lee ho fook

keeps us coming back. love this place, the food is to die for and the staff are excellent, great wine list too. i'm glad to see the menu slowly growing but it leaves us unable to try all dishes so we keep coming back but end up having our favourites again! scallop and tofu starter is beautiful, duck and mandarin pancakes are amazing as is the eggplant, can't not order it! our new favourites are the barramundi, it is so beautifully cooked and the sauce is perfect balance for the fish. we are also addicted to the moreton bay bug tails, they are so tender i've never eaten them like this before, thefriedrice is so beautiful and fluffy we never have room for anything else! we been going at least fortnightly since they opened and just love it more each time. if you love good quality chinese food then you must try lee ho fook. well done guys!


-----11 oct, 2013-----

great thoughtful chinese!. attended lee ho fook on there 3rd night open and whilst still in soft opening mode with a limited menu there was still plenty to choose from. we loved all our dishes from king prawns with a marmaldy mayonnaise, fabulous crispy eggplant, gorgeous sashimi, delicate steamed snapper and a lovely lamb belly dish, we thoroughly enjoyed our night. looking forward to returning to sample the full menu which starts next week.

best roast duck in melbourne! duck, fujian crabfriedrice and deepfriedegg plants are definitely my 3 main things to order. they’ve got upstairs for the fine dining and downstairs next to the bar. i like the bar sections better:) make sure you have some room to eat the desserts. they are all so tasty!

this is a simple yet bustling place for some good asian food. order their egg plant with red vinegar, le ho fookfriedrice and some jasmine rice along with hills apple cider. my friends ordered pork and kale. overall nice experience n good tasting food

went for dinner last night because my friend had been raving about this place for some time. it was only half full probably because they put 15% extra surcharge on sunday. we enjoyed everything that we ordered but our favourites were:
- crispy eggplant with vinegar
- blue swimmer crab withfriedrice
-friedchicken skin
- spicy beef tartare with rice cracker
- jasmine custard

service was really good and quick, we didnt have to raise our hands our call anyone to get more water. they're always around to help us.

great quality food and accommodating team. would go back whenever want chinese. thefriedzucchini was delicious and the lamb ribs were out of this world. great for date or work meeting

entree quite nice, pork belly, chicken crackling, silken tofu scallops all very tasty, but we ordered sweet and sour pork,friedrice for main and they were quite disappointing

down a dark alley we went to find this gem. i walked right past this little door that opens up to the bar then the restaurant upstairs. very dimly lit. it is not often where our whole table agreed that every dish was delicious. there were lots of familiar asian flavours and ingredients used but they were combined in unique, surprising ways that came together really well. the aubergine were deepfriedin fingers which were crunchy and soft inside. tofu in 2 ways were delightful. cream cheese consistency with lots offriedgarlic sprinkled on top. the crabfriedrice was a surprise that came in a bowl we have at home! it had a crab egg custard poured over the flavourfulfriedrice. it was really lovely. we had mushrooms, potato salad which was a delicate turnip salad?? someone correct me here. buddha delight was fine and kingfish came with friend won ton pastry. we will try their popular duck next time and the dessert which we had to miss out this time.

...i have to admit, lee ho fook has opened my eyes and palate. dinner at lee ho fook was to celebrate chinese new year and also to catch up with my bunch of singapore homies from my previous work-place. we managed to snag a reservation along the popular, then-newish, restaurant on smith street and rocked up to a dim raucous atmosphere at lee ho fook. milk bun, braised pork belly and cucumber $6 gossip exchanged, we got down into serious business with fatbooo and fatbooobooo starting with a pork belly milk bun to share. we were expecting a “gua bow” (ala wonderbao ) type of bun but what was presented was a slider of sort.friedsoft sweet buns sandwiched a crisp deep-fried slice of pork belly, accompanied by a s

every dish was beautifully made and i don't know how to do the food justice in words. this review is a little under six months coming but definitely visit if you were ever wondering.
every element was packed with flavour and definitely striking in flavour. serving size is obviously a little smaller than the usual, so do bring a group along if you'd like to try a few dishes but definitely be ready to spend just a little bit extra.
jasmine infused custard and wagyu beef tartare was one of my favourites, as well as the tea egg.
could've done withoutfriedrice as it tasted generic and nothing too special, just not as oily as the cheaper restaurants. booking is definitely essential, or visit during non-peak hours.

this place just keeps getting better. we just love this place - have been the last couple of sundays, just wandered in and eaten loads of really beautiful food. not like anywhere else we go. staff are really lovely. in fact it feels quite homely. there are certain dishes we can't resist every time - thefriedprawns are just amazing. we're suckers for the eggplant too (great hangover pickmeup!).


