Secret Kitchen Chinatown - Melbourne

My husband and i went for a nice friday night dinner together . After being seated we had to wait some time before any one came near us again to bring Menu's . We finally got the drinks Menu and waited ages again to order a bottle of wine. We finally got someone to take our food order but in doing so asked questions re the Menu and the waiting staff had very little idea about the Menu and had to get other staff it assist . the service was very slow , we had to pour our own wine and for the price of the food we found it very ordinary and bland.

We had attentive service and the food was good, except for my soup. It was meant to be hot and sour and it tasted and looked like dish water. There was no problem and was not charged for it. The hot pot had the most amazing massive prawns in it and the flavour was nice but not outstanding.

I took my girlfriend here for her birthday, as she loves crab. We took up a special offer for shark fin soup and some abalone to start which was both beautifully cooked and very tasty. We ordered a 1.2kg mud crab cooked in garlic, along with a serve of spatchcock and also a serve of asian vegetables. The mud crab was perfectly cooked and the best mud crab I have ever had. The spatchcock was also beautifully cooked but not necessarily what I expected flavour wise. The service was first class and they were very attentive. This restaurant is quite pricey so I would suggest checking the prices on the menu before deciding to eat here to avoid a big shock when the bill arrives. I had a few work colleagues who also dined at Secret Kitchen for dumplings and drinks who also got the shock of their lives when they received the bill.

Hides the rule of minimum spend $25 per person and then shames people when they leave without ordering. I'm don't agree to this contract so I'm opting to leave. Nothing wrong with that. Go here if you want a bad time

Lovely food but quite disorganised and rude. We booked a table a month in advance, queued for 30 minutes with two elder ladies, people shoved us, a chaotic snenario and the 'general manager' says she gave our table away. It was really infuriating. We had to walk down the rain and cancelled. Birthday celebration thanks to the awful service. Make sure you know how to yield, shove and elbow to get to the booking desk and be firm because this lady is very rude. The food had been great in the past though. Never again.