Lovely place to dine for Chinese. I have been many times and the food is outstanding. At the moment we are forced to get takeaway but as soon as lock down is over, I am here! RG BBQ will be one of my first stops come freedom.
Been their a thousand time and the bbq pork with roast duck rice with a small wonton soup always satisfies my belly😋😋
We get this for lunch once a month at work with all of my co workers it is a favorite place of ours
it's tasty food and friendly staff. we like the place where we quite enjoyed the quality foods.
🔥 best bbq meat in town
🦆 roast duck & crispy pork rice
🍳 charsiu pork omlette with rice
🍗 salt and pepper chicken
🏚: Rose Garden BBQ Shop
📍: Elizabeth Street
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📝: One of the best BBQ meat restaurants in the city. It’s always a favorite for those who love Chinese roast meat on rice or noodles.
❤️: First time trying the Salt and Pepper Chicken here and it was so amazing—so crispy and well seasoned, just perfect! Also got the famous Roast Duck and Crispy Pork, as well as the Charsiu Pork Omelette with rice.
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What it lacks in looks, Rose Garden makes it all up in dishing out quality and delicious food. Big call but Rose Garden is one of the most consistent and reliable place for an amazing and affordable meal. Generous portion sizes, great value for money and most importantly, each dish is a flavour bomb.
The Salt & Pepper Chicken Ribs is my go to here. Tender pieces of chicken ribs, coated in an intensely savoury crispy batter and sprinkled with chilli flakes. One bite and you’ll be hooked.
Fan of roast meats? The selection here is stunning. Roast pork, BBQ pork, roast duck, soya chicken – they all are hanging by the window, glistening with flavour and beckoning you to come and taste them. Each as succulent as the last, and for something a bit fancier than your typical roast meat with rice, choose the omelette version whereby the roast meat of your choice is wrapped in silky soft omelette.
The rest of the dishes are just as amazing – try the Mapo Tofu or the Green Beans with Minced Pork. In fact, just try anything and/or everything. You won’t be disappointed.
No frills just simple and amazing food in the heart of the CBD. This place is a favourite to many and needs no introduction.
They are always busy regardless which day it is. The spicy green beans with minced chicken on rice and the chicken ribs on rice are always a favourite here
crispy pork egg chiffon never dissapoints
#BMAfavourites || Open for almost 20 years, Rose Garden BBQ has been one of my favourite hot spots in the city since my uni days. Serving up their signature green beans and mince pork to my favourite crispy skin pork omelette on rice with their special gravy 🤤. It’s a rite of passage to go here as a Melbournian! #uglydelicious
A no frills spot for a quick meal, this is not the place to linger when you're done chewing. A substantial menu with a variety of choices, it's reminiscent of the cheap eats throughout South East Asia. Expect generous portions, wholesome ingredients, decent meals. Food arrived impossibly fast but nothing to fault. Finished dishes were promptly whisked away so we felt rushed as hordes more enter as we left.
Decent menu and would probs go back for more
I love their chicken ribs. The service is standart but at least it’s average rather than some places in Melb that have minus customer service. Good food, fast and cheap! 👍🏻
Super authentic Hong Kong eatery. Great meats and fast meals, just don't come in expecting great service (or not having to wait in a line if you come during peak)
Recommended by my friends for several times and finally got a chance to try！ordered rose chicken and not bad！little bit oily but the tea is great so it reached a balance. Friendly service. We went there at 13:30 approximate and it is not crowded. We got a five people seats outside and we love the atmosphere！like traveling and forgot stress ahaha. The service is good too！Do recommend it for everyone.
Absolutely love this place! It's always jam packed and busy, but the dishes are quick and fulfilling with an okay price!
I always come here for a quick bite!
Don't think any students would not know about this place. I dare to say that this is one the best cheap eats restaurant in Melbourne! I always come back for their spicy fried chicken on rice. Very addictive. Speedy service! Highly recommended.
Love this place for a quick meal. No frills, in and out, not much service but a simple crispy pork rice or bbq pork rice would satisfy your lunch cravings!
