Review San Yuan Chinese Restaurant - Dandenong

Past three times we've had take away from here the service is terrible and food quality very below average. They are very rude on the phone and in person, no alterations to the menu are allowed. They forgot to give soy sauce for the dumplings, then when I asked for it a lady asked me if I had paid for it. The food used to be great under the old owners, but has steadily been going downhill under the current new management. The noodles are given separate to the sauce and stick together, with not enough sauce given. The dumpling filling is dry and the skins very thick and doughy. Overall would not recommend anyone eat here, very disappointing.

Used to be OK, but now is nothing but a filthy and doggy place，either the meat in dumpling or the lamb or both was questionable,neither tasted fresh. Had lunch there today and visited the toilet 4 times already. The food safety authority need to have a look at this one.

Lamb skewers and the handmade noodles are very tasty. Love the texture of the handmade noodles. The sauce is a bit oily, but worth it, because it's full of flavour. Actually had a good experience with the service, waitress is always friendly and helpful. Not 5 stars because it's not the best handmade noodles I've had, but the best I've found in Dandenong-Springvale area so far (and cheaper than the Springvale one too).

Northern Chinese cuisine. You have to know what you are ordering. The dumplings, skewers and home-made noodles are great, yet not for everyone. The food overall feeling is heavy, and you have to balance it with salad. Order the tomato-cucumber basic one and you'd be set.

The dumplings "beef and celery" are amazing... home made noodles with beef celery and bell peppers with paprika are too die for... I love the lamb charcoal skewers also but a abit fatty and $3 each is abit rich. But i rate this place very highly to almost say it is the only reason why i want to travel to dandenong to eat... also the staff have been very friendly every time i go there... To describe the tastes very Eastern European meets original authentic chinese. Love love love the food. Place needs abit of work and probably new chairs and tables. Not very comfy and the decor needs to be revamped. But too me its all about the food... must go too...

Worst service ever, from the owner and waitress, heard they sell pork as well, the beef they sell taste like at least 7 months old in their freezer, waste my money and my time. If you like to have good time and good food, don't even think about this terrible and disgusting place.

Amazing dumplings! Really tasty and very authentic! Just loved it! Staff is very friendly too😊

Its changed hands it's now a Philippine restaurant called super rapsa restaurant if you want food poisoning ,l recommend this place the seafood could walk out the door on it's own it was that rotten it's a shame because the atmosphere with a great D J is great

I love this place for their food. Since they have changed hands the service has gone down hill in a bad way. Very disappointing �

Googled them,but very hard to find on GPS,they actually just opposite Dandenong market!!<br/>Very nice handmade noodle,and lamb shashlik,will come back again for sure.

Since changed hand, I believe it was some time in 2017 or late 2016,<br/><br/>After that I have been here once and sadly to say<br/> I don't think i would come back here for a long while.<br/><br/>Maybe give it another year before i give it another chance.<br/><br/>At the moment, I prefer somewhere else.<br/><br/>

ordered xinjiang fried rice with diced lamb and carrots, i can easily say im not happy with this meal.. no shortage of rice, but lamb and carrots, lucky if i got 3 each with 1 chunk of lamb basically being hard fat.<br/><br/>the only thing that made me happy was the lamb scewers.

Happened to be around Dandenong and hoping to go back to the xinjiang/mongolian restaurant that my cousin brought me 10 yrs ago. After some Google and brief research,decided to give this restaurant a try. Greeted with friendly staff and we were recommended to try their popular dishes. I absolutely love their stir fried lamb offal. I must admit that it sounds gross when the staff described the ingredients. However,I got hooked to the kidney and lamb tripe which have those soft chewy texture. The xin jian stir fried noodle was good but not surprising. It is tender and chewier than the shanghai noodle. The must order is the lamb skewer.

Located right next to Dandenong Plaza, San Yuan is a family run restaurant specializing in Xinjiang Northern Chinese cuisine. Just like the multitude of Asian restaurants in Melbourne, the place is always bustling and packed with people whenever open. San Yuan enjoys a loyal clientele; a no frills place which focuses on good food and good customer service.

Nice Xinjiang style restaurant located near Dandenong Plaza. Had the Xinjiang lamb noodles. Hand pulled noodles with just the correct amount of chewy consistency. Tender lamb slices, with a generous amount of stir fried vegetables. Spicy and tasty!<br/>Update 9/11/15 - both me and my wife had food poisoning after visiting this restaurant, probably from the yoghurt drink that we ordered. Big negative here.

Very friendly staff, albeit we went last week at 11.30 and it was quiet. People started coming in as we left. If you like Asian food without the terrible western touch that spoils traditional Asian food such as honey chicken, then this is the place to go. Beautiful dumplings, spicy beef in chilli soup, chicken fried with dried chilli, fresh vegetables in oyster sauce. Food was lovely, place was clean, prices are very good value. Definitely returning.

Tasty and affordable Xinjiang cuisine. I have always really liked this restaurant because the food is full of flavour and familiar to my mum's cooking. The restaurant itself may look a little scrappy, but I would absolutely recommend the food for the taste, affordable price, and great portion sizes.

Not the Usual Chinese. Also known as Bei Wei Xiang, this place is incredible, nothing like the Chinese food you are accustomed to. It was the first of the Northern (xin xiang) Chinese restaurants I was aware of, and remains the best. Yet still largely undiscovered.<br/><br/>Dumplings are just average but the home-made noodles are the best I have ever tasted. Delicious seaweed salad. So many unique dishes you will not find elsewhere. <br/><br/>A huge bargain. The only downside is having to commute to Dandenong, but it's worth the occasional pilgrimage.

Great place for a great meal. Came with some friends for the first time, the food were amazing. Loved the dry spicy chicken! home made yoghurt + spicy food = bliss

Authentic and Fantastic. Lamb skewers were fantastic, big pieces and very tender!! proportions here are very big, and prices quite cheap! <br/>my favourite has to be the spicy chicken dish with potatoes and noodles on the bottom! its a huge dish enough for 3-4 people and only $19!

Authentic Uyghur cuisine ran by a very humble family, I love their lamb skewers (you can choose the level of spice to your taste) and the cold rice noodle dish. Delish!

The lamb skewers are delicious! :) my first time trying xinjiang chinese food! I like it! The flavours are really different to the usual chinese food ive had :)

Great service and great food. Had dumplings, lamb skewers and yishan tofu(the best), all mouth watering delish!!!!

Best for miles. This food is really great, the spicy lamb skewers are great, the pumpkin dumplings are less spicy, but also delicious. And the home-made noodles are so much better than commercially manufactured one.

The food is delicious, I had homemade noodle last time, was very good, I definitely will go back again