First time eating there and the food was so delicious! The chicken and chives dumplings were the best I've ever had , the chinese sausage fried rice was so good too and I'm still dreaming of the moorish cucumber salad. They were really accomodating when we arrived and helped get my pram in a spot out of the way. There was a high chair set up for us and they are very child friendly. We are not locals, but will definitely be coming back for another amazing and very affordable meal.
We were there with a group and the prices were so reasonable but what was exciting was the level of the food. I had the Pork Wonton Soup and was literally the best I have ever had, the wontons felt like Dillon my tongue. Beautiful. Service was excellent.
Great food. We have had it delivered before but yesterday took the kids and they loved it. Probably the best dumplings we have had so far since coming to melbourne.
Excellent service, food amazing, price awesome, ambience - noisy and everyone chatting and happy - just perfect���
This place is awesome! Great food, tasty food and the service is quick and friendly always!!
Love the Dumpling Workshop! Great service every time and the best dumplings ever. �
Friendly fast service and amazing food in good portions at a great price
Definitely the best dumplings in Carnegie and around!!
We go to dumpling workshop once a week and it is always amazing! Awesome dumpling and quick service make it a great date night � The manager is awesome and we always have a great time!
Been many times and the food is always delicious.
We got the pork and chive dumplings for takeaway during the covid19 isolation phase and these were the best thing i had eaten for a month. Incredibly good value even compared to other cheap dumpling shops. Very generous with filling. More than the usual amount of chives which was nice, and their chilli oil was great!
We came here for brunch (I know - odd place for brunch) with absolutely no one inside when we arrived.
This being considered service was perhaps a tiny bit slower than you’d have expected with only two people present.
However when we were attended to the service was kind and polite and attentive with everything coming as ordered.
The crispy lemon chicken was amazingly flavoured, perhaps just a little too much of the sauce as it made the chicken a touch soggy. The taste however was ridiculously good with a fantastic crunchy texture.
The fried rice was flawless- no further comments except to say perfect.
The dumplings were the let down. They were quite over cooked and a bit rubbery.
Overall the food was 7/10, service 8/10 decor, 10/10. Beautiful place, lovely staff.
Will definitely be back.
Thanks for a great meal.
I tried the chicken chive dumplings
Wow, they were really good. I will definitely be coming back. They were nicely wrapped which kept all the juices inside. Yumm!
After walking out from another dumpling restaurant for bad service just up the road, we were very happy with our decision to come here. Speedy service with a smile :-) The food was great, we ordered stir fried beef with Chinese broccoli, fried rice with Chinese sausage, pork and Chinese cabbage steamed dumplings and chicken and chive pan fried dumplings. We couldn’t fault any of food. Price was also reasonable. Will go here again for a quick feed. Ambiance was nice with the lighting.
Not a bad little dumpling shop, it has ambiance and taste the menu has something for everyone and I’ve never had a bad experience. This place will not disappoint!
Never been disappointed... always enjoyed my meal and the service. large variety of dumplings, tasty and fresh, good quality lean meat, I especially like the spring onion pancake. Pro tip: pay cash for 5% discount
Hungry Little Dinosaur
+4
Been here a few times and been very satisfied each time. Big ticks for the northern fried dumplings, paired beautifully with the black vinegar. Mouth is watering just thinking about it.
Friendly service and tasty food.
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Even though we live locally we hadn't seen Dumpling Workshop at 64 Koornang Rd, Carnegie before and we went there tonight on a last minute whim to mainly try their dumplings. We got there late at 9.30 but they didn't close until 10pm. We were shown to our table straight away and given 2 menus (even though there was 3 of us) After only a few minutes the waitress wants to take our order because she says the kitchen is closing. So we start to order and then she says we can't order anything deep fried which ruled out a fair few things we wanted so that wasn't such a great start. If you say the kitchen is open then it should all be open. We ordered the Peking duck which came pre-made - a bit disappointing as it's fun to prepare your own but having said that - they were delicious and most enjoyable. Next, we had the chicken and corn soup. To our surprise, the $8 dish came in a massive bowl and easily served the 3 of us! Good value and tasty too. Next, we had the beef, carrot and onion dumplings. They were nice, especially when had with the chilli oil that was on the table (also available to buy as a take-home tub) but a little on the dry side. They were nice but we've had better. Next to come out was the stock standard Chicken with vegetables and cashew nuts. A pleasant dish - lots of flavoursome sauce. Went well with the delicious fried rice. We also tried the Stir Fried beef on a Sizzling plate which was also very enjoyable and a generous serve. Lastly, we had the Sliced Beef in Szechuan chilli broth which was really delicious and again a massive serving. Overall the food was really great and we thoroughly enjoyed everything and that is reflected in my score. Unfortunately, the service was not up to the same level. 3 or 4 waitresses standing nearly on top of us watching us and waiting for us to leave. Looking at their watches and rolling their eyes at each other. It was so disgustingly rude, intimidating and made us feel so incredibly uncomfortable that the taste of the food was totally wiped out with this awful experience. We ended up taking some of the food home just so we could get the hell out of there - indigestion and all. If you go to Dumpling Workshop get there early or take it home.