Very yummy and filling. My regular place to go during uni break back then and still got it haha.
There was a line when we arrived.we wanted to try the omelette rice and it was good, but not great. Portion isn't as generous as the reviews make it out to be. I had spicy chicken rice and was rather disappointed. It wasn't spicy enough and not aromatic enough. The rice tasted funny with the sauce they used.
Overall it was ok, but not deserving of the lines in my opinion. Price wasn't bargain or anything.
Rose Garden BBQ is such an iconic Melbourne eatery with the restaurant experience something for itself. For some diners this is the routine discount dining, for others you feel like you’re thrusted into some secret dining society. (And then ushered back outside quickly). I took my parents and we loved the experience; can’t ask for more for any less. Fast Chinese food with crazy portions.
If you’re down for classic Hong Kong food, this is the place to be, great portion size and it taste like home. Very quick service and it will definitely fix your cravings for Asian food.
If you need a quick lunch/dinner, this is the place to be. I came here since I was a uni student, and the food quality and flavour have been very consistent. Nothing to brag about and nothing to complain about. The price is very fair and reasonable.
还是学生的时候就来玫瑰苑吃，便宜大碗味道也不差。
有的时候点完单，刚坐下就上菜了，速度是真的可以！
Came her for lunch on a Saturday. The place was busy and quite full, but since I was just one person..I was able to share a table. I tried the pork omelette rice which was tasty and filling, since it's quite a generous portion. Food was quick to be served too. Reasonably priced dishes which is probably why it attracts many students.
It's kinda ironic, despite having bbq as part of its name, this restaurant's top dishes list is dominated by their non bbq dishes. But worry not, their top dishes are indeed very good. On the latest visit, we had their string beans and salted chicken ribs. They were full of flavour and they even put sauce on the steam rice. It wasn't as busy as before, we were able to get seated without waiting. But maybe it's just because we were just lucky. Anywho .. thumbs up from me.
A lovely quick & fast typical Asian restaurant, like the ones you would find in an alleyway in HK, food is amazing, very authentic, tastes like home cooked. ROAST DUCK IS ON POINT!!
Always come back for their crispy pork. Very tasty.
Their roast duck is one of the best in town. Very pack and limited number of seatings. Servings are quick though.
Excellent as ever. Love the spicy chicken ribs and crispy pork belly with omelette. Although the price has been climbing up quiet quickly over the last 2 years, I still grab my dinner from there a lot. There will be long line most of the time but the food always comes out quite quickly!
Somewhat hidden among the many Asian restaurants on this stretch of Elizabeth street, Rose Garden isn’t much of a looker, but damn do they dish out a good meal. Got myself the BBQ pork substituted with fried rice - so generous and flavourful. Oh and extra points for the complimentary pot of tea!
It's all there in the top 10. Shredded duck fried rice that's good fatty coating and punctuated by the slightly pickled cabbage. Crispy pork belly omelette on rice where the mixed egg has been just missed by the heat ensuring it remains pillowy soft and doused with the quintessential canto brown gravy. Utterly delicious and indulgent. I'd eat the whole plate in my youth, but now... 3/4 is plenty. Yes I've gone soft. To be balanced, the value has diminished over the years... But who cares? Not me.
An excellent menu with great flavours and value.
I've been coming to Rose Garden for a number of years now and I still enjoy my visits. The portion size is great for my big appetite and it is very well priced. The dishes are simple and flavoursome. I'd highly recommend this for a casual dinner option.
Always packed, try and get the before the lunch peak because the Crispy Pork Omelette is amazing. Nice oyster/soy sauce coated with eggs and crispy pork. It's not the healthiest thing in the world but it tastes great!
If you pay cash you pay it directly to the people when they take your order but if you want to pay by card, if you're sitting outside, you have to go inside the restaurant to the counter and pay before getting your food.
Fast food restaurant is a truly category for this to fit in. Everything is quick and attentive. The ten best seller is something that that will be coming back for. On the other hand, it’s always crowded, congested.
Old school quick and easy chinese eatery. Service is super efficient and food is delicious too. Definitely my go to place for comfort food or when I crave for msg loaded chinese food.
