Incredible food and fantastic service!!! A great go-to restaurant in the city! I’ve been back a few times bringing back different groups of friends every time!
Very nice restaurant but lacks atmosphere - not a lot of space between tables and for walking. The service was fast and the food was very nice. I ordered the pineapple fried shrimp - I wasn't sure what I expected but I was pleasantly surprised flavour-wise, not so much serving size-wise. My friend was very happy with his squid legs and we both loved our cocktails
The Lucha is the excellent place to go with friends and kungbo prawns with lychee and sweet sour pork was amazing！！ And the waitress was so nice in service, will come backkkk
Located at the front of the new FudoDori lane, Lu Cha can be easily spotted along with Koto Sanpo. Came here on weekdays evening, the place was packed, yet the service was quite quick.
Ordered the Fruity Cream Strawberry Tea, the taste was okay; not overwhelmingly sweet, packed with a balanced amount of strawberry and cream. However, it is not greatly different from other teas.
Would be coming back in the future to try out the food.
Nice, very flavourful food. Service was efficient and friendly. Can get crowded pretty easily during the usual peak hours. Fried rice and beans were delicious.
Great selection of Chinese food, creative restaurant with Chinese tea leaf. If you haven't been there, must have a go!
The cold chicken noodle is very delicious, and the boiled beef is my favorite one ！
I love the consistency in decor between this restaurant and the adjacent Koto Sanpo. Overall a nice, upscale (for a broke student) place to have a meal.
~The braised pork belly with buns~ ($24.95)
Basically a decomposed guabao. The buns were lovely and soft. I couldn’t really taste the tea but I liked the sweet soy sauce marinade. The skin was crispy and the inside was soft - hallmark of a perfectly cooked pork belly. Overall it was a delicious dish but I would’ve liked for there to be some vegetables instead of just bread and meat to make it a bit more balanced. Some pickled cabbage maybe.
~Stone bowl wok fried sliced pork potato with spicy sauce~ ($20.95)
Not really spicy, more of a classic soy sauce flavour. The pork was sliced so thinly I kept mistaking it for onion! It did have other vegetables aside from potato, which I appreciated. If you ordered two bowls of rice I reckon it would’ve been enough for two people - we were stuffed.
Came here for dinner and it was really busy! We ordered the roast chicken, pork and Chinese cabbage dumplings, as well as steamed rice. The chicken was really tender and moist, the skin was slightly chewy but could definitely be more crispy. The sweet sauce that accompanied the chicken had a wonderful jasmine green tea aroma to it, it was just divine. The dumplings were really delicious and flavourful too. I'll definitely come back to try out their other dishes!
Finally a spot that does great Chinese food at a fair price. This is the sort of place that Brisbane has been lacking. Warm atmosphere and good service even during peak lunch time rushes.
The egg noodles and roast pork pictured were terrific, will definitely be back to try the rest of the menu!
Attracted by those sweet pink balloons and noticed it’s happy hours (Monday-Friday, 3.30-4.30) buy one drink get a 2nd one half price. Tried a fruity cream peach and a signature pearl milk tea. Loved them both for not being made too sweet and smooth flavour. Service was slow and staff didn’t look welcoming/happy.
Good food and good range of drinks, some unique sparkling bubble teas available! Food is yummy but they didn’t have any dumplings available when we tried to order them.
Nicely restaurant for drinks, have a seat and chat with friends. Good and quick service even a lot customer. I really like to a get drink here, recommend.
Brisbane city is getting more authentic Asian cuisines opening up. This latest hotspot is in the new arcade, Fudodori. I’m ready to have some delicious dishes. Oolong Tropical Fruit Tea & Grapefruit Mint Sparkling Tea. The amount of fruit in my oolong tea was worth it alone 😂, but I really liked the light body taste.
The drinks are very nice and you can really taste the tea in the milk tea. I would say this is the only place where the tea flavour is very strong and it goes very well with every drink. Would recommend this place to any milk tea lovers out there.