Great food and atmosphere. I've been here a few times and it is always consistently good. It's also great value for money, even when adding drinks.
Decent dumplings at a very reasonable price. Ordered pork and prawn fried dumplings. You get further discount if you pay cash. Did two takeaways. .. Did not dine in.
Great tasting dumplings and the noodles are delicious!
There is a big rave about the place next door 'Unties dumplings' but I believe this place has perfected their dumplings
Certainly the best dumplings I have had. Tasty fillings, Reasonably priced ! We ordered chicken+chives dumplings & vegetarian dumplings with cabbage vermicelli bean sprout .. it was simply delicious . We have been here several times till date and have never been disappointed. Service is lovely, staff attentive and the place is neat. They don't hover around you and you may take your time to enjoy the meal.
This is our go to place when we crave dumplings 😋😋 my husband and I would love to try other items on their menu but we gorge on dumplings alone!!
The decor was super cute in this place!! I love love loved it. The menu was also a pretty good selection of food & was a good price range. The only thing was that they forgot about some of our meal and gave it to another table, so we had to wait a while for them to cook the dumplings again. But the staff did let us know and we're apologetic about it, also the place was packed (always a good sign) so I understand they were busy
We chose this place out of many dumpling places in Carnegie because of its cleanliness and modern decor. The place was very busy on a Thursday night but we got a table within 5 mins. Service was fast and friendly. We ordered panfried pork and chives dumplings and char kway teow noodles. The dumplings we're only $10 for 15 pieces and came out hot, golden and crispy. They did not disappoint, they were mouthfuls of juicy delicious pork and chives. The noodles on the other hand weren't very good, it wasn't authentic char kway teow instead of dark soy sauce it was flavoured with Indian spices ie curry powder which did not taste good at all. Overall I would definitely be back but just for the dumplings, i might try their chive pancakes next time too they looked delicious over at other tables.
Ramieleatsshootsandleaves
+3.5
Nice decor; as some Chinese places can look quite... simple, I guess, and dated.
Dumplings are alright, not bad but not above average. Lots of competitive pricing on pork dumplings - as there's about 3 other dumpling joints pretty close together. Yet to try other dishes.
tried the pan fried dumplings & steamed dumplings (pictured). i prefer the steamed dumplings from this store in particular because the pan fried ones were just alright. they also have vegan & vegetarian dumplings! price wise - very affordable. portion wise - massive, so you can share among your mates and save even more $$$
Was craving dumps. Bulk dumps. Came here. Got dumps. Bulk dumps. Pork & chive dumps. Delicious. Chinese broc with oyster sorce fantastic. Combination noodles average. Just stick with dumps. Bulk dumps. Sensational.
Loved the food! The ambience was good too. We ordered veg and chicken steamed dumplings, fried rice and mix vegetable and were pretty satisfied with the taste and the quantity! Def going there again soon :)
The food here is great and not too expensive. The steamed beef dumplings were very juicy and delicious with lots of flavour. The spring onion pancakes were cooked to perfection and so nice and soft and a beautiful light snack. The peeking duck was not as good as I was hoping but was still nice. Besides that everything else was beautiful, great service and nice atmosphere.
The food here is great; it's clean, fresh and the service is prompt.
The staff are a little lacking though (the manager is quite rude and brash), and trying to place a telephone order is often an ordeal.
We love Dumpling Workshop, hands down the best dumplings on the street!
The restaurant itself is clean and tidy, nicely furnished, air conditioned with staff who actually care and do their jobs, they are so attentive. It's the little things here that make the difference (that others on the street are missing) soy, vinegar and chili labeled and readily available on every table, a good wine list, always chilled water on the table as soon as you sit down.
We love the San Choy Bow, the steamed chicken and chives dumplings and the pan fried pork dumplings. All divine and tops out at $30. What more could you want?!
We never have a problem getting a table if we dine in, and you get a 10% discount on take away if you pay cash.
Can't wait to bring our family and friends here!
