#JOURNEY TO THE DUMPLING FREE#

The bowl contained two decent sized scoops however it was delicious and I could have eaten four more bowls.

Unlike most green tea ice creams this one was not powdery or grainy. Not too bitter but bitter enough to balance the sweet.

#JOURNEY TO THE DUMPLING FREE#

Between the three of us we managed to finish most of the rice and a total of thirty dumplings (only ten on my behalf) although I wouldn’t recommend trying to eat that much as we almost didn’t have room for dessert.įor dessert I ordered a serving of the gluten free Sweet Sticky dumplings and gluten free Matcha green tea ice cream. There was no sauce on the rice itself but I added a little bit of the soy sauce. The side serve of rice as I mentioned before was extremely generous and rather than your standard take away fried rice this rice was filled with prawns, octopus, crab and mussels as well as the standard peas, corn and carrot. Even so they were absolutely delicious and I wished I could have tried them in the pork. The one downside I did notice was that the gluten free were smaller in size than the other dumplings the casing extended well over the sides of the filling. The filling was tasty and moist with lovely flavours. They did break a little as they got stuck to the baking paper on the bottom of the steamer. The dumplings were as I expected sticky and the casing was a little chewy. I received ten gluten free dumplings for $12AUD and the side serve of rice which was much larger than anticipated was $12AUD. Fifteen minutes later with four other tables dining at the same time. Our drinks arrived shortly after we ordered our meals and with free refills on both the water and the tea we chatted and sipped until the food arrived. I wasn’t even sure if i’d be able to have my dumplings with soy sauce so I’d broughy my tiny purple capped fish bottles with me. I really liked the fact that they brought over gluten free soy sauce and sweet chilli, it made me feel like they understood my needs a little bit better than most. The gluten free dumplings only came steamed to avoid cross contamination in the pan and both rice dishes were gluten free as a standard.Īfter we ordered the waiter brought me over some gluten free condiments. Sadly the gluten free vegetarian tofu dumplings were sold out, meaning I could only try the Italian chicken as well as a side serve of the gluten free fried rice. I’d already planned my order before we got there but we read through them to give my companions a few minutes to decide. One of my dining companions, Matthew opted for a $4.50 Jasmine Tea. They do stock gluten free beer however I’ve never had a taste for it so I settled for a water. Our menus arrived as soon as we’d settled and moments later we had ordered our drinks. On the table there was a box of condiments filled with sauces that unfortunately after a bit of browsing I discovered we couldn’t eat. When we entered there were already two groups seated, perhaps you wouldn’t need a booking at 12 but as we left around 1.15pm the place had begun to fill up. We dined on Saturday at 12pm, with the venue only opening at 11.30. We were promptly seated at a four seat table set with chopsticks and napkins. From the roof hang black globe lights with a neon green inner. The interior is split into two areas and is heavily decorated with wood.

The quaint restaurant boasts a trendy asain fusion style dining area with ample seating.

If I am wrong I would love to go somewhere else and try their rendition of a gluten free dumpling.

Please correct me if I am wrong but I believe that Bowl Bowl Dumplings is the only place in Melbourne to get gluten free dumplings. Nicely positioned among the trendy shop fronts and cafe eateries of Smith St Collingwood is Bowl Bowl Dumplings.

Journey to the dumpling