270 Doncaster Rd, Balwyn North VIC 3104, Australia
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What travelers say:
Every time we go to Loong Palace, we order Banquet B. For $23 per head, it's excellent value. You get chicken and corn soup (not just a tiny Chinese rice bowl, but a generous cereal bowl), a large spring roll, fried rice, combination bird's nest, sizzling beef, lemon chicken or sweet and sour (or half/half), a dessert (you can choose from banana fritters, lychee and ice cream, fried ice cream, pineapple fritters or ice cream with nuts I think - we always order the banana fritters) and tea or coffee. Why do we always order the same thing? Well, apart from the good value, the nest of the bird's nest is done very well. Some other places we've been to have taken short cuts but at Loong, it's always done properly. I always love chicken and corn soup but when we took a friend who doesn't eat corn, they were happy to substitute the soup for wonton soup. When my mother-in-law wanted steamed rice instead of fried rice, they accommodated her without charging extra. The batter on the banana fritters is light and not too thick. None of the ridiculous banana flavoured syrup that we've had elsewhere. The owner, Jennifer, is very friendly and her daughter, who has now grown up and only works one day a week is very nice too. When we go there, we always have a chat and it feels like family friends. OK, so the banquet is more Aussie Chinese, but even us local-born Chinese love it! We usually go there with a group of family or friends. We highly recommend that you go there.