This place is awesome. Friendly staff, dumplings are amazing and the lunch specials with rice are great value. Beers are cheap too!!! This is a regular for me, especially for birthday lunches.
As an ordinary foodie, I'd like to tell you that Carnegie is just getting better and better. I love coming to this suburb for good food..pretty much every week. Dumpling Workshop is among the best on Koornang Rd in my humble opinion. Today we pay a visit here once again and the experience is awesome. It looks like we order too much but we still manage to finish them all because they are so good. We have "Chinese broccoli with oyster sauce", "Hot and sour soup", "Spicy chicken on rice", and "Pan fried pork dumplings". I still have no idea how we are able to finish them all 😬. Service today is all right. I guess it depends who is on the floor. One waitress is super friendly but the other is opposite. The price is reasonable. Everything we have is still under $40...pretty cool, isn't it? Overall, I love this place and highly recommend to you guys. Try it yourself and let me know what you think.
This will be our local Chinese from now on. Reasonable prices and very accommodating staff. Love the chicken and chive dumplings and the green beans with minced chicken. Keep up the great work!
One of our favourite take away places on Koornang Rd. Get 10% off if you pay cash on pick up. Noodle is pretty good and the dumplings are great. Avoid the stir fries- They're very western, with big chunks of capsicum and onion.
If you are called Dumpling Workshop then you want to ensure your Dumplings are top notch especially if you are on the Koornang Rd strip as there are too many good choices! I have been here twice and been completely satisfied with the meal and service. Highly recommended. Child friendly! 👌😊
Melbourne Epicurean Juror
+4
I had a quick, light & inexpensive lunch today at the new Dumplings Workshop in Carnegie and I ordered pork and prawn dumplings with chives 12 for $9, they were quite nice as well as being sufficiently filling and great value at the price. My dumplings were served within 10 minutes of ordering with the restaurant being fairly quiet. Service provision was good. The background music was modern vocal but was sufficiently quiet to be heard over.
Update: Sep 22, 2016
Revisited Dumpling Workshop for an early lunch today after 14 months and I've discovered that these dumplings named shops sell a variety of other good cheap food as well so I decided to try their Lemon Chicken (in batter) for $14 and it was perfect and well presented. Food quality & service provision still great.
The Juror's Verdict: Food 3/5, Service Provision 5/5, Will I return a 3rd time: Yes
Phill Jury (food critic & writer)
Love this place! This is our regular local Dumplings fix place & they have never let us down.Everything is good, love the dumplings, spring onion pancake, Chinese broccoli - all delicious!!Highly recommend! Myself and my housemate go here regularly at least once a week, the staff know us by name now! haha. Always friendly & great service. Also love that they are licenced, or you're welcome to bring your own. Highly recommend booking as it is always busy for dinner :)
One of our favourite places to go if we feel like Asian. The Peking Duck rolls are fantastic. The dumplings are great. The Vegetarian options are great. Really well priced. Really great food. We highly recommend and we have enjoyed any dish we have ordered here.
I was looking for a decent dumpling place in my area and this place exceeded my expectations. I would definitely recommend the pork and chinese cabbage xiao long baos. Service was decent and I will be back to try the other items on the menu.
Dropped in here for a quick takeaway for a late lunch on a Saturday. Immediately impressed by the contemporary decor. Staff were friendly and efficient, from order to walking out the door with 6 freshly cooked pork Long Bao, no more than 10 minutes. Food was delicious, the chilli oil for dipping was excellent. Will definitely try again for a sit down meal.
Ordered Spring onion pancake, chives pancake, nasi goreng and pan fried chicken and chive dumplings. Apart from the Nasi Goreng everything was good. Nasi goreng had too much pineapple in it which ruined the dish. Everything else was good. Gave an extra 0.5 because of their attentive and efficient customer service.
Definitely recommend coming here for steamed dumplings! Might even say the best dumplings on Koornang rd... Service is decent and food comes out pretty fast. The seaweed salad is nice too!
A more modern dumpling place than the typical dodgy ones where you question their cleanliness, hygiene. Menu lays out very clearly their different types of dumplings, steamed, fried, soup, xiao long bao, etc. All are good. We ordered their combination meat fried noodles today. Noodle was cooked just right, sauce was tasty. Their onion pancake was hearty & crispy, but it was quite bland. Service is always fast here, so it's THE place I'll go when I'm short for time!
While I was eating here all I could think was 'it's good but not auntie good'. Twenty five dollar EFTPOS limit was annoying as it was only me and a friend.
