Sun Wah Restaurant

Sun Wah Restaurant

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+61 3 9580 4376+ Add website
Hours
Sun
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Mon
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Tue
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Wed
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Thu
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Fri
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Sat
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
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Ratings and reviews
4.0
4.0 of 5 bubbles

RATINGS
Food
4.4 of 5 bubbles
Service
4.3 of 5 bubbles
Value
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Atmosphere
3.9 of 5 bubbles
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PRICE RANGE
$22.00 – $42.00
CUISINES
Chinese, Asian, Cantonese
Special Diets
Vegetarian friendly
meals, features
Can a gluten free person get a good meal at this restaurant?
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Asian Cantonese Fusion Cuisine Restaurant
PRICE RANGE
$22.00 – $42.00
CUISINES
Chinese, Asian, Cantonese
Special Diets
Vegetarian friendly
Meals
Dinner, After-hours
FEATURES
Takeout, Reservations, Seating, Street Parking, Wheelchair Accessible, Serves Alcohol, Full Bar, American Express, Mastercard, Visa, Accepts Credit Cards, Table Service
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4.0
4.0 of 5 bubbles153 reviews
Excellent
75
Very good
40
Average
15
Poor
10
Terrible
13

Debra H
15 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Aug 2021 couples
Had our Peking Duck Platter delivery tonight. It was absolutely delicious. Extremely well presented, cooking instructions were very easy to follow and more than enough food for two people. Trying to find room for the Choc Lava cake for desert. Jim was a very happy surprised husband with tonight’s dinner. Thanks Sun Wah for your continued excellent service and superb food delivered during #lockdown6.
Written 24 August 2021
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cheekybeau
Melbourne13 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Aug 2021 none
It is amazing what new experiences Sun Wah offers every week during our lockdown. This time I had the Peking Duck Platter take away. It was scrumptious. This platter, like the Yum Cha, comes with detailed instructions, that are easy to follow. There was plenty of meat, more than two of us could eat. Well done again Sun Wah.
Written 23 August 2021
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andream0402
Melbourne4101 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
May 2021 friends
Great service and excellent food. We had the upgraded tapas menu at $69 per head and there was lots of food and every course was fabulous. The timing was perfect even though it was very busy. There are plenty of choices and I’ll definitely be returning. Highly recommended.
Written 22 May 2021
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Daniel M
Melbourne1 contribution
1.0 of 5 bubbles
Sept 2024 family
We first visited Sun Wah in 2017 and were impressed by the high culinary standard. Since then, subsequent visits have been fine, but nothing memorable. Fast forward to my mum’s 60th today, and it was a disaster from start to finish. By far, the worst dining experience in recent memory. We opted for the 8-course Feed Me banquet, which was extremely overpriced at $85 per head given the shockingly poor quality we received. Aside from the Pork and Duck Croquettes and Prawn Toast, everything else was downright disgraceful: - Sashimi: Two tiny, limp slivers for each of us. - Sichuan Wagyu Skewers: Bland, drowning in a gloopy mess of sauce, with meat that was tough and clearly old. - Duck Pancakes: More pancake than duck – barely any meat. - Fried Rice: Cold, stale, greasy – tasted like it had been pulled straight from a fridge shelf, complete with fridge taste. Even the peas were dry! - Sizzling Beef: Tender, but again ruined by a sauce that tasted like it came from an open fridge. - Salt and Pepper Squid: Completely over-salted, virtually inedible. We left most of it. - Dessert Plate: Pathetic portions for a party of four, and honestly, I have had better brownies from the ALDI cake mix. Everything tasted as if it had been sitting around for days. Sun Wah is clearly living off its reputation in Mordialloc, trading on their family-run gimmick, but this is nothing more than cynical marketing to bait locals into mediocre, overpriced meals. It is especially egregious given the difficulty families have in finding the money to dine out in this economic climate. With the restaurant almost empty the whole night, it seems we were the only suckers there. To top it off, Clifford, the manager, had a loud, uncomfortable rant at his waitress, Nicki, during payment because he struggled to apply the Entertainment Book discount on the till. It was an awkward, unprofessional end to a thoroughly miserable evening. Avoid this place at all costs. I'd rather eat a frozen meal any day.
