The food is always delicious... and it’s BYO and there is a grog shop only meters away
Brilliant service and really delicious foods: the dumplings, buns and duck were so tantalising and tasty! We will definitely be back to experience the deliciousness again!
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The best restaurant in Melbourne Chinatown ..their food is awesome..with beer and scotch it's recommended to have their chili beef..Tsingtao beer is superb..
I always have a nice Chinese meal when I visit Melbourne. The crane offered Melbourne’s typical high standard Chinese dishes, and for that reason I give this place 4 bears
Food was awesome! Would 100% recommend this Asian kitchen. Try Spicy Chicken Dish. Staff have a hard time interacting with Customers i think.
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Located in the middle of china town. The place isn't big but wasn't crampy etiher and was pretty well kept. There's a tablet where you can order from and the staffs were all really nice and professional. I got to use zomato gold here too and there was no fuss at all. Food also took a reasonable time.
My sis had their shanghai stir fried noodles and i had some too. It was delicious, she requested it to be spicy and spicy it was, a bit too spicy for me though my sis enjoyed it. The noodles were really yummy though, really liked the chewy texture. She requested it to be vegetarian so there was tofu and bell peppers, tofu lacked bit of flavour.
Stewed beef brisket was really good too, the flavour was great and the beef was tender, with lots of tendons in there as well, as well as bokchoy. It didn't come with rice so that's an extra $2.8. Portion was also satisfying, lots of meat in there.
Overall, a great place for casual dining as it was tad bit more expensive than some places but great service and food.
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Ordered the classic sweet and sour pork and a mixed stir fry veggies with garlic. I like that both dishes are well balanced in flavour. The restaurant have a large menu & they have an iPad looking device to place orders. I certainly wouldn’t mind coming back to try out other dishes! Just a note if you are spending less than $30, please bring cash, as that’s the min spend to pay with card. Credit card surcharge applies.
We're loving the salted fish and chicken fried rice ❤️ Also the fact that we were given an interactive screen that has a picture for each menu item. Their fried dumplings were also best! The skin was crispy but not hard like some other dumpling places. The filling was tasty and they were of reasonable prices too.
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Both of us unprepared, finally decided to walk imto.any random chinese restaurant we came across in China Town on Little Bourke Street before going for a Tom Cashman's Stand-Up comedy show and we ended up at The Crane Restaurant, which apparently is a haven for Seafood lovers.
It was as noisy and busy the chinese restaurants are in China Town but the service was quite quick and smooth. In fact, placing an order is quite easy, and involves a tab.
We chose to order Seafood Flat rice Noodles, Sichuan Seafood Claypot and Prawn Friend Rice other than the usual beers and wines.
The wonderfully cooked and well seasoned SIchuan seafood claypot was most certainly the Dish Of The Day
Absolutely loved the bowl of flavors in the form of Prawn Fried Rice which was another winning dish of the Day.
For someone who likes their food little Bland, the Seafood Flat Rice Noodles with Egg would be just perfect, and also had an overdose of veggies. We asked for a chilly paste and it was perfect for our taste then.
We have always visited this inexpensive and value for money restaurant twice and would mind going again.
The second time we ordered every usual except the Beef Clay Pot and it was again, out of this world.
A Must
We ordered wonton in chilli oil, fried pork dumplings and sweet and sour barramundi with rice.
The sauce of the chilli oil is a little spicy but has a wonderful flavour. The fried pork dumplings were cooked with perfection. The barramundi was cooked well and great value of money.
The presentation of the food is always fairly nice compared to most Chinese restaurants.
I think the only con was the amount of dumplings and wontons.
Came here for the weekend with my friend! It's quick service venue. One of the best Chinese cuisines must say. They have a large menu and pretty much I've tried everything on it. Good value, tasty dumplings, and noodles. Definitely recommend it to all.
Came here for the weekend with my friend, this restaurant had been around for ages and it's quick service venue. Order the pork chop rice in clay pot and sour fish fillet with rice noodle. The soup is slightly a bit spicy for me. And the pork chop is ok. Overall is value for money. Happy to come back again
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@thecrane_melb, Chinatown 📍Never noticed this little chinese restaurant previously so was very excited to check it out! It’s a two storey gem. Their menu is on a digital iPad and they have so much yummy chinese food on offer! 🇨🇳
Signature hot & spicy Sichuan chinese fried chicken 🔥 and the green beans with spicy chicken were my top picks!! 😻 we also ordered XLB, and quite a feast of dumplings !
Been craving for Mandarin Pork Spareribs which is the closest thing to the US America's General Tso and exceeded my expectations. Had XO seafood fried rice, prawn dumpling and veggies - all very delicious. Worth the queue
This restaurant is located in the heart of Chinatown in Melbourne. The service is welcoming and friendly.
The menu is extensive, with a good selection of dishes.
I tried the
- Pork Dumplings
- Fried wontons
- Cantonese Roasted Duck
- Diced Chicken w peanuts in Szechwan Chilli Sauce.
The dumplings were light and tasty, with some good flavour. The roasted duck was moorish, the skin crispy and the meat had a soy flavour.
The fried wontons were great, and still a little juicy in the middle.
The diced chicken was yummy, I really enjoyed the spice, and the peanuts worked well.
The addition of some Japanese beers was a winner.
Thanks for the invite.
We arrived with 8 people, they were very busy and we thought we would get turned away but no, just wait 5 minutes, they moved tables and people (thanks to those who moved) and then we were seated. 15 mins later we were eating fantastic food. Thanks very much for accommodating us and your quick service. Food was so yummy I forgot to take photos at the start.
great little spot for all your dumplings and noodle goods!
found in Melb's China Town (and conveniently located towards Swanston St end). they have such a big menu and everything i got did not disappoint!
service is super quick! loved it! u also order off their tablet - gotta love ordering with pics hehe
XLBs are always a must for me hehehe - but u def needa check out their chilli chicken! (dw folks. its not THAT spicy.. its more a low-medium spice but is full of flavour!! one of my favs!)
they serve up HK Milk Teas and a few other fun sodas, and they are also certified to serve alcohol and they have plenty to choose from too!
great spot for casual catch ups with mates over dumplings!
Great portions. All came out steaming hot. Great flavours friendly staff.
My favorite restaurant in Chinatown, great service and reasonable price, especially the lunch special sets.
Have been a regular customers over 5yrs, the delicious food make me miss my hometown. Strongly recommend to those love Chinese cuisine.
Loved this restaurant last night. The food was fresh and super tasty. Strongky recommend the pork buns and dumplings. Self-ordering through the ipad makes food service pretty quick. Although, being a super busy restaurant, you must allow for some patience.
Excellent atmosphere. The staff were friendly and helpful.
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