Shark Fin Inn

Booking was confirmed 15th Dec.upon arrival no bookings were I the book. They the us look and feel.like fools In the end they did offer us a table for two the size that young children would sit at. NOT GOOD ENOUGH. after 20 year's of coming to your restaurant . We did find another restaurant much cleaner and excellent service

All that was offered was a fridge magnet with the phone number. We already have in our phone.But as from today it has been deleted and replaced with the phone number of the Red Emperor.... Damian Clear

Went there last Sunday, can confirm it is the best yumcha in Melbourne, or even the entire Australia. Went there 10 minutes before opening and there was already a long line.

The porridge is cooked very nicely, with the crisps on top adding an extra layer of texture; The meat and the egg doesn’t taste rancid at all. Super hearty and enjoyable.

The dumplings (prawn and crab) are also great. Love the lotus crunch inside of it, truly remarkable.

The Chinese broccoli - Don’t know how it was cooked, but this place managed to even cook the hard stem as crispy and crunchy. The leaf almost tastes sweet, with all the natural flavour packed. Remarkable

Lastly is the dessert. The osmanthus jelly cake would be better if it had a coconut milk base rather than a red bean one (way too overpowering imo), but still very nice and would recommend, looks pretty as displayed

Very busy place so expect minimal service, but for a restaurant the most important thing is the food, and they do their food GREAT.

Good dumplings here and staff were very attentive. It is the best place I've been for yum cha and recommend it if you like it. However, the space is crammed and a bit chaotic. Other than that, the food is pretty good.

Pretty good selection of prawn dim sum options, and they're quite tasty! Although I wished the carts can come out quicker. We were sat at a corner and rather far from the kitchen, with 1-hour eating time, I don't think we got to see every menu that they had to offer.

Service and atmosphere definitely needs to improve. Had to ask several times for drinks and condiments which never came. Pretty frustrating when you spend $400. The price doesn't warrant the quality of food provided - there are others in this strip that do better and charge appropriately. The most annoying thing you can do is rush us out by giving the bill to pay when we're still eating and socialising. Note: they didn't have shark fin soup either on a Saturday night 😅

Great But Not Amazing

Had a dim sum / yum cha session with them on Sunday morning and it is okay.

The food selection is quite limited and the rotation of the food is a bit slow.

The whole time we were there we only get to see bean curd skin spring rolls for fried food.

Overall the taste is okay but the service could be better

We came here for lunch today. We were given 1 hour to dine-in, that's fine but when we still have 30 mins left we already given the bill to pay. We were upstairs and there were a few tables empty. But we got to rush to eat hot steaming dumplings & drink hot tea just to finish, after we paid the bill, we cant even order more food. It was a really hectic experience for yamcha. The best dish i ever tasted is the egg tart & tofu pudding. Will we return? I'll have to think about it.

Updating my review now that I've been multiple times over the years.

The service at shark fin inn has always been fantastic. Highly recommend you get a booking for a table. Walk-in is possible but all times I've been, the restaurant is very full.
The food has a fantastic authentic taste of Chinese cuisine. Everything from the entrees to the mains and deserts are full of flavour.

This long standing restaurant is a must visit for those who want a taste of Chinese cuisines.