Secret Kitchen - Chinatown - Melbourne CBD

Name: Secret Kitchen - Chinatown - Melbourne CBD
Address: 222 Exhibition St, Melbourne, AU-VIC, Australia, 3000
Telephone: 0421 738 107
Price range: $41 to $100
Rating: 4.3

4.3

729 Reviews

$41 to $100

Asian

Good for groups
Good for special occasions
Great for brunch

Founded in 2007, Secret Kitchen brings to the city of Melbourne chinese dining experience the like of which you
won’t find anywhere else in the state. Combining traditional flavours with innovative techniques, an extensive variety of menu items and an incomparable atmosphere, Secret Kitchen offers its guests an inimitable feasting experience. We are awarded one of the top Yum Cha restaurant on Time Out Melbourne and rated 4 stars out of 5 by The Age Good Food Guide. Secret Kitchen is located strategically opposite Her Majesty's Theatre, also serving pre-theatre menus for your before show meal.

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No. of diners

2 people

DateTime

12 Sept 2024

10:30 pm

Booked 80 times today

Additional information

Dining style
Casual Dining
Price
$41 to $100
Cuisines
Asian, Cantonese, Dim Sum
Hours of Operation
Mon–Fri 11:00 am–3:00 pm Daily 5:30 pm–10:00 pm Sat, Sun 10:30 am–3:00 pm
Phone number
0421 738 107
Website
http://www.secret-kitchen.com.au/
Payment Options
AMEX, Mastercard, Visa
Dress Code
Casual Dress

Location
222 Exhibition St, Melbourne, AU-VIC 3000
Area
Melbourne CBD
Parking Details
None

Popular dishes

Assorted Seafood Dumpling Soup$21.80
Scallop, Prawn, Sea Cucumber, Shark Fin, Abalone, Bamboo Pith
SK King Prawn Dumpling$11.30
Black Truffle Prawn Dumpling$13.30
Black Truffle Siu Mai$13.30
Japanese Scallop Dumpling$11.30
Prawns & Chives Dumpling$9.20
Spinach & Prawn Dumpling$9.20
Vegetarian Dumpling$9.20
Steamed Shark Fin Dumpling$11.30
Steamed Prawns With Ginger & Shallot$11.30
Abalone Siu Mai$13.30
Scallop Siu Mai$13.30
Steamed Siu Mai With Tobiko$9.20
Hot & Spicy Siu Mai$9.20
Chicken Siu Mai$9.20
Steamed Shanghai Pork Dumpling$9.20
Steamed Chicken Feet With Black Bean Sauce$9.20
Steamed Pork Ribs With Black Bean Sauce$11.30
Steamed Baby Beef Ribs With Black Pepper Sauce$13.30
Beancurd Rolls With Oyster Sauce$9.20
Steamed Beef Balls$7.50
Steamed Beef Tendon$11.30
Steamed Beef Tripe With Ginger & Scallion$9.20
Steamed Beef Tripe With Satay Sauce$9.20
Steamed Savoury Glutinous Rice with Chicken$9.20
Honey BBQ Pork Bun$9.20
Steamed Custard Bun$11.30
Salted Egg Yolk Custard Bun$11.30
Steamed Golden Cheese Lava Bun$13.30
Steamed Cantonese Sponge Cake$9.20

Other Specialties

Fried Pork Dumpling$7.50
Pan-fried Radish Cake$7.50
Crispy Honey Taro Crescents$9.20
BBQ Roast Pork Puff$9.20
Baked BBQ Pork Bun$9.20
Pan-Fried Pork Dumpling$9.20
Crispy Taro Julienne Spring Roll$9.20
XO Sauce Fried Radish Cake$9.20
Crispy Prawn Spring Roll$13.30
Fried Beancurd Roll with Prawn$13.30
Beef Offals & Radish$13.30
Chinese Broccoli with Oyster Sauce$15.50
Deep Fried Calamari Tentacle$18.00
Deep Fried White Bait$18.00
Supreme Soy Sauce Fried Noodles$15.50
Pork & Century Egg Congee$9.20

Steamed Rice Roll

Steamed Plain Rice Roll$9.20
Steamed Rice Roll with BBQ Pork$11.30
Steamed Rice with Beef & Coriander$11.30
Steamed Rice Roll with Fresh Prawn$13.30
Steamed Rice Roll with Chinese Donut$15.50
Steamed Red Rice Crispy Prawn Rice Roll$18.00
Steamed Rice Roll with Scallop & Black Truffle$18.00

