Taiwan Cafe - Melbourne

This was my first time at this restaurant with friends. We ordered the Shanghai soup dumplings, which were highly recommended for those who love juicy dumplings. Unfortunately, the three cooked chicken dish we ordered lacked flavor and only tasted of soy sauce. The Mapo tofu was good, however. Overall, the dining experience was positive, but we were disappointed that the waitress did not provide soup spoons for us to eat the juicy dumplings. We hope this can be improved for our next visit.

The perfect spot for satisfying your craving for Taiwanese cuisine. The flavors are authentic and delicious, and the service is fast. They also offer unique dishes not commonly found in Melbourne, such as Oyster vermicelli and crispy beef wraps. The taste is exquisite and evokes a sense of nostalgia.

This is one of the busiest little cafes I've seen in recent years. We wanted a quick dinner the other day in-between different screenings at the Melbourne International Film Festival, and stumbled on this place. With an overwhelmingly youthful (student?) and Asian clientele, the New Taipei Dumpling and Noodle Cafe (notice the cafe's complete change of name) serves up a large range of Taiwanese dishes. Apart from the dumplings there is a good selection of main dishes of all varieties. We ordered a plate of green beans and minced pork- which was excellent if a little pricey, and a plate of pot stickers (as they used to be called) i.e. fried dumplings. These were pretty average and I think we'd have done better ordering one of the steamed dumpling dishes. Service was competent and quick in spite of the hectic coming and going of customers. The main dishes were overpriced in our view although the dumplings and snacks were more reasonable. So, a good place to sample Taiwanese dishes when you're in a rush but the price should be adjusted downwards for the mains.

Tried the spicy xiao long bao, Kung pao chicken and shanghai fried noodles. The baos were just amazing and bursting with juices. The chicken and the noodles were great too. But the best part was the attentive service by Naya. We will be back!!

This shop is often frequented by many students probably for their Authentic Taiwanese taste food at student friendly prices. It has been renovated and prices have been raised. There is an open dumplings kitchen where you can see the cook making dumplings.I ordered a takeaway for dinner and it's the same packing as before with similar taste. This is a nice place to go for comfort Taiwanese food around the CBD area.It's not a cafe as their previous name suggested.