All the dumplings are really fresh and the soups are just perfect! I really like it. The crowd is not too packed. Also, it’s just next to tatsing asian supermarket. after you having meal, you can just do grocery shopping.
Shanghai garden dumpling is one of my favourite places they have so many unique items on their menu such as the pork soup buns and pork veggie wontons in the best sauce I’ve ever tasted highly recommend the pan fried dumplings also ! And fresh quality ingredients !
Delicious food and reasonable priced. Usually waiting time is a bit long though. Noodle, rice dumplings are all above average. Will recommend it to friends.
We came here to try the xiao long bao and had mixed feelings. The meat filling was generous but not as juicy as others we have tried. One of us thought the dumpling skin was too thick, whilst the other thought it was fine. However, one thing that we agreed on was how outstanding the broth was. Each dumpling was filled with a substantial amount of broth, which had a depth of flavour that was unexpected but so delicious. The restaurant itself was clean and basic, but was eerily quiet and a little unsettling when we visited.
In our experience, we feel that different people have different preferences when it comes to xiao long bao. It may be that you really enjoy these, but personally we still have our favourite elsewhere.
This place is clean and quite.I ordered a Beef fire rice, the rice is good but the beef is really bad. If the price is below $9 is ok to meet quality,but it cost $11 is a bit too much. Cuz I compare to the Vietnamese Beef rice I had yesterday and the day before in mitcham and Box Hill, there price are $12-$13 but the taste of Beef are much better. Hope this restaurant can improve the Beef fire rice.
Best fried pork soup buns (生煎包) ever! I've had these many times, great as dine in and takeaway. Reminds me so much of the ones I had in China! The environment is simple, but clean and spacious - a refreshing change from the hustle and bustle of the main Box Hill area :)
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I passed this restaurant several times and finally gave it a try for lunch today, it was a very happy experience. I was born and bred in Shanghai, the menu was not very long but brought back all the memories of Shanghai food. Since there are quite a lot of bad comments for this one, I made a safety choice of 4 dishes that they most common food in Shanghai. The most important part for bun in Shanghai is having soup inside, when u have first bite, u can feel the soup comes out of the bun and dip with vinegar that make it tasted better. This is the way we eat in Shanghai. The steam bun and pan fried pork bun are both met this requirement, so I will give it 8 out of 10. For the sweat and sour soup, mixed with Chinese mushroom and toufu, the taste just as same as mum makes, I give it 10 out of 10. I have to say this is the soup I grew up with, not everybody will love it. The rice cake is a common dish we always have in winter or earlier spring time in Shanghai, a bit a vegetable with shredded pork mixed with rice cake, I still remember gramma used to make it for our breakfast or lunch. This time this restaurant made it almost as same as my gramma made, I almost want to cry, plus the chef add a little bit sugar inside, this is the key ingredient in Shanghai style cooking. This is the best rice cake I have ever harvested after I left Shanghai. It is not a very fancy and nice decorated restaurant, it's more like a small family business with a old couple make some Shanghai home style food in the kitchen. If you are looking for the feeling of home, or some traditional Shanghai breakfast food or snacks, this is the best choice. I will definitely go back to try their main course.
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I've been wanting to come here for a while because the pictures look so good. I came here for dinner tonight with My Dad and sister, we also got take away for Mum. When we went to order there was a sheet of paper for us to tick and it got a bit dirty because the table wasn't wiped properly. I wanted to order the fried pork soup buns but they ran out so I ordered pork XLB and the "cold wantons". We also ordered some dishes with rice to share.
