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SERVICE:
When I first walked into the restaurant, I was politely greeted by one of the staff. I was then seated and they were quick to provide menus. Appreciate the staff for being patient as my friends and I took a while to decide on the dishes we were wanting to order. Also, we asked them for recommendations and they were happy to do so (THEY DID NOT DISAPPOINT). After they took our order, it wasn’t a long of a wait until the food started to come out. We love a quick service.
FOOD:
Seafood Laksa: This noodle dish soup came out at a good temp that I wasn’t too hot to be burning my tongue. The flavour of this dish was so well seasoned and I loved how suitable it was for a cold winters day.
Mee Goreng: A simple stir fried noodle dish with a dash of lemon juice = perfection. It’s a simple dish, yet they were able to put in a great amount of seasoning to balance it out with the lemon juice. This was my favourite dish!
Rice with Spare ribs: The seasoning on the spare ribs was so good that you didn’t really have to dip it in any sauces. However, the sauces did enhance the flavour and combining it together with the rice was perfection. This is definitely a dish I would recommend if you wanted a quick rice dish to eat. I’d say you could easily mix the sauces with the rice to make it a balance of flavours meal.
Satay Chicken Skewers: The chicken skewers was cooked so well! The chicken was juicy and tender and pairing it with that peanut sauce was HEAVEN. They are definitely a great pair and would definitely come back to order these again.
A returning customer? Yes.
I have eaten here a number of times and never been disappointed. I have tried the crispy chicken, beef brisket noodle soup and the bbq pork with fried rice. All delicious. Can't understand why they aren't rated higher. I will definitely eat there again.
Really enjoyed my Nadi Lamak. Very generous serve of the chicken curry and was delicious. Love the fried anchovies it came with. Our fried rice was good too and my husband really enjoyed his noodles.
It's not a bad choice if you're at Southland. Laksa is okay not amazing but a hearty meal for a shopping center choice. You can do a lot worst.
Love this place. Great dumplings and great rice and noodle dishes. Fast and friendly. Great to eat and go...on the go. Nothing fancy just good tasty and generous servings. Scallop dumplings were amazing!
Great quick service! We went to eat at the last minute just before they closed and they were very accomadating. I loved the soup of the Chicken Laksa and when I had heaps of noodles left in my bowl, a gorgeous lady was so kind to give me a small cup of soup to finish the noodles off at home. Would definitely go back to this place
Cheep and cheerful Chinese food with lovely fit-out located next to K-Mart Westfield. Our vegetable stir fry with oyster sauce is huge and delicious. The custard buns are little too sweet but not too bad. Service is adequate for what it is as some staffs here are not as friendly. Recommended for anyone if you're after Asian quick fix at Southland.
China bar is always great or a cheap and quick Asian meal. Their dumplings aren't fantastic but their noodle and rices dishes are definitely worth it. Their chilli oil is crunchy and yummy
Good tom yum and laksa soups. I come to China Bar in Southland every once in a while for a Friday dinner. Their tom yum and laksa soups are tasty and very satisfying.
I would definitely come again.
Their prices are perhaps a teeny tiny bit more than your stock standard Asian restaurant by maybe a couple of dollars. But if I'm in the area and feel like an Asian soup, this doesn't bother me that much.
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(Suprisingly) Excellent + Authentic. We weren't expecting much the first time we stumbled upon this place - normally food court stuff is really average/westernized versions of Asian cuisine + the upstairs food court has no shortage of these. However, we were really blown away with the quality and authenticity of the dishes - probably some of the best Malaysian food you're likely to find in this part of Melbourne. We've been back many times now we loved it so much.
On the Malaysian front the Roti Channai chicken and Char Kway Teow are spot on flavour wise, just like a hawker court in Malaysia (both dishes most places get horribly wrong) - and although there's a bunch of Chinese mains on offer (which we are less interested in) the other bit we love is the huge range of Yum Cha appetizers on offer (Steam Pork Buns, Pan fried Shanghai Dumplings and many more).
On Negative side they are cash only (and seem to have no intentions to get paypass/eftpos terminal) and the nearest ATM is about a 100m walk (right at the other end of the lower level). Given when we go to southland most of our other transactions are cashless it's annoying to have to specially get money out to go there.
Also the service isn't unfriendly, but definitely wouldn't describe it as warm/welcoming, quite abrupt and rushed. I guess this is no better/worse than going to any of the food court places upstairs - and they aren't passing themselves off as a full blown restaurant.
Warren Tate Speaker Coach
+4
Located on the ground floor beach side of the highway is another of the China Bar franchises. I had the dim sum - shumai and prawn dumplings and they were not like the other china bar restaurants I have eaten at. So therefore a little disappointing yet certainly tasted good. Service was efficient yet not friendly.
I’ve eaten here several times , always good , always fresh , delicious and always comes out efficiently..
meals are cooked to order
Staff have always been good
Can't go wrong with the Hainanese chicken rice here. I'm addicted to it!! Always delicious, cooked perfectly and it's nice they give you both the dipping sauces. That should be the norm for this dish, not the exception. Crispy skin version is a winner too. Give the wonton noodle soup a go if that's your thing, generous serving with all the trimmings. The dim sims are some of the best i've had. Service is quick, dining area always clean, i just wish they had napkins on the tables.
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