TELY'S Chinese Restaurant

Tely's Chinese Restaurant 6450 N. Wickham Rd., Melbourne, FL 32940

4.5 Stars

Feeling a tad esurient, I steeled my nerves and proceeded OTB for a visit to Tely's Chinese Restaurant in Suntree (Melbourne). The people who respect food and dining are the ones I respect. The ones who, through the art of practiced ereption, steal from the general dining public by wiping their feet on the industry are the ones I write nasty things about. Thankfully, Tely Tse, the owner of Tely's Chinese Restaurant and the owner of former Brevard giant Yen Yen is one of those restaurateurs I highly respect. After 18 years at Yen Yen and 8 more here, Tely is doing many things right.

Danielle is our wait staff today, and while this fine example of a lady has a pulse of zero, do not let that fool you or put you off, as she does not suffer in the least from ergasiophobia. She performed her duties with outstanding professionalism.

I asked Danielle for an order of the whole fried fish, scallops in their XO sauce, Snow White Prawns and a bowl of Hot and Sour Soup. Relaxing with the place's vibe, I sat back, snapped some pictures and eagerly awaited Danielle's return.

My wait was within an acceptable time frame. I soon found myself basking in the delectable aromas that assaulted my olfactory senses as Danielle set my order on the table. I have to direct your eyes to the pictures at this point. If that is not an artistic culinary presentation, I don't know what is. Everything is screaming freshness and was made on-site. I assure you, everything smelled as good as it looked. Anticipatorily, I grabbed my tools of dietary obliteration and got to work.

I had asked for my whole fried fish to be served in their Chinese Black Bean Sauce. Traditionally, this sauce is made from douchi (fermented black soybeans), garlic, and soy sauce. It is then simmered down to a delectable slightly thick sauce. Tely's nailed it. The fish was fried to a deliciousness not often experienced and the sauce was amazingly flavorful.

Forcing myself to move on, I turned my attention to the Scallops in XO sauce. XO sauce is considered one of the most expensive, prestigious and luxurious sauces in Hong Kong Cuisine. It is customarily made from dried scallops, dried shrimp, fine smoked ham, chili, garlic, lemongrass and other seasonings. The menu clearly states “No refund and return on any dishes that are cooked with the XO sauce,” which, of course, made me want to try it. I mean, how can something touted as having such luxurious taste be made in such a way that someone would return it? After one bite, I wasn't sure. The second one allowed me to begin to form an opinion and the third one had me on the bandwagon. This has to be one of the most exotic and flavorful sauces I have ever had the pleasure of scarfing down. Wow is about all I can say.

Moving on, albeit regretfully, I forked a prawn and popped it in my cake hole. These are Tely's take on the traditional Chinese creamy-style shrimp. Once again, Tely proclaims his sovereignty over Middle Kingdom cuisine in Brevard County with this outstanding dish. Suffice it to say everything was marvelously prepared and obviously done so with love. Least I forget, the Hot and Sour soup here is the real deal. This is not something Panda Express made to suit what some corporate suit thinks Americans want or expect in ethnic food.

The Big Boy says, “Anytime you want to experience the best Brevard has to offer in Hong Kong cuisine, go to Tely's Chinese Restaurant.”

Velebrated my sons birthday here. Loved my visit! First time trying and we will be back! Not your typical Chinese Cantonese food. High end experience! Thank you again for a wonderful meal.

Nice & clean place. Food is great! Not pictured; salt & pepper squid for appetizer, also very good.

The owner (I guess his name is Telly) is very friendly and very engaged with customers. This time there were 2 servers for the whole restaurant, and it was almost full, so our waiter was rushing, so if you crave something, make sure you plan & know what you order is going to be.

Suggestion: if you want to eat the whole fish, plan to arrive before 8 pm. It takes 30-45 minutes to cook it, they close at 9 pm.

We came around 8:00 - 8:05, our waiter said no to our fish order but Telly said yes and he made it possible.

We’ll be back.

We absolutely love everything about this place! Let me start off by saying that we are Asian and this place is by far the most authentic in our area. This is not your typical "take out" or "buffet" style food. Our family had a delicious 8 course feast for mother's day weekend. The roast duck had the perfect crisp, the whole fried fish was flavorful and juicy, the beef stew casserole had amazing tender cuts of beef, the Hong Kong steak was cooked to our liking, and the service we received from the owner and our server was top notch. They are super friendly and kept checking in on us during our dinner feast. Highly recommended!!!

