6 restaurant menus in %{citta}, (the ranking and the list of restaurants are based on the number of recommendations received from users in the last month, currently updated to December 2024)
Chinese cuisine: the best places to taste it in Essendon
6 restaurant menus in Essendon, (the ranking and the list of restaurants are based on the number of recommendations received from users in the last month, currently updated to December 2024)
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"Our old long time favourite, for many years Andy's Yum Cha house is literally like having Yum Cha in your own house! The staff are friendly, the food..."
Kim Pietka
"For a quick and delicious mid week meal, Andy’s is one of our favourites. Always..."
David Hilton
"Love this place. Great food at a reasonable price. Plus it's..."
Pete Start
"The food was fresh and delicious. Would certainly visit again...."
Kerry Jane Allison
"Great authentic food cooked to order friendly service and byo really good..."
"I've eaten here many times and have always been most impressed with the food and the sevice. Their takeaway service is excellent..."
John Palermo
"Ace!!!. Fast, fresh and friendly. Highly..."
Roxie Sunderland
"Amazing service, food and atmosphere. Thank you for a lovely..."
Alexandra Renda
"Best Yum Cha, always fresh and super tasty! We are..."
Lisa Anne
"We have been eating at Andy's Yum Cha for ages and it never fails to..."
Margaret Moran
"We had yum cha today and it was better than our favourite china town restaurant due to the food being cooked to order. Particularly loved the prawn..."
Tracey Lewis
"Small and cosy local Yum Cha. Hong Kong style ordering system, where dishes are ordered and cooked on order, so no carts being pushed around.The..."
Jaimee Trang
"Went for some lunch with a few colleagues as we were craving some yum cha. This place, we found out........its not exactly your traditional yum cha..."
Kishore Mitra
"A quaint little place which seems to be a humble family business. It doesn’t offer all the varieties that a classic Yum Cha House would BUT the..."
The Street Foodie
"Andy's Yum Cha House is a little, quaint store that is located in Essendon. There is plenty of parking available on Napier Street to allow peace of..."
Lincoln L ► Lincolns Scholarship House
"This is one of the best dumpling & yum cha restaurants in Melbourne. It is easy to observe and appreciate the food that is being made fresh onsite..."
Nicko Mills
"NO TIME FOR LONG REVIEWS! I'M HERE TO EAT!! SUMMED UP IN 14 WORDS OR LESS!!!---Everything is yummy. One of the best Chinese takeaway..."
Im Here To Eat
"Great dumplings for a good price. Better then most I’ve had around Melbourne. Selection a little lacking but what they have they do really..."
Janetzou2606
"From the outside it looks unassuming and a little understated. The friend that took me there have been here before and I trust his taste. The food is..."
Food Junkie
"Love this place! They have all the essential yum Cha classics without having to tackle china town. All cooked to order so everything is super fresh,..."
Billie George
"Andy’s is a nice little dumpling house with fairly reasonable prices. The dining room is cosy but cute; you can takeaway or dine in. Salt and..."
Ravenous Melbourne
"Grabbed takeaway from Andy's late on a Sunday night and was really impressed! Ordered Prawn Dumplings, Shanghai Pork Dumplings, BBQ pork buns,..."
Dale Zeinheiger Culpin
"I visit there few days ago and the food taste pretty nice and nice service:) eventhough its small place in the suburb but its recommended to have a..."
Yoo Ji Yah
"Pretty good yum cha. Particularly the dumplings were fantastic. I think they may have been home made. I could have just had the dumplings all night,..."
Gusnorton21
"Food: small portions of food, like a yum cha!. All the dishes we tried we really enjoyed, though nothing specific worth mentioning. They do a great..."
Dieter
"Not traditional yum cha i guess since there are no trolleys but on the plus side, the dumplings are steamed or fried to order, so they're always..."
Anh Nguyen
"A popular and great standby for us who live in local area. The food is consistently good. Dumplings are tasty, but we particularly like the fried..."
Pamela
"Never knew this place existed if it wasn't for this app. Thought I'd give it a crack and was very tasty! The servings were a little small but I'd..."
