Good food with variety of option and a great ambience.Recommended for a team lunch, large group based on prior booking.
Excellent food - had the sizzling beef and the sweet and sour chicken with prawn on toast + fried chicken as an entree and it was absolutely delicious ! There was nothing that I didn't enjoy. The ambience is lovely - the restaurant is regularly filled with customers and the owner Charlie always makes an effort to come by and chat if you're a regular. Definitely not something to miss out on if you're in Docklands !
Had the chicken laksa in a Friday lunch break. Delicious! Good serving size and great flavour. Usually I don’t like any other laksa compared to Laksa King, but this is on par. Yum!
I was able to get an immediate booking via quandoo for five people on a Friday lunchtime
Definitely make a booking as this place was packed
Water is served in used high quality vodka bottles (think belvedere and grey goose). You keep to hail the staff to get their attention. Good arrives ad ie is made rather than all at once
As the place is Malaysian fusion you will see thai and Singaporean dishes on the menu. My recommendation stick to the Malaysian dishes
The beef rendang and chicken kampong were uniquely delicious with undercurrents of coconut in thick gravy succulent chicken thigh and large pieces of beef.
The roti is definitely made by them rather than the frozen store bought ones and is thin but layered.
My colleague who is Malaysian didnt like his thai style fried chicken dish.
Venue is beautiful. Service is quick. Would go back
Came here for a farewell with my colleagues. We had ordered a variety of dishes and I stuck to the street food style “Nasi Goreng”.. the dishes was tasty with good quantity. Will definitely come again. The pricing was was around the usual of $15 around Docklands.
Went on a Saturday night to this little hidden Docklands gem. What an amazing experience! I was blown away by the freshness of the produce and the subtle blend of flavours. Having been all over South East Asia i was pleasantly surprised by the authenticity of some dishes, and the creativity of the fusion dishes I consumed.
The prices are reasonable and the Manager was knowledgeable and very accomodating. I heartily recommend this venue for lunch or dinner. Do yourself a favour and get on down.
It has been a while since I have been here so decided to pop in for some lunch last week.
We started with the Pad thai and all agreed that it lacked a flavour punch.
I had the green curry with rice and my collegues had the Sweet sour pork and stir fried beef all served with nuts and beanshoot on the side ( 🙌🙌 yay) with rice.
Thanks again for a great meal. We had soft shell crab for starters, very good. Followed this with Mee Goreng and Char Kuey Teoh. One of the best places in Docklands!
Great food, quick, pretty fair prices. I would score this place a 9 if I could.
Nice modern fusion décor and outside seating for summer. I'm always surprised it's not more busy!
Nice new change to the menu since Tuesday. Tried Thai Green Curry and Fish 3 ways. Good that fish is Barra, perfectly cooked and delicious sauce. Looking forward to try BBQ Wings, Api Chicken and something else that I could not remember
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Went for team lunch, gets quite busy. Lovely little place for lunch. Prices were reasonable, had an extensive lunch menu, service was good but we were sitting next to counter was hard to get their attention. Food was okay, good portions and good price. In docklands theres a Vietnamese restaurant around every corner; so having a malaysian cuisine around the area was very exciting.
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What can I say the merchant society is one of our fav's there most weekends for dinner love the food was always a chinese food person and didn't mind travelling for a good feed , now we have found this place its grand and only around the corner and a little from where we are and the food yes yes yes yes and even a bit more yes.merchant society has certainly done its home work from the chefs and there assistants belt out some grand food haven't eaten everything off the menu half way through it but some weekends we go there I have my 4 or 5 fav's that we order each time then other weekends we mix it up a bit and hard to believe haven't had a bad meal yet and there is plenty on the plate to tuck into , go the cookers hats off to ya , the waitresses on the ball if there anything they cant answer its out to the chefs to find out so they don't mislead you and me personally that's what I like no saying o ye its got this or that or don't really care .Even the manager don't mind getting his hands dirty taking orders cleaning up seeing everything is to your liking , and the thing that blew us out the water after paying ready to leave the manager and waitresses are waiting at the door to wish you good bye thanks for coming hope your time here was enjoyable and hope to see you in the future not only us all the guests , and do yourself a big favour and go there and see if you time there was as good as ours or better .
We enjoyed discovering the good food and excellent service at this establishment, through a voucher offer. The beef rendang was definitely the standout for us though we really enjoyed the roti roll (with TLC, so cute) and soft shell crab entres too. We plan to return to try some of the other dishes on the menu that weren't included in the voucher deal. Servings were generous so we only ordered rice as an extra.