Written 11 October 2024
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Con P
Melbourne191 contributions
1.0 of 5 bubbles
June 2022 none
The service was good and the waiters tried to give you something that was not evident. The Peking duck felt as if it was microwaved. The skin was gelatinous and chewy hard to eat. The prawn and ginger dumpling was uncooked. The middle was really soft. The crab dumpling didn't taste like crab more like a seafood stick from a fish chips shop. The lobster dumpling was again disappointing where its wrapper was mushy and the lobster taste was not evident. That was the last straw we left immediately after that
Written 25 June 2022
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LisLak
Melbourne23 contributions
2.0 of 5 bubbles
May 2023 couples
Great Food! We really loved it. Until we got a 4-5 cm black hair on our bomb Alaska ice cream on the desert plate... I told the waitress before she finished telling us what was on the plate. She said ‘ewww yuk’ and took it away. Unfortunately for her it was so obvious that she did only remove the hair and returned the same exact plate with all the same exact food on it… we know this because right where the hair was there were indents in an otherwise perfectly smooth cut piece of ‘bomb Alaska’ the indents were from whatever the utensil or means used to remove the hair. The biggest insult was how she repeated 3 times to us how she threw it in the bin…. How disrespectful! I am not an idiot… the indents left behind were such a give away of removal of the hair…. For the privilege of being treated this way we paid over $200. If they hadn’t insulted our ability to read a situation and truely had thrown it in the bin, started again with a clean plate and fresh food I would not be writing this type of response, more likely I would be writing a positive response with 5 stars. Same if there was no hair of course. First and last visit for us!
Written 20 May 2023
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Walter Pang
Thank you Lisa for your online review. We are thrilled you enjoyed the tasting menu up to the dessert stage. I do sincerely apologise about the issue you encountered with the dessert. However the information you have mentioned in regards to the dessert you encountered are incorrect. The fact is we plated up your dessert as well as the table next to you at the same time as both your tables were ready for this. When the dessert was delivered to your table and you informed our waitress Nicky there was an issue with your dessert, we served you dessert from the table next to you that was due to come out after yours. Your dessert was identical to next door as you both had our set menu and were being served our dessert platter. Yes there is an indent in the bombe alaska but that is due to the fact we position the chocolate wontons against the bombe alaska in order to keep this dessert standing up. Otherwise the bombe alaska just falls down. I personally plated the desserts and I apologise to the issue you received in the first place however we quickly rectified it. I assure you that we discarded your dessert that was originally served up to and we would never do this we are a honest family business operating here since 1969 and we love what we do. Our staff love to work for us and all care about our reputation and would never do anything to jeopardise our business. I do hope this helps explain things a bit clearer and if you would like to call or email me personally to discuss in more detail please feel free to call me at the restaurant. Once again, please accept our apologies and do hope you visit again...
Written 22 May 2023
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Marco R
1 contribution
1.0 of 5 bubbles
Feb 2020 none
Sun Wah in one word was disappointing. We waited over half an hour for entrees which did not come out all together. The entree of steamed scallops with black bean sauce (a house special) were stone cold on the inside. We then waited well over an hour for the mains to be served after sitting down and to be honest the mains were average at best. Service was quick from our servers at first but quickly tapered off. Will not be going back again.