J_cinta
"Loveeeeeee this place! Been coming here for years and always feel very welcomed and looked after. No idea why people have negative reviews as this..."
Rose
"Average service, tasty food, small portions (for the price). Overall, decent experience but nothing to write home about. There are so many places in..."
Fussy Eater
"My bf and I ended up around Essendon because of DFO and since I was starving I desperately wanted to find a decent place to eat around there. I found..."
Ta.be.tabi
"Has dropped off since previous owners left. But still good food. No warmth or soul. But great dumplings & garlic chicken is amazing. just need staff..."
Gary D
"Really nice yum Cha! We loved the steamed pork buns and the steamed pork dumplings. We will definitely be coming back for dinner again! :)..."
Emma Louise
"Came here for the first time last night, really good dumplings I must say. I lived in Hong Kong for 9 years and in terms of taste and freshness this..."
Az
"Thumbs up. Good food, good service, what else? my favorite would be the pan fried pork dumpling and the scallop dumpling! the lemon chicken is really..."
Tannn
"Fantastic food and service. I don't know what some of these bad reviews are. They must have gone to the wrong place. We went for Yum Cha this morning..."
Magilla Gorilla
"Delicious!. I came here with my friend and we had a delicious meal. We ate some lovely prawn and pork dumplings, sui mai and vegetarian dumplings, as..."
Spicy Delight
"The homemade dumplings here are soo delicious.Best yum cha I've had in ages will be coming back for..."
Trini Cao
"Even Better Than Before. We have always loved the food at Andy's (maybe not the service so much) so we were a bit worried when we went last night..."
LNK
"My husband and I decided to try Andy's last week as they are under new management. Their prawn dumplings were delicious and we found out from the..."
Queenie Chan
"Yuuuumm! New management, disregard everything before!. Just moved into the area about half year ago. I know Andy's has been under new management..."
Beverleychin
"Delicious delicious delicious!. I came with my boyfriend last week and the food is ridiculously good!Having tried yum cha at a lot of different..."
Ariyana
"Yummo!. Best Yum Cha i've had - hands down. This place is fantastic. I little pricey - but worth..."
Ally Smith
"Would definitely return. Took the wife and two young'uns there for a Sunday brunch, and really enjoyed the food. We were first customers there at..."
Dward
"This used to be one of my dead-set favorites. Unfortunately I am writing this while waiting for my take away (of 3 simple yum cha meals). 45 minutes..."
Eilish
"Regulars to Andy's, the food is so fresh, we have tried most items on the menu, never disappoints and have taken many friends to share the experience..."
Mona Lisa
"Lovely. Great small snacks....food really nice...small and intimate place we enjoy...although staff try to push you out very quickly due to the small..."
Pickle
"YUM cha!. This place is lovely!The dumplings here are amazing and very affordable!people are lovely too!highly..."
Rhedawg
"Solid little dumpling joint.food is fresh, quick and tasty. Will be..."
David Murphy
"Just so authentic and fresh. Lovely famy business that I stumbled upon before work one night. Prawn dumpling soup delicious - Ill be..."
Bill Birdsall
"What a great, fast, amazing dinner.. Really great prices, not a big place so ur meal is out in record time.. Must be family owned - well I hope so..."
Tanya Smith
"Food is excellent. Service very good. Great that's it's BYO wine and beer. Ambience is lacking needs music or something else. Def will visit..."
Yum Cha Rocks
"Bloody awesome! Clearly the best Chinese food this side of town. We had dumplings, steamed broccoli, spicy calamari and the homy beef which was..."
Lunch Lady
"Yum cha = yum yum! The veggie spring rolls were lovely and fresh, you could tell they were handmade. The veggie dumplings had a wonderful mix of..."
Queen Of Food
"Satisfying. You shouldn't come here for the service, but I was already expecting this so it didn't bother me that much. I got the vego dumplings..."
Jesspo
"Love this little place, the service isn't fantastic but they are lovely people and the food is fantastic, best yum cha in essndon that's for sure ,..."
