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Spicy red Sichuan food in banana leaf cups.

Dainty Sichuan Food

  • Restaurant
  • Casual dining

Dainty Sichuan Food on Lonsdale Street serves noodles and individual hotpots. Choose your soup base and raw ingredients, then cook at your own personal cooktop inlaid into the table.

Base flavours include seafood, mushroom and spicy (and they're not kidding when they say spicy!). You can add a range of meats and seafood ingredients from tendon and tripe to pork and wagyu beef.

The restaurant seats over 200 in an ornate dining room with carved wooden screens.

Pro tip: put your trust in the waiter if the side dish station is a little overwhelming. You'll be amazed at what they can come up with.

Hours

Day Times
Monday
  • 11.30am - 3pm 11.30am - 3pm
  • 5pm - 11.30pm 5pm - 11.30pm
Tuesday
  • 11.30am - 3pm 11.30am - 3pm
  • 5pm - 11.30pm 5pm - 11.30pm
Wednesday
  • 11.30am - 3pm 11.30am - 3pm
  • 5pm - 11.30pm 5pm - 11.30pm
Thursday
  • 11.30am - 3pm 11.30am - 3pm
  • 5pm - 11.30pm 5pm - 11.30pm
Friday
  • 11.30am - 3pm 11.30am - 3pm
  • 5pm - 10pm 5pm - 10pm
Saturday
  • 11.30am - 3pm 11.30am - 3pm
  • 5pm - 10pm 5pm - 10pm
Sunday
  • 11.30am - 3pm 11.30am - 3pm
  • 5pm - 11.30pm 5pm - 11.30pm

Location

Dainty Sichuan Hot Pot - CBD
149 Lonsdale St
Melbourne 3000

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Contact details

  • telephone number: 03 9662 2019
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