China Bar Swanston reviews . (Restaurant) in Melbourne (Victoria).

China Bar Swanston

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257-259 Swanston St, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia

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M. K.

Kung Po Chicken was delicious. Plenty spicy when you break open some of those chili's. Sui Mai were plump and juicy and the Prawn Har Gow were fresh and full of flavour. Friendly fast service.

R. G.

Food was ok. Most of the dishes are prepared and you’ll get your food within a few minutes. Beef wasn’t the best quality but ok for the price. Chicken corn soup, crispy pork and roast duck was really delicious.

p. b.

If you are a chinese cuisine lover( like me) this is a must try place in Melbourne CBD. I tried their Hukkein noodle and veggie dumpling, their sauce was amazing. Inside was very busy and they had to stop service for few minutes, so probably booking would be good idea if you want to dine-in. Location however is great as you can take away (like we did) and sit across the road on campus garden overlooking the busy road with fashionistas walking by. The cost was very moderate and amazing value for its quality.

S. F.

I have been staying in the cbd for several weeks now and have frequented China Bar many, many times. I don’t know why/how they could have any negative reviews. It is honestly the most delicious food. The service is impeccable. And your meal is whipped up so quickly, irrespective of how busy it is. The staff are always accommodating and so lovely! They remember what you ordered last time. It’s almost homely. The food is mouth watering and very good value for money. I love coming here and have only got good things to say about China Bar!

G. C.

Food is good,price is in between,service is fast,area is clean,just a bit smaller but overall its a good place to stop by and fill your hunger,roast duck and pork highly recommended

T. M.

Delicious food Many choices Fast service Great servings Friendly staff Easy ordering

A. S.

This used to be my favourite restaurant to go 4-5 years ago. The food was always delish with reasonable price. Came back after long lockdown, last year, still happy with the quality of the food. Came back this month 3x just to be disappointed. The rice always undercooked in some part. The food was bland... Came here a few days ago with friends, and they were also disappointed with the food quality and taste. I ordered my fav food, fried hainam chicken, just to be let down coz everything was bland. The soup and rice had no taste at all. We had to put more chili oil into our food to make them taste better. Bought steamed veggie, it looked sad. Undercooked, watery and the tiny bit of sauce on top was bitter. We are planning not to come back to this place anytime soon. Hoping for better quality and more consistency of the food in the future.

T. T.

All time favorite China bar to go to. One of the best among the other stores. Always busy but quick at service.

S. R.

Menu includes Dim Sum, Noodle Soup and Roast Meats. Service is fast and brisk, what the service lacks in warmth the food doubles down is quality. Small beer menu includes VB, Crown and Asahi.

D. S.

Another day, another Swanston Street restaurant. I'm working my way up and down this street, exploring what's on offer. The China Bar has always stood out because it's one of the few that displays the well known 'duck' hanging in the window. I was going to grab takeaway but instead this time I ate in. The staff were quick to serve and their English was pretty good. Decided to order the sliced beef with oyster sauce and the flat rice noodles. The taste was pretty good and the portion size reasonable. My friend who accompanied me is a vegetarian and there was plenty of choices for her. I got to try a bit of her serving and found it quite good. Price was slightly on the higher side for me but the food was good. Wheelchair friendly. Kid friendly. High chairs available. Pram and stroller accessible.

J. H.

can't go wrong with chinese bbq, and they certainly lived up to expectations! :) the dry noodles are especially nice, of course along with the bbq duck & pork

D. H.

Ask for little bowls so we can share the soup but the bowls are oily and dirty. However, the food is nice.