Dc007
"Yummmmm. Andy's Yum Cha is beautiful - they have the best yum cha - may not be authentic but who cares as long as it tates good. Front door is broken..."
Sunday Mason
"Our love affair with the dumplings continue! Can't get enough of their offerings..... Sooooo good! Need to get that door fixed though.... Too much..."
Chocolate.Factory
"T64. Love it, love, love it. Have been here many times since the opening, so many favorites, too many to mention. Let's just say I can't eat wanton..."
Terri Runting
"Very casual Cafe style restaurant with less than friendly service but the food was very good. A lot more expensive than larger places but I guess..."
David
"Andy's Yum Cha. Excellent. First visit today for Yum Cha lunch. Extremely impressed with fresh and tasty food delivered pipping hot to the table. BYO..."
Maz
"Very Cute and Humble. Great Service, authentic Chinese Yum Cha cooked fresh on the premises. Very, very friendly lady who owns the restaurant is very..."
Jennha
"Where do i start, the food or the service? Both were absolutely fantastic! Our waitress (who was the only waitress there as it's quite small, though..."
bignella
"Great atmosphere, attentive and lovely staff, and good food! I'll definitely be back to sample some more of their menu. Their appetisers are very..."
M Stewart
"generally very pleased. very quick delivery. staff accommodating. just alittle pricey but oh well, this is not asia
ordered statay skewers, sambal..."
gom gomm
"Ordered delivery via menulog for the first time, food arrived stove hot and 20 minutes earlier . The food was fantastic and fresh.excellent sized..."
peter buzes
"Ordered Mongolian Beef, extra spicy, and got exactly that! 2nd time here and both times I liked the food a lot. Only thing is the music is..."
Johann Lim
"Recently under new management. Tried it out and the staff were super friendly. Would recommend the Chinese style eggplant..."
"Was a quick dinner here and although the decor is old old old.. the staff are friendly, service is fast... food is tasty... try the satay and the..."
Inostram
"Such friendly, above and beyond staff, honestly outstanding. The food was delicious, filling and excellent value for money. Would highly recommend...."
Jess Moz
"The decor was what you'd expect - dated but suitable 😊 I'm not sure why there are so many bad reviews, I was quite content with my food. I mean..."
KnowingMelbourne
"We ventured in on Saturday night and despite the 80s decor were very happy. A couple of the staff were in training but they had badges identifying..."
LNK
"Acceptable Chinese cuisine. Good for a quick local..."
Anita G
"Delish!. Excellent Shanghai dumplings and very friendly service. A new favourite restaurant of mine! Great for takeaway..."
Annie Martinu
"Chinese 'Old School' Style #Happy. What a pleasant surprise to finally find a chinese that I would happily come back to. Fried rice, tick! Sweet and..."
Richard Keenan
"Amazing restaurant & Amazing customer service. Looked on Urbanspoon to find a Chinese restaurant to eat at tonight and I am so happy with Imperial..."
Facebook User
"Really good food and service. Always serve with a smile that made us feel comfortable. I had a great time with my friend. I 'll be..."
Brad
"Great local restaurant with always reliable quality food, service is superb, nice to have a 'local' you can rely..."
Lycheee
"Excellent food. Ordered takeaway on Sat night for the first time based on reviews. Servings were decent and food was great. Beef with black bean was..."
Zarli
"My friend told me the place have changed owner. I went there to try their new menu last week. The food is fabulious, a big improve from old..."
MRS TT
"It's a good dinning place in local area. The food is really fresh and delicious. Our family come very..."
Mandy
"Good Vibe. Restaurant has a good feel to it when you walk in, and the staff are all friendly and helpful! Food is tasty & good choice if you're..."
Adriana A
"Great restaurant for family and friends. Has not changed much over the years, making it a reliable place to go. Service is always friendly and the..."
RG
"Nice enough. This place has great prices considering it offers a quant dining experience. Though noisy and busy, the restaurant is really nice and..."
Urbanfork
"The spring rolls at this restaurant..."
Chocolate.Factory
"Always good. Been going here for awhile now and we love it. Amazing Chinese that isn't expensive and always reliable. Seems a bit old looking but..."
