While visiting in Canberra..... we lined up to check out this bustling restaurant. Nice layout and prompt servicing. The dumplings were good, although slightly bland and ordinary. Prices vs portion was fair. I’m guessing it’s one of the local favourites.
Bustly and full of fun, just as a dumpling house should be! Enjoyed the vegetarian buns, the prawn and pumpkin dumplings, spring rolls and vege noodles. Everything was piping hot, bang on point flavour wise and efficiently served. The wait staff did their best to get us a table as quickly as possible, but looked completely run off their feet to be honest!
This place!!! We'd just come from a facility event, it was quite late on a Sunday late. Not only did they still let us do a last minute order while they were closing up shop, the food was fantastic!!
My friend and i saw a lot of people cueing up to this place and so we thought this must be good. The place was big and the wait wasnt that long. When we finally had the chance to eat, I liked that the food serving was really big and they tasted good too. It looks like a good place to have lunch and dinner with family or a group of friends.
Quick service, good pricing. Although I don’t like to drift from my usual order. Lemon chicken was not my usual- batter fried chicken(quite chewy) drizzled with a lemon sauce(sweet) Wouldn’t recommend. The special fried rice, dumplings, soft shell crab and their homemade ice tea are a must try.
Juhi- Culture And Cuisine
+5
Had dinner with a fairly large group today and was pleasantly surprised!
Absolutely love the number of vegetarian food items on the menu and the ones we ordered tasted delicious too!
Ordered veg fried rice, dumplings, noodles and chow min- all fantastic!
The service is extremely quick and the staff are lovely!
FOOD 3.5
SERVICE 3.5
AMBIENCE 3.0
A good place to have a variety of food, and dumplings as well. Lots of choices and food is done well. The soup was good too and they are accomodating changes to their dishes, worth going back.
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After reading the reviews on here and knowing it was a very busy restaurant, I made a booking for dinner. When we turned up at 6.30pm there was already a long queue out the door on a Monday night.
We were seated immediately. The restaurant was packed, very busy and noisy. The five of us were seated at a table really meant to be for four people so it was a very tight squeeze. All the tables were very close to each other and we could hear the conversation very clearly from the next table.
We ordered, crispy duck pancakes (yum!) and pan fried dumplings (very good) for entree, crispy shredded beef, seafood vegetable with vermicelli hotpot (this was horrible. We expected it to be dry but it was some kind of spicy weird tasting soup), Shang Tung chicken, Singapore crispy fish fillet (nothing Singapore about this dish. We did not like it). Half the dishes we ordered were good and the other half wasn't. So I guess you got to know what to order to avoid disappointment.
If you want a nice, quiet and leisurely dinner, do not come here. We felt very rushed because they were trying to turnover the table as quick as possible with the long queue waiting outside. Service was almost non existence. When we were ordering, we asked if we ordered too much and we were told no. In fact we did order too much for the five of us (4 adults and 1 child) and there was quite a bit of food leftover. We are big eaters too.
The price was reasonable. I would come back one day maybe for lunch instead of dinner and I will probably order the dumplings and noodle dishes.
Had a work lunch here, peak of lunch time, the place was busy as, our orders were taken very quickly and our food was pretty soon after, we were a large group so expecting a bit of delay for the food to arrive, all of the food was amazing, would definitely go back.
I have been here numerous times, none of which have been extraordinary however is a good all rounder. Dumplings are nice, as is the seafood and buns however I've found all noodle dishes and stirfrys to be extremely similar, and relatively bland sauce. The vegetables are always fresh and I've found the steamed buns, fried rice and laksas to be the best thing on the menu. I love that it's BYO, chicken/beef hot plates are also extremely popular. The serving sizes are generous and the price is very reasonable. Always busy and it's hard to sometimes get a table - best to book.
Managed to score a last minute booking at this place for lunch. I always walk past here and it's always packed, so I was keen to give it a try. There is a good variety of the usual asian dishes. I like that the dumplings are the thicker skin type. Had pan fried pork dumplings and they are not the best dumplings I've had, too much oil but taste was ok. Other dishes were good but nothing outstanding. Staff ran around like mad and good customer service is lacking. They have pretty decent portions for what you pay for. I had a lot of food left over to take home and they provide containers for you to do so.
Good dumplings. Good variety. Very good fried rice.
My favourite is Shang Tung lambs. Crispy pieces of lambs are served in soy based sauce over shredded cucumber and chilly flakes.
Services are not consistent, really depends on staff members.