T. A.

05/12/2021 The lockdown had ended here in Melbourne after 263 days. I went to China Bar Swanston Street, Melbourne City. Great service by China Bar they serve you water straight away, you don't have to ask, the staff were respectful and the food was delicious especially the food presentation was fantastic. Keep it up China Bar :)

J. E.

Fairly busy on the Thursday night we were here. Three levels so plenty of seating options. Service was ok- not particularly friendly or overly helpful, but efficient. You write down your own orders which was novel. Large range of foods on the menu including delicious roasted meats like duck and pork. I had mine in a soup with noodles and it was warm and tasty. Friends had kungpow chicken and scezhuan chicken. Both liked their dishes although the dried chillies in the kungpow were quite leathery. Prices were reasonable- around $15 for most dishes, although there is no bill splitting. I loved the Monkey Magic wall murals. So cool!

K. L. L.

two roast combo is nice, to be improve they need to cut the noodles for safety im almost there choking .. but all in all food us really good 👍🏼

P. N.

Great food, efficient and friendly service and a really nice vibe. Well priced and a good range of different food options. Highly recommend the Crispy Pork Fried Rice.

H. A.

As always, the best after drinks food you can find. Tastes better if you eat it on a bench while you wait for your train that’s 24 minutes late.

C. B.

Great place and either after work or running errands, will always drop by for a meal and a durian smoothie! Ambience is typical of a busy CBD resto but the servers are much more indifferent than most places, and definitely understandable when people I've taken here have commented why they are so cold or rude as they normally huddle together and seem disengaged most of the time. It seems to be a running course amongst most Chinese establishment towards non-Chinese speaking patrons. Their meals are relatively good, with Hainanese Chicken being a favourite but other options are very much hit or a miss (miss being items like their fried rice). Their branch on Russell is much more friendly but servers are of an older demographic whilst the shop in Swanston seems to be full of students. Overall an okay restaurant and a must for a quick no-hassle meal but don't come here for anything as service and ambience are subpar at best.

L.

Convenient place and reasonable price, the staffs are also caring, they still try to offer me a bag even I was rushing to leave with my takeaway

S. S.

Reached at the time of closing and was starving but the staffs let us in. The foods were great

C. D.

First time in Melbourne. The braised chicken was excellent, juicy and tasty. So is the roast duck. Steamed chicken flavour rice was so good !! Steamed pork dumpling was also excellent!! Highly recommended. Service was very good, contrary to many bad reviews here, guessed it is more of a bad apple among the workers here.

V. S.

24hrs operation. Mostly Chinese food but also have a limited selection of Thai & Indian. Small restaurant but has 3 floors. Dining in or take away. There's a 10% surcharge after midnight.

I. W.

REASONABLE ASIAN RESTAURANT China Bar has dishes from SE Asia and China. Best option is to eat "hawker style" as the menu is more amenable to this choice. Service is patchy.. avoid busy times (like Saturday lunchtime!)

L. O.

It was my first time there and I really liked the food. They also have a fast service and good presentation of food.

A. G.

Best of the best. The most famous asian cuisine in Melbourne. We repeatly came back here to satisfy ourselves. They got indonesian food, malaysian food and chinese food here. Their eel fried rice was the best. Yoy dont want to miss it. Highly recommended. Located in CBD near Chinatown. Good location excellent foods.

S. M.

I have come here multiple times and food is always good. Food doesn't take long but you might have to wait for dine-in thogh.

R. N.

Relatively clean, sporting a hip, street motif, China Bar will efficiently satisfy your late night cravings. They literally took my order as I entered the building and presented the bill as I took a seat. It isn't service with a smile, but it is blazingly fast. Four minutes later I was presented with an unloved bowl of wonton soup. With no extra flourishes of fresh herbs, bean sprouts or even salt, it consisted of three strips of pork, noodles, a few wontons and two pieces of bok choy. The requisite ingredients. I ate, paid the bill and left; feeling more like I participated in a transaction instead of a meal.

H. S.

Hot and delicious meal that satisfies your taste buds. The reception and hospitality you get feom the staff and the timely preparation of the meal by the chefs is the greatest reason to call again. You will never be disappointed.

J. H.

Absolutely love this place. The food is great and the service is usually fast. Not only that they are open 24hrs! Getting home late on the plane is not longer a hassle, can still get a late, decent dinner anytime.

