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The place has a sophisticated feel and great ambience but the food was pretty average in my opinion.We ordered xiao long bao, dumplings in chilli oil,…
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What better food to eat after Watching crazy rich Asians. Cant compete with the abundance of riches in the movie so we ordered crazy amount of dumplin…
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We came here during the week for lunch and the service was pretty good and the food came out efficiently. We ordered wonton soup, Peking duck pancakes…
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5 Reviews on “Tao Dumplings, Hawthorn East”
The place has a sophisticated feel and great ambience but the food was pretty average in my opinion.
We ordered xiao long bao, dumplings in chilli oil, hot and sour soup, chicken and corn soup, pork mince and bean stirfry, cold noodles in bean paste, scallion pancakes and Peking duck pancakes.
I didn’t like: The dumplings tasted stale and tough in sweetish chilli oil. I ate only two. Hot and sour soup lacked both elements. Scallion pancakes not great.
I enjoyed: The xiao long bao were very nice, plump and juicy. The pork mince and bean stirfry had a great flavour.
Expensive for the quality of food, even for the area. Unlikely to try again.
What better food to eat after Watching crazy rich Asians. Cant compete with the abundance of riches in the movie so we ordered crazy amount of dumplings instead. We knew we were at a good spot when theres still a queue at 8pm. We watched some dumpling making while waiting which definitely made the waiting easier. Highlights: the calamari – perfectly cooked. Pan fried dumplings – fab! Lowlights: the place was a little understaffed for the total number of customers.
We came here during the week for lunch and the service was pretty good and the food came out efficiently. We ordered wonton soup, Peking duck pancakes, spring rolls and xiao long bao. Everything we ordered tasted great and all for under $50.
These are the best dumplings in Hawthorn/surrounding suburbs. The fried pork dumplings were perfectly crunchy, with delicious filling and not oily (a common problem with fried dumplings). Sides were also great quality, with the broccoli and beef fried noodles plentiful, tasty and well priced. Tao is a little let down by its service. Staff can be a aloof and almost impossible to get their attention at times. But it’s not a deal breaker. Tao is a great local to have when you’re craving dumplings!
I give this a 10/10 for food quality – it was amazing. Service however was a bit off: they brought 2 of our entrees and 1 main at the same time but forgot the other entree completely and got a bit confused when we tried to explain that we wanted the entrees first. Language seemed to be a slight problem – English obviously not 100% so communication was not the best. We eventually got our spring rolls after everything else was served, but only 4 not the 8 we had originally ordered. Service was also a bit slow and they were absolutely flat out busy/full, so perhaps more staff would be useful. Plus it is a very noisy place as so busy. Having said that the food was superb, really delicious and a good menu with lots of choices.