My sister ordered the fried pork chop, this came in 3 pieces so it was easy for us to share. The pork was very thin so it was mostly batter but at least it wasn't chewy like ones I've had in the past. Dad thought it was too bland so he asked for soy sauce with it, I used the sauce from my wantons. I ordered the tea smoked chicken. The chicken was pink like other smoked chickens I've seen, it had a nice smoky flavour but it was dry like the smoked ducks I've had in other Chinese restaurants, some sauce would be nice with it. Dad ordered the Shanghai pork meatballs in sauce, he liked the meatballs but I wasn't that impressed with the flavour. I think another meatball would've been nice as there were only 2. I ordered the Shanghai thick noodle soup for Mum, when I was thinking of thick noodles I was thinking of Biang Biang type noodles but they looked more like Hokies noodles. I tried some and thought it was a bit bland.
While the mains weren't that exciting, the XLB were another story. These were by far the best XLB I've ever had. They were nice and big and there was heaps of soup in them unlike other ones I've had in Box Hill. I also liked the flavour of this one better than the ones at Shanghai Street Dumpling because it wasn't too sweet. The only thing stopping it from being perfect is that the skin is a bit thick. A guy behind us even said to me that this place has great dumplings and it's underrated, I agree with him. The lady working here told me the wantons I wanted were the "cold wantons", luckily they weren't actually cold 😳. They were delicious and the skin was nice and silky. I haven't had wantons with the peanut sauce and chilli oil before so I can't compare to other places but I thought the flavour of the sauce was light.
The lady working here was very nice. I'd definitely come back here for the dumplings and wantons but not so much the mains, maybe I'll try the dandan noodles. I would love to try the fried pork soup buns. I would suggest not coming here too late because they run out of things. I wanted to order another lot of the XLB but they were all gone.
Their xiao long bao, fried pork dumplings (鍋貼) and jelly pork (肴肉) are our favourites. Noodles in soup tend to be blend. Wish they open more than 5 days a week, so many time we went there only to find closed doors =.=
去这里是因为朋友的朋友推荐，所以昨天晚餐时间去吃小笼包。带着其他三个朋友，我们点了三屉小笼，一份生煎包，一份炒年糕，一份糖醋排骨 以及一些凉菜。说实话点的有点少，但是最后吃得干干净净也算正好。
我觉得很好啊，不明白有些人在complain什么。小笼包味道很好啊，甚至炒年糕和酱牛肉都不错的。之前看到有人说什么醋兑了水，并没有啊，我想他一定是小笼汤漏在醋碟里了（汗...）
推荐，看过评论去的，比想象中好。觉得有必要给一些评论。
was convinced by a friend to give this place another try and relinquish ordering control ... what followed was an amazing set of shanghainese food I never knew existed!! We had a grp of 9 and the food just kept on coming n quickly devoured. Almost like sharing food with siblings in a large family!! haha you snooze u loose!! individually we all had our suggestions and favourites... I reaaaally liked the chives dumpling and of course the 小籠包...
UPDATE: 13 Aug 2016
Came back to retry... Noticed that the old lady making the dumplings next to the counter was replaced with a youngish chick... this time around the XLB ordered was salty and especially the soup inside the pastry pocket!! Also tried for the this time the "hashbrown"... hmm preferred our Aussie kind with potatoe instead. But having said that it was fried to perfection. Nice crisp and crunch!!
Food : authentic Shanghai taste. Cannot go wrong with ordering the Xiao Long Bao here. Nice delicious morsels of goodness filled with hot tasty broth. Also try the Shengjian (fried bao) and Shanghai style wonton soup for completeness. I had the above with a yummy refreshing glass of cold soya bean milk.
Ambience : plain decor but very neat and tidy surroundings.
Service : very efficient service, ordered and food came to our table within minutes.
Come here if you want a taste of Shanghai!
Yin Lok Wong
Feeling like dumplings tonight.
Food came out quickly. Service was friendly and fast.
Xiao long Bao 4.0
Pan fried pork dumplings 4.0
Dumplings in chilli oil 3.5
The restaurant is clean and tidy.
No complaints. Nice meal out with the family.
Best quality dumplings, though it's abit pricey. I think the restaurant would benefit by lowering a few $ down for all items. Very little traffic coming through.
