofu were great. The owner is a really nice fellow, howver since it is a family run business we have to sometimes wait a couple of minutes for our dishes. But its definitely worth it, since their dumplings with vegetables inside are probably the best ones in the area. These days we go there at least once a week, since it's really nice and not too expensive, we usually pay around a 22 dollar mark for two people. <br/>The decorations are quite simple and plain, but for us that's just another sign that they focus on the food.

Disappointment. We went there on Tuesday night, and I expected it would be good because I read an ad on my social media site and the food looked nice.<br/><br/>The boss there is very nice and friendly, but slow... <br/>We waited there for a good 5mins to get his attention and another 10mins for a bowl of rice to come. <br/>The rice was COLD! <br/><br/>The chilli fish was good, however, the rest of the food we ordered were very disappointing. In evidence, we actually left all of them on the table, and just finished the fish. <br/><br/>If anyone goes there, consider not order noddles dish because no matter what kind of noddles you order, you will get a soy sauce base taste, even those dishes not meant to have any soy sauce in them. I think that was a way for cheating--if they dont have good stocking or soup, why not just throw some soy sauce in!!<br/>The price of noddles was ok though, $8. If you just want something cheap. <br/><br/>If you like cold dishes, maybe you can find a few pork dishes and other people seem like them. We did not try any of those though. <br/><br/>It was expensive, considered we just have 2 people. And we didn't expect would be this price since they have really cheap looking environment. <br/>$60 for 2, I could eat much better food.