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Shark Fin House

131-135 Little Bourke Street, Melbourne, Victoria 3000, Australia
03-96631555
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Ranked #480 of 2,426 restaurants in Melbourne
3.5 of 5 stars 37 Reviews
Cuisines: Chinese
Dining options: Reservations
Neighbourhood: Melbourne CBD
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Neighbourhood: Melbourne CBD
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Southern NSW
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9 reviews 9 reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 May 2012

This very busy establishment tells it's own story. People where queing out the door, but the wait was surprisingly short. The food was delivered quickly and always hot. Great authentic tasty Yum Cha - no wonder it's an institution. More

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Melbourne
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12 reviews 12 reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 30 April 2012

I took a French friend to Shark Fin House to sample Melbourne Yum-cha. It was great to see his reaction to the wonderful variety and quality ot Yum-Cha dishes this restaurant had to offer. I still remember his fascinating call back to the folks in France to recount his experience of eating the best meal of his life ! No... More

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Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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42 reviews 42 reviews
Reviews in 16 cities Reviews in 16 cities
12 helpful votes 12 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 April 2012

Recommended by my friend's father-in-law, we finally found the place after trying to recall its name. Walked in at 11:45am and was initially told by the staff to return in 45mins. After some pleading to another staff, we were told to come back in 15mins :) Came back at 12noon and was seated at the ground floor restaurant in about... More

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Key Biscayne, Florida
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52 reviews 52 reviews
Reviews in 18 cities Reviews in 18 cities
38 helpful votes 38 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 April 2012
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Took my family and friends for a Saturday lunch and we had one of the best dim sum we ever had. Ordered a whole bunch and enjoyed every single thing we ordered. Food was fresh and delicous, service was just ok. Overall we all enjoyed the experience. More

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Bombala
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23 reviews 23 reviews
Reviews in 10 cities Reviews in 10 cities
5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 April 2012

Best Yum Cha I've ever had, they still bring the dishes to the table on the heated trolleys, a real treat, and the food is fabulous. More

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Melbourne, Australia
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47 reviews 47 reviews
Reviews in 12 cities Reviews in 12 cities
15 helpful votes 15 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 April 2012

My husband has been here a few times - we went and both ordered startes - they turned up cold - sent them back and they came back boiling - they were very apologetic. The rest of the meal was great - they deducted the price of the starters - so all in all it was very good they made... More

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Melbourne, Australia
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4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 April 2012
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Serves wine very fast but never brings you free water More

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Sydney, Australia
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7 reviews 7 reviews
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2 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 April 2012

The flavours were dull, it was over priced and they made a mistake on our bill and although we offered to pay the extra they were rude and acted like it was our fault they left items off the bill. More

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Wamberal
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320 reviews 320 reviews
Reviews in 106 cities Reviews in 106 cities
120 helpful votes 120 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 April 2012

Whenever I need my dose of Chinese, I tend to go to Shark Fin. I don't often have Peking Duck so I tend to associate Shark Fin with Peking Duck - often go to Melbourne for business meetings amd when I need a quiet night, I often visit here, have a beer and glass of wine with the Peking Duck... More

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See 37 more reviews by RonWamberal for Melbourne
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35 reviews 35 reviews
Reviews in 12 cities Reviews in 12 cities
9 helpful votes 9 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 April 2012

I have to say this place was really disappointing. Basically only one cart would come around at any one time and they didn’t seem to alternate them very effectively so we ultimately had to wait for over 45 minutes for simple prawn dumplings. Overall the food was way too salty so it was pretty disappointing. When the bill turned up... More

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