Shark Fin Inn

4.3

148 Reviews

$A40 and under

Chinese

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2 people

17 Feb 2025

19:00

Booked 5 times today

Good for groups
Lively
Great for brunch

The 'original' Shark Fin Restaurant was established in 1980 at the top end of the little Bourke Street. Close to the Parliament Station, Shark Fin Inn achieves it's excellence by serving the finest Cantonese food at affordable prices. With lunchtime Yum Cha, takeaway service and an extensive a La Carte and banquet menus, Shark Fin Inn has remained favourite of many despite some strong neighbouring contenders over the years. It gives customers a good chance to savour the famous dishes from Hong Kong without the expensive price tag of the air ticket - or the meal. Close to different bars, cafes and theatres and open until 1.30am daily, Shark Fin Inn is the best place for family gathering, business acquaintance, celebrating special occasions and late supper after a night out.

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Dining style
Casual Dining
Price
$A40 and under
Cuisines
Chinese
Hours of Operation
Lunch Daily 11:00 am–3:00 pm Dinner Daily 5:30 pm–10:00 pm
Phone number
(03) 9662 2681
Website
http://www.sharkfin.com.au/melbourne
Payment Options
Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Casual Dress

Location
50 Little Bourke St, Melbourne, AU-VIC 3000
Area
Melbourne CBD
Parking details
Street Parking
Additional
Gluten-free Options, Vegan

What 148 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

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4.3

4.3 based on recent ratings

4.4Food
4.2Service
3.9Ambience
4Value

Noise • Energetic

Diners' Choice Awards

Melbourne
Good for groups
City Centre
Great for brunch
City Centre
Child-friendly
City Centre
Good for groups

Review summary

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Shark Fin Inn is a standout restaurant in Melbourne, celebrated for its "excellent food" and "great service." With a welcoming atmosphere, it offers a wide selection of "beautiful fresh food" at reasonable prices. The dim sum is skillfully made, and the staff ensures a "pleasant and attentive" dining experience.

148 Reviews

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michael
Melbourne
1 review
4.0
1 review
Dined on 3 February 2025
1. Overall 4
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
Overall, I had a great experience. I visited during a Monday lunchtime, which is understandable since it’s not peak time. As a result, there weren’t many yum cha carts available. I plan to return during peak time in the future. The food was delicious
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len
Victoria
3 reviews
5.0
3 reviews
Dined on 2 February 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
very vibrant venue staff very efficient and friendly even owner engaged with us Gabriele
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Cai
Melbourne
1 review
4.0
1 review
Dined on 1 February 2025
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 3
Solid Yum Cha experience, especially at one of the busiest times of the year. Bit of a shame that all the variety items are taken before they arrive. Would be perfect in an off time!
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Sharon
Melbourne
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on 27 January 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Excellent food, great service. Easy parking on street or round the corner at a private car park. Pick up drop off out the front.
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Geoff
Victoria
6 reviews
5.0
6 reviews
Dined on 5 January 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
Outstanding service and delicious food. Highly recommend
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Lisa
Melbourne
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on 4 January 2025
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Beautiful fresh food and great friendly service. Reasonably priced with nice atmosphere.
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Neill
Melbourne
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on 31 December 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Have eaten at this restaurant before and as usual lives up to its reputation. The food was delivered within a very reasonable time and was as hot as it should be. Staff were very attentive and amiable. Would always recommend to anyone.
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Tom
Melbourne
2 reviews
2.0
2 reviews
Dined on 25 December 2024
1. Overall 2
2. Food 3
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 3
Very poor service. They kept forgetting to bring us a bottle of water & tea until the end, and tried to charge us 5 bottles water which we didn’t get. Asked if they had vegetable dishes, and they only said yes and never came back to us. Will never go back here.
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Amal
Adelaide
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on 25 December 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 4
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Excellent service. 2.5 kg Lobster cooking options could have been explained better to us but overall great experience
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Cedric
Melbourne
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on 17 December 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
We have dined here many times over the years. Always great food and reasonably priced. Walking distance from Parliament station.
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FAQs

Shark Fin Inn offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (03) 9662 2681.

Shark Fin Inn is rated 4.3 stars by 148 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

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2 people

17 Feb 2025

19:00

Booked 5 times today

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50 Little Bourke St, Melbourne, AU-VIC 3000

Additional information

Area
Melbourne CBD
Hours of Operation
Lunch Daily 11:00 am–3:00 pm Dinner Daily 5:30 pm–10:00 pm
Price
$A40 and under
Cuisines
Chinese
Dining style
Casual Dining
Dress code
Casual Dress
Parking details
Street Parking
Payment Options
Mastercard, Visa
Additional
Gluten-free Options, Vegan

Website
http://www.sharkfin.com.au/melbourne
Phone number
(03) 9662 2681

Shark Fin Inn

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Dumpling

Combination Peanut Dumpling

Slu Mai Pork & Mushroom Dumpling

Prawn & Chives Dumpling

Vegetarian Dumpling

Shark Fin Dumpling

Scallop Dumpling

Prawn Dumpling

Steamed Dim Sims

Chinese Sausages Bun

Runny Custard Bun

Meat Roll Bean Curd Skin

Pork Spare Ribs in Black Bean Sauce

Chicken Feat w/ Abalone Sauce

Ox Trip w/ Giner & Shallots

Chicken Feet

Ox Tripe

Congee Ox Trip Rice Roll

Congee w/ Salted Pork & Century Egg

Ox Tripe Combo

BBQ Pork in Steam Rice Roll

Prawn in Steam Rice Roll

Chinese Donut in Rice Roll

Deep Fried Baked Pan Fried

Deep Fried Pork Dumpling

Stir Fried Sticky Rice

Fried Prawn Roll w/ Bean Curd Skin

Pan Fried Turnip Cake

Deep Fried Calamari

Deep Fried Taro Dumpling

BBQ Pork Pastry

Dessert

Mango Pudding

Steamed Bean Curd Jelly

Deep Fried Sesame Ball

Mango, Pomelo & Sago Sweet Soup

Villain Sponge Cake

Hot Baked Taro Sago Pudding

Custard Tart

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Diners' Choice Awards

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