ShanDong MaMa - Melbourne

The food here is not BAD however it is over priced. A plate of broccoli is $18 and the dumplings are $15. Definitely don't dig the dumplings either. If you get the pan fried dumplings they are fried in the same pan as all the other dumplings and therefore are not vegan (even though we were told all the food we ordered was vegan.

The first time we ate here, we found the food excellent, the second time, however, it was more of a mixed bag. The vegan selection is quite small, but clearly marked. The pan-fried zucchini dumplings are excellent, as is the scallion pancake (the egg-free version, which wasn't available the second time and may no longer be on the menu). The sauteed corn with pine nuts and gogi berries is better than it looks, if rather sweet. However, none of us (3 people) liked the hot and sour potato. Updated from previous review on Monday October 19, 2015

Went here to try the vegan dumplings. This small restaurant located inside a mall is usually very busy during lunchtime. I ordered an aloe vera juice which unfortunately contained honey. Asked the waitress if i could return the unopened bottle and ordered a 'herbal tea ', thinking it was in fact a hot tea. Next thing was them handing me a cold can of 'herbal tea ', with the information being completely in chinese. Tasted like it was made out of 99% honey.... The dumplings tasted very good but they are really expensive cause there has been a hype around the vegan dumplings at this restaurant. Would maybe go again if really hungry and next time, I 'll just order a water....

beautiful black squid-ink dumpling, but I should not recommend certain dishes until I had them all and can actually say what I like best. everything I didn't look very tasty, and we'll go back safely. And as an additional gnade it is remarkably cheap.

the best noodles of all time! as I move to sydney, I miss shandong mama so much that I asked a friend to bring me something when she visited melbourne. mama was happy to commit. Thanks, mama!