Another restaurant on the ground floor of the Canberra centre, one of the more popular ones. I have been here a number of times, and have found the food to be consistently good. The staff are very attentive and the food comes out promptly. I always go for the shu mai and the har gao.. delicious every time. Recommended if you need to grab a bite during your shopping.
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Cheap eat with good food sized portions.
We went on a Friday night and it was busy, people were queuing to get a table. When I arrived I was told that it would be a 10-15 minute wait, my name wasn't taken down and there was no waiting area so people were just standing everywhere and I somehow was pushed to the back. I asked my husband to check if our table was ready soon as other people were being seated even when they arrived after me. I got upset when he said to join the queue as I had been waiting for more than 15 minutes by this time. He soon got the message and we were seated promptly. Besides, this hiccup during our experience, we ordered and our food was delivered quickly. Customer service was non-existent but I wasn't expecting much being a busy restaurant. We started off we a serving (2 pieces) of duck pancakes and probably should have skipped entree as the duck piece tasted like it was fried which made it dry. There was too much onion in the chicken sang choy bow (4 pieces) but the flavours were nicely balanced. The black pepper beef hand made noodles was yummy and had the right amount of fiery kick. The salt and pepper white bait was just as good - very moreish. Dinner was nicely finished off with a lychee punch and lemon drink. We will definitely be coming back for a quick tasty feed.
MelbourneFoodPaparazza
+4.5
Came to this place for a quick feed on Monday lunch, and was very impressed by the quality of both the food and service. I ordered the pan fried beef dumplings, which came quickly and were filled with a tasty filling and were nice and crispy on the bottom as they should be. What was particularly refreshing about the place was how low the prices were ($10.80 for the plate of 12 pan fried beef dumplings) given the high quality ambiance (clean and cool industrial chic decor) and service. I was highly impressed, despite being from Melbourne, where there is no shortage of dumpling joints.
Great place - clean, comfortable, not too loud, good food and service. I've been several times and consider it a "safe bet". Love the hot n sour soup. Some menu items are better than others but in general you'll get a good meal at a reasonable price. It's not gourmet food but it doesn't pretend to be. Recommended.
Here is good place for quick lunch or dinner after movie. Some dishes are good but some are just way far from what it should be according to the menu. Being a Chinese, I even cannot say what it is when they are served as it's totally different from the description on the menu. The service is nice and the place is clean.
I love eating at CBD dumpling house. The open kitchen makes it fun to watch the food be cooked. The handmade noodles and vegetables dumpling are my absolute favourite! The service is bipolar. Occasionally the staff will be amazing but other times they are lazy and clueless. Lately I've noticed the lanterns are filled with flys and cobwebs which is pretty gross to be eatting under. But nothing that take out couldn't fix.
For a place that is always packed the service and waiting times are ridiculously quick.
The menu is very diverse and has a mixture of dumplings and other traditional Asian items. I would recommend the Duck Pancakes as they are value for money and absolutely delish!
The only thing I wasn't happy with was the Pork buns, they are very doughy and don't have much meat in them, I've had better.
I think I have found my new local dumpling spot!
Baz Juan Pablo Sanchez
+3.5
Wonderful atmosphere, excellent service, very delightful experience with affordable pricing.
The dumplings are very generous portion sizes, served fresh and prompt. Only negative would be the San Choy bow, was little too salty for my liking
Ya mum thought it was absolutely wonderful and amazing. Great service, quick and delicious. Ya yy y YUMMY!!! Good prices as well very affordable.
Adventures In Winterland
+4
Oh dumplings, how I love you. There aren’t a huge number of restaurant offering dumplings in Canberra, but the CBD Dumpling House is (obviously) one of them. We went early on a weeknight and were seated in the window towards the back of the large, airy space. We started with a plate of prawn and pumpkin dumplings, which had a generous 14 dumplings in the serve. The prawns were whole and really tasty, with the tender pumpkin complementing the flavour nicely. The dumpling skins
We (the partner and I)came down to Canberra for the labour day long weekend, and to check out the Floriade. Whilst down here and not familiar with the culinary delights in this area. Who do you call? Zamato of course! This place got glowing reviews and so... We just had to check it out. Now I can see why this place is so packed our at 8.30pm on a Saturday evening! The food is fast and fantastic! The atmosphere is fabulous, and deco is also rather inviting. The best thing about this place is how fast the food got served! We came here starving and was full not long after!
Our favourite dumpling would have been the Shanghai dumplings. Highly recommend it!
The San chow bow was a real disappointment! Far too salty for my liking! I think my kidney had a cardiac arrest. All in all, great food and well priced! Thanks Zamato reviewers, I don't know what I would do with you lovely foodies!
A must go to place for Chinese food lovers.