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Decided to give this new place a try with a friend on a Thursday night. Had passed through before during the day and saw that it was very popular and also read some great reviews so decided to give it a go. We arrived quite early - 5.45pm and there were only a few people which made me a little worried at first. But by the time we ordered and got our entree it was close to being packed. The food was absolutely gorgeous - the best tasting Chinese food I’ve had in a long time. And massive portions that are reasonably priced! Didn’t taste like any added msg either. The wait staff were pretty great - half didn’t seem to be able to speak English very well and were a bit abrupt/awkward but the other half were extremely polite and professional which is a lot better than most Asian restaurants these days. My friend and I ordered a shared entree then 2 mains and a fried rice and we were both extremely full and satisfied and both had leftovers to take home at the end of it! Only small complaint is that they charged us $1 for tap water. But I will definitely be back!
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We were recently invited to dine at the newly opened Lucha. Warmly greeted by Sue Ellen, we can see the restaurant is packed to the rafters with more patrons patiently waiting outside. We sip on our Cocktails while waiting for dinner.
*Cocktails are Yoyo Passion, Busy Mango and Beauteaful. They look scrumptious and would have been perfect with a tad more Vodka and Tequila. Rating: 4
*Pork Belly Baos are served warm and the Pork is perfectly seasoned and tender. Rating: 5
*King Prawns with Osmanthus Tea is a half serve. Piping hot from the deep fryer the batter is crunchy but the prawns could have been fresher. Rating: 4
*Stewed Tofu with Jasmine Tea is served with Asparagus. The gravy was bland and I requested salt for this dish. Rating: 3.5
*Peking Duck (half) is served with 5 pancakes. The steamed pancakes are somewhat dry and the Duck skin is soft not crispy. The Duck Noodles has plenty of duck meat and are perfectly fried and seasoned. Rating: 4
*Lucha Roast Chicken is a Signature Dish. We order half a Chicken and it is beautifully presented. Delicious with a sprinkle of salt and ground Jasmine Tea. Rating: 4.5
Lucha is very popular with the local Chinese residents. Wait staff are well trained, patient and helpful. I am impressed with Sue Ellen who leads tirelessly by example. Thank you Lucha and good luck!
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We were invited to dine at Lucha and were intrigued by the concept that they use tea in many of their dishes. Asked what was popular to try, we were presented with the half roasted chicken with jasmine leaves, jasmine syrup and a spice mix. The chicken was wonderfully succulent and very tasty, especially when dipped in the spice mix - it was delicious. A clear favourite among other diners, we saw most tables with this dish and it's easy to see why. We also tried the special fried rice and it was packed full of flavour, a winner with grown ups and the kids! The final dish we tried was the salt and pepper chicken wings with black tea. A touch greasy to round off the meal but well cooked and plenty of flavour. We felt it needed a bit of something fresh to cut through the fried elements but it was still tasty.
We tasted a jasmine tea with fresh tropical fruits and while I wasn't a fan of it coming in plastic with a plastic straw and fork when dining in, it was a tasty drink - especially considering neither of us are usually fans of tea.
Service was a little haphazard however we were informed they were understaffed and despite this, the kitchen still got meals out quickly. We weren't offered any water and as we were seated right at the back of the restaurant, it was difficult to flag anyone down to get some. However, with small children, this was definitely the best spot for us to be seated so we could be out of the way of other diners!
An interesting concept on the Brisbane dining scene and one we both thoroughly enjoyed. It would be a great spot for mid-week workers as long as they can improve service slightly, then it would be a real winner. Would certainly recommend, thank you to the team for having us.
Yum 😋 the city has been in need of a really nice Chinese lunch restaurant and this one is the new king in town! Everything was very well executed - the Sichuan fish wasn’t as spicy as I’ve had elsewhere but it was nice to have one with less chili oil for a change. The roast chicken is maybe their most popular dish and is crispy but still very tender - perfect 👌
been wanting to go to this place, seeing all line up every day since it opened.