It was delightful experience eating at this place. I asked for roasted duck, the crispiness was on point!! Super good!! I also asked for Jasmin tea. The tea pot is enough for two people. Above all the service was fantastic! Rick our server deserves six stars! Prices are affordable, I spent around $60.00 for two persons, including tip.

Hands down my FAVORITE Chinese restaurant anywhere in the world! Tely is an incredible authentic Chinese chef and his restaurant delivers consistent deliciousness EVERYTIME❣. We had the Snow White Prawns that taste like heaven, Szechwan Chicken (not on the menu but they whipped it up for us anyway, and a side of Bok Choy. Got my Chinese food fix for a little while! If you’ve never been here you’ve gotta try it!

Had a satisfying dinner here with my family! I enjoyed the open layout of the restaurant - it was neat. Our server was very quick and attentive! The food was delicious and came out in a timely manner. We we’re able to try a bunch of dishes. I would recommend the Mandarin or Sesame Chicken, Mongolian Beef, and Snow White Prawn. Their take on Tong Chu chicken (Sweet n Sour) is interesting!

The service is the best around. Both the waitress and the owner where very helpful and nice. The food is better than I had at any Chinese restaurant I've ever eaten at. The whole experience was well worth going for. I'm from out of state but hope to eat here again someday.

Brought my family here for Mother’s Day! We ordered Singapore curry noodles, XO sauce seafood, fried sizchuan snapper fish, and fried apple and banana fritters.

Mr Tely is a complete gentleman! It was out pleasure to dine at your restaurant!!!
To be greeted at the door by the owner was so welcoming!!!! Jen our server was efficient , pleasant and so kind!
The food was the BEST Chinese food I had in 24 years since I’ve been in Florida!!!
It was well worth our drive from Vero Beach!!!
We can’t wait to return to TELY’s again❤

Hands down the best Chinese food I’ve had in Melbourne! I came here a week or two ago with my girlfriend and the owner Tely was really good to us. Tely is very friendly and gave us a nice introduction to the restaurant as well as all of his favorite dishes.

Rick was our waiter and he has to be one of the most entertaining waiters I’ve ever had 😂. He gave us the entire history of the restaurant as well as a rundown of the menu and made us feel at home, even telling us any dishes we desire that aren’t on the menu can be made as well. We picked out a few of his recommendation and I must say everything was DELICOUS! Definitely recommend getting the mandarin chicken, Mongolian beef as well as the fried duck breast and shrimp feuded rice. Absolutely fantastic place and I can’t wait to be back to add more photos and videos 😁

Best egg rolls in town fried rice was excellent dumplings were good mongolian beef was really good Marco the sever took great care of us. Highly recommend this restaurant. Don't forget to ask for secret menu...

Excellent, fresh food. Danielle, our server, made sure to take special note of our shellfish allergy and had everything cooked in fresh oil. Overall, a fantastic experience!

A very nice Chinese restaurant with class. Great waiters, service, and good food. White table cloth tables and properly dressed staff takes the dining experience up several notches.

I wish I could give this restaurant 8 stars! Happiness is the feeling you get when you’re on your way. Elation is what you experience with every bite. The staff is the most experienced and professional in Brevard County and the atmosphere is perfect for a date or family gathering.

Nice little hole in the wall serving some very nice Chinese food. Got the shrimp dumplings and they really wowed me, the sauce they came with was tangy and a very nice compliment. For main course got the Ma Po Tofu, which was just great and the salt and pepper pork, that was fine, I prefer a little more salt and more chilies. But it was a great experience.

Love the food here! The staff are really nice, and the overall quality is perfect! This restaurant has no cons, and prices are justified for the quality and portion of food! Love going here with my family, and easy go to place for dinner!

Amazing food, Tely is a great host. Been here several times, always fabulous. Reservations are a must because so popular!

I love the very elegant and less oily taste of the seasoning. We visit the a lot but now we moved unfortunately. I want to come back again if I have a chance. All my family also love here.

If I could give them 10 stars I would. Everything from service to food is amazing. Definitely a gem to our community.