Loved the Beef in Mongolian sauce, the crispy beef and the Honey chicken. This one dish was something like chicken and nuts in hot chilli sauce or something it was really really good but not for the faint hearted Haha. Just tad bit too much salt in this one.
Veggie Dumplings were great and get the pan fried buns because they are soft and yum with the underside crispy having sesame seed goodness.
Rice were Meh but didn't matter with all the other dishes being so good. Service was exceptionally fast and the coconut icecream is really good. Wanted the green tea icecream but they were all out.
Randomly stumbled upon this place and so glad I did!
Service is insanely fast.
Food is so amazing
The prices made me like I was ripping them off haha
Beautiful environment, and so fun ordering off the touch screen at the table.
Super happy with this place and I will be going here and nowhere else from now on.
Special Fried Rice $5 🍚 (Ordered via EatClub)
Generous portion, huge huge container of fried rice. Probably sufficient to feed two individuals. Decent portion of ingredients & wasn’t overwhelmed with rice only.
I love their touch screens for ordering! it's also a common place of choice for our team lunches too. The chilli dumplings are really nice - the sauce is just so yummy - it really makes or breaks a dish!
The xiao long bao is nice as well, but the skin seemed to have gotten thicker than usual now.
Love these dumplings, right up there with best in Melbourne. As usual in modern Melbourne dumpling houses, xiao long bao are the way to go and these guys do them well
The place to go for dumplings! My friend and I came here for lunch and shared the Shao Long Bao, panfried dumplings, and pork shumai. So delicious. The dumplings go perfectly with a mixture of vinegar, soy sauce and chilli sauce. There were so much dumplings, and we couldn't quite finish them. The restaurant looks small when you enter, but we were taken downstairs which had a large seating area. It was quite busy, so you have to get there early to get a seat. Service is very efficient and prices are reasonable.
We loved 😍
Great dumplings and BYO drinks place ! Our favourite dish is the chilli wontons! The sauce it comes with is the perfect combination between sweet and spicy.
Been here twice now. Love the novelty of ordering off touch screens but have to say the photos really don’t do the food justice. The portions sizes were a lot larger than expected so careful not to over order. Most dishes I would say are designed to share. We had the sweet and sour fish and a soup. Both were huge portions. Very tasty sweet and sour fish. Would come back with a group for sure.
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When I am craving for dumplings, I go China Red! One of my another favourite Chinese restaurants in the town. Have been to this place numerous times and every time ai visit I would always order the Spicy Won Ton and Stir fried string beans with spicy minced pork. I know it limits my options to explore other dishes but absolutely love these! This goes really well with their special fried rice.
Their service is really quick and the fastest so far I have come across. The food arrives in no time. The food is ordered on a screen attached next to your table, so when you order first dish and scrolling for your next dish, the first one is already in preparation hence reducing the wait time!
The dumplings are really amazing here. There are lot of other things on the menu but I find it really hard to overcome my love for dumplings when I am here, hence end up ordering them! If you love dumplings, this is the place for you. This place is also a BYO so you can bring your own wine to enjoy with the meal!
Love love love the fish fillet in spicy oil! Fried squid is another favourite. Service is quick and convenient to order from you table via the screen. A must visit.
China Red is part of the Hutong Group, well known for popular establishments like Crux & Co, Hutong, Manton Kitchen, and others.
* Their xiao long bao is a bit of a showcase and it shows, because getting a table during peak times can be challenging.
Ordering from the touchscreen pad is straight forward and simple, and the wait for my xiao long bao wasn’t too long either.
The skin is not as delicate as other places, but each dumpling holds plenty of delicious porky broth.
* Fried rice with kimchi and xo sauce – great flavours with a mildly smoky spiciness from the XO sauce, and a sour zing from bits of chopped kimchi.
* Spicy wonton – good flavour, not as much vinegar in the sauce as I was expecting. For me, it wasn’t spicy so it’s good for those who can’t take the heat.
Efficient service and affordable prices, China Red is a decent place for your dumpling fix!
Best Chinese restaurant in Melbourne!! Dumplings are delicious and portions are generous. Love the automated ordering system - there are never any stuff ups and food is delivered quickly.
Great little find. We were just wandering looking for dumplings and came across this great little restaurant.
Cool little tech help with the screens to order yourself at your table. The food was delicious and promptly served once we ordered on the screen. Friendly staff and it was nice to see the dumplings being made.
We all agreed that the best of all dishes we ordered was the cumin beef. I have tried similar dish in another restaurant which has overpowering cumin but this here is just great, well done! My second favourite dish was the crispy pork as I live the crumbs with shallot. But if you're not a fan of salt, this is not a place for you coz they put A LOT of salt in the dishes. And it's decent price, 4 dish for $102 can feed at least 5 people :)
Came here for a quick dinner before attending Frozen the musical. Staff were friendly. Ordering your meal and getting the bill is all done from the ipad. Super easy to use. Pork San choy bau was very very delicious. Dumplings were good, and prawns tasted fresh. Only negative is that there seemed to be less meals listed on the ipad menu than on the hard menu. I would love to come here again and try other items on the menu
You order from a screen at your table which is good although some navigation of menu can be a challenge due to scrolling about. Food arrived very quickly and tasted good. Only disappointing dish was the Chicken satay , which appeared more like a chicken curry than a typical satay dish. Prices were good and decor/mood was fine. Booth seemed clean and maintained. Cost was around $130 for our group of six.
First time trying out this place, but I did a takeaway instead of dining in. While waiting, I realised that this restaurant offer touch screen ordering which I thought was pretty cool. Usually you only see this in Japanese restaurants, and it’s the first time I see being offered in a Chinese restaurant.
Restaurant offer vegetarian dumplings and a variety of vegetarian dishes. You can also request to have certain dishes to omit the meat. For example, I ordered the green beans minus the meat, and it came out really delicious too! Prices are reasonable too. Will come back to try their other dishes.
Love this place
..food is out quick and just great quality. Customer service is not expected to be top notch in this kind of restaurant but everyone is pleasant enough. The dumplings are just the best!
Lovely experience - fabulous food, great service - and air conditioned on a very hot evening. Will be going back with friends. A wide range to choose from, we enjoyed the S & S pork and beef with black beans and fried rice, couldn't eat it all. Thank you China Red.
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