C. P. (.

Its Friday night and you get drunk with your mates in the city and when you leave the bar its 2am and you have that one mate that pays for an Uber to go straight to "CHINA BAR!!" "Best munches!!"

L. M.

Foods are great and always crowded. The pork buns are my favorite definitely!

P. W.

Food is great but the Chinese style service is quite annoying sometimes.

R. B.

Twas quite nice for a quick pit stop. Food servings were plentiful and everything was clean. Enjoyed.

B. V. G.

✅ China Bar Fried Rice ✅ Chicken Feet with Black Bean Sauce ✅ Salt & Pepper Chicken Spare Ribs

C. B.

Always the first stop when visiting Melbourne. Best place to grab a feed after having a big night out. Food gets

A. “. J.

We ordered the BBQ (combo of duck and crispy pork)... The food was good but the staff were not too welcoming - especially the guy at the counter. I don't know if it was an off day or they were too tired but it wasn't a great look. Also when contact tracing is done with paper and pen in 2021 you know the restaurant owner doesn't really care about health and safety! QR code has been mandatory for months now yet in April we filled out a paper form.

T. A.

The price was okay for its value. This time i tried the roasted pork with rice, the pork was good but way too fatty, they only gave you 2 strands of bland bok choy, not enough for that much meat. Other thab that it was good for a lunch meal.

A. A.

We had Laksa Chicken Curry and Lemon Chicken with rice; both are super delicious!

M. M.

Great food. Good Value. Always order here. Dine in and takeaway.

A.

The service is quite insane. You order via a ticket and moments later you have food. This is the place you go to when you are hungry for restraunt quality and want to eat ASAP.

M. H.

All time favourite. Place to go after clubbing. Got bit pricey this year but worth the taste and the quantity.

M. K.

Food was so good! Loved the customer service , $4 for a can of sprite though?🧐🧐🧐

T. L.

They are pretty good overall. Relatively cheap restaurant, takeaway was not very long at all, and the food was mostly good. They have good hours as well, sometimes places being open for 24 hours in the CBD is rare.

S. p.

Chicken fried rice was pretty good and they had best customer service.

N. Á.

The roast duck and Shanghai dumplings were good but the peking duck was bad. The front staffs were not friendly at all

A. P.

Service is fast but staff could be more enthusiastic and inviting

R. F.

Great dumplings. Best I've had outside of China.

S. W.

Not too bad. Came here for some peking duck. Tasted good. But was expecting it done up a bit. Would come back here, most food items on the menu looked great

R. M.

Great good and fast service, just a little on the expensive side.

K. G.

Food was very delicious but the staff needs to be more attentive towards their customer, we wanted to order more foods but we couldn't see any staff around us so we just left after finishing our first order.

Ġ. Ż.

Quick service, good food and one of the very few places open for late night dining

J. n.

Nice crispy ducks But not nice service, staff isn’t friendly

M. D.

Quick service. Great portions. Great flavour. The 3 bbq meat and noodles for around 17 bucks is a bargain... The Mongolian ripper too!

S. S.

Service was magnificent & the food was MMMM

b. b.

Best roast meal u can get in Melbourne especially at late midnight! Friendly young staff who free us tea & serve cosy-delicious Malaysian food

S. L.

Very delicious foods, serve in big portion foods.

S. N.

Large portion, crispy pork, tender roasted duck, and very tasty

A. P. (. B.

Has always been my favourite Chinese restaurant. 👌

S. M.

One of the best prawn fried rice and dumplings in city!

C. D. S.

Awesome experience! Kenny with the 5-star service!

E. S.

Tasty Chinese/Southeast Asian dishes. It's hard to pick a dish from their extensive menu. Apparently they are best known for their BBQ meats (i.e. siu mei). I picked the char kway teow which had great flavor and texture but could be improved with just a little more seafood with the noodles. I was very happy with the red bean ice drink I got since the ice wasn't too chunky like in some places

R. C.

China bar will not be the best Chinese food but it will always have a special place in my heart. All the food are pretty consistent but the server are not the friendliest. If you’re looking to have dinner with family, don’t go there but it’s definitely my go to place at 2-3AM after a night out.

