Supper Inn

It's 12am in the CBD and you decide that it's about time to have some dinner (or even a second dinner depending on how the night's gone) - so where can you go? Supper Inn in China Town of course.  Known as a bit of a Melbourne institution, Supper Inn is open until late - we're talking 2.30am late.

Serving up Chinese cuisine, the menu is extensive and the venue is licenced. The highlight of the night was hands down the salt and pepper fried chicken ribs.  The ribs were deliciously crunchy on the outside while still managing to keep  nice and juicy and the inside. The Singapore noodles were also a highlight - well spiced and full of flavour.

The low lights of the night were the fried pork dumplings and the San Choy Bow.  I must admit, on ordering the fried pork dumplings, I was mistakenly expecting more of Shanghai style pan fried dumpling. Instead we were served dumplings which were completely fried and which were oily on the outside and dried out on the inside (although, the dipping sauce was delicious!).  The San Choy Bow almost had the opposite problem - the little morsel was watery and lacked in any punchy flavours.

Unfortunately the fried ice-cream was also disappointing and lacked the warm and crispy coating that usually makes this desert an absolute gem.

Whilst there isn't a plethora of options available at 12am in the CBD and the food at Supper Inn wasn't terrible, next time I'd much rather head to the likes of Stalactites or the Melbourne Supper Club for a late night bite.

Food: 2.5/5
Service: 3/5
Venue: 3/5
Total: 8.5/15
Verdict: Don't bother