Shifu is the best Chinese food in St Kilda. Friendly staff and great location. Fresh, well priced and overall delicious. I love the dumplings, great yum cha, and the Szechuan is spot one!
I’ve Been going for 5 years! Best Dumplings and even when I have other dishes I never walk out disappointed...service is excellent too and the girl is very friendly! Love this place!
Pretty good vegetarian dumplings, they taste like all the other frozen ones from every other place. Generic but tasty, but when you're in the mood for dumplings it hits that spot, I'll probably get the pan fried next time for a bit more flavour. The Chinese broccoli with with garlic sauce was way overcooked so was nearly devoid of texture.
You get what you pay for I suppose.
OMG! Dropped in here on Saturday...best Pork Bun ever! Will definitely be back. Highly recommend and very affordable prices! Quality wine on the wine list too!
The dumplings and food was delicious! Our waitress was so lovely. Many negative comments seen on the reviews, however my experience was great! I will be back:-)
Great cheap and tasty dumplings! The pan fried pork dumplings had nice thin skins and flavorful meat. The steamed pork buns were light and fluffy and the meat inside was rich and tasty. Chinese broccoli and oyster sauce was exactly as described :)
Beers are only $6 and a plate of dumplings is $10. Service was friendly, the place was basic but nice and clean and well presented.
Will definitely be back to try some of the yum cha dishes.
Food was delicious. Place was clean. Service was very friendly. Food came out really fast. Only thing is the special fried rice was a little salty. But that's the only fault. Will go there again
Best Won Ton Soup in Melbourne. The won ton soup has prawn won tons and is simply the best I have tasted. Love their special fried rice too. Service is fast. Recommend for a quick very tasty Asian meal.
Great Xiao Long Baos, nice people. Been eating here at least 1-2 times a month for about a year now.
Great food, great staff, very decent prices.
I always order at least one of these dishes - sometimes a few!
- Xiao Long Bao (can't remember the English name)
- Salt-fried calamari
- Roast duck
- Hot & Sour Soup
- Beef brisket noodles
- Special fried rice
Shifu best dumplings. We love this place. Dumplings awesome. And you can get glass wine or beer. It is not 5 star nor does it pretend to be. Casual dining it is . Food always good. Our kids love it too.
I give 4 stars because the food is delicious. The lady working there is not as bad as other comments posted. Of course, the lady has no smile on her face, but she serves us promptly and gives us extra bowls quickly when we ask for them. For the food I ordered, the Shanghai Pork Dumpling is "juicy" and the fried rice is up to standard. If looking for good dumplings, it is a good place to be considered, even though the lady is so "cool" to the customers.
Despite people mentioning the lady with ‘glasses’ is rude and that the staff are also rude, my experience couldn’t be further from the truth.
I saw a lot of the restaurant has good reviews and bad comments. No matter what kind of comments you get, it’s insightful. No one is perfect just do your best ，bad attitude is definitely a communication problem, but who is not making mistakes? But my family very enjoy in shifu dumpling because excellent food services and the lady is very friendly and nice.We will back again.....
Despite people mentioning the lady with ‘glasses’ is rude and that the staff are also rude, my experience couldn’t be further from the truth. The lady with glasses approached me to take my order, she even explained in detail each dish I asked about. I didn’t need to go to the counter to pay, because my food arrived quickly and it was fresh. Lovely service. Nothing to complain about.
This Place deserve more love! The pan fried fillet steak is soo goood! I've tried more than once and is always delicious! The chicken mushroom soup is really good too. And the lady is no rude, she just doesnt speak english that much
My favourite dumpling restaurant ever! I first visited Shifu when I moved to St Kilda last year, and the selection and quality of the dumplings were fantastic! The atmosphere and service are not overly polished, however I've returned back every Friday for dumplings and I've always found the staff so friendly and grateful for my custom! I would ALWAYS recommend Shifu for delish dumplings in St Kilda! I've yet to find better take-away dumplings than the ones at Shifu!
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