D. A.

Tasty food!! Along swanston st... Melbourne Chinatown

S. S.

The foods are good but staff need further training. Staffs can be quiet rude at times.

E. C.

Great food and very fast service for a reasonable price! I really enjoyed the chicken and mushroom fried rice with a side of honey chicken. 3 levels of seating and a very quick ordering system using pencil and paper by customers. Overall a great experience a great feed.

S. S.

24 hours very China Bar very good friendly service and convenient.

c.

Very fast service and tasty food.

F. C.

Excellent price for the late night dinner and cheap prices for the quality

P. P.

Settled across three stories there's plenty of tables and the place fills quickly and has a busy atmosphere. Our dishes were served quickly and were all tasty. I had three sechuan chicken with rice. I expected hotter chilli but the taste was excellent. Good meat cuts. Lots of veges. I enjoyed the dish. The decor is from the story Monkey which is cool. One slight novelty is that you write your own order on a pad that they give you which is kinda fun. Clean venue. Staff were friendly.

A. H.

Good food at reasonable prices. The mushroom fried rice was excellent, roast duck was good, crispy roast pork full of flavour but sadly not crispy! The Sichuan chicken was a little sweet for my taste. Prompt service.

G. A.

Good place to eat with fast service and delicious food. The staff are very effective and always around to help you. The space is huge with two floors available and also the location is in the hear of city. Going along or with a group is good too. I would highly recommend it and point out that the price is quite fair if you see the amount of food that is served.

a. d.

good luck finding a place here. the food isn't bad, but the staff is not very friendly, maybe it's just the busy hours, but whenever I've been there didn't have a positive vibe from the staff. Giving a 3 for food. Their food is delicious. Especially the Crispy pork fried rice.

f. i.

The food is excellent but is really hot there... They don't have air conditioning? You sweat more than in a sauna. But otherwise excellent

C. K.

Good tastes good. Little cluttered. But what can you expect in Melbourne central. They are pretty quick to serve. But the English language is not very fluent with speakers. Not to worry the menus are in English. They have a minimum per person charge whatever you at. Currently at $13 so which means you can't just share dishes if the total is not more than $13 per person. This is a bit uncomfortable but not too bad. If you have extra you can take away too. I think it's cents 60 per box.

A. H.

A group of 10 of us went to this lively spot for dinner. Can not recommend highly enough. Food great, service amazing, and prices very reasonable. This is a fun, interesting (and a little bit exciting) way to eat authentic Chinese food. Great atmosphere, and friendly helpful staff - do yourself a favour!

M. S.

This is typical China Bar: Reasonable prices, lots of dishes in a menu, some mild some spicy, easy ordering (you put numbers of dishes on a sheet of paper), fast service. The food is very good, freshly made, you can see the chefs bustling in the kitchen. I can recommend this place for a quick meal.

K. C.

The food is good. The service staffs chat and joke among themselves which is fine. But fails to show any cheerfulness to the customers. The staff keep on talking to me even though I am halfway on the phone to clear the dishes. Overheard one of them swearing in Cantonese. The toilets needs repairs and cleaning.

M. P.

Not bad, plain taste, but the staff's facial expressions and movements are like a robot without emotion.

P. T.

This us part of a chain, or perhaps a franchise - I don't know which - but there are a dozen or so outlets from Geelong to the Eastern suburbs. I took my family to the branch in Swanston Street, City, near Lonsdale Street on a Monday night, about 8pm. The menu had a wide variety of dishes. We enjoyed our pork and chicken mains. The Chicken & corn soup was enormous, and very tasty, but inexpensive. Service was fast. Drinks were reasonably priced, and in particular, the milk-shakes were excellent. I'd go back - happily. On looking at my Bill, much later, I see that the China Bar is "24-Hour". Highly recommended.