We had the chicken dumplings which came in piping hot. They were yummy.
But a must here is the Steamed Barramundi with Shallots and Ginger. This was soft and succulent and the fish just came of the bone so easily.
The fried rice and sweet and sour pork were yummy too.
Our favourite Chinese restaurant in Canberra by far, all dishes are great but make sure you get the special red curry chicken! You won't regret it!... The pork buns and any of the dumplings are also great.
Good dumplings, messed up our order but it was worth it. Seating slightly tight and cramped. Reasonable price. Great service. Can get quite busy during dinner times
Great dumplings and a really relaxed atmosphere. We went for a friend's birthday and shared some meals between us. Everyone enjoyed each dish which is pretty rare! Great price too and quick to come out. Highly recommend!
Lovely place - the Xiao Long Bao was soft, delicate and its broth delicious. My lunch partner and I were there for only a light lunch so we only had one other dish - a novel offering of pan fried pumpkin and prawn dumpling. It too was delicious and the pumpkin and prawn filling were delicately sweet and very tasty. I'm looking forward to a return visit...
Love this place. Xiao long bao, prawn and pumpkin dumplings, and soft shell crab with red curry are the highlights. Every dish that comes out and goes past looks and smells great. Love that you can see into the kitchen - they have a very thorough cleaning process which is reassuring. Service is a bit lacking but who cares.
Good Food for a Good Price. After a little mix up with our table reservation, we were seated by friendly staff.
Place has a big menu so is sure to have something for everyone. Quick service for a place that is always so busy, even though it is busy we never felt like we were being pushed out of the restaurant to make way for other customers to come and dine.
We found the food delicious and were very happy with the price as well.
Would recommend this to anyone, but is a busy and loud place so maybe not a place for date night.
I love the open spacious feeling of this place, even though it's always pretty full. The menu's large with lots of interesting dishes from which to choose. Duck spring rolls are good, but often seem to arrive a bit late for a starter. The mixed dumplings are great, and there are some unusual regional Chinese dishes hidden away in the menu. Sambol veggies are very nice, as are beans with mixed pork. I keep going back to try more things. Worth a visit (or two). Service is friendly and quick.
Fresh. Duck San Choy Bow is DELICIOUS.
Lovely and spacious restaurant!
Good was served fast and was delicious! Definitely recommend and will be going back!
Really Delish vegetarian boiled dumplings! It's insanely busy here & the service is quick! In & put in under an hour! Seriously yummy dumplings!
CBD Dumpling House opened up a couple of weeks ago at the Canberra Centre. Another new restaurant in the North Quarter after Jamie's Italian , Papparich and Hero Sushi . I absolutely love dumplings so I headed in for a weekday lunch with my partner. The entrance is in between two buildings (at Scott's Crossing), just up from the pedestrian crossing between Nando's and Grill'd. You can see into the kitchen from the street and the row of professional looking dumpling-makers. The restaurant is quite spacious inside and has a modern, clean and sleek look. Stools line the large kitchen windows where you can watch the chefs do their thing. I like the Asian-style lanterns hanging down. The counter along the middle, holding tap water and other items, splits the space into two areas. We were seated in the back half. Menus bound in a nice looking folder were provided, however the good ol' plastic sleeves are inside holding quite a lot of food items from dumplings, soups, noodles, and hot pots, t
Tales Of A Confectionist
+4.5
Without taking any chances, I ordered majority of things from my ‘must have’ list with only two new dishes that I haven’t tried before. The dishes come out exceptionally fast which we as why I was hesitant to order until all 6 of us had arrived. Food quickly filled our table and before I could put my camera down, plates were shuffled around to accommodate the next dish. It was
I pretty like it. It has the flavour of my hometown’s food. Looks and tastes pretty nice. Usually lots of people, table is a bit small, but food is good. We had chicken noodle soup with handmade noodles, and satay chicken today. We both finished them all. Recommended.
Quick service, generous portion size and lots vegan options possible. I had a vegan hot and sour Dumplings soup at a work lunch with 12 people. All of us got our orders in 15 mins. My hot soup was a bit mild - would have liked hotter (chilli / pepper).
A no-nonsense Chinese restaurant with quick service, great food and reasonable prices. Perfect place to eat before you head out for drinks and kick on the night ahead
The CBD dumpling house has consistently offered great quality food at reasonable prices. Service is quick and although the place is often busy and loud, this only speaks to the quality of the meals and popularity of the place. We consistently eat here with our two children under five and staff are accommodating and understanding, which as parents of two young children is rarer than you would think. Thanks to CBD Dumpling House for great food and great service!
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