Delicious! We dined here tonight and enjoyed our meal very much. The soft shell crab entree is really worth trying. Very attentive and dedicated service from the Japanese waitresses - don't understand why since it's Malaysian food, but they have great attitude and always smiling! :) Wonderful. They also constantly asked how our meals were going. The spring rolls for entree ("gold rush") were also quite yummy, and they seem to be homemade too. For mains we had sizzling beef and sweet & sour chicken (such typical dishes I know) and they were fantastic too - plenty of flavour (though probably enhanced by the use of MSG... but then again most Asian restaurants use MSG anyway) and very tasty. I'd love to return for their soft shell crab and dishes like laksa and other Malaysian fare.
I don't normally leave a review - but I must admit for this place I think I need too. Great food, great service and open for lunch and dinner. It is great to see the docklands area in Melbourne grow with quality food outlets that now cater for meals of all hours of the day. The expansive dinner menu coupled with a lunch time menu that is well priced with authentic tasting flavours means this outlet is great for both corporate or quiet lunches. Keep up the good work, the most important factor is that the food has not reduced in quality over the period this outlet has been open
Some great dishes. Right around the corner from work so I've had thier lunch menu a few times and some dishes are hit and miss. If you know what to order then it will be amazing. Went for dinner last night and it was out of this world. The far more expansive menu had some dishes that aren't available for express lunch. Would recommend the beef randang, 'twice is nice' (twice cooked pork) and most importantly the entree soft shell crab - generous portion and best I've had.
Clean fresh food. Great service.. Wasn't sure what to expect with a very broad menu. Shared a few dishes between 3 and everything was great. Very clean and fresh, will be visiting again.
Visiting Kiwi Tries the Kai Ka Pow with Rice. I'm visiting Melb from Auckland. Went sight seeing in Docklands and came across this gorgeous restaurant. I am very selective about eating at Asian restaurants as MSG and me don't gel. This place was so busy, so had to go in for a meal. I think I ordered the Kai Ka Pow with rice and requested no MSG. They said they don't use it in any of their dishes? I was shocked but thankful. The bits of chicken on top of the rice was soo yummy. I could smell the fresh coriander from other dishes... so beautiful. I've definitely noted you guys for my next visit. Mwah!
The Roti Roller is the bomb!. Went to lunch at this place last week. Very nice joint. I might even describe it at classy. I ordered the roti roller. Man, did it hit the spot. I'm so hungry right now, I could smash another one right now. Great Food. Thanks
Welcome to Merchant Society. We are the trendiest and most happening place in Docklands. If its a delicious asian fusion you are looking for or a grey place to have a few drinks with mates "Merchant Society " is the place to be. It is home away from home and a gathering of like minded individuals who believe in "Living in the Moment"
So head down to Merchant Society. We look forward to serving you.
Warm regards
The Merchant Society Staff
Great food and great service!
Beef Rendang with Roti. Delicious Rendang with a yummy soft and crunchy Roti!!!
Charles is fun, lunch hours actually 11:30 until 15:00 Must have the soft shell crab. Enjoy
Ordered the vegetarian laksa and the serving is big and full of fresh veggies! Has grilled eggplant in it too. Although I got to say that this dish is not totally vegetarian as it has chicken broth. Most of their other vegetarian dishes also contain shrimp paste, so if you are a strict vegetarian, you can only order the fried rice.
Nice ambience and very friendly staff. Thank you for the wonderful dining experience :)
Great spot for work lunches/functions. Food was super yummy and friendly service
#supportlocal and show Charlie some love.
Great place for Christmas dinner for work, they will look after you and your table.
Lots of great food. Highly recommend.
We go here for our dinner every year for one of my work places.
The owner is funny, the food is fantastic and the area is not that hard to find parking.
The only change I would make is the broken seats and table need to be removed and not just left with a sign on them, but I understand how hard this can be when you don't expect people to damage your stuff.
This is one meal I enjoy each year, and I will sometimes go mid year for a top up. Although I don't always mind the people there of who I am.
I love this place. Close to my workplace and go to place for wholesome lunch. Chicken curry and roti is amazing. Will be trying the whole menu by year end I guess.. hahaha
Delicious food - Pork steamed dumplings, Prawn Laksa and Beef Rendang Curry along with really nice hospitality and service.
Delicious Asian cuisine, tried veg fries rice, fresh ingredients reasonable price
Incredible food! Second time I have been here and again it didn't disappoint. We were there with a big group, so service was a little slow. But otherwise I can't fault them. Yum!
Great food, friendly service. Prices are reasonable. Only drawback is that they are currently only open for dinner on Thursday onwards. Hopefully they operate 7 days soon.
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