J. D.

Loved both the pork and duck roast. Not a fan of their lychee drink though. Service was quick but the seating was a bit cramped. Will go again for the food.

u. i.

Food is nothing like the pictures shown on the menu. Very basic and not worth the amount being paid for in terms of quality. Quantity however is quite generous

D. N.

I have visited and enjoyed China Bar on four occasions previously. The food is always well prepared, affordable and tasty. I especially recommend their Nasi Goreng, Battered Squid and Fried Pork dishes. If I had to think of a drawback, it would be the service staff; while they are fast, they are also somewhat impersonal and border on being rude.

G. B.

I had lunch today and odered the roast duck, combination roast pork, fried rice and brocolli. All dishes were great and the service was prompt and efficient. The only downside is that they should have more vegetable dishes on the menu. Definitely worth another visit when I am in Melbourne next.

A. C.

Quick night stop in this Chinese restaurant. Everything was good but our meal (Half duck) was a bit cold. We collected it for take away (staff super cheerful)

B. J.

When there, got a sit and can't stop eating is what I'm going to say.

k. b.

Food was good and service didn't take too long, even though it was busy. I'm sure to go back again

S. L.

The food was amazing!! Especially wonton with chilli oil.

J. A. N. K. O.

Food was good although when one of the servers brand our food, he spoke very quietly and with no enthusiasm. He flung out dishes on the table and left. Food was fine but service left bad impressions.

M. G.

I ordered the pork worth $20 it was okay but I did not know that there is an international fee. Anyways, pork is good and the sauce is okay.

S. B.

This classic Melbourne eatery has been serving the city for decades. It's one of the best for late night food. I've only ever eaten there well after midnight, but each time it hasn't disappointed. My favourites are the combo dry noodles and the pork dumplings. For a food adventure go in a large group and try everything

A. K.

There are a couple of China Bars in the Melbourne CBD. This one is 24/7. The staff were amazingly helpful, finding me a ground floor table. The food is fresh, flavoursome, and a generous serving. Can't finish it? They will provide a plastic container so that you can decant the leftovers. VERY MUCH RECOMMENDED.

K. T.

A trip to Melbourne will almost always (if l can possibly swing it) involved a call into here to pick up some Peking duck and (I'm never sure of the name but it's) a beef and flat rice noodles dish. I could eat that every day! Nice spot for a meal out as well as take away and prices are reasonable.

S. T.

Food was good for the price. Not the best but good for how fast you get it. Ordering system was a bit odd, no instruction how it works just left for you to figure it out. Biggest let down was the rude staff.

I. L.

I love this tasty food. Its pretty cheap compare with the quantity they served.

K. J.

Staff seems a little confused at the front, it's a bottle neck with people trying to get in and out. But they're always open. We ordered the 301 roast duck and soy chicken with fried rice, it was good. Not enough space on the table.

V. W.

Great food, weird as hell waiter. It wasn't pricey at all and everything tasted great. The waiter hovered a lot, was rather rude and hostile, treated us like we were going to rob the place or something, and made us all feel rather uncomfortable.

S. R.

Food was great, nice and quick. But yes don't come here if you are touchy about your service and want a waiter to dote on you, it won't happen, but the staff were pleasant enough when asked questions and helpful. Will definitely come back.

s. B.

Quick service, which we appreciated as we were going to the theatre for an afternoon show. Our food was great, I had sticky rice and chicken sates, my partner had the Combination Noodle Soup. Staff were pleasant, so from our experience we would certainly recommend and will return.

S. M.

Pan fried chicken with rice is a must try.We had also ordered Bbq pork which they had served cold initially. We had to ask them to heat it. Overall good food. Service was a bit disappointing though.

J. R.

Once you realise how to order with the pencil and paper and numbering system then the food is generally excellent. I usually get a dish with BBQ but on a recent visit i got the China Bar Fried Rice only and it was excellent and sufficiently filling.

J. M.

Good food, but worst customer service ever!!! Staff don't have any skill on how to talk with the customers. Throws plates in the table while serving like we are eating from their own money.