Written 15 February 2020
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SunWahM
Hi Marcos, thank you for submitting your feedback and are sad to hear you were disappointed on this occasion. As a family business we value your feedback but such a negative review is damaging to business. Nevertheless I thought Marco your table enjoyed the food last night when I spoke to your table after you finished your entrée and checking how everything was going with your main courses, you didn’t advise there were any issues on the night. And having checked your table in our system, your table was opened at 7:03pm and you bill was finaised at 8:45pm which is just over 1.5 hours for dining which we think is reasonable on a very busy night. Hence I don't understand your negative review. We pride ourselves in serving quality produce and would love to hear more about your negative experience. Please contact me personally so I can find out where we went wrong and see if we can make it up to you by calling me at the restaurant on 95804376 or email info@sunwah.com.au
Written 16 February 2020
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Flecky123
Melbourne124 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Sept 2020 couples
Ordered the Yum Cha at home kit, and couldn’t be more happy! Value for money - you get SO much food, I almost wasn’t able to finish, but it was too delicious to leave. My favourite dish from the yum cha menu was the Rendang Curry Puffs - they were out of this world! The Macarons were also scrumptious, you could honestly sell them by the batch! The team were helpful and friendly, and they were very time efficient. I pre-ordered and it arrived within the time slot I had chosen, even on a busy Saturday! I’ll be ordering from here again.
Written 26 September 2020
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Simone Y
33 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
June 2020 couples
Sun Wah has opened up for dine in with a bang! We got the tapas banquet and were not disappointed! So much food, prepared to an excellent quality and the staff were friendly and attentive. Salt and pepper calamari and ginger prawn dumplings a stand out, the dessert platter with the bombe Alaska on fire is always a treat! We come here often for special birthday dinners and the quality and taste of the food is always worth it- Thankyou for your wonderful hospitality. I’d also like to thank Sun Wah for providing generous donations of meals to the local hospital workers (like myself) during this time, at a time where I imagine small businesses are doing it tough they have stepped up and shown an incredible amount of generosity and kindness that won’t be forgotten- Thankyou so much.
Written 10 June 2020
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kmacmelb2018
Melbourne7 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Mar 2020 none
We were looking to support this restaurant during these challenging times for small businesses by ordering their Take away banquet after receiving an email from them. The standard and presentation of the food reflects their eat- in dining experience. Delicious as always. The food is piping hot and they will bring the food out to your car on arrival, if you wish, after ordering online. They have now teamed with a neighbouring gelato store for dessert to finish off the banquet. Take home packs of their dumplings are also available.
Written 2 April 2020
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McrtoMel
Melbourne526 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Aug 2021 couples
Pre order delivered on time through website. Tasty choices, plenty for 2 people. Needed to phone as dessert was missing and super friendly phone service and apology with dessert arriving while we were still eating. Thanks Sun Wah! We will be back when we can dine in again ♡
Written 27 August 2021
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Cliff
Thank you for your feedback. We try our best to keep everyone well fed and entertained during lockdown. Hope you had a lovely lockdown anniversary...
Written 14 September 2021
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bundee5
Aspendale12 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Aug 2021 couples
Fantastic, full directions on how to prepare, detailed and easy to follow. More than enough for two, excellent duck (pancakes and all the trimmings), fried rice and chocolate dessert with macaroons to end with. Great presentation box.
Written 7 September 2021
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Cliff
Thanks Bundee for your kind words. We are thrilled you enjoyed your peking duck @ home experience. Take care...
Written 14 September 2021
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Aussieguy71
Morwell267 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Mar 2020 friends
Was recommended going to this iconic restaurant and was so glad I tried it. Had a wonderful dinner experience. Great service, friendly faces, good atmosphere and of course, wonderful food. It was great to talk with the owner and chef ‘Rowena’ about the unique 50 year ownership and how she has merged old chinese with the new age fusion style cuisine Definately will return and try more of the menu.
Written 8 March 2020
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Kilimanjarogirl
Melbourne95 contributions
5.0 of 5 bubbles
Feb 2020 couples
8 smallish dishes that were beautifully presented. Just enough and we managed to get to the end. Couldn’t fault any of them. Service was attentive and friendly. Nice greeting - good atmosphere and background music. I loved it- I will be back.
Written 28 February 2020
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oscar018
Keysborough87 contributions
4.0 of 5 bubbles
Aug 2023 friends
Great restaurant with excellent food cocktails and wine. Good service and great prices. Our regular group get together lovely people who own the place.
Written 13 August 2023
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