House of Khong

This Chinese restaurant is not authentic (I'm Chinese and can cook Chinese food). Although the decor looks like the kind of Chinese elements that Australians imagine, authentic Chinese restaurants wouldn't look like this. The dishes came out quickly, and the owner was very friendly, but the quality of the food was only average, below average even. We ordered many dishes, and I could only accept about half of them. For example, the Mongolian beef was overly dark and salty because of too much dark soy sauce. The fish portion was very small. The fried rice was greasy and definitely not authentic Chinese fried rice. This experience taught me a lesson: if a menu includes a lot of non-traditional Chinese dishes, it's likely a pseudo-Chinese restaurant, and I should leave immediately. If I lived in Bendigo, I wouldn't go to this restaurant again. Out of courtesy, we told the friendly owner that the food was good, but I am leaving this review in the hope that the owner will consider changing the chef. ----- Thank you for your candid reply. I appreciate your recognition that the food may not be "authentic" Chinese cuisine, which can’t always meet the expectations of those seeking traditional Chinese flavors. That’s exactly why I shared my review. I’m not trying to demean your restaurant—clearly, no chef or restaurant can please everyone. Your dishes might appeal to many, though they didn’t meet my personal standards for Chinese food, given my 38 years of experience eating it. 😊 Lastly, I wanted to clarify that we finished all the dishes simply out of dining etiquette—we don’t want to waste food, whether at home or in a restaurant.

O D

The service was examplary! Very, very fresh food. We shared the garlic prawns as entree and then the sizzling Cantonese beef with special fried rice as main. We were pleasantly full! We will definitely return when we visit Bendigo again. Thank you!

So it is

HoK Has always been our go to for Chinese dining for the last 40 years. Jeannie is still greeting customers most days and has the staff cracking attending to your every need, serving exceptional food. The restaurant atmosphere is lovely and always beautifully clean. Chicken and corn soup, still the best around

Shannan Filbey