-----06 mar, 2014-----

fantastic. love this place, been 3 times now - the crispy eggplant is irresistible and if they have a tomato salad with smoked tofu, make sure you have it.

lee ho fook is a modern chinese restaurant that is still fairly new to the city, it’s been open for about 7 weeks. it was formerly a restaurant in collingwood but has moved to duckboard place off flinders lane in melbourne. they serve chinese food but it’s not your specialfriedrice, honey chicken kind of place (hehe) it’s a modern take on chinese food and flavours. they play around with traditional flavours and come up with creative ways to express chinese cuisine.

i would call this a modernised yum cha experience! only a small portion of this set is traditional 'yum cha', but it was a good experience nonetheless.

ordered: from lee ho fook's yum cha brunch ($80pp)
🥟 dim sum: steamed pork and scallop siu mai with smoked roe, skull island prawns stuffed with garlic chives and superior soy sauce, panfriedpork and garlic chive dumplings with black vinegar and chilli oil
🍝 noodles: singapore noodles, stirfriedwith lup cheong and hong kong curry spice
🍗 roast meats: char siu glazed pork belly and duck lap cheong served with soft steamed buns, ginger and spring onion relish
+ roast duck ($10pp)
🍹 sweets: mango pudding, passionfruit granita and coconut sorbet

review:
notably, the skull island prawns from dim sum were insanely massive. perfectly peeled and cooked, they were juicy and flavourful with the garlic and the superior soy sauce.

the dreamy pork belly from roast meats was easily my friend's and my favourite meat out of the 3. thinly sliced with glossy lines of fat... it was a flavourful explosion in our mouth. it was incredibly moist as it soaked up the umami sauce underneath as well.
buns were pillowy soft, making it the perfect canvas to paint the pork belly on. with spring onions draped across, it delivered a refreshing taste as well. the perfect little moments with every bite!

singapore noodles aren't my favourite dish. in my opinion, they're usually dry - but lee ho fook has changed the noodle type which threw me off my game. nonetheless, still not amazing but the savoury lup cheong was delicious.

service was very friendly. it's more on the fine dining side, with clean crisp white table settings, and the waitress understood my obsession with taking photos 🤣. easy experience!

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📍lee ho fook, melbourne
@leehofook winter set menu for lunch ($80 pp)

everything was beautifully plated so i ate with my eyes first. can't say my taste buds had the same level of sensory experience unforunately. they were all generally delicious but didn't necessarily blow me out of the water.

chicken crackling (cashew cream, shandon sauce)
spanner crab (silken tofu, heriloom carrots and ginger)
fried bread (charred spring onion and soft curds)
dan dan noodles (sichuan slow cooked pork & octopus)
beef and braised turnip (black angus short rib, licorice braised turnip with black truffle)
crab and scallopfriedrice (fujian style, xo sauce)
baked cheese tart

loved dan dan noodles andfriedbread! now truth be told, i did expect a bit more considering its reputation. but i do understand the efforts put in to make each dish which justifys its price range. it was interesting to taste combinations of familiar flavours in unconventional contexts. definitely one of those places you'd visit o try something experimental without any predisposed judgements. felt a bit expensive but nonetheless quite enjoyable dining experience.
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enjoyable dining minus the service. we had a reservation at 7.30 which we arrived promptly for.

we were greeted and seated immediately. upon being seated were handed drink menus. it took over 20 minutes for our order to be received and another 20 minutes to receive and collect our dinner menus and order.

the resturant was neither full nor empty with only two people on that night.

now to the food. the food was delicious in spite of a very small variety on the menu. people who are not a fan of chilli; beware! most options contain chilli so choose wisely!

the lamb ribs,friedrice and chicken were cooked to perfection. the chicken was dressed in a soy sauce based dressing which meant it was terribly salty!

we did not consume anything on the desert menu as we were already full. be wary the coffee also comes from a capsule machine!

one of the most enjoyable dining experiences i've had, and even better was the plethora of vegetarian and vegan options available to choose from! i haven't felt so overwhelmed with choice in a long time. 

the ambience is beautiful - mood lighting set against an exposed brick wall and mirrors. the waiters were incredibly friendly, knowledgeable and helpful, helping us pick our perfect selection. 

i chose thefriedeggplant (a must have and one of their signature dishes) along with the silken tofu main and vegan pumpkin ice-cream for dessert. would definitely go back in a heartbeat!