I have tried a couple of times when in Melbourne to get a table and every time I get told it would take 1/2 hour up to an hour. Well, I wasn't going to wait that long especially since I was starving! This time we only needed to wait for less than 10 minutes and we took it! The only condition was we had to vacate the table by 8.30. No problemo! :)
After a day of travelling to Melbourne and a rather full work day, we were quite exhausted so we decided to choose light dishes, rather than full on mains.
Xiao Long Bao - their famous dumplings did not disappoint. Lovely thin skins which was quite translucent. Perfect with the black vinegar and thinly sliced ginger.
Mushroom Prawn Dumplings with Diced Water Chestnut - another lovely and quite flavourful set of dumplings. They didn't look too flash in the photo but were definitely tasty.
Duck Meat Dumplings - we thought we should try something different. I don't recall having duck dumplings before. It wasn't too bad but of the 3 dumplings this was my least favourite.
Spring Onion Pancake - the look of the pancake surprised us. We expected a round and flat type of pancake. Instead it came out looking sausage-like. To put it mildly we didn't like it, I found it doughy and did wish I had ordered another type of dumpling instead.
But not long after my meal, I found out from MR O through Instagram that I should have tried the Wontons with Hot Chilli Sauce. This was his favourite dish! Well, I am certainly trying it next time! :)
Hutong Dumpling Bar
14-16 Market Lane
Melbourne
VIC 3000
Website: www.hutong.com.au/
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8 comments:
lol I would have been surprised by the presentation of the spring onion pancake too. Such a shame it was disappointing in taste too!
Hi Helen, I really was surprised by the look of the dish. Lesson learnt! :)
ive heard raving reviews about this place, but i was rather disappointed overall with my experience here,
Hi Amy, thanks for visiting! Sorry to hear you were disappointed. I think it would depend on which dishes you ordered. As you can see from my experience there was one particular dish I should never have ordered. :)
I am not disgusted but I am dissatisfied with the service,,, Our food is served to long.. But I wanna give it a last try. Perhaps there is a valid reason.. If it failed the next time I will be disgusted and not reccommend
Hi John, fair enough. Give it another go. Perhaps the service might be better next time.
I am big fan of dumpling :)
Reply to Filipino Store: Me too! :)
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