So today we came in for lunch, and @spicedad has to order something spicy, so we ended up going for the spicy fish, which is not too spicy in our opinion, which is good if you want to have a go all the time with that Sichuan pepper, loving the fish in the pot, so tender and still keeping them in a piece.
Another dish we ordered is the signature roast chicken, so popular been seeing the pics everywhere on Instagram, guess that's why we have to wait a little longer on this dish too. got two sauces that come with it, one is sweet and one is salty, but is good enough not to dip in any sauce just go natural with the crispy chicken skin =) would love to taste more of the green tea flavor together with the chicken though.
First time at Lucha and I can say I was so impressed. It was extremely busy at lunch so thank god I made a reservation! Me and my friend ordered the Duck Noodle Soup, Crispy Chicken and Pork with rice. Hands down our favourite was the chicken it was so juicy and the skin was crisped to a perfection! The green tea honey and seasoning on the side was so interesting and once in a lifetime flavour. The noodle soup was so fresh and the oils from the duck smoothed into the broth perfectly. We also ordered a black tea no ice and sparkling lychee tea! Not a huge fan of lychee but it was sooo good. I was scared at first from some of the reviews but I think they were just opening so needed to test out the dynamic of the restaurant. I do feel some of the waiters ignore you if you don’t speak Chinese because they look scared of you however, some other waiters were smiling and so happy to help!
Went here for lunch today - lucky we came when we did because once we were seated a line started forming! My friend and I ordered plates to share from their lunch menu - we got their highly recommended Roast Chicken, Roast Duck Noodle Soup and BBQ Pork and Rice.
The chicken was aahhhhmazing, my personal favourite for sure. The hints of green tea throughout was just delicious. The Duck Noodle soup had lots of flavour, and left a really nice aftertaste in your mouth. The BBQ Pork and Rice was what I expected, though the sauce with it added a really nice touch 😊 also ordered one of their fruity teas (of course!!) I ordered their Sparkling Lychee Oolong Fruit Tea. Sooo yummy, could drink it all day!!
All in all, had a really nice time here, and though the wait was a little long (it was extremely busy), the food was definitely worth the wait!! Can’t wait to get my second serving of that roast chicken 😍
Tropical fruit jasmine tea is a must try! Amazing restaurant and concept. I also ordered a signature lucha roast chicken which was top notch. One of the best Chinese cuisines in the CBD.
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Have not had lunch in the City for a while and planned to go to the department stores for EOFY sale's exploration. Incidentally, we have been invited to this new born baby two days before the weekend so might do the visit as well.
Honestly, I felt shame not to aware the famous FudoDori Venue in the Elizabeth Street (looks like it was the previous spot of Elizabeth Arcade). It really looks great and up-market.
Location of this restaurant & bar is very eye-catching at the entrance of the venue. As admitted by the owner that there was along queue during the grand opening and there are lots of teething problems. Consequently, the management they have to close for one day and tried to rectify the issue asap.
Upon our arrival in a group of three, the restaurant was half occupied. After perused of the menu, we were shock on the broad range of dishes offering on the menu including the food and beverage (love to see some new things happening on the drink menu).
We ordered some signature dishes and some favourite dishes as the following: half of the LUCHA roasted chicken, combination mushroom chicken soup with Olong Tea, King Prawns with Osmanthus Tea (entrée size), steamed Pork and cabbage dumplings and Wontons with spicy sauce. As the name of the restaurant called LUCHA, which is literally meant the "Green Tea", it is not surprising to see many of their signatures were prepared with green tea.