N. T.

Perfect Duck and Soy Chicken yummy 😋

K. L. S.

One of the better places that serve authentic Asian food. The BBQ pork (char siew) noodles, fried rice and dumplings were all delicious. Eating these with their crispy chili oil takes it to a whole new level. Reasonably value for money as most dishes were about $12 - $14 and portions were good. Come early if dining in coz it gets quite crowded during dinner time.

J. R.

The food we had was a absolutely amazing, best fried rice I ever had. Food was served quickly and came out hot. I would definitely come here again.

S. W.

I would have given this 5 star but for my first visit the customer service was very bad and some (not all ) of the staff especially the young male with black hair and medium build came a cross abit rude, although the food was very tasty and quickly prepared. I was really unhappy with the customer service but my girlfriend made me go there again because she really loved the food, the second time around the staff were really friendly especially the old man, i would recommend this place after midnight if your looking for some quality food served really fast, but until they really look into their staff and customer service i dont really recommend this place before midnight.

L.

Good food and clean restroom

R. L. H.

Singapore noodles were ok, not much meat and a few prawns. The pork buns were not that good, they were lukewarm. The pan fried dumplings were nice but they only give you three. Service was terrible and they do not welcome you, they just point at a table and make you sit there. Then they write on this docket like it's a golf card or something. But when I say this most chinese restaurants are like this, they are rude people but I suppose this makes me a Racist. It's not being Racist for me to point out that they have bad manners, I am just being honest.

M. C.

I really love this place. For a second visit, I really enjoyed the food, especially for the low price and the waiters let you practice Chinese when they are not busy hehe. Even when it is busy, their smart ordering system makes it seem less croudfund and drained out

A. G.

Love the seafood hot and Sour Soup but they didn't have the omelette on rice in the menu, what gives guys?

K. L.

Food was ok and it helps that it's open 24 hours so you always know you can grab a bite, BUT the toilets upstairs are SUPER GROSS!! I would have thought restaurants would get closed down for toilets that awful. Be warned. Good for late night snack or quick bite, but DO NOT USE THE LOO.

S. M.

China bar is great. My food of choice at 2am? Crispy tofu prawn dumpling.

S. G.

Good food selection and efficient service - easy and chill place to go for an easy bite 👍🏾

D. A.

Not the best..other restaruants are much better..Curry laksa lacks the flavour and upstairs air con leaking water..and really hot..plates and cups looks dirty as well..out of all the other China bars thus is the worst..

A. H.

China Bar Swanston St has to step up their game. Their waiting staff are not attentive or friendly. The food was too salty and I have never had mushrooms in omelette on rice. The restaurant looked a bit dull and not the greatest ambiance.

K. A.

Serious value for money in the city and very good Chinese food as well. The service is good. It's no up market and doesn't pretend to be, it's just good food at sensible prices.

R. C.

The most satisfying and widely available after hours meal. Tasty, cheap food that is quickly prepared even when busy. My only complaint is the lack of Asian alcohol, considering it's a Chinese venue.

D. W.

Forget about the ordinary service. The service is serviceable! The wide selection of dumplings alongside other traditional favourites like kung pao chicken will have you working up a scrumptious feast. Reasonably priced.

S. K.

Food is amazing. Never have any complaints about that. Staff are relatively nice but could be a bit more friendly. That would then be 5 stars from me

C. N.

By far the best chinese food around melbourne. Everything was so delicious and fresh. Looking forward to bring the family here one day,.

L. C.

Food is good, prices affordable, but there is a stuffy, humid smell Inside the premises. It is open 24 hours so that is a huge plus.

L. S.

Oh my... The roast duck just taste AMAZING!!! On holidays in melbourne and stop there in hurry to grab some takeaway duck for my 3 years old! And glad we did! Once you tried it you will want to get it again! So tonight, we stopped there for dinner and ordered duck!! Just delicious ! And nit even talking about the seafood fried rice! This is the first time my daughter tried a fried rice and actually eat it! Definetly a place to stop and eat. Old and young will enjoy the meal!

