Rose Garden BBQ

Ordered the roast duck omelette on rice, and serving size is good. It’s enough to share among 2 people if you are not that hungry. Dish came out fast, and looks delicious. However I didn’t like that most of the roast duck pieces has bones in them. Please also note that they only accept cash under $40, so remember to bring cash if you like to eat there. There’s both outdoors and indoors seating. We chose to sit outside, but you will need to be aware of birds around you. Overall this is not a place I’ll come back again anytime soon, as there are plenty of restaurants in Melbourne that has a better environment that doesn’t require you to pay by cash if you spend under $40.

Used to come here many years ago when I was a student and I used to love the shredded duck with preserved vegetables fried rice. Thought today I'll try something new and ordered the egg gravy beef rice noodles today. The portion size is very generous and there are many pieces of beef as well. Taste wise was average only. You can taste that they put quite a lot of MSG in it. I was really thirsty after eating. The place is cash only for under $40. So make sure you bring cash when dining alone. If you're going there for lunch on a weekday, try to arrive before the lunch crowd to avoid the queue. The place seems to be rather popular with the lunch crowd. Will I go back? Probably not so soon but I'd like to try the shredded duck fried rice again.

The Mog Champ sends his regards. Service is lightning fast even for Chinese food. Received our food in literally a few minutes after sitting down. We ordered two chiffon, chicken and chinese sausage along with a BBQ pork omelette. Seems like they serve the rice behind the register to make things even quicker for the kitchen. It's too bad they didn't have the roast duck but it was still delicious with the chicken, the sauce that comes with the chiffon has a little spice to it but it's not too bad and the sauciness on top is amazing. Thanks for the food Rose Garden! Mogliest Regards, Your Mog Champ

This place is a Melbourne institution, they serve solid authentic Chinese dishes, the roast BBQ here are popular, however I always stick to their top 10 dishes the green beans with minced and the spicy chicken ribs. From order to table is 5 mins, no fuss kinda restaurant! Highly recommend for a quick delicious feed 🍜

Very authentic Chinese cuisine. Service is fast and kitchen is efficient - your food is on the table in 5 minutes. My favourites: spicy chicken ribs, spicy green beans with minced chicken, shredded pork and mushrooms with fried egg noodles, eggplant with minced chicken, egg chiffon with roast duck, and spicy Sichuan chicken

One of the best roast duck in Melbourne I must say. We can eat here twice a week non-stop. The duck was juicy, meaty, flavorful with nice texture to it. They have a range of dishes to go along and mind you, it came like 2 minutes after you got your seat 🤌. The price is reasonable compared to the size. Either each can get their own dish or share half a roast duck + any fried rice and you are set for the day! Oh also seatings are available both inside and outside, with me preferring outside better to stay away from the food smell inside. But yeh the service is unexplainably uncanny like other comments Enjoy!

Some say the service is rude — to us, it’s just no-nonsense. Food came out lightning quick. We had the crispy pork omelette and the spicy chicken ribs; both fresh and tasty, but the crispy pork omelette stole the show. Nothing fancy with the decor, but the place was clean and tidy even while packed.

Can you say that you visited Melbourne without eating here? Definitely no! It’s freaking good! Come come try both the chicken ribs on rice and also the crispy pork omelette on rice! Also a special tip is to order and tell them you don’t want rice, which will get you more meats and a charge of $3 which is totally fine. We really LOVE THE FOOD HERE THET WE ATE HERE TWICE DURING OUR TRIP. Service is understandably Hong Kong style so be patient and be extra prepared to order! Cheers!

Recommended by several family members of mine and I'm glad we went ! Not only it was perfect for rainy day, but all of my family is very satisfied about all of the dishes. I think we over ordered it lol but we finished it! The place is easy to find , I use Google map a lot whenever I travel. The food came out so fast, we were very surprised. Their staff are fast! The interior is homey too, very authentic old school restaurant in Asia. Their pork and duck are good, and their infamous omelette is awesome. We love a good fried tofu so we also ordered that. Overall, I'd recommend someone who's visiting Melbourne!

I went here for lunch. I ordered 1. Egg chiffon with pork belly (4/5) 2. String beans (4/5) The auntie was very fierce. The food was incredibly fast prepared. When i ordered, few minutes later they were ready. Services were super fast. It might get crowded during lunch or dinner time. CONCLUSION = RECOMMENDED!!!