Foodlover
"Cheap chinese food and highlight was deep fried ice-cream brought out for his birthday with happy birthday music playing. Friendly staff and nice..."
Candice
"Cheap reliable local Chinese. Food good service good, decor dated but comfortable. Staff attentive, service good, however, beware of the new rude..."
Food Love Affair
"One word...."
Kate Procter
"Great Food & Economical. A regular at this restaurant for many years. Satay at this place is deliciious and moist and they are grilled, not fried..."
Ms T
"Really fantastic cheap..."
Duncan
"It’s taste really homey , tasted malaysian with “ Heat”. tried the braised chicken w..."
Lee Yu Xuan
"Lovely atmosphere with plenty of seating, great service and very tasty food offering a large menu - only downfalls for me - the prices were a little..."
Jamie Gordon
"Just moved in to the area and decided to try it and let me tell you, it was worth it. Yes, it does have an old 60's look but once inside is pretty..."
Andres Montalvo
"Wonderful service, delicious food. We all had a wonderful evening. Highly recommend Imperial Garden..."
Rhonda Sloan
"We have been going to this restaurant for at least 30 years and never had a compliant. The service is fast and courteous with the waiters being..."
Dee Curtis
"We have been going to Imperial garden for about 5 to 6 years. There have been times when it hasn't been fabulous over the years but we keep coming..."
J C
"A family favourite, at Imperial Garden you can always expect delicious meals, friendly hospitality, cleanliness and value for money. I highly..."
Madame Bee
"Lovely food. Friendly staff. Well priced.
Will go..."
"Great staff, family friendly, gluten free menu AMAZING. We will be regulars from now on! Kids loved the meal as did we..Meals came out quickly and..."
Kelli Wain
"Cherry Blossom serves Chinese, Malaysian, Thai, Balinese and Japanese food. As such, I was a little concerned that it was having an identity crisis..."
Fussy Eater
"Like it. Now they change to take away and dinning are same price but the food still yummy and nice. i went their with my friend, it's cheap and big..."
Vivan
"Yum!!! Excellent tasting Chinese, with nice ingredients. Nice owners, byo and good prices. Nice date local date..."
Words
"Been here a few times now and its my go to place for chinese. Have never eaten there as I take away but out of the various dishes i have eaten they..."
CantStopEating
"Very much enjoyed the Cherry Blossom, the staff were great with the kids, but about 20% overpriced I'm..."
"The best fried rice in Melbourne! Very tasty & not too oily. Haven’t tried any of the food yet but would highly recommend their special fried..."
Reginacyy20
"We found this little gem and felt like it took us back to the 90s! Staff is amazing! Food is consistent and never disappointed. Highly recommended...."
Mina Nguyen
"Excellent food and warm service. I usually go for more "popular" restaurant for Chinese food however I can honestly say I will be coming..."
Sebastian
"Originally was just popping in to buy a couple of dim sims for a quick snack. Then started to order the sweet and sour braised chicken. Really love..."
Barry Williams
"I have been going to this take away shop for nearly 40 years and without a shadow of a doubt the best chicken rolls in Australia. Great service, well..."
RAH
"Absolutely love this place! First off, such friendly and polite staff, in person and on the phone. Their Hokkin noodles are to die for, no other..."
Em Dean
"Wonderful service & great sized meals tasted amazing. Just wish there was a little more sauce in our container. Would recommend to anyone who is..."
Katie Murphy
"This is a basically an institution in Essendon.I worked next door to it in Essendon for quite sometime so it became standard dinner fare. Years..."
Sherz
"This place is Beyond retro. Original 70s...and i love that. Old School Aussie/Chinese. Had the Special Fried Rice and it was good. Next time Lemon..."
AcdcBoy
"Typical hole in the wall Chinese takeaway joint. Been going here for years. Most legit Lemon chicken and fried rice I've had. Don't let the no..."
Thai Truong
"Another place that I have been going to for well over 20 years. I have had most things off the menu and its always a winner!If you in the..."
