Shanghai Street

I’ve been coming here on and off for five years. It’s one of the few Chinese restaurants that in the south east of Melbourne that I really enjoy. In particular I won’t eat beef at any other Chinese restaurant in the area. We took the family to celebrate an occasion and it was completely empty when we arrived at about 6:15pm. By 6:45pm every table was full. It was an impressive transition but the service suffered pretty badly. The food was slow to arrive and the staff didn’t visit our table at all for the rest of the meal. The food was good but not quite as good as every other time I’ve eaten there. The serving sizes where oddly inconsistent. Some of us went home hungry and some where completely full. For old times sake I’m giving it four stars. If it was the first time I’d eaten there I’d probably give it three stars.

I rarely rate a restaurant 5 star but this one deserves. Hands down the best chicken fried rice in town. We ordered some other stuff too (Szechuan beef and xao bao) with asahi beer but the dam rice was so tasty, finger licking delicious! The beef was tender but sweet and the dumplings were good. Definite must visit!

Originally Posted 11/04/2022: I've lived in St Kilda for 30 years and somehow managed to never try this place until a week ago. Ordered via DoorDash wanting to find a good local chinese restaurant and was not disappointed. By far one of the best fried rice I've had in my life anywhere. There is only one other that I have loved as much as this, phenomenal work, quick service, good portion size and great customer service. Thank you team, will return / order again for sure! Update 23/04/2022: I have now had the luxury of dining in at the restaurant as well as an additional order via DoorDash. Both experiences have been amazing. Their chicken (We had Sweet & Sour, no batter) is phenomenal, their Beef (Both regular and Filet Mignon) are also phenomenal. Mongolion and Cantonese sauces are both beautiful. Finally, their singapore noodles like their special fried rice, are absolutely terrific and are a great share on the table. Customer Service was friendly and fast, overall an excellent experience, they deserve much more custom. Officially my new #1 location for Chinese food here in Melbourne. Thank you!