Janky place but what a freaking gem! Rose Garden filled all my criteria for an authentic Chinese spot: Cheap-ness, filling-ness and CASH only! One of local favorite for delicious and affordable Malaysian/ Hong Kong style home food. Some of the things to look forward here are their chiffon omelette rice with BBQ pork (get the crispy pork skin when you can, those ran out fast!) - Succulent and so so good! The deep fried spicy chicken ribs was also stunning! Crunchy, savory and laced with chili oil. The default saltiness, was a bit salty for my taste, which is a good excuse to eat more rice haha. Service was very fast paced and accurate. A hidden treasure in downtown Melbourne, this small restaurant is relatively unknown to tourists, but certainly a place I would happily recommend!

Its been a little while since I was last here. The price seems to have increased. I had a salted fish and chicken vermicelli which I thought was too soggy. The roast duck, which we were given the part with not much meat so I wasn't impressed and the thai red curry, which was ok. I am not sure I will be back in a hurry!

This busy diner has the usual Cantonese style roast/BBQ meats and other dishes (fried rice, noodles etc). The portions are generous, the food is good, the service is quick and the prices are extremely reasonable. It's a really busy spot though - and we found it very crowded and noisy even on a Tuesday night.

I was looking for a place to have dinner when I noticed how crowded and busy this place was. That seemed like a good sign. But I ended up kind of disappointed. I ordered the fish fillet and bean curd with rice noodles for $10. The dish came extrememly quickly. (I would say under 5 minutes?) But all I could taste was the sauce. I couldn't really taste the fish fillet or the bean curd or the rice noodles because everything tasted the same! I did feel full in the end, but I did not feel satisfied. It's true that this place is cheap and fast, but I am not convinced that I would come back again.

Absolutely love this place. My favourite chinese restaurant to get take away from. Fast. Cheap. Super tasty stuff. They have a Top 10 list of their most popular rice/noodle dishes and these include a crispy skin pork omelette, spicy fried chicken ribs (which in my opinion is some of the best fried chicken around), spicy green beans with pork, stewed beef brisket.. They also do the usual BBQ dishes like roast pork/duck, soy sauce chicken, BBQ pork. All the rice/noodle dishes are really reasonably priced, most of which are under $10 and the portions are very generous. They can get quite busy at lunch/dinner times and you may have to wait a while to be able to get a table, so take-away would be a better option at those times. Just a note: they are closed on sundays.

They used to have better food. However, with the price, speed and food quality at a city location that's less than 5 min walk from Melbourne Central. I am happy to give them a 5 star. This place is certainly not for people that look for a restaurant with great ambience. It still doesn't stop this keep very busy throughout the day.

The old man/ chef owner passed the business to a daughter. The roast ducks are not made the old way ( air blown ) .. Of course , it's less authentic. The new chefs are fast food experts though: fast, still tasty and value for money. 3 stars.. Cheap and fast.

I feel they might have changed their chef .. Their foods were much nicer ,now it was just ok ok.

Great portion of Chinese comfort food. Typical student meal for taste, price and portion. Try their famous egg chiffon rice. It was good and satisfying, their Chinese gravy is bit spicy but tasty. It's very good with their rice dishes.

Terrible exprience. Cash only place that you to pay before you get your food. Ordered the duck and rice, there was no duck in sight... beyond that, my buddy's food looked like the worst part of the chicken and tasted terrible. If you are thinking of eating here, don't.

Always tasty. Always quick. One of my favorite Chinese spots in the city. In fact I might go there now...

Super fast, heaps of tasty dishes. Must try the eggplant and tofu, spicy chicken ribs, special fried rice, mapo tofu. The roast duck, crispy skin pork, roast pork and chicken are also the best I've had in Melbourne -- this includes basically all of Chinatown, Box Hill and Glen Waverley areas that serve these roast meats. Highly recommended. Just don't expect a quiet, peaceful ambiance. This place is always busy and deservedly so.

I have been on the hunt for an amazing BBQ joint comparable to this one place I go to all of the time back at home. I found Rose Garden and was excited to try it. I got what I usually get at a standard BBQ joint, which would be crispy pork, BBQ pork & chicken on rice. My meal was $10 and left me feeling full after, but quality and flavours of the meats were lacking.