Dessert

Sweet Bean Curd$7.50
Mini Egg Tart$9.20
Mango Pudding$9.20
Green Tea with Osmanthus Cake$9.20
Steamed Honey-Combed Sponge Cake$9.20
Durian Pudding$13.30
Durian Puff$13.30

Weekend Special

Suckling Pig
BBQ Duck Korean Style
Macau Style Roasted Pork
Mango Mochi$11.30

Popular Dim Sum

Signature Dim Sum Platter$18.00
Crispy Garlic Prawn Spring Roll$13.30
Steamed Red Rice Crispy Prawn Rice Roll$18.00
Steamed Rice Roll with Scallop & Black Truffle$18.00
Stir-Fried White Radish Cake in XO Sauce$9.20
Assorted Seafood Dumpling Soup
Scallop, Prawn, Sea Cucumber, Shark Fin, Abalone, Bamboo Pith
Steamed Custard Bun$11.30
Steamed Golden Cheese Lava Bun$13.30
Scallops Siu Mai$13.30
Green Tea With Osmanthus Cake$9.20
Durian Pudding$13.30
Mango Pudding$9.20

What 729 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.3

4.3 based on recent ratings

4.4Food
4.3Service
4.2Ambience
3.8Value

Noise • Energetic

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Melbourne
Great for brunch
Melbourne
Good for groups
Melbourne
Most Booked
City Centre
Great for brunch
City Centre
Good for business meals
City Centre
Good for groups
City Centre
Most Booked

729 Reviews

K
Kim Lan
Melbourne
1 review
3.0
1 review
Dined 2 days ago
1. Overall 3
2. Food 3
3. Service 2
4. Ambience 4
The food was slow to come and the waiting was no fun
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Bank of Melbourne
Victoria
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined 3 days ago
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Both our clients and ourselves enjoyed the great food, and memorable experience. Thanks!
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OT
OpenTable Diner
Melbourne
2 reviews
3.0
2 reviews
Dined on 4 September 2024
1. Overall 3
2. Food 3
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 3
Seems like yum cha this time become a bit not as usual , we have been here many times , dinner time always good n yummy food , but yum cha’s food were not that good… When we pay the bill, they even ask us to enter how many tips do u wanna pay .. huh?
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Luisa
Sunshine Coast
2 reviews
3.0
2 reviews
Dined on 1 September 2024
1. Overall 3
2. Food 3
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 3
This a great Yum Cha resturant with lots of yummy fresh food! Our family love to come here on special occasions and the kids love the food! My only negative is that its pretty expensive for yum cha and I was also disappointed that they charged us per head for the tea which included the kids! I put some tea in thier cup to see if they would like a taste (which they didn't) so I was the only one the drunk it but I still had to pay for 4 people. Put a bit of a sour taste in the experience. But otherwise the food is great and we enjoyed our Fathers Day lunch.
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Tracey
Melbourne
1 review
4.0
1 review
Dined on 1 September 2024
1. Overall 4
2. Food 5
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
Went on Father's Day so busy, but staff were very organised and friendly. Food was fresh and super tasty. Mix of traditional Yum Cha and SK twist on a few items. Bit more expensive than others in the area but the quality was good
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Daniel
Tasmania
1 review
4.0
1 review
Dined on 31 August 2024
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
Service was fantastic. They were soo accomodating and friendly .
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R
Rajat
Melbourne
3 reviews
2.0
3 reviews
Dined on 29 August 2024
1. Overall 2
2. Food 3
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 2
Not cheap and poor service for fairly ordinary food and atmosphere. I needed a place where I could book on a Thursday night, but I would’ve been better off turning up somewhere that looked busier without a booking.
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Wei
Melbourne
1 review
4.0
1 review
Dined on 28 August 2024
1. Overall 4
2. Food 3
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
High end restaurant serving Cantonese food. Nice ambience. Items are really expensive but good quality and tastes great. Dishes are standard fare. Used to be more exotic and interesting. Attentive customer service.
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Marina
New York City
5 reviews
5.0
5 reviews
Dined on 28 August 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
Wonderful yum cha today to celebrate my husband’s birthday! Delicious food, attentive staff, lovely restaurant
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C
Callie
New South Wales
1 review
2.0
1 review
Dined on 25 August 2024
1. Overall 2
2. Food 3
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 3
Very very expensive for what it's worth. Then to get the Sunday surcharge and waitress putting eftpos in front of me wanting me to put in a tip plus eftpos fees this really ruined the whole experience. I don't agree with tips as staff get paid very well especially on weekends if they are paid correctly. $287 for a dinner for 2 adults and 3 kids was ridiculous $35 were additional fees. Should have paid more attention, not felt forced to tip, and paid cash to avoid some fee, annoyed with myself. Pretty disappointing !
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FAQs

