Golden Dragon Palace

It is the perfect place for special/nice occasions, either for a yum cha lunch or for a more formal chinese dinner. The setting is quite lovely and luxurious, the staff professional and the food really does deliver.

Such great quality food. The interior is nice and large and creates a very comfortable surrounding. The services was very great and although it is pricey I will be back on special occasions.

The best Congee outside of China. However you MUST make a book for Sunday brunch as this place is sooooo busy. dumplings yum - tea yum. Its a lovely restaurant - check out the vases and artwork which is overlooked by many.

Approximate cost: $40

Really nice place, very glamourous i think. The food was not the greatest ive had for the price, what annoyed me was my meal came out in about 15 minutes... waiting for my partners.. waiting... mines getting cold... ask the waitress whats going on and she has no idea. We waited literally 35 minutes after i recieved mine for his, so i just watched him eat. Not what you want on a nice date, we recieved no discount or apology.

Golden Dragon Palace was setup to be one of the top places for Yum Cha in Melbourne.

However we find that this place is similar in concept to Plume which is not too far away.

The place exudes luxury with its high class paneling and elegant tables and chairs, however the proof of any yum cha is not in the decor but the food and its offering.

We found that the dim sum was good but not as good as our number 1 place, Taipan. However the price does not reflect the value that they claim to offer. Some dishes also came out and were cold so we needed to send them back to the kitchen to be reheated. Basics such as har gao (prawn dumpling) lacked "springiness" and freshness in taste. Siu mai tasted overly porky (perhaps lower quality meat?) and should have shone through with a hint of prawn however we could not taste it!

It was also a bit frustrating as we had to also flag down staff to help refill our tea, which for a high class yum cha place we should not need to do.

The value vs quality equation did not match up for us, we find that there are other places that offer better service, better taste and better value.

Approximate cost: $10

One of my fave yum cha place, slightly more expensive but totally worth the money. They have so many varieties of yum cha items carted around the tables. Some of my fave items are the deep fried white baits, chicken feet, lau sar (coconut custard buns).

great yum cha and the young children love it here! the service is always great and prices are fairly reasonable

This restaurant is similar to yum cha in many ways. They have great service and their food is quite delicious!

Fine dining for yum cha = the higher prices. The decor inside this restaurant is amazing and very fancy. It really does feel a little like a palace for royalty with the heavy big chairs. The dumplings are one of the best I've had in Melbourne.

Dinner on the other hand is not worth the high price. We had the set menu for 8 and the menu consisted of very normal average Chinese restaurant dishes. None of which impressed us and cost us $400-$450.

Have been here a couple of times for Yum Cha. Their dim sum are definitely a step higher in quality than most other Yum Cha places...especially the dumplings containing prawn. The design/decor inside is also impressive - one of the more nicer looking yum cha establishments. But of course the higher quality food comes the higher prices. Its not cheap but it is worth the visit if you haven't been before for yum cha. (Dinner on the other hand is not worth the exuberant prices).

We went there for yum cha on a Saturday afternoon. Food had hair and when we requested for the manager, the waitress ask us why. We told him about the issue and he said they will not charge us for that particular food, without even calling the manager. Other food were salty. Service was equally bad, we felt that there were rather slow in serving the food. Most surprisingly when we paid the bill they did not return us the bill & change until we requested for it. Will not go back there again

The decor was nice, the food was as expected, ok, try to be inventive but loose the true taste to chineses dishes, but was very disappointed with the $25 cake charge for bring in my own cake for my dad birthday - can not justify after already spent up to $800 in foods.

Approximate cost: $35

The environment of this restaurant is quite good and the food was good. However, the bill was expensive in the end. We have 8 people and we spent more that $600. The staff were not very helpful. Good thing is there are lots of parking spaces.

Approximate cost: $35

the Golden Dragon Palace has being run for many years even since i was a little kid but the quality of the food has never changed which is great to see

For some reason, the system substituted this restaurant for the one I was reviewing: The Flying Dragon Chinese Restaurant in Newman's Road, Templestowe.

Please IGNORE this review.

we have only ever taken are food away but there is a lot of choices (and much more if you dine in), the food is tasty and of high quality - i recommend the chicken in black bean sauce, the decor is lovely and it is quite a large establishment

Approximate cost: $17

Booked this restaurant during the week for Yum Cha. Decor and chairs were very comfortable. Food was very nice. Would definitely recommend to anybody. Staff were very attentive and professional.

Approximate cost: $35

Great atmosphere, nice tables and seats.....yum cha is good but not exceptional....to an expected standard. With many chinese restaurants, there needs to be an improvement in their english.

Horrible English with most the waiters, they did not really care what you are ordering if you don't speak chinese. We reserved our seats and they gave them out to thers, I will not really recommend this restaurant at all if their food is quite nice...

The restaurant and service people are very professional looking. The food is of good quality and is cheaper than other yum cha places. They also have 10% discount off on certain days for yum cha.

The restaurant interior is really nice and traditional. The food is varied and yummy, but the only bad point is that the service is a bit slow due to the large number of customers. Price is alright for yum cha.

Approximate cost: $20

What impress me the most is the comfortable (and heavy) chairs. The food and service is above standard.

Approximate cost: $0