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Taipan

239 Blackburn Road, Melbourne, Victoria 3109, Australia
(03) 9841 9977
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Ranked #1,509 of 2,426 restaurants in Melbourne
3.0 of 5 stars 11 Reviews
Cuisines: Chinese
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Victoria, Australia
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58 reviews 58 reviews
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“Terrible!!”
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 31 December 2011

Came for Yum Cha just before Christmas and the quality of the food was awful. We have been here quite a few times before, and the food has always been ok, but this time, it was terrible. All the dumplings with prawns had a chemical taste to it (cheap prawns), and the service was worse than usual. Will definitely have... More

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“Great dim sum”
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 November 2008

Great food some nice original dim sum. Terrible service especially from the floor managers. Get there early, try and make a booking - not that they'll hold your booking anyways. More

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Mitcham
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“Good food! BAD, I MEAN VERY BAD SERVICE”
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 3 October 2008

We are given to share amongst 4 of us 1 small plate, or it should really be classified as a spoon of chilli sauce. When we asked for a little more, they charged $2 and give us a big plate of chilli sauce of which under common sense we won't be able to finish. Be warned, this is the "new... More

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“Good yum cha”
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 May 2008

Good yum cha More

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“yum cha 3*, dinner 2*”
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 April 2008

yum cha 3*, dinner 2* More

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“Big portion yum cha ;)”
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 March 2008

Big portion yum cha ;) More

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“Very good yum cha, busy...”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 December 2007

Very good yum cha, busy during weekend. More

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“Get there early!”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 December 2007

Get there early! More

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“Good Yum Cha!”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 November 2007

Good Yum Cha! More

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“For yum cha, not dinner”
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 November 2007

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