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Old Kingdom Chinese Restaurant

197 Smith St, Melbourne, Victoria 3065, Australia
(03) 9417 2438
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Ranked #733 of 2,426 restaurants in Melbourne
4.0 of 5 stars 41 Reviews
Cuisines: Chinese
Neighbourhood: Fitzroy
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3 reviews 3 reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
7 helpful votes 7 helpful votes
“Affordable but not authentic”
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 April 2012

$55 for one duck, done 3 ways. 1- Peking Duck 2- Stir-fried Duck Meat with Beansprout 3- Duck Soup You can have 2 or 3 or 4 people sharing the duck. It's your choice, there're no rules. I would recommend 3. Anyway, the Duck itself wasn't authentic to be called a Peking Duck. It wasn't in the deep brown colour.... More

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“New duck man Alan is just as good cutting”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 3 November 2010

Excellent duck!!!!! Old owner wasn't there but the new guy Alan cuts itk Just as good and his funny and much more nicer with less attitude...... Duck me anytime ..... More

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Reviews in 25 cities Reviews in 25 cities
19 helpful votes 19 helpful votes
“Peking Duck”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 June 2009

As other reviewers have pointed out, this is the place for Peking Duck as the entree. Have the rest of the duck as a main, stir fried with noodles. Good food. More

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6 reviews 6 reviews
7 helpful votes 7 helpful votes
“People come to this place for only 1 dish ...the Peking roast duck. For the Peking roast duck, pre-order for...”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 3 January 2009
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People come to this place for only 1 dish ...the Peking roast duck. For the Peking roast duck, pre-order for reservation is a must. Upon telephone booking, they will ask you for the number of duck you want. Here is my recommended duck to people ratio: 1 duck = 2 ppl All the other dishes on the menu is just... More

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“THE DUCK!!!! unfortunately rumor has said the the old chef has gone to other restaurant so might need to try again for...”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 December 2008

THE DUCK!!!! unfortunately rumor has said the the old chef has gone to other restaurant so might need to try again for future reference More

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“3.5”
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 November 2008

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“yummy crispy peking duck, need booking for table n the duck. have to try!”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 July 2008

yummy crispy peking duck, need booking for table n the duck. have to try! More

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“Overrated restaurant with an annoying owner.”
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 June 2008

Overrated restaurant with an annoying owner. More

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“sucks”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 June 2008

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“Try LIttle Beijing Restaurant instead.”
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 April 2008

Try LIttle Beijing Restaurant instead. More

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