Lucy Liu Kitchen and Bar

My favourite Asian fusion in Melbourne. All dishes are so tasty, light and fresh. My third time here and it never disappoints. Great atmosphere, great service, great food. A Melbourne staple and it lives up to the good reviews. Must visit if you are in the city and looking for an amazing experience.

Had a lovely first time experience here for my best friend’s birthday!
Upon arrival they seated us promptly and took our coats, they had a large selection of drinks as they have an extensive bar range and we even got recommended some of their best selling cocktails.
We had the 7 plate course which costed us $78 pp, each dish was flavourful and unique with their asian fusion flavours (personal favourite being the stuffed eggplant) and was more than enough to feed the both of us.
The atmosphere was lively and it contained this open kitchen setting with ambient lighting, I thoroughly enjoyed the music as it keeps a bustling environment.
Customer service was impeccable - especially from the man with head tattoos! Always checking in on us and ensuring we were having a great time.
Would highly recommend this restaurant!

Great food. Loved the fried rice, and roti was pleasantly exquisite. Drunken chicken was good and went well with Jasmine rice. Crispy pork in the bun was crunchily superb. We will come back again.... and... Lucy Liu is NOT the actress 😀

I'm having a great night at Lucy Liu. We've got the 7 plates tasting menu and there's some bangers on it, like the Cauliflower, sashimi, and salad. The rest of the food was okay. Will definitely come back to try the other dishes.

What an incredible evening! We chose the "Let Lucy Choose" 7 plate experience and it did not disappoint! Amazing food, incredible service, awesome wine suggestion by the friendliest sommelier (Thank you!). They easily accommodated our gluten free (celiac) requirement with no impact on the experience! The setting is beautifully done, great atmosphere! Thank you for a wonderful evening!

Was seated in a cute little nook with my friends and the waiting staff often checks in with us to make sure we are looked after. Tried the 7 course tasting menu and all the dishes were amazing. My favourite was the baked cauliflower and the king prawns.

I had the pleasure of dining at this fantastic Asian fusion restaurant, and I can't say enough good things about my experience. From the moment I walked in, I was greeted with a warm and friendly smile by the attentive waitstaff. Their professionalism and dedication to making my dining experience enjoyable was truly exceptional.

The true stars of the evening, however, were the chefs. Their culinary artistry was evident in every dish we ordered. The combination of Asian flavours with innovative twists was a delightful experience for our taste buds. The presentation of each dish was a work of art, and the flavours were a harmonious blend of diverse Asian cuisines.

Thank you for having us and will definitely have to come back :)

The entrance to the Lucy Liu Kitchen and Bar is in between the alley - midway up the cobblestones path. The road into Lucy Liu was an experience in itself. A fusion of Asian and Australian dishes is interesting. The price is at its pricer side but it is good that the food standard meets my expectations. We had a good experience nonetheless!

I always enjoy an encounter with Lucy Lui Melbourne.

Nested off Flinders Lane, this venue continues to deliver. Great staff, awesome cocktails and delicious food offering, the drunken chicken dish a fav.

Visited here last weekend when on a city break to Melbourne. The food was amazing, we shared a few dishes and enjoyed all of them so much. The duck was amazing, so tender. Will be recommending to anyone visiting Melbourne.
The staff were really helpful and explained the menu. It had a lovely atmosphere and beautiful interiors.

Fantastic atmosphere, was rather busy on Monday night. The service was really good and staff friendly, chatty and attentive. Each dish was time perfectly. All the dishes tasted great. For the mock-tails, I think they need to relax on the ice cubes. More drink than ice please. Apart from that, what a great place to dine.

Fantastic food - beautifully presented, refined flavours and such a buzz in the place. The bao were amazing - pork was crispy and the sriracha chicken so tender. Shitake dumplings had a great sauce, and the cauliflower with turmeric was phenomenal.

Lucy Liu continues to deliver awesome food. We now live in Sydney so hadn't been for years.

Tonight we sat at the counter which was incredible - amazing to see the chefs at work creating great tasting food. We started with the KINGFISH SASHIMI, GREEN NAM JIM, COCONUT & THAI BASIL which was so tasty and the perfect start to our night. We then had 2 serves of LUCY’S SOFT SHELL CRAB JIANBING (one at the start of the night and one at the end as they are so good). My husband had the CRISPY PORK BUN, HOUSE MADE KIMCHI, SRIRACHA MAYO which he loved - it's made with pork belly which I can't eat. I had the FRIED CHICKEN BUN, GOCHUJANG, PICKLED RADISH and actually had a second one (but the second I asked for with extra Gochujang sauce as that's where the spice is - omg, so so so good - and reminded me of when I first ate it). We also shared GREEN PAPAYA SALAD, SHRIMP, CHILLI & LIME which was light, delicious and a perfect accompaniement to the other dishes.

I highly recommend Lucy Liu and recommend the smaller dishes on the menu as I personally find them more flavourful.

Our service last night was mixed. Our main waiter (male, Asian appearance) wasn't particularly attentive or engaging. However a waitress, Amy, brought our drinks and then was incredibly engaging, assisted us with ordering and then took our order - she was fabulous and made our night.

Drinks were well priced - we had beers and gin & tonics.

An amazing experience! I was seated at the kitchen bar and it’s my new favourite spot. I love to people watch and this position gave me exactly the right amount of watching and devouring great food. The service was great. Food amazing.

definitely one if my new favourite places in melbourne. the vegan set menu was divine & all the staff were so knowledgeable of the menu, and attentive to our table even though it was a full house! will be back absolutely

Loved the food. Kingfish crudo, crab wontons, soft shell crab wrap, black pepper duck with lettuce wrap, greens. Wait staff were helpful and fun. Great vibe.

Was looking for a quick place to eat on Sunday and luckily a friend suggested this place.

It a cool layout that you enter via the lane and we got seated at the bar which in my opinion they are the best seats in the house.

We got to watch the chefs prepare all the amazing dishes causing us to order more than what any two humans can eat but we got to taste the beautiful flavours of all the dishes.

Highly recommended, but also recommended with bigger group if you want to try more items.

The have 2 set menus, a 5 and a 7 plate which I will probably be trying next time.

While I’ve reviewed Lucy Liu before, I went back again after 6+ months and still felt like it deserved a review for maintaining its impeccable quality, taste and experience. The food is just phenomenal - leaves an explosion of flavours for your taste buds; served by their most friendly staff. Love love love it!

Absolutely nothing to fault after dining at Lucy Liu! We arrived just after 9pm on a week night, and left just before 11pm, never feeling any pressure to rush or get out.
Each server we encountered was attentive and super accommodating, making us feel like there was something on the menu for literally everyone. The standout dishes were the Tempura prawn betel leaf, Spiced cauliflower and Beef wontons. Each dish and drink we tried, was exceptional and of generous size.
Although it is not a huge space, no tables appeared to be squished together, giving each patron comfortable breathing room. I can not wait to dine here again.

Food was amazing - fresh, tasty and delicious! Staff were very attentive and helpful- guiding us from choosing a dish that was too big for two of us which we were very appreciative of as we saw it arrive on the table next to us - it was huge! Great sommelier allowing us to taste wine before choosing the wine! Highly recommended 😃