AJ
"I have been going to Me Wah for the past 10 or so years, it is the dingiest looking chinese take away store but the food is absolutely delicious!..."
Jessica Ryan
"These guys make the best Fried Rice ever. You know it's damn good when people from interstate come down, order 15 extra large serves to take home &..."
Fiona Bloss
"The best.... The best fried rice in Melbourne! ppl that suggest the place is unclean...not true. dated?..."
Iheartfood
"Great special fried rice with heaps of meat !!! The chicken rolls are delicious though Prehaps a tad..."
Ben Davis
"Great. The staff are always friendly. This is your standard Aussie Chinese take-away but it is one of the best I have ever..."
Daniel Mitchell
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Iceman
"I've been living in essendon for 2 years and everytime I smelled asian food in the essendon station, I'm wondering if this the restaurant cause it's..."
Ly ca
"Always a decent feed here. Don't get me wrong it's basic Chinese but done consistently well at reasonable prices.
Their fried is is always delicious..."
Brett Cooper
"Best Special Fried Rice,and chicken Rolls,,,Beef black bean,,Been going there 20yrs,,,serving quantities are fantastic,service very friendly and..."
Mateus ¬¬ Gomes
"The food was sooo good! We got the special friend rice ( so much meats ) and wonton soup 🍜 very..."
Elizabeth Tawaf (Liza)
"The best special fried rice ever. No meat is diced, it's full of chunks. A meal on its..."
David Mullins
"Best special fried rice in Victoria hand's down!!! Great family run..."
Richard Mezzetta
"Been buying the fried rice, dim sims and spring rolls for over 30 years. Best fried rice ever. Dummy's are Chen Wah, but spring rolls are home..."
"Had the pleasure of dining here yesterday on a Friday night. Dont go in with the expectation of just an ordinary chinese place. This restaurant..."
John Duong
"We enjoyed Tope! The staff were very pleasant, service was efficient and good. We replicated our first meal that we had there, years ago. We had the..."
Teresa
"Great little place, beautiful ambience, pleasant staff, sensible background music. We just had some basics, the scallops were well prepared, but the..."
Teresa Jack
"I am a fan of Tope. The food is always nice and the customer service is also of a high quality. I like the outdoor area that you can hire to eat in..."
St!nger
"Great local Chinese cuisine. Really good prices and quality food. Continue to return after many..."
Like Eating
"The best Chinese food I have had - reasonable prices, decent sizes and tge best satay..."
Christina
"Best Chinese in the area... i would highly recommend it to anyone. Price is reasonable and food is very..."
Eric H
"Talkative staff. Food is ok, but predictable, the pleasant vibe and lovely ambience make up for it, and are the reason we go there. However, don't..."
Teresa
"Good Yum Cha here on a..."
Iceman
"Great food, good service. San Chou bow is lovely, best spring rolls, deliciuos fried rice. Regularly go..."
Yumbo
"We have brought take away from Tope several times over the last couple of months and cannot fault the meals we have received. In my opinion good..."
Wayne Kimmorley
"Pretty good joint... Food is proper quality, good flavour & very reasonably priced.
We mainly get take away, but have eaten in a few times. Venue is..."
Allan M. Baker.
"This is my first time to the restaurant. Chef is cantonese. The restaurant was very crowded but we got a seat. Ordered the hot plate beef, delicious..."
Cody Lee
"Food was good the house wine was very good But the service was slow not the fault of..."
Malcolm Allen
"Very pleasant. Excellent food. Nice ambiance. Reasonable prices. No complaints whatsoever as the staff were very..."
"This place has been around for years and years. It's the perfect place for when you just feel like good chinese food. It's not too fancy, but it's..."
Rhonni
"This place is an institution in the essendon area and surrounds. It's your local Chinese restaurant but just a little bit fancy. The interior is..."
KnowingMelbourne
"Been a loyal customer of China Max for years and it's definitely my favourite Chinese restaurant in the area. My parents started taking me here when..."
Rachael Walker
"First time here service is awesome, local swear by this place, that has been here for as long as I can remember, food amazing value for money, will..."
