Mao Please

First restaurant I came across that serves gluten free dumplings! Food is definitely worth checking out. The service on the other hand needs some improvement. Had to wait good 15-20 minutes to just place the order. Both the steamed and the fried dumplings are amazing, full of flavours. All in all must visit place. P.S. make sure to book your place beforehand as the waiting time can be upto 45 minutes here.

Taste is average, not too salty not too sweet. Ordered the abalone braised pork which turned out to be very different from the picture. Pork was braised well but didn't expect abalone slices instead. This dish would have been very overpriced as a result. Dumplings were big, tasted pretty good though skin can be thinner. Service I thought was pretty ok. Would have wished I walked further down before deciding where to eat.

It was okay. We avoided places with queues out the door so we knew we were not getting the best of the best in Chinatown. The reviews said the Mongolian beef was great, it wasn't. I love Mongolian lamb and found the beef flavor too strong and the beef.too tough. I also did not like thier take on the Mongolian sauce. Chinese Mongolian lamb has lamb, onion and Mongolian sauce and that's it. This had capisicum and other stuff in it. I didn't hate it, it's not like worst Mongolian ever! Not my favorite. I was disappointed with the chilli oil pork dumplings, they we're bland and they were not hot. We got some other friend dumplings. They were the best of the meal but nothing to have about. We got what we deserved an average meal at an average place and honestly that was good enough. Prices were reasonable, we didn't have to wait in some stupid queue. We had just driven along great ocean road, so we we're tired, it was ok.

The food was ok and the prices are about right.... but, this place needs a clean. Dust is permanently stuck to the light fittings and air conditioning units, presumably because of the oil / grease in the air. This raises questions about the overall cleanliness of the place and the.kitchen. Personally, I won't be going back unless I see this has improved.