Needless to say much, this restaurant should on your ‘must-try list’. Here got various cuisine wiz rice, not only Guangdong style, but also spicy things. The price is widely acceptable, no more than 14AUD usually. Back in the days, I arrived in Mel, here gave me a very good first impression.
Ordered the Singaporean fried noodles which were absolutely delicious. The portion was filling and generous. The service was fast- I waited for only 5 minutes. Meals are cheap and of good quality. The restaurant is quite small but I will definitely return to try other meals.
Visited March 2019
They named them self as fast food restaurant is TRUE!!
Location : ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Portion : ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Fast Service : ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Food Variety : ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Student Budget : YES
if you want a fast and delicious lunch, this is a good place. It just takes u 5-10 minutes to have a seat. The chicken is more than I expected, but vegetable is not enough for me.
Located Elizabeth street . Asian bbq cuisine , yeah the customer service not bad , while lunch times crowd of people eating over here m , their got bbq duck, crispy pork and a lots choice , the food quality and taste not bad , big portion . And price really reasonable .sure will basis it again . Cheers
Favourite chinese place. Has a very OG vibe to it. I have NOT found a dish I don't like here. Everything is absolutely delicious. There is a top ten popular items, just pick any of them, you won't be dissapointed. Although, service is not great here, but it almost doesn't matter when their food is so addicting.
My favourite Chinese barbecue shop, we passed by here a lot of the time for quick dinners or takeaways.. the food there is always tasty and quality is consistent.. our favourite dish here is the chicken ribs and the roast pork belly..
A perfect go to for a quick and delicious dinner..
Janice Theresia Sutrisno
+5
Duck fried rice is a must try. Crispy pork omelette is also really really delicious. Highly recommended for a fulfilling meal alone or shared with friends. Best comfort food and is not expensive at all.
Absolutely love this place. It is decently priced, fast and great service and the food is always steaming hot, delicious and really hits the spot to remind you of local taste. I come back here so often and every time it has been great!
This place is amazing!
Can't believe the secret seasoning is the MSG!!!
They are only open Monday- Saturday and always packed.
My favourite is the stirfry green bean & the spicy chicken wings.
Thats is a must to try!
My favourite takeaway shop on elisabeth st! Their portion is just way to big for my belly. I always have it for 2 meals (lunch and dinner). Good option when I need to save money!
My favourite is their stirfy greenbeans!
Will I be back? Yeah!
I was invited by another foodie friend, since it's already 1pm and I was really hungry... I did agree to come. And that was one of the best and tasty quick lunch i ever had in the city. The place was packed but it was a quick turnaround. The food is just unbelievably good. I will be happy to have it everyday. Any of thier top ten dish is just not reasonably priced but also delicious.
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This unassuming little shop is very popular amongst the Asian crowd. The food here is generous and tasty - if you're a small eater you can easily ration a box into 2 meals since they really pack it to the brim.
We really like their duck fried rice with preserved vegetables, as well as their crispy pork belly with omelette on rice, both on their top 10 menu (if you're new to this place, picking one of the top 10 to order is a safe bet). The duck fried rice is so tasty with a good amount of shredded duck in there. With the pork belly omelette, you may still get a crispy skin if dining in, but the skin will most likely not be crispy if doing takeaway because of the sauce in there. Speaking of the sauce, it does taste pretty good when you're dining in but it does seem to be made up of a lot of oil. Try not to think about it too much while eating (perhaps I shouldn't have mentioned it).
There's a decent amount of seating both indoors and outdoors, but it's also always crowded so you may still have to wait for a seat. In terms of service, it is a good day if you don't get yelled at by one of the older ladies there. Don't expect much of their service, and if that bothers you consider just doing takeaway or getting someone you don't like to do it for you.
Prices are more expensive than before. At $12-$14.50, the meals are no longer cheap but they're still somewhat reasonable. As far as I know, they still only accept cash, at least I still didn't notice an EFTPOS machine when I dropped in today.
A good place for some good takeaway Chinese food.