Secret Kitchen - Chinatown - Melbourne CBD is rated 4.3 stars by 729 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

Make a booking

No. of diners

2 people

DateTime

12 Sept 2024

10:30 pm

Booked 80 times today

Google Map for Secret Kitchen - Chinatown - Melbourne CBD

222 Exhibition St, Melbourne, AU-VIC 3000

Additional information

Area
Melbourne CBD
Hours of Operation
Mon–Fri 11:00 am–3:00 pm Daily 5:30 pm–10:00 pm Sat, Sun 10:30 am–3:00 pm
Price
$41 to $100
Cuisines
Asian, Cantonese, Dim Sum
Dining style
Casual Dining
Dress Code
Casual Dress
Parking Details
None
Payment Options
AMEX, Mastercard, Visa

Website
http://www.secret-kitchen.com.au/
Phone number
0421 738 107

Secret Kitchen - Chinatown - Melbourne CBD

Make a booking

Additional information

Vegetarian Dumpling

Traditional Peking Duck 1

Steamed Custard Bun

Steamed Dim Sum

Assorted Seafood Dumpling Soup$21.80

SK King Prawn Dumpling$11.30

Black Truffle Prawn Dumpling$13.30

Black Truffle Siu Mai$13.30

Japanese Scallop Dumpling$11.30

Prawns & Chives Dumpling$9.20

Spinach & Prawn Dumpling$9.20

Vegetarian Dumpling$9.20

Steamed Shark Fin Dumpling$11.30

Steamed Prawns With Ginger & Shallot$11.30

Abalone Siu Mai$13.30

Scallop Siu Mai$13.30

Steamed Siu Mai With Tobiko$9.20

Hot & Spicy Siu Mai$9.20

Chicken Siu Mai$9.20

Steamed Shanghai Pork Dumpling$9.20

Steamed Chicken Feet With Black Bean Sauce$9.20

Steamed Pork Ribs With Black Bean Sauce$11.30

Steamed Baby Beef Ribs With Black Pepper Sauce$13.30

Beancurd Rolls With Oyster Sauce$9.20

Steamed Beef Balls$7.50

Steamed Beef Tendon$11.30

Steamed Beef Tripe With Ginger & Scallion$9.20

Steamed Beef Tripe With Satay Sauce$9.20

Steamed Savoury Glutinous Rice with Chicken$9.20

Honey BBQ Pork Bun$9.20

Steamed Custard Bun$11.30

Salted Egg Yolk Custard Bun$11.30

Steamed Golden Cheese Lava Bun$13.30

Steamed Cantonese Sponge Cake$9.20

Other Specialties

Fried Pork Dumpling$7.50

Pan-fried Radish Cake$7.50

Crispy Honey Taro Crescents$9.20

BBQ Roast Pork Puff$9.20

Baked BBQ Pork Bun$9.20

Pan-Fried Pork Dumpling$9.20

Crispy Taro Julienne Spring Roll$9.20

XO Sauce Fried Radish Cake$9.20

Crispy Prawn Spring Roll$13.30

Fried Beancurd Roll with Prawn$13.30

Beef Offals & Radish$13.30

Chinese Broccoli with Oyster Sauce$15.50

Deep Fried Calamari Tentacle$18.00

Deep Fried White Bait$18.00

Supreme Soy Sauce Fried Noodles$15.50

Pork & Century Egg Congee$9.20

Steamed Rice Roll

Steamed Plain Rice Roll$9.20

Steamed Rice Roll with BBQ Pork$11.30

Steamed Rice with Beef & Coriander$11.30

Steamed Rice Roll with Fresh Prawn$13.30

Steamed Rice Roll with Chinese Donut$15.50

Steamed Red Rice Crispy Prawn Rice Roll$18.00

Steamed Rice Roll with Scallop & Black Truffle$18.00

Dessert

Sweet Bean Curd$7.50

Mini Egg Tart$9.20

Mango Pudding$9.20

Green Tea with Osmanthus Cake$9.20

Steamed Honey-Combed Sponge Cake$9.20

Durian Pudding$13.30

Durian Puff$13.30

Weekend Special

Suckling Pig

BBQ Duck Korean Style

Macau Style Roasted Pork

Mango Mochi$11.30

Popular Dim Sum

Signature Dim Sum Platter$18.00

Crispy Garlic Prawn Spring Roll$13.30

Steamed Red Rice Crispy Prawn Rice Roll$18.00

Steamed Rice Roll with Scallop & Black Truffle$18.00