A.

Food really tasty and cheap. Defo, I recommend this place. Love their cryspy pork. But minuses the staff should be more friendly. And food was not enough hot every time when I was there.

J. D.

My choice for Asian food. Good taste and portions always consistent

C. M.

Chinese food restaurant Please be noted, takeaway price and dine in price are different

K. K.

24 hour restaurant. Average food and service. There is a 10% surcharge during the middle of the night. Ordered wonton noodle soup with char siew pork. The wontons were rather average. The noodles were good but there was only 2 (or 3?) slices of char siew. Expected a bit more considering the $14+ price.

X. g.

It has incredible service and food is incredibly good. Honestly the drinks are so good

N. T.

Cheap and quick they even let us bring in out side food for our three year old.

A. S.

Lunch was amazing definitely go there if you can get a table. Always people there and customer service is quick and manager super friendly, honestly wish I got to know him better .

J. S.

I love the roast pork... omg so yummy! And fast service

V. S.

Good food and it's my go to place because i live close by, but the service is occasionally good depending on who serves, there's one guy who's got his head up his behind and he's rude and stingy to give condiments which are unfairly over priced.

S. V.

The food is good. Typical Chinese dishes served here. Prices are average for such restaurant. Worth trying. However it all comes down to your personal preference.

D. T.

Good if you’re drunk and can’t taste the copious amounts of sodium and MSG

M. D.

Open 24/7. Basically asian fast food but obviously better than MacDonald's

C. N.

Love this place💖💖💖 great dumplings, the taro smoothie was a great discovery and the staff are funky.🕺💃go visit, you'll be glad you did!

B. B.

Good Late night dinner for me... But the quality & quantity of food was much better couple of years back... Fast , straight forward service, Helpful waiting st

I. M.

God bless China Bar. You can't credit the wait staff for friendliness, but you can count on the kitchen staff for consistently flavourful food.

M. G.

Food was awesome! Had the bbq (2 meats).. divine. Will be back. Service was quick and painless 🍲

A. N.

Humble staff. Vegetarian Fried Rice is tasty. Reasonable prices.

N.

Reasonable prices and great quality food. Staff were super tolerant of my drunk af colleagues too, so definitely appreciate that too!

S. E.

Open as late as you need super quick really good Chinese food good value for money if you don't know how it works and need to figure it out quickly they give a piece of paper on you have to write down what you want on the order in the form of a a number letter combination after you do it once it's easy at first times a bit confusing

m. k.

Good food and drinks. Friendly staff

J. A.

Roast Duck and Crispy Roast Pork are very yummy!

Y. L.

Good place for a quick meal, foods are about average.

M. G.

Good cheap food. Dont sit on back table as all the staff keep coming pasr

L. M.

Good food but terrible service. Staff are probably underpaid and it’s very clear that most of them hate working there.

V. S.

My go to for Chinese food. Am Asian and love their foods. Kitchen a bit dirty and customer service a bit less friendly but good food nonetheless.

L. H.

Food is ok, a bit oily. The restaurant opens 24hr, so it is quite convenient to have late dinner when I finish the work late.

A. b.

Decent food... Staff quality is getting better... Before staff were way rude

C. D. A. C.

pekin duck... was only two lil rolls of lil pieces of duck. they were good but not the appropiate quantity for a latin american food lover

J. L.

24 hours restaurant Good food

M. T.

Food was excellent, service was just ok but still above average.

A. N.

It's what you can expect from a China bar. Good Chinese food at reasonable prices. Don't come here for good service, you will not get any.

K. C.

Fast Chinese food, not the highest quality, but they definately find their place in the market

I. T.

Service was a little abrupt but I cannot fault the food. price was also reasonable considering it was a 24 hour restaurant.

B. T.

Food okay. They stuffed up order . Ran out of duck ..the experience was okay after all. It is what it is . It's not terrible. But not great. Very average.