Amazing xiao long bao, dan dan noodles, boiled pork dumplings, chilli won tons! Best in town and in Melbourne. Very authentic Shanghainese food.
Delicious and fresh, we love it!! Our family favourite and so close to home is an added bonus.
One of our favourite places to eat! Aunthentic and homely Shangainess food. The soup bun is juicy and prawn and chicken dumpling has a lovely shitaki mushroom aroma and crunchy bamboo texture. The lady boss is always friendly and the menu is small but they do it well. Great value for money.
Great authentic Shanghai-style cuisine. Visited this yesterday and love the fact that it's not just authentic Shanghai-style menu, but it's also quite affordable. Xiao long bao was really good (taste like the ones we can buy in some small eateries Shanghai, and I lived there for years). There's not much variety but I guess it's a plus point because they just try to offer what they are really good at. The service was also excellent, something hard to find in Melbourne these days, especially in cheaper places.
Too good to put it in writing. Weekly routine now.
First visit to Shanghai Garden and so happy afterwards! Home style food like your Chinese grandma would make. Wontons with peanutbutter sauce were the bomb, BEST xiao long bao, and noodles were perfectly cooked and flavor perfectly balanced. Great service too. Hidden gem.
Everything tastes good. My favourites
xiao long bao
pumpkin cakes
dan dan noodles
Wonton in chilli sauce
Anything wonton
Anything dumpling
The whole menu
The staff are attentive and I love having genuine food, hand made ! Hard to find nowadays, go there and try there food because a lot of love and attention is put into each individual item
BEST xiaolongbao. Absolutely the best in town! make sure you order those pan-fried pork buns too - oh dear they are heavenly!
Best Shanghai Dumplings I've tried in Melbourne!
I normally have to go back to Sydney for a really good dumpling fix, but this has definitely given me a place for my Shanghai style dumpling fix in Melbourne
Delicious! Awesome soup in dumplings & in noodles. Will come again for sure
The best superb dumplings at Melbourne, all fresh hand made and juicy dumplings and the foods are so delicious and I would recommend highly for sure, will come back definitely
Great Authentic Shanghaiese Food!. Happened to be there with one friend. The owner is quite nice and friendly. We ordered Xiao Long Bao and it is definitely the best one that I have had in MElbourne. The stir fried rice cake is amazing!!! it reminded me of my childhood happy hours in hometown. In the end, we were given a free rice roll! Definitely will come back !!!
Ignore Lauren. Was seated five minutes after her obviously sour-patch table. Received menus right away, and all four dishes in about 5-10 minutes. All we're amazing, with really nice dough.
So annoying when kids try to be snarky. Definitely coming back for a main.
I went with my son in the first week of opening and it seemed like the owners were on a steep learning curve as they didn't know what they were doing! The food was fresh and tasty, my 9 yo son loved it so I am sure we will be back.
BEST dumplings in the whole VIC! 🥟
Seriously if you’ve tried other place and you think that’s already good dumplings, you’ve lived life to the fullest potential.
Note: Tea leaf smoked chicken or ducks must be pre-ordered 2 days prior, or else your loss 👏👏👏
Really nice place with super friendly staff. Dumplings we're delicious and very well priced. Will be back for sure!
Fried Pork Dumplings we're only $7.50...bargain!
This is our staple go to for our Friday night family dinners. Has a great family feel about it and the food is fresh and delicious. Simple, quick and value for money!
As a small aside, the lady working at the front on the dumplings is lovely and the kids absolutely adore her and love watching the dumpling creation.
Wow. An incredible gem in the suburbs of Box Hill. Delicious meals - every dish - at a fantastic price point.
Delicious food, I will come back when I want to eat Shanghai food again
Great food and very hospitable servicd
Nice food. Peaceful and quiet atmosphere, but is underrated and lacks customers.
They also close down on (if I recall) Tuesdays and Thursdays at times because of this
so far the best shanghainess dinner in boxhill
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