Ping’s Dumpling Kitchen

Waiting 1+ hour for takeaway is crazy work! especially when you have seen people who dined in and ordered after you’ve been waiting for 30 mins get their food served… This place is popular and seemed busy during the time we went to order takeaway and food is decent (have been twice before but dine in). We ordered fou…

Strictly cash only! You can get cash nearby - - the big 4 banks' ATM machines don't charge you for using the (big 4 only) interbank fee anymore more. Expect to wait in a queue at the door for meal times, very tight seating, shoulder to shoulder if you are sharing tables, serve yourself by ordering through QR code cos g…

How this restaurant is not a 5 star I would never understand. It is named Ping's Dumpling and my god it is arguably one of the best in Melbourne. Podstickers, dumplings, you name it, its all good. I visited after 5 years and it feels just the same, shows consistency and a mastery of the foundation. But please bring ca…

Took a very long time for our group of four to get seated. After ordering, three meals arrived within about 10 minutes, but we then waited another 30 minutes for the fourth meal. By the time it finally arrived, everyone else had already finished eating, so the last meal had to be packed up and taken home. Very disappoi…

You don’t so much dine at Ping’s as you do negotiate terms with the physical space. It is a crowded, incredibly lively establishment where you are forced into an intimate experience with your neighbours—all of them—and the staff. The layout is pure comedy thanks to the furniture: these massive, bulky wooden tables and …