Cooking Corner

Delicious food

Located in one of the corners of Little Bourke Street, this place is a hidden gem when it comes to Asian food. In here you will find joy, peace and most importantly; explore well-crafted menu by the head Chef Kyle. Don’t forget to say Hi to the chef as he is quite amiable and would love to explain his fusion cooking style. I have been eating only Asian food prepared by Chinese mainly and Cooking Corner help me understand how different the Taiwanese dishes taste. While you are here; don’t forget to order their Bao’s. They are yummylicious. Since this place is not in any of the busy streets and still in the heart of CBD, it’s a must visit if you looking for a peaceful dining. I am pointing this again and again because I had to walk past the bustling masses and long queues of people in Swanston and Bourke Street to reach this ‘fine dining like’ establishment. Soy-braised pork rice is a must try. This Taiwanese dish will definitely fill up your belly and put happiness in your heart without blowing a hole in your wallet. The restaurant supports order right from your table by using QR code. You can even pay right through the app. They support Liven pay if in case you like to use some credits or to get some cash backs. The staff were incredibly helpful and full of energy. Unlike other Asian restaurants I have been, no offence, the staff here goes one step above to make sure the patrons are doing ok throughout your dining.

I LOVE THE PLACE, FOOD AND STAFF. Be mindful the soy braised pork rice is quite a small serve hence the price ($9). The eggs in all of the dishes were cooked to perfection and the rice was so fluffy and fragrant. I also ordered fried chicken bites but i ate it before i took a picture. Would totally come back!!

Authentic flavours, affordable price with generous portion. Nice ambience although when it’s packed with people, it can be a bit noisy. For a weeknight, this place was almost full, lots of reserved tables. The sweet and sour pork we ordered was flavourful. The beef was a bit too cooked, if it’s a bit rarer, that would be great! Saw lots of people ordering the side dishes. Will visit again to order those!

Delicate, fluffy, high quality baos. I usually dislike bao since I've found it overly doughy and lacking in flavour, but Cooking Corner has changed my mind. I particularly loved the Pork Belly bao. They make everything fresh and the service is very friendly and welcoming. I will definitely be returning!

I would recommend trying the food here. The portions are perfect for sharing and the price doesn’t hurt your wallet. The food itself is delicious, you can tell that the food is cooked with care and attention to details. I enjoyed the xiao long bao and spicy wontons the most. Good section of sake and beers available too.

Really cozy place for chit-chat and dining. The food tastes good overall. My recommended dishes are the braised pork belly rice and cumin lamb skewers. The baos are also decent.

The food is soo good. The fried chicken bites are delicious! The baos are so yummy and fluffy. We tried the pork belly bao, and the grilled pork belly one, I liked the grilled one more. The custard buns were yummy too. And the beef burger bao was good! Will come back for more! The staff were friendly and polite, the ambience is nice too! Check this place out 👌🏼 Update: came here a few more times. The sweet and sour pork rice is very delicious, the vegetable spring rolls are perfect! 10/10

Whether you feel like having a snack or a full meal, Cooking Corner has got you completely covered! FOOD: We ordered a HUGE LOAD of food being :- Classic Baos, Pork Belly Bao, Sweet BBQ Pork Buns, Grass Fed ‘Cape Grim’ Steak Rice, Braised Beef Noodle Soup and the Edamame Pate with Spring Onion Pancakes. The stars of the show had to be the Baos! All the baos are made with the best dough, they are pillowy and soft while still maintaining that chew! Whether it’s a gua bao or char siew bao, the dough is just so complementing with the fillings. The fillings aren’t any shy of amazing! Asking me to choose a favourite bao would be like asking me to choose a favourite child, extremely difficult but I personally ADORED the Sweet BBQ Pork Buns! It’s truly one of the best BBQ porks I have ever tasted and the flavour was just out of this world and amazing! The pork belly bao was crazy good with a hoisin ketchup (don’t judge it until you taste it 😉), it tasted like an asian quarter pounder or basically just AMAZING! The Classic is amazing as well and no matter what dish you are ordering, you can truly be rest assured that the meat you receive will not be any shy of perfection! Their main dishes which were the Steak Rice and Braised Beef Noodle Soup were tremendous and exactly what everyone NEEDS during this cold winter! The Steak Rice is perfect for anyone who loves steak or food in general. The steak is already amazing because Cooking Corner uses fresh & high quality ingredients but the GLAZE, oh my lawd! Highly recommend this for everyone! The Braised Beef Noodle Soup was so warming and comforting during this cold weather. The broth was flavourful, the beef was so juicy but yet tender, the noodles were cooked perfectly! Finally, my personal favourite which is the edamame pate with spring onion pancakes! Spring onion pancakes are already one of my absolute favourite things in the world so when I saw that Cooking Corner decided to put a special twist on it, I was all on board. The spring onion pancake was crispy but yet not too oily which made it such an absolute delight to snack on but together with that edamame pate! Oh my goodness, I was blown away! Everything about this dish I highly recommend or all their dishes really! An absolute 10/10 for their food! SERVICE: Kyle & his crew are not simply there to serve you food but make you feel at home while you dine! They are super attentive and accommodative to any requests and are super pleasant and friendly! Going to Cooking Corner truly made you feel like you were dining at a local eatery with happy and energetic faces, dedicated chefs and just an amazing atmosphere! Cooking Corner is a gem that deserves more recognition and is genuinely one of the most delicious Asian food eateries I have been to! Their prices are reasonable for the splendid and unarguable high quality and good portions and their service is absolute perfection! I can only give them full compliments and love! Thank you so much for the amazing food ❤️

I really enjoyed the experience eating in this place. From the moment of taking my order in paper, taking the delicious food and billing itself was a delight. The waiter welcomed me with an order log and pencil which felt like taking real power on my order process. Funnily I got the bill on my table before receiving the food but the bill itself had a very nice logo of the place which really summarised how it feels to eat such delicious buns. The bun of the classic Bao was so great as it was fluffy and feels like a shelter in your mouth, the flavour itself gives you a hint of sugar which is not intrusive at all and is well matched with the beef flavour. The place is clean and neat with a nice and sophisticated musical taste as it will put you into Inn mood sensations. The bottle of water was nicely selected of Scandinavian style. The only drawback of the place is the Unilever Lipton fridge which looks very commercial and takes out the cleanliness of the restaurant design. Also it uses sustainable materials in the containers and utensils :-) The ANZ digital terminal for payment was also a great cutting edge technology for payment.