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Chin Chin

125 Flinders Lane, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia (Melbourne CBD)
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Ranked #12 of 2,901 restaurants in Melbourne
Cuisines: Asian
Dining options: Breakfast/Brunch, Reservations, After-hours
Neighbourhood: Melbourne CBD
Restaurant details
Dining options: Breakfast/Brunch, Reservations, After-hours
Neighbourhood: Melbourne CBD
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Melbourne
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17 reviews 17 reviews
Reviews in 13 cities Reviews in 13 cities
18 helpful votes 18 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 June 2013 NEW

We have wanted to go to Chin Chin for a while and finally got there on a Friday evening recently. We were going to the theatre so got there at 5.30pm, there was already a waitlist as it is so popular, but that was no problem as we put our name and number down and headed down to GoGo bar... More

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Perth, Australia
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13 reviews 13 reviews
9 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 8 cities Reviews in 8 cities
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 June 2013 NEW

A 40 minute wait down stairs in the charming bar was worthwhile. The service was very friendly and advised intelligently on how to order. There was a good selection of fish and vegetarian dishes and it was delicious. The ingredients were fresh and tasty and the 5 dishes we shares between two were very filling. The kingfish wings were a... More

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Melbourne, Australia
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23 reviews 23 reviews
6 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 15 cities Reviews in 15 cities
20 helpful votes 20 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 June 2013 NEW via mobile

We're shown straight to 2 seats at the food preparation bar at 5:30 on a sat night. Loved watching what they were doing and guessing which menu items they were. Loved the food. Amazing flavours and sauces. Had the raita, pork and crab balls, barramundi and pork salad. The last only had 2 very tiny identifiable pieces of barra but... More

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39 reviews 39 reviews
28 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 14 cities Reviews in 14 cities
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 June 2013 NEW

Having only eaten here twice, we would gladly return, for the marvellous, mainly,Thai food, with great buzzy atmosphere. Let them "feed" you.....

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5 reviews 5 reviews
3 restaurant reviews
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2 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 June 2013 NEW

I had heard great things about Chin Chin - so I was excited to see it empty one day walking by (they do not take reservations is my understanding and it is always packed to the rafters)- It was a Saturday morning when I saw it pretty much empty - just before lunch - so I entered. The waitress took... More

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Christchurch, New Zealand
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23 reviews 23 reviews
5 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 17 cities Reviews in 17 cities
12 helpful votes 12 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 June 2013 NEW

You really feel like you are in trendy Melbourne eating at this place, with a long line of people waiting to get a table. We went early at round 5pm on Saturday and sat down in the bar downstairs to have a drink. You can get the wait staff upstairs to text your phone when a table is ready. The... More

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Perth, Australia
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37 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 22 cities Reviews in 22 cities
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 June 2013 NEW

Great lunch with lots of flavours. We were offered a seat at the bar straight up and were served by a barman who took the time to explain the dishes we had ordered to us. The food started coming out fairly quickly and was staggered so we did not have a heap of plates around us and there was no... More

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melbourne
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8 reviews 8 reviews
4 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
5 helpful votes 5 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 June 2013 via mobile

Finally dined at chin chin after a few recommendations and found it to be quite nice. The blend of flavours were incredible and the desserts were awesome. Waiting staff were very good the day we were there. Quick and efficient.overall a pleasant experience.

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See 5 more reviews by radcom for Melbourne
Melbourne, Australia
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116 reviews 116 reviews
48 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 39 cities Reviews in 39 cities
53 helpful votes 53 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 June 2013

Go here and wait as it is worth it. We chose the "feed me" option and the pleasant waiter brought a large number of dishes to taste and we were well and truly full by the end. Stand out dishes were the soft shell crab and the pork belly, which was so good we were obliged with seconds. Highly recommended

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Tassie
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4 restaurant reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 June 2013

Food was pretty good, the desserts the best, we went early as they don't take bookings, and it filled up very quickly. If you like extremely casual, it's fine, you basically are sitting right next to other customers, like I mean they may as well be with you, the staff very pleasant, lots of them, but some not doing a... More

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