This is my regular place for dumplings in carnegie. The dumplings are great with lots of options to choose from. We have been trying different types of dumplings every time we came here. The design and decoI are also very lovely and clever. The place provides a great atmosphere with friendly staff . I Can't thinking of any bad thing about it apart from the fact that it can get very crowded but not a big problem for me.
Ahhhhmazing dumplings!!!! Was very popular especially on a Saturday night so we had to wait outside for a table as we didn't make a reservation. By the looks of it people who had made reservations also had to wait a bit.
Really good value for money though and will definitely be coming again.
Oh yea!!!!!! This place is my favourite little asian restaurant. Just love the food here, plus the quick service. My favourites are the homemade veggies dumplings, asian green veggie's, dumpling soup and the beef noodles. Though the other dishes are also yummy......
We ordered the pan fried pork dumplings (15pcs), spicy and sour soup and the special fried rice, the dumplings were juicy and very delicious :) fried rice was awesome as well just would be better if it was less oily, but definitely coming back!
We went there today, Thu 24 March, for the first time - just a routine mid-shopping lunch.
Nice and quiet place, friendly prompt service, not crowded. Ordered fried chive pancakes, pork and prawn Xiao Long Bao and pan-fried beef&carrot dumplings.
Food arrived quickly, good quality, tasted delicious! Prices are very decent.
Excellent place to have lunch.
My brother and I love the dumplings @ DW and we travel 40km for the pleasure. Great variety [choice+] and of the many times we have dined i have NEVER found fried versions 'oily'. ps: vegetarian are delightful as well and should NEVER be fried.
this place is excellent for dumplings, a new (and great) addition to the koornang rd strip. HOWEVER, the $25 eftpos minimum is ridiculous and completely unreasonable, especially in 2016. 2 meals came to $20 and they still would not accept card. not happy about this, but will have to suck it up as the dumplings are tasty.
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Well, as it's name suggests, it's a workshop, for dumplings. So what could we do but have the dumplings? Lots of dumplings. Definitely best to go in a group so that you can get more variety. I had a group of seven but unfortunately no photos - we ate them too fast. The xiao long bao come in a variety of flavours and I don't know about other people, but when I have pork and chive dumplings, I usually can't taste the chive, not even as an after taste - not so with these ones. They are exactly what they are flavoured to be. And they were good and juicy. Even the vegetarian dumplings were great! We had them pan fried and they weren't oily at all.
For the xiao long bao you get 6 per serve, and for the other dumplings you get between 9 to 15, so be hungry, or willing to share, though they will give you a little take away plate. Some of the other dishes I saw looked great too and the Peking duck was good. There was plenty of duck in it, as opposed to sometimes then you wonder where duck went but at the same time, you still had the crispiness from the vegetables.
So I highly recommend this place for a cheap eat, with reasonable service, though it can get very noisy in the restaurant, so not really for intimate dinners.
Very Traditional Chinese Dumplings. Remind me of the last time we go for the trip to Harbin China. Have to try pork with chives. U will definitely come back. Many local faces.
Yummmmm. I think one of the good dumpling chefs must have defected to this chain. Beautiful translucent wrappers with bounce wrapped around tasty fillings.
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Tonight we actually wanted to dine in at another restaurant, but it was closed, so we thought we would try Dumpling Workshop since it is fairly new in our neighbourhood. And I am very glad that we did. Honestly we didn't have much expectation for it and were thinking it might just be another dumpling shop besides so many others on Koornang Road.
Our first impression, although the shop is not very big, they manage to arrange the tables and seatings thoughtfully without making it so cramped. Plates and cutleries are also set up nicely on the tables. The lighting is just enough, not too dark, not too bright.
We asked the waitress for recommendation, and she was very helpful. Finally we decided to go for a steamed pork shao long bao, a steam chicken & chive dumplings, a pan fried chive pancake & salty duck (which is a cold dish). They all were very nice, but the steamed shao long bao & dumplings were the stars. The dumplings are nicely folded and the fillings are really juice & flavourful. I've read a few comments saying the food here has a lot of msg & sugar, but coming from an Asian background (eating a lot food with msg back in my hometown), I honestly didn't feel like that, at least not tonight when we dined in. The filling of the chive pancakes is also very nice, I only wished the skin could have be a bit thinner and crunchier. The staffs were very attentive during service.
Although the dumplings here are not the best ones that we've had in Melbourne, but we can see this shop is serious about what they put on plates and I think that should be appreciated. Compared with some other shops next door, I think Dumpling Workshop does a better job, especially in term of service, and because I want to support local business, I'm giving them a 4/5. I think they deserve to get more attention :). Oh, and price is very reasonable.