Lorretta
"This is a great suburban restaurant and serves the best Peking Duck in Melbourne . Excellent wine list , very good service and an extensive menu of..."
Stephen
"Good food. Good service.. Very nice restaurant. The service was really good. Food was great! Will definitely..."
Facebook User
"Really enjoyable. I visited China Max with a friend for the first time recently. Despite having lived in Essendon for years I never tried China Max..."
MelbourneMiss
"Great service, very fast & food was..."
Marisa Campagna
"China Max is a place with a diverse reputation. In Essendon you either love it or you hate it. This was my first visit and to be honest I thought it..."
MJP Hoegi
"Lovely restaurant with friendly staff. Food isn't cheap, but it is..."
Fredrick
"The best noodles. Really good crispy noodlessss!!! I just love..."
Emilly_edwards.6969
"Yum. Always nice, food beautiful service can always improve. I will return eggplant and pork pot is to die..."
Yorker
"Favorite Chinese Restaurant. I have been to Flowedrum, and I have been to China Max on many occassions, I have met and always greeted in the most..."
Sandra Watts
"Delicious!!. I have been to China Max 3 times in the last year and everytime it has been fantastic.The staff are friendly and efficent,..."
Nat Bradford
"Matty obviously had a bad day when he came here or must have been expecting Flower Drum quality at Noodle Shop prices. All I know is six of us ate..."
Dottore Vince
"Best stereotypical Chinese food. I used to live close, and this was my go-to Chinese takeaway place. Now I live further away, and this makes me..."
Julianna
"Amazing food, great service (even on a really busy night) would definitely recommend..."
CinBad
"Terrible really bad service shredded beef cold remade 3 times then soggy, rice cold come on how can a Chinese not get rice right and staff very..."
Kay
":'). I liked itbut nothing to go WOW..."
Lisa
"Went last Saturday night with girlfriend. 1st time there, we really enjoyed it! Food & service was great, recommend the Peking duck. Will be..."
Steve
"Solid cooking , enjoyed each course and the deep fried ice cream is a must..."
Pancho
"A favorite destination for me and my..."
Scotty
"Slightly above..."
Iceman
"Just delicious every time I eat there. Wasabi beef, quail with spicy salt and soft shell crab are the..."
Luke Young
"Love china max!. Eat there every opportunity always excellent, although there take away menu is not half as nice not sure why but eat in is..."
Tracey
"Always a Pleasure. Good food, a must try is the peking duck, a little on the expensive side but good overall dishes, and nice deserts different from..."
Vee
"Not bad. The biggest thing you notice here is the lack of trolleys. Maybe because the place is never very crowded. But with that comes better..."
Cavendish
"Great food. We've been here numerous times both to eat in and take away and have had consistently good food and great service. The wine list is good..."
DukeandLija
"Classic of the north. Very professional, food impossible to fault. Good place to do a deal over lunch or take the extended family over dinner. Peking..."
Fat Tony Mok-Belle
"Loved it!! Been so many times & can NOT fault the food! Highly reccomed..."
Jade Prelogar
"Yummy food (especially the San choy bow) great service and reasonably..."
Deb Wookey
"Nice!. China town replica in Essendon. You wouldn't be the wiser. Great all round service, food classically prepared and diverse menu. Been there at..."
Tony Parisi
"Amazing food, grouse service. Waiter was an absolute legend, this guy was cracking jokes like Martin Lawrence. Actually thought I was at a stand-up..."
Chad Middleton
"Exceptional service and food. Some of the best Chinese food we've had in years. China Max is the best it's been in a long time, the food was..."
Ben Jarris
"I went to this Chinese shop and it was perfect, the waiter was very friendly. I was trying to pick things up with my chop sticks and he helped me..."
Mr Lemon
"Nice big restaurant. Friendly waiter was handling the customers well. Rice portions we ordered were big. Actually it is enough for two people. Food..."
Chinthaka Senaratne
"Great dine in experience for long weekend ! Excellent food and service! Lemon chicken and special fried rice are so so..."
Sandra Rainbow
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