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Flower Drum

Name: Flower Drum
Address: 17 Market Lane, Melbourne (VIC), 3000, Australia
Price range: $145 (Prices have been provided by the restaurant)
Rating: 9.6

9.6/10

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17 Market Lane, 3000 Melbourne (VIC)See map

Average price $145

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Average price $145
Average price
Average price is calculated based on starter/main course or main course/dessert, excluding drinks. Prices have been provided by the restaurant. The average price is indicative.

Seafood soup dumpling: $22; Large dumpling of handpicked mud crab, scallop, prawns, woodear mushroom and bamboo shoots in superior chicken broth
Mud crab siu lung bao: $10
Scallop siu mai (each): $5.5

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Reviews

9.6/10

Excellent839 reviews

9.7/10

Food

9.7/10

Service

9.1/10

Ambience

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Marie M.
2 August 2021 • 20 reviews
10/10
Couldn’t wish for a more wonderful lunch!

Gary V.
31 July 2021 • 2 reviews
5.5/10
Most dishes were disappointing and grossly overpriced. There are many restaurants both Asian, fusion, and European in Melbourne that have much better food and also more reasonable

Katie Lu
31 July 2021 • 1 review
9.5/10
Nice food ????

Petra P.
12 July 2021 • 1 review
10/10
The food definitely lives up to expectations. Combined with incredible service and five star atmosphere we can’t wait to go back. Special thank you to ‘Franco’ who made our experie

Siew Kin C.
25 June 2021 • 7 reviews
10/10
I have been coming here several times over the years. Service and foods are consistently good.

Wayne C.
24 June 2021 • 5 reviews
9/10
After opening it’s doors and establishing itself as Melbourne’s premier Cantonese cuisine restaurant over forty six years ago. The Flower Drum still retains a high quality standard

Janice C.
12 June 2021 • 2 reviews
10/10
The food was amazing, the service even better! I thoroughly enjoyed the meal! The staff was well informed of the menu. The overall ambience was excellent! I look forward to visitin

Jacqueline T.
8 May 2021 • 1 review
9.5/10
Flower Drum has been on my list to try for a long time. I was not disappointed in the least. The food was simply fabulous, the meats were fresh and just melted in your mouth. The w

Julia S.
1 May 2021 • 1 review
9.5/10
Eye fillet and the Peking duck beautiful. Service was outstanding.

John p.
14 April 2021 • 17 reviews
10/10
flower drum is an excellent fine diner with great service and food...the dining room tables are nicely spaced out also so great for an intimate experience

Vicki J.
20 March 2021 • 1 review
10/10
Never lets us down. A Melbourne icon, great food, great service and a wonderful vibe. Our waiter Derek was exceptional, looked after us so well. But hey that is what you get from t

Keely L.
7 March 2021 • 1 review
10/10
absolutely beautiful service, very attentive but not too over bearing and delicious food. very very much enjoyed. made my partners birthday very special. thank-you very much.

Mirella M.
6 March 2021 • 1 review
10/10
Amazing, excellent friendly service, thank you for making my birthday special ????

James G.
6 March 2021 • 1 review
10/10
Food and service excellent.Staff very attentive and helpful.A great day we have booked a function for later this year and the manager helped us pla this.

Terry D.
1 March 2021 • 9 reviews
10/10
As always a great venue for special occasions. From the moment you enter the restaurant until you leave you are made to feel special. The food was again fantastic especially he Pe

Louisa H.
2 January 2021 • 1 review
6/10
We’ve dined at Flower Drum in the past & always held it high in standard. We waited a long time for food, portions were smaller, majority of the food was average tasting, weight s

Mary K.
7 December 2020 • 2 reviews
10/10
Our first time to the Flower Drum and it didn’t disappoint. Great food and friendly, professional staff who were very attentive. Highly recommend.

Sophie A.
3 December 2020 • 1 review
9/10
Our summer tasting lunch banquet was exceptional. Great variety . The service and staff were welcoming and attentive . A great experience after having been in isolation for most of the year.

Jim X.
26 November 2020 • 1 review
10/10
Flower Drum continues to deliver three decades on. The atmosphere is incredible and the quality of the food is second to none. Amazing establishment that is sure to impress any guest!

Amy Vu
11 November 2020 • 1 review
8.5/10
Great elegant atmosphere, delicious foods and friendly staffs. However the prices were way too expensive for very small portions. Expect to spend around $40 each person to have a f

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Opening time

Lunch

Monday to Saturday: 12noon to 3:00pm

Dinner*

Monday to Sunday: 6:00pm to 11:00pm

* Temporarily, while capacity restrictions are in place, dinner service will be two seatings:

6:00pm until 7:30pm

8:00pm until closing

How to get to the restaurant

17 Market Lane, 3000, Melbourne (VIC), Australia

Directions to get there

Melbourne CBD, Melbourne City

About the restaurant

The complete Cantonese package..

In China, 'Flower Drum' is known as a traditional dance famous for its beauty and elegance. In Melbourne, it’s a similar story. ‘Flower Drum’ is a Chinese restaurant that displays the same elements of refinement and delicacy through their concept of fine dining Cantonese cuisine and dedicated service. Put simply, it’s a complete Cantonese package: the service is second to none, the food - well it’s outstanding and the classical dining room is thick with a ripe sense of occasion. Enjoy Cantonese classics such as duck wontons or fall-apart honey-braised pork ribs that come with two essential accompaniments – rice and a finger bowl. Native produce shines in dishes such as stir-fried pearl meat and the luscious, complex wallaby tail soup with wolfberries and yam, while the heavy-hitting wine list drips with prestige. Restaurants come - and some of them go, but none play exactly the same role as this one does.

Best dish: fall-apart honey-braised pork ribs