The LUCHA roasted chicken accompanied with some green tea leaves (4/5). Texture was tenderised but skin can be more crispy. We could not taste any green tea aroma from the chicken but the dips did come with very rich green tea taste, which was prepared with green tea extracts. If the chicken itself can be smoked with green tea (like Smoked Tea Duck) and presented with smoke in a jar covered up the chicken, the theatre definitely makes the dish up to another level. Combination mushrooms chicken soup tastes well with mixed fresh mushrooms and heaps of chicken thigh meat. Again, no tea taste is tasted but we noted that the broth was extracted from chicken, which can be more rich in flavour (4/5). King Prawns with Osmanthus Tea came with very generous portion of 10 pieces of king prawns, which is tenderised but again we could not taste the Osmanthus tea (3.5/5). Dumplings is just average (3.5/5) and so as the wontons with spicy (3.5/5).
Drink-wise, we ordered the Beerly Sunrise and the Boba Grape Sparkling Olong Tea. The former is interesting but I had similar drink in Western eatery before with Corona instead of Asahi; the latter one is not a surprise to us but just a new version of bubble tea.
Overall dining experience was decent with rectified wait-staff's training and we found the service was attentive and friendly yesterday.
Overall, we understand teething problem is definitely existed but we also noted the passion from the management who try to improve the service and production.
Conclusion is advised to wait and give it a go again.
Rating btn 3.5-4.0
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We were first apprehensive to try Lucha after reading the other reviews, but being a Sunday evening we thought it would be less busy and gave it a go.
It wasn’t too busy when we walked in, and we were seated and given menus straight away.
I was craving some Peking Duck, so we ordered the 2-course half duck ($32.95)- first with duck pancakes and the second was duck noodles. Wanting to try a Lucha Signature dish, we opted for the Combination Mushroom Chicken Broth with Oolong Tea, which was unfortunately sold out. We traded this for classic Spicy Wonton ($9.95) and Pork and Shepherd’s Purse Dumpling ($8.95). While the dumplings were decent, the duck was slightly on the drier side. The noodles that came with the duck however, were delicious as they weren’t dripping in oil the way most stir-fried noodles are served.
I opted for some puer tea to wash the food down, while my wife got herself the Oolong Milk Tea (this was delicious, btw!). Overall our experience was good, they have only been operating for a week and just as any new business, understandably there are kinks to be solved. Our mistake was not coming in for the Signature Roast Chicken, which every other table seemed to have ordered! We will have to come back for it.
Arrived during a busy lunch service. Got seated immediately and ordered signature dishes. The chicken was extremely moist and 5/5 on the presentation. Fried rice was amazing but could do with a tad more seasoning for my liking. Deep fried prawns whilst eating the fried rice was a good combo! I ordered the oolong grape tea, which was okay, wasn’t that great. But the food was amazing! Good value for money.
This is a really nice restaurant with a fantastic range of bubble tea. The staff members were very friendly and polite. The food was delicious and came in large portions. Allow a bit more time if you come here for lunch as they get very busy but the food is totally worth waiting for.
We are craving dessert after our dinner. We found Lucha Kitchen, and one of our kids recommended having the Dessert Hot Pot. It is just a range of bubble teas with dry ice, but kids enjoy it.
Next time we will be back here for their dinner.
A decent feed on a Friday night, not the cheapest though for the quantity. The pork belly baos were pretty tasty. Peking duck was not that authentic (Sliced up duck meat rather than a nice crispy skin pancake) but still tasty. Loved the second course duck noodles. The pan fried dumpling were nice but at $10 for 4 pcs, bit steep. The Lucha special fried rice was excellent with lovely tea flavours. Stonepot cauliflower can be given a miss.
I’ve been to this restaurant many times since its opening. My fav dishes: chilli fish broth, green tea chicken
Lu Cha is a perfect restaurant to come to for a date night or to hang with the girls. The food is amazing and tastes great. I recommend trying what I tried, including their dessert hot pot. That was to die for (make sure to leave extra room in your tummy to enjoy it). They are currently offering a vday special dessert hotpot on 14/02! The staff were very knowledgeable and they also serve bubble tea for dine-in or take-away. Definitely book if you’re planning to visit for dinner.
• bbq pork buns
• wok fried squid with salt & pepper
• wok fried prawns with salt & pepper
• lucha basil fried rice
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