Simon's Peking Duck Chinese Restaurant

What a bizarre night. I cannot recommend this place! I can see why there has been so many conflicting reviews. Our whole table agreed, we genuinely felt that "they were as unimpressed with us as we are with them". In other words, we did not feel welcome there. As soon as we sat down: * It was a rushed experience, almost as though they didn't want you to order anything else but the duck. * Every drink order was met with an eye roll. * The 1 menu on our table was snatched away before we could consider other items. We had to get another one off another table so the vegetarian with us could get something for her! It was confusing to say the least. They do things their way and that's it! * Inconsiderate and unacommodating. * The Peking Duck and the pancakes are quite good. The skin shattered like glass and the meat is juicy. The stir fry duck and the soup were lazy after thoughts in my opinion. That is it. The service, the ambience and all other dishes were very much an after thought. I would recommend you go to a restaurant who allow you to order other items, not just the duck. The duck did NOT make up for the other sub par food and rude staff. I'm sad that I spent my hard earned money on such horrible place.

Delish duck and crepes. Will be back for more next time. It was worth the 1 hour drive for hubby and I!

You know what you’re going to get when you come to Simon’s. The master may have left us, but his team honours his memory with a cracking meal and great service. They focus on one thing, and they do it exceptionally well. Go, eat, be happy.

duck over grilled. pan cake is cold and some warm. duck meat with noodles braised was a mess ! ! can be done much,much better in an easy way. Service is simple but with fast motion .......... Price is reasonable.

Best place to have Peking Duck. The duck soup and bean sprouts noodles are delicious too.

Cheap and tasty. Meals are very affordable. 3% Credit card surcharge is completely excessive though.

Highly recommended ! Need to book on weekend nights, cause it's so popular. Tried the whole duck for three courses, delicious! Good service, also. Have a good night here: )

When you are looking for a cosy restaurant, dimmed light, staff that checks on you every now and then, a place where the chef explains the specials, calming music....this is not the place to go. However, if you just look for great peking duck, Simon Peiking Duck (sic), is your place. I have eaten peking duck in China, Europe and the US. Tried to make it myself dozens of times. Getting the skin crisp like paper (whithout cooking the skin separately) is an art, and this place is like a museum. The skin shattered like glass, the meat was a little on the dry side, pancakes were home made, sauce had a good flavour not too salty. The price is reasonable for Melbourne. This is not roast duck, it is authentic Peking Duck. For sure you can get better in China.....but we are in Melbourne, not China. In my experience, there are 4 predictors of great authentic Chinese food 1) lots of noise, 2)packed with Chinese customers, 3)functional bright light, 4) functional service-not overly polite, just functional. SPD, has it all. Really, think about it, if it was not great (authentic food), the Chinees would not come. The so called "left over duck" which they take away, comes back to you in your noodle dish and soup. This is the authentic way. Peking duck is a feast , where all the parts of the duck are used. You are there to eat Peking duck, and great Peking duck is what you get. I will be back. Thanks

This is the place to be if you're a fan of Peking duck. The duck they serve is fresh and warm, and has light and crispy skin and little fat. Pan cakes are paper thin, warm and fresh. I would have given them five stars if their crispy noodles were a bit more crispy and less salty, but all in all a very enjoyable meal.

Very Nice food, taste just right and noodles was delicious