Pros: one of the best spicy chicken ribs! Crisp to perfection and seasoned well. Don't usually like eating greens but the stir fried greens here, cannot get enough of! The chicken with the greens I had was actually chicken pieces and not minced meat. Egg noodles with crispy pork was also flavoursome.
Cons: Would have preferred the crispy pork being added after the gravy sauce on the egg noodles. It was drenched in sauce and lost its crispiness (perhaps ask for pork on the side?). Service was so so (but maybe that's when you know it's a good asian food joint haha).
Cute little fast food restaurant always busy serve yummy asian quick cuisine I love going there, the only thing is you have to go before 9pm, please open til later
The service was really quick for my dish, like 3 minutes after ordering. I think because this dish is popular here. Huge portion but i had dinner quite late that night so i still can finish it. The food was okay.
Nice roast meat and chicken ribs on rice. Quick service but quite crowded during peak hours! Not sure about 1.5$ for small fried eggs on top though.
Incredible Chinese food... the menu is solid, it’s always super busy so you know the food is fresh. My fav is crispy chicken rice. I’ve sat in here with 60% of the customers all having this dish lol
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Ah the good old Rose Garden BBQ, it got me through many hungry nights during uni. I had a chance the other day to go back there again, and was compelled to write a review. As most already know, this place is known for its quick service and affordable dishes, as well as the authentic cheap eat Chinese restaurant experience.
I remember this place used to have dishes around $8-9 price point back in the days, and it seemed quite dirty and run down. However I was pleasantly surprised that they did some renovations since then, and prices still stayed low, albeit around $11-12 now, as expected from inflation. Be warned though, the dishes there are tasty, but can be full of salt or MSG. I ordered the deluxe version of fried rice with shredded duck, in combination with BBQ pork/crispy pork and omelette on top, it was a monstrosity but I loved it, as it had all my favourite meats and brought back all the memories from uni days (but it did cost over $20). The food was brought to us in literally 2 mins, so the speedy service part did not change either. It was a struggle to finish though as there was a lot to eat, which reminded me that I no longer have the same appetite as I did when I was in early twenties.
Glad to see Rose Garden still thriving and offering the same cheap eats for people today, with refurbished interior and the same good taste.
Food: 4
Service: 3
Ambiance: 3
Price: 5
Love the food! I ordered the Crispy Pork Skin Omelette, and I’d definitely recommend that! ❤️ In terms of the ambience, the place was quite crowded, but nonetheless, the orders came out pretty fast. Unfortunately, they DONT TAKE CARD PAYMENTS! Better take note of that peeps! Love xx
This is always my go to place for the classic chinese bbq pork and crispy pork in the CBD. They also have a very yummy duck fried rice and egg ommelette on rice dish. Another thing that’s also great in there is their combination on rice where you get all different kind of meat stir fried with some veggies. Their homemade chilli oil is also amazing. The place is always packed with people (mostly students) but you can always get a table if you wait a bit.
This place is always super packed! Almost everytime I come by there's a line outside 😵 but worth the wait because the food never disappoints, ordered the special fried kueh teow, roast pork omelette with rice and a serve of the crispy chicken ribs 😍 everything was delicious and service was great as expected~
Delicious and great food with cheap price. U wont be able to find such a yummy place with cheap price in CBD, esp roasted duck. Everything is great except the place is too small.
We went to Rose Garden BBQ for lunch and oh my, what a generous portion and great value! This place is so packed as well with everyone enjoying their big meals.
Food : ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ I ordered the crispy skin pork omelette on rice with the sauce aside. Very yummy.
Price : ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Good portion - Good value
Service : ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Very quick service
Ambience : ⭐️⭐️ Alright but nothing special
Food was tasty and service quite prompt. I would only suggest their waiters treat customers better to improve the overall experience at this little restaurant.
Love this place, fast friendly service and excellent food. I eat here regularly.
Favorite dish is spicy Sichuan chicken.
They got my order wrong once and very promptly fixed everything.
Very reasonably priced.
Longstanding Chinese restaurant in CBD perfect for your Chinese food fix.