C. K.

Always quick service and quality ok, always had take away though.

M. L.

Good service friendly even tho it was 1am in the morning seating 12 people

A. B.

Good food and very reasonably priced. The place seems just a little shabby though.

M. W.

Love it here service fast food is always great, authentic, staff helpful, recommended

S. B.

Not so expensive and good taste but they're using long grain rice. I just prefer medium grain rice.

N. M.

The usual China bar experience, bad service, okay food. Was disappointed that they took 45 minutes for my order because the dumpling machine broke down, but I wasn't informed until I asked a few times.

E. Z.

Good taste.

B.

Good food

I. L.

Great service, food is not the best but the environment and the service attitude is the best.

X. M.

Nice restaurant once it's past midnight on a night out.

A. A.

They should work on their setting, proper menu (the one I had was torned), and finally customer service could be improved a bit.

M. M.

My fav spot for value for money, great quality and taste. The pork buns are just to die for.

A. H.

Always reliable, not brilliant, but a menu with a good selection, moderate price and efficient service

A. W.

Really bad service, but good food. Fine at 3am when all else is closed but wouldn't go there given the choice.

I. M.

Nice food...quite cheap...place is buzzing... friendly staff

A. M.

Staff was bit busy in taking and weren't smiling at all felt bit wired but food is amazing

Q. L.

love the food but it is not traditional Chinese it is more western Chinese....but over all great prices and great environment.

A. M.

Amazing place. Fresh made quick and delicious. Available any time you want it.

N. N.

A great restaurant for a late night meal. Very cheap price for healthy and delicious food!

c.

Nice place to have Chinese food!

L. R.

The service is not the best but the food is amazing so that's why I gave 5 stars.

D. R.

Food was good. Drinks were good. Good vibe.

w. f.

Good variety of fresh food and reasonable priced

Y. Z. Z.

It's a good place to go cause the food is good.. But it's not best price

H. W.

The BEST pies ever. Wish they updated the opening hours on the door, I found them CLOSED on Sunday.

C. D.

It's like playing bingo to order some food. Which is great when you're not tipsy. Food is always yummo.

T. S.

It was ok, been to better Chinese restaurants but was cheap

L. D.

It was quite nice. Normally visit the one at Fountain Gate which is delicious

A. B.

Food ready in 7 1/2 mins haha. Fast

T.

Food good, cheep, fast delivery, but staff no friendly

M. R.

Cheap and cheerful Chinese cuisine in the heart of Melbourne. I would recommend the roast duck with rice there.

V. L.

I order roast duck, but they give me crispy pork.

J.

Good food, decent service just not quite as good as the Brunswick St one.

N. M.

Simple and tasty. Always good Chinese food. Fast, courteous service.

O. S.

Best foods un town with reasonable price, excellent taste and cleanliness

J. V.

I only like spicy chicken fried rice. Staff is not really good, but it's open all night long!

S. R.

Life saver during the late nights ~ the taste is good and they with reasonable price , customer service is amazing and the restaurant open till 6am

H. F. W.

If other places are closed, this place is always there to save you. Food is not that bad either.

S.

The value vs quality proposition of this place is quite decent, staff were nice unlike some of the other reviews

S. D.

Good service but less varieties of drinks..good food though..

Y. E.

Always great for a 24/7 post-drinks snack. Recommend the China Bar fried rice and the Chinese tea!

Y. L. P.

Very chinese cuisine, Staffs are friendly, but unreasonable customers .

t. p.

Very good food very tasty very cheap for what you get I would recommend it because very cheap and a lot of food for the value of price you get in the way of the quantity of amount of food to get

R.

Great taste, good portion, just poor customer service

l.

Great late night feed

B.

Pretty great selection for late night grub if you are looking for Chinese cuisine.

A. Y.

Fantastic food for takeaway and good staff.

J.

Food not bad with reasonable price but service is ...

R. J.

My favourite late night restaurant. Would recommend the lemon chicken rice or the honey chicken rice.

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