A group of six of us went for a night out - the menu is definately some what different to what us "aussies" are used to, and the staff were not keen to help you understand what the menu terminology was, they didn't understand us, we didn't understand them. I asked for a side of vegetables as the main I... More

If you are looking for ambience the best Chinese restaurants don't do that but they make up with round tables, excellent customer service and outstanding food. Crystal Jade does this in spades. We were impressed from the start - Chinese tea offered immediately, hot hand towels and a colourful, imaginative menu. Favourite dish was the fillet steak and black bean... More

We ate here with clients on Tuesday evening. Have been here on a couple of previous occasions and found it to be good. This time the food tasted bland - all 6 courses which were shared. All but 1 of the 6 of us agreed. It is more modern than many of the Chinatown restaurants and the service was very... More

WE dined here on a Saturday night, the main reason is we have many great wines in our celler and find many restaurants no longer allow us to bring them in. The menu was large and a little too much. The seafood is fresh in the tanks and the pricing is on an electronic board so you know the exact... More

We usually take family and friends here for dim sum lunch. The steamed dishes are particularly good, brought round in trolleys and nearly always well up to Hong Kong standard - a feat that most of the restaurants in Melbourne's Chinatown try to bring off, but few of them ever do. As hardcore connoisseurs, we rate this as one of... More

Three of us visiting Melbourne found this place open on a Sunday night and virtually full, which we thought was a good sign. This restaurant is at a higher level of appointment compared with many in the area, with linen on the table tops and good crockery. The tables are reasonably spread out so you don’t feel you are packed... More

Dined with two friends and ordered a cross section of dishes all of which were excellent, including the Singapore Chilli mud crab and the pork with garlic shoots (highly recommended). We took a couple of bottles of good wine and the waiters knew it was good and treated it accordingly, including supplying good glasses, something that a lot of Chinese... More

This restaurant is right in China Town, where each place has its own style. Crystal Jade is a well established restaurant that has taken new premises in the last year. These premises have a much better ambience and comfort than many others in Chinatown. The variety of Dim Sum available is more extensive than some of its competitors. Its prices... More

Firstly the restaurant has moved to a much bigger venue at Level 2, 154 Little Bourke St, Melbourne but the phone number is the same for bookings. When we moved to Melbourne we were disappointed with the quality of Chinese food until finding Crystal Jade. We often find we are the only Westerners in the entire restaurant which I think... More