All You Can Eat Dumplings, Xiao Long Bao Plus More, $29 for Two People South Yarra [Melbourne]

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  bargaino on 11/07/2013 - 13:27

  Fresh or imported frozen from China?

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    lplau on 11/07/2013 - 13:38

    +4

    Most likely imported frozen.

    Most places don't do it right anyways. They steam it for too long so the soup drips out.

    There isn't many places which do it right, the one that i like the most would be from HuTong Dumpling Bar, since i know they definitely make it in Australia since they got chefs there making them during business hours.

    They have 2 stores, Prahran and Melb CBD

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      fchis on 11/07/2013 - 13:53

      i went to HuTong and tried the Xiao Long Bao a while ago and wasn't impressed with it and it's not cheap. I suppose when you compare them to the ones in Asia, there is no comparison given the price and quality.

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        tanoshiiki on 11/07/2013 - 13:58

        It's quite incomparable to Asia… We don't have Asian level wages and cost of living. I remember some great cheap lunches back in Guangzhou though!

        Hu Tong is probably one of the best that we do have here and it'll be cheaper than paying for a plane ticket.

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        fchis on 11/07/2013 - 14:15

        +2

        personally, this one is the best in Melbourne.

        http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/71/1571579/restaurant/CBD/Shangh…

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        MasterNoob on 11/07/2013 - 14:24

        -2

        msg makes them taste all the better!

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        tanoshiiki on 11/07/2013 - 14:25

        Admittedly, yet to check this one out, but I do see a line every time I walk past it, so it must be good!

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        cooldude123 on 11/07/2013 - 15:35

        last time I went there, it looked pretty dirty and I heard they had been done in by the food inspectors recently, but the reviews seem pretty good.

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        [Deactivated] on 11/07/2013 - 15:41

        'Cash only' means they don't need to pay tax.

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        boozler on 11/07/2013 - 16:50

        agreed with fchis.

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        soupiejr on 11/07/2013 - 23:22

        The 90's called, they want their obsolete medical myths back.

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      annoynimous on 11/07/2013 - 14:22

      food republik in box hill makes them too I believe

      in singapore I tried din tai fung which is the same concept

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    MadMaxBargainRoad on 11/07/2013 - 13:59

    I assume it's frozen but probably made locally by Asian manufactures. Either way, I would rather spend $15 to buy a pack of each flavor from grocery store and the $14 on beer/drinks.

    And yea, HuTong is the best :)

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  kev2damax on 11/07/2013 - 13:32

  +5

  41% on urbanspoon…Thanks…but no thanks

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    phrank on 11/07/2013 - 13:51

    The photos on urbanspoon look very different to the one in the scoopon link 8|

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  t_c on 11/07/2013 - 14:02

  so after scoopon take out their percentage, this business makes about $2.17 per person. nice

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  dawyndham on 11/07/2013 - 14:03

  +1

  Eastern Dumpling House in Carnegie (which got excellent reviews in The Age cheap eats guide) is around $9 for a plate (12-16) which is enough for one person. So not really a bargain IMHO

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    Rocket on 11/07/2013 - 14:11

    Yes, this place is really good. As is the other one one the same side closer to Dandenong rod. I also love Shanghai taste just nearby on Waverley Rd.

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      dawyndham on 11/07/2013 - 14:13

      And Pings in Clayton.

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  mrchow90 on 11/07/2013 - 14:27

  +2

  If you like frozen dumpling, you should consider going to the Asian grocery shops in Box hill, Glen Waverly and CBD - I got some cheap taste dumpling for $5.50 seafood ones @ box hill.
  The better ones are the ones in box hill Raramen they make it fresh and freeze them! @ home steam or fried always yummy!

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  kirasuran on 11/07/2013 - 14:42

  If you really like XLB, you should consider getting a cheap flight to Sydney!

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  blah-blah on 11/07/2013 - 14:46

  i went this place once dumplings weren't that nice and they had the strangest music choice was techno …i don't mean techno as in dance music i mean techno lol

  commerical road has a nice cheap dumpling place (next to the more expensive hutong) which have optoin of take away frozen which i believe are made by the store

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  MagicTsukai on 11/07/2013 - 15:27

  with all these comments i guess i wont use this offer :]

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  turbo77 on 11/07/2013 - 16:47

  was in Shanghai early this year had at least 30piece street shop only 5AUD… damn cant beat local produce. these shops make in a home with low end meats from butchers by students

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    braddsey on 11/07/2013 - 18:35

    If you go back, go here: http://goo.gl/maps/pimyG
    (I hope I got the correct restaurant, the location is correct).

    Best soup dumplings in Shanghai (according to the Shanghai locals). Otherwise there's also a downstairs street outlet where there was a queue at least 30 people long everytime I went past.

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  boozler on 11/07/2013 - 16:56

  Thanks urbanspoon you've saved the day.

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  danj303 on 11/07/2013 - 16:57

  -1

  Probably wouldnt chance it at 41% on Urbanspoon http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/71/1694927/restaurant/Melbourne/…

  Anytime Ive been for dumplings we come out stuffed after only $15-20 worth so its expensive too.

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    diddy50 on 11/07/2013 - 17:07

    +1

    please don't believe everything you read on Urbanspoon…
    Its $29 for all you can eat, what would you expect I guess?

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  diddy50 on 11/07/2013 - 17:06

  I bought these last time, it was oooookay, not great buy ok.

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  Wm on 12/07/2013 - 07:04

  This is around the corner from me. Been there twice. It is truly terrible. It's not typical yum cha. Hu tongs on commercial road is 1000000 times better. Don't be stingy and go there. It's not that much more expensive. I warned you!