Rose Garden is always busy and with good reason. Don’t be surprised if you have to wait or share a table. Service is your standard no frills service of a Chinese restaurant. The menu is diverse and wide ranging. Can’t go wrong with the self proclaimed top 10 dishes on the menu. Spicy chicken ribs with rice, Mince meat with Chinese vegetable, shredded duck fried rice and Pork Egg Omelette are the stand outs.
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We were on a lookout for good meat serving places and this popped up in Zomato with really good reviews. It was very close to work and me n mr decided to have a quick midweek lunch here. The place is easy to miss if u r looking for signboards, but look for the crowd and this can be spotted from a mile away! A tiny cramped place with roasted ducks and chicken hanging on the glass window, seriously no frills place. Had to wait a bit to get seated and there is no typical Melbourne warm welcomes or niceties. The waitresses mean business, they run around yelling juggling place full of drool worthy dishes over your head. You can see into the kitchen and i like that about a restaurant. They are confident there’s nothing to hide. We ordered the crispy pork omelette rice from top ten menu and roast duck with rice. Tea is served to everyone. The roast duck was good though not great. But my non Chinese fan Mr loved the crispy pork so much that we are sure to be back despite the noise crowd and non smiling waitress. Just the right place to eat some delicious food if that's all you expect.
The most popular Chinese BBQ restaurant in CBD. If you expecting high quality service, maybe not here, but most of the people once sit down already know what they want. So service is fast , not too long for waiting and big portion of food. Look at the price and what you get is really reasonable in nowadays.
Seems like a lot of good stuff on the menu and really happy with what we got. Even though the place was pretty busy our meals came out so quick. Big portion sizes for the price and complimentary tea with table service, really good experience. Their fried chicken was amazing, I would go back just for it.
Brings back so much memories during uni days! It’s cheap, good portion and not bad!! One of my fave is the spicy cumin beef on rice and of course, spicy chicken ribs! It may not be the best for some but best enough for me!😋👍🏼
the ultimate culinary institution that brings back years of fond memories for many, especially those that came as international students.
years of ordering off the Top 10 list (which has never changed) and years of taking away culinary deliciousness.
it may not be the best in terms of taste, but in terms of portion size, price point, convenience and memory, this is the #1 for me.
my usual go to order:
duck and preserved veg fried rice, roast pork egg chiffon on rice, and a serve of salt and pepper chicken ribs (sans rice so you get more chicken ribs). sometimes if I'm really hungry or in the mood for vegetables, I get the green bean mince pork on rice.
epic.
Great place to eat Malaysian and Chinese food. In my visit I got spicy chicken ribs with rice. Overall, the taste was good and the portion was very generous. However, the broccoli I got was cooked but it was cold which was odd. But besides that I would recommend this place and I’ll come back here soon.
We got the famous egg and bbq pork on rice. It was really good, really big portion for the price we paid. There is usually a long queue at the front so make sure you get in early. The restaurant does not have a lot of space, but the good food made it up. Would highly recommend for a weeknight dinner!
Cheap, cheerful and tasty. Had the duck and crispy skin pork over rice and it was delish. Very quick delivery and your no frills, straight forward Asian bbq eatery right in the city.
Recommended All the roast meats or their top 10 dishes which is great quantity and value for money.
🍽 all time favorite cheap eat
🦆 omelette w/ bbq pork & duck
🍗 salt & pepper chicken
🐽 egg chiffon bbq pork on rice
🐔 spicy green beans w/ chicken
🏠: Rose Garden
📍: 435 Elizabeth Street, CBD
📝: Cheap eats post for today…the classic, Melbourne’s one and only 🌹 Rose Garden! An all time favorite for people of all ages and background. The service is SUUUUUPER fast. You barely have to wait before the food reaches your table 🤣.
❤️: Absolutely love everything here! You have to make sure you get there before their roast meats sell out. Be it BBQ pork, pork belly, soya chicken, or roasted duck, they will not disappoint! I love the sauce they give on the side so much, and you can ask for more with a small charge if you love it too!
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