By far the best dumpling place on Koornang Rd. The venue is clean and comfortable. The dumplings are tasty, fresh and tightly wrapped. The service is also streets ahead of the local competition. Look no further...
Quick service and decent food. Some new choices of dumplings and fillings however tastes just about above average. I had higher expectations. One of newest and nicest fit out in the neighborhood though.
Fantastic place, nice inside with more room than some of the others. Fried and steamed dumplings are delish we had chicken & chive and pork & chive, yum yumm !
Dumpling by far the best quality I have tried compare places like boxhill and city. Food was very tasty. The place is clean and service is prompt.
This place is the cleanest dumpling place I have been to in Melbourne. The service was great, the vegetarian dumplings were delicious and the price was equal to what you would pay at any other cheap dumpling place. Keep up the good work guys! I will be back.
This is a lovely place for a good lunch or small dinner. This place has the loveliest Peking duck and a fried rice that is to die for. We ordered a whole lot of dumplings and they didn't disappoint in quantity. This place has the cutest lamps and u can see they have tried to go with the workshop theme. Overall this place is one of the best dumpling restaurant I have ever been to and that's saying something
-Matthews son
Well, nice price with nice food,that's what I want to say. I like the pork chive fried dumpling there, tastes good. About other dishes, I just tried salty pepper pork and chilli beef, dude, they're amazing. Food is good but it seems like, sometimes people may need to wait for seats, especially at night. Whatever I had my meal there at afternoon.
Best Nasi goreng I have tasted in Melbourne . Very creative ambience with great food.
Thursday evening and the place is full. People coming and going. Good service a little on the noisy side but this is expected due to the size of the place and the table set out. The food is as good as their other restaurant in East Malvern. Dumplings dumplings they seem to be extremely trendy for foodies.
Really enjoyed the dumplings. It is a little more expensive than auntie dumplings but far better quality. I would definitely recommend it for a quick cheap eat.
Went to this place for the first time on the weekend. Have to say that the chicken and prawn dumplings were the best I've had. Will be back again.
So many dumpling places in carnegie, but this one is the best by far!!
It's CLEAN! The interiors are adorable and so are the staff. And SOUP DUMPLINGS!!! YES!!!!!
Love this place. Couldn't say anything bad! It's cheap and delish!
Awesome Dumplings and great value! Rivals Aunties Dumplings, and has certainly taken away many customers from that stronghold. Try the spring onion pancakes! Best around.
this restaurant has lots of delicious dumplings. I like it so much. l advice people who like dumpling may come here. this restaurant also has a variety of food which is belong to chinese style.
I've been eating at the Malvern East restaurant for years. The continuum of best dumplings ever to the new site is impressive. Now we have great food plus a nice aesthetic. Staff were very attentive, not quite the experience of the Malvern team, but they'll get there I'm sure. With massive competition my choice for dumplings down this strip.
Went to this great little place for dinner on Mothers Day ( 2022). Greeted with a smile immediately upon entry. The place was busy with many local dinners. Service was excellent & quick. The food was fantastic . The prices were very reasonable that made it economical for a family ( there were 6 of us) to enjoy a night dining out! Highly recommended.
I tried the green coloured fried veg dumplings and the steamed dumplings. Taste is very good and very reasonably priced. the fried dumpling is 15 for $9 and the steamed was not worth paying $5 for just 4 since taste was ok compared to the 15 dumplings for $9.They have chilli oil and soy sauce in the table so we can mix it and use it as a sauce to dip the dumpling.
We came here for brunch (I know - odd place for brunch) with absolutely no one inside when we arrived.
This being considered service was perhaps a tiny bit slower than you’d have expected with only two people present.
However when we were attended to the service was kind and polite and attentive with everything coming as ordered.
The crispy lemon chicken was amazingly flavoured, perhaps just a little too much of the sauce as it made the chicken a touch soggy. The taste however was ridiculously good with a fantastic crunchy texture.
The fried rice was flawless- no further comments except to say perfect.
The dumplings were the let down. They were quite over cooked and a bit rubbery.
Overall the food was 7/10, service 8/10 decor, 10/10. Beautiful place, lovely staff.
Will definitely be back.
Thanks for a great meal.
Amazing place, been going for years. Best dumplings, salt and pepper calamari and chilli beef with rice anywhere. I love this place my kids love this place. Never ever disappointed EVER ❤❤❤❤❤
Great food, dumplings and satay chicken tasted nice. Customer service can be improved. We had whole menu served and was asking for starters after finishing the mains
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