Hua Lu Peking Duck

Hua Lu Peking Duck reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.

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1. K

   Ka Ching

   Melbourne1 review

   5.0

   Dined on March 31, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   I am really happy that I celebrate my birthday in Hua Lu Peking Duck! Friendly staff and very helpful. Food is next level! Especially the Fresh Cucumber with Sliced Chilli
   

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   Alex

   Melbourne1 review

   4.0

   Dined on March 31, 2025

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 4

   The food in general is exceptional, but the staffs seem pretty overwhelmed by customers, have to ask for refills.
   

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   Mey

   Melbourne1 review

   5.0

   Dined on March 29, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   Highly recommend the peking duck, make sure to get the whole duck if you have 4 people
   

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   Evelyn

   Melbourne1 review

   3.0

   Dined on March 29, 2025

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 5

   The Peking Duck itself was fantastic. However, the steamed rice noodles with prawn didn’t have the usual sauce, there were no sauces on the table, eg:soya sauce, black vinegar etc. Other than the cutlery with our place settings, the servers did not appear to be prepared with additional cutlery for dishes for example: the accompaniments to the Peking duck didn’t have a sauce spoon and the dessert dishes didn’t come with spoons. The tea whilst made with tea leaves did not have a strainer in the teapot - tea leaves were poured out into the cups. It has a great ambience, privacy and nice decor - it’s Peking duck was the highlight but the other dishes & readiness of servers didn’t align with the standard it was trying for.
   

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   Goodbye2021

   Victoria5 reviews

   3.0

   Dined on March 23, 2025

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 1
   4. Ambience 3

   Food is good but service was appalling. We had to ask 3 or 4 times for things like water, sauces and plates!!!
   

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   Sugandi

   Melbourne1 review

   3.0

   Dined on March 10, 2025

   1. Overall 3
   2. Food 3
   3. Service 2
   4. Ambience 5

   both business or family dining. Plenty of spaces but this is probably also one of the downfall as there isn’t enough staff to serve all the tables. The yumcha food are quite nice. Particularly like the taro with black truffle. The signature peking duck is a big let down though especially when everyone is rating it so high. The skin is too dry and the meat is tough. They use the normal duck with not much fat.. very disappointing. A normal duck from Pacific House would be 10 times better in fact! Service wise, We sat in the VIP1 room, it’s very hot, and no one came in to serve at all. We were literally shown the room and asked to order via QR code and then literally no one attended to even ask if everything is fine or if there is anything they can help with. We need to go out find a waiter to ask for additional chopsticks, we had to go out to ask if they have chinese tea, no one came in to refill the tea afterwards. For a place that charges such high prices, would have expected a better service.. Anyway, would not recommend.. there are better places for peking duck but the dimsums are fine if you are fine with higher prices and lack of service.
   

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   PeterG

   Victoria3 reviews

   5.0

   Dined on March 1, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 5
   4. Ambience 5

   What a great place. Funky layout that’s interesting & fun. Prompt service with very generous servings. Under order as you’ll have way too much. Food is top quality too. Really enjoyed it.
   

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   Ivan

   Melbourne1 review

   5.0

   Dined on February 25, 2025

   1. Overall 5
   2. Food 5
   3. Service 4
   4. Ambience 4

   I would say this as the Best of the Peking Duck that i can get in Melbourne!
   

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   Victoria

   New York City2 reviews

   4.0

   Dined on February 15, 2025

   1. Overall 4
   2. Food 4
   3. Service 3
   4. Ambience 3

   Food was very good. Really bad table service. Only 90 min seating and before you know it the manager comes and tells you to hurry up. Not much of mannerisms or courtesy. Quite rude actually. Makes the night rather unpleasant.
   

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    Rosemarie

    Victoria1 review

    5.0

    Dined on February 5, 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5

    My husband and I had a meal here for our anniversary. It has become an anniversary tradition for us to have Peking Duck, as part of our celebrations and have been to different restaurants in Beijing, London, and all around Melbourne to enjoy this dish. We felt the Peking Duck set meal at Hua Lu was one of the best we’ve had anywhere in the world- including the many different restaurants where we had this dish in Beijing. We would highly recommend this restaurant.
    

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