We're spoilt of choice when it comes to Korean food as there are so many Korean restaurants around the Melbourne CBD. On an occasion, I was offered choices for dinner and Mahn Doo was one of the options as it is around our neighbourhood. Upon checking out the restaurant reviews on the Internet, I said yes! Mahn Doo is located at a quieter side of the city especially during non-working hours. The design of the restaurant is quite enclose and thus, making it less inviting from my perspective (as I couldn't really see what's inside!). Therefore, it never occurred to me to give it a try before this although I literally pass by the restaurant almost every day.
The ambience of the restaurant is really really nice. It's classy and cosy. Unlike the usual Korean restaurants, it's rather quiet. An ideal place for a date. :) I was surprised to find baby highchairs at such a classy restaurant/bar! The highchair looks nice and comfortable.
Well, there weren’t many varieties of food on the menu as compared with the other Korean restaurants but it was adequate. Dumplings seem to be one of their specialties and it’s astonishingly cheap (8pcs of steamed dumplings for only $5 and pan-fried dumplings for $6). We ordered some steamed and pan-fried dumplings, a seafood pancake, kimchi & pork silken tofu stew, as well as a beef & veggie stone bowl.
The dumplings were served pretty quickly. Both the steamed and pan-fried dumplings were very well made with thin skin and the taste was extraordinarily good! The size of the dumpling is just right for entree.
The seafood pancake which was packed with generous amount of seafood was not bad. However, there isn’t much to brag about.
Our mains came just at the right time when we were about to finish the entrée. The kimchi & pork silken tofu stew came with some nicely plated sides and a bowl of rice. It was one of the good kimchi silken tofu stews we have had so far.
The beef & veggie stone bowl which was non-spicy was quite average. The portion was a bit on the small side. You might consider ordering some entrée to go with this main.
We had a delightful dinner at Mahn Doo and I’m glad I found another hidden gem!
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