Shu - Melbourne

My wife and I tried to sit the vegan 10 course tasting menu for the 6 o'clock when it looked inventive and full taste that is not given one with a vegan menu. it was also nice to see a tasting menu available as we are genuine food and it is hard to find one that is appealing with the parameters of nutritional requirements. we don't drink alcohol, so we chose a sparkling water refill option that was $10 and fair when they get on 10 courses. the building is beautiful and a little maic and no air conditioning that we could feel so it was slightly unpleasant as it was 30 degrees outside. there were some cool options on the menu with beaten asian aromen and the first few courses came from a reasonable tempo. they were very pleasant and the only thing that really worked was the cheap prepacked wasabi that they were in every old sushi place. it didn't work very well with the aesthetic of something that is usually oriented with fine dips. also the salat leaves on one of the courses were old and I felt just as if someone chose the cost of quality and that was a farewell. To end and on the last curses we waited for 45 minutes between a cursor and finally got our spinat noodles. when they are light courses, I think they're going over a 20-25 minute war between and, as soon as people arrive at the bar area near the open kitchen, the standard fell clear. we came from a discussion about how good the food was to when is the next cure coming and the babysitter just rode a few dollars. all said, everything took 3 hours and with the amount of food and the lack of serious technical skills required it would have been done in the half. there were only one more couple in our opposite, and they were also brought out (if not anymore). we can simply go back and the waitress who added the 'tip' option to hurt. there is a time and a place to man and that is not the usa, her employer pays her. there is also an extra charge on credit cards, but this is probably common. it was all a bit ironic, as the restaurant warns them that they have allocated a maximum time of 1 hour and 45 minutes. the problem is that it is not possible that the kitchen is extremely slow. a real scandal as the menu and the execution are close to the perfection. too big for us and we will not be back. updated by previous review on 2022-01-25

This is now a fully vegan restaurant. we had the 10 course tasting and each court was a joy. I have been vegan as long as it was hard to believe that it is level of fine restaurants now available for us in a fully vegan restaurant. preserves 5 stars

Would definitley recommedn going for the 10 course degustation. It was definitely worth the price and had so many different flavours and new ways of cooking. Be warned it is a bit spicy as its sichuan food. I went with a group of 8 omnis and they all loved it. Menu was slightly different thwn what was on line and they regularly chnage aspects.

I can't recommend the vegan degustation from this place more! I went here quite a few times while I was in Melbourne for both the 10 course and the 5 course experimental night. Really affordable and you leave feeling just right not too full or too hungry! The flavours are incredible but make sure you like spicy food because a few times I took friends who couldn't handle the heat but just gave me more! The potato pancake is the standout dish I will remember forever. The setting is really funky with awesome lighting, kung fu films playing on a large screen with good music and coat hanger sculptures. The staff always remembered me and were super lovely, the food is presented so beautifully but doesn't lose any points for flavour. An absolute must!

We went for the experimental 5 course night. Without the burden of making any choices we were presented with beautifully plated creations. The dishes were experimental, and some worked better than others.I loved the pancake:fluffy with flavoursome soft eggplant and aeoli. The cone looked so interesting but I'm not sure the smokey tofu worked for me, with the sweet undertones. It was a good amount of food without being too much. Service was friendly, good selection of drinks and funky interior!