Wantirna Superstars

Location:

703, Boronia Road
Wantirna, Victoria, 3152

Operating Hours:
Open 7 days - Yum Cha Daily

Lunch  : 11.30am till 3.00pm
Dinner : 5.00pm till 10.30pm

Additional Information:
Able to BYO (Wine only). Provides take aways. Contact - 98871580 or 98871508. Child and disabled friendly.

Verdict:

First chinese restaurant i've ventured into in Melbourne. Yeah.. not even in the city. >< I came to know this place cause its a sort of fancy restaurant "headquarters" for my dimsum loving family. So i tagged along! Yay!

Coming back to the main point, this restaurant specialises in chinese dumplings (usually late mornings till early afternoon) and delicacies (evening till night), or what you call in Chinese, "dim sum". But the term dim sum is not actually used here in Australia! Its called "Yum Cha".

Conclusion: This is a fancy, chinese, yum cha restaurant in Wantirna. =,= Damn i dislike the name WANTIRNA!

Coming AGAIN back to the point, the food here is REAAALLY pricey. In Malaysia, i consider dimsum an occasional treat! Well, Superstars's charging nearly 4 dollars a round-bamboo-basket. And this is just a normal-sized one. There are additional "upgrades" depending on type and basically, size of particular dishes. The PRICE upgrades too naturally. Teeh hee.

But the quality, taste, texture, and service of waitstaff provided DEFINITELY outweighs the price. Every piece of dumpling of ALL types are just so good and irresistable! Usually after consumption of these salt-based food, thirst is a yes yes yes. Not for the case of Superstar dumplings though! And you can literally taste the freshness oozing out into your mouth on your first bite and many munches after.

Ambience and atmosphere is a negative point though. Because of Superstars's popularity, this place tends to get a little crowded and noise levels will usually rise slightly above comfortable hearing. But table setting's just right, making enough room to facilitate the large crowds and also the pushing-dimsum-carts-girls.

To point out to anyone who eats here, apparently, there is a specialty here called "lai sa pau". (Picture to the right) Mind you, there are two types: baked and steamed. Baked tastes like heaven. Steamed tastes......ordinary. >< The baked "lai sa pau" is absolute hit in this restaurant, and when you enter, make that your priority order! Chef only prepares a few plates of these "pau" per session and missing the chance to try the specialty would be a waste!

I've been here bout 3 times now, 4 tomorrow, and as many times i have eaten here, food still tastes as good as the first. You won't be dissapointed trying out the food here. This i can guarantee. =)

Au revoir!