Taste of the orient - Mount Alexander

Is Water Garden Chinese Restaurant a mixed experience? Chinese food in Daylesford might seem like an odd choice, especially when this cuisine is

Even though we have just bought in the area, the recommendation to try this came by chance in Melbourne. I don't think we would have tried it otherwise, because Asian cafes in the country are often not great - but this is well worth the top 3 stars the Age Cheap Eats has awarded. All the dumplings were excellent, and often quite different to the usual kinds in the city or Box Hill. I'll try some of the other non-dumpling dishes next time too. Prices are higher than many Melbourne places, but not unreasonable. Ingredient quality is high too.

Excellent dumplings. We made a booking because we had a group of six. And that's about the maximum you can get in there. Does a roaring trade for Sunday lunch.

Authentic HonkKong styl dumplings and dim sims. Good fresh ingredients. Ideal snack or lunch option.

Dim Sims and Dumplings fresh and tasty. Mains had flavour and appeared to be MSG free. Service was good. Servings substantial. They do not sell alcohol,don't know whether they have BYO licence