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Lagoon Dining, Carlton, AU-VIC

Lagoon Dining

4.8
4.8
517 Reviews
$41 to $100
Asian

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2 people
7:00 pm
Booked 6 times today
Experiences are available.
  • Good for special occasions
  • Innovative
  • Neighbourhood gem
Lagoon Dining is a restaurant and bar dishing up food that leans heavily on Chinese culinary traditions. It is an expression of food we love to eat and to cook, dished up heartily alongside booze we like to swill - a place for friends and fun.



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Additional information

  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Price
    $41 to $100
  • Cuisines
    Asian, Chinese
  • Hours of Operation
    Sun 1:00 pm–8:00 pm Lunch Thu, Fri 12:00 pm–2:30 pm Dinner Wed–Sat 5:30 pm–9:30 pm
  • Phone number
    0447 525 573
  • Website
    http://www.lagoondining.com/
  • Payment Options
    AMEX, Mastercard, Visa
  • Dress code
    Casual Dress
  • Executive Chef
    Keat Lee
  • Location
    263 Lygon St, Carlton, AU-VIC 3053
  • Area
    Carlton
  • Cross Street
    Faraday Street
  • Parking details
    Street Parking
  • Public transit
    Bus Stop: FaradaySt/Lygon St no: 200, 207, 955, 966Tram Stop: Lygon St/Elgin St. Tram 122Melbourne University/Swanston St. no: 1, 3/3a, 5, 6, 16, 64, 67, 72
  • Additional
    Banquet, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Chef's Table, Cocktails, Counter Seating, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Kosher, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, Takeaway, Vegan, Wheelchair Access, Wine
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Experiences

  • New Year's Eve 2023!

    $90.00 per person

    Prepaid

    31 Dec 2024 - 1 Jan 2025
    It’s been quite the year for everyone, and not that one needs another excuse to get together and party, but in case you did, NYE at the shop ought to give you any additional incentive you might require. We open from 5pm on the night and we will be offering a 7-course set menu to munch your way out of 2023. This one's not to be missed; the menu is awash with veritable bangers.  Dietary requirements and allergies cannot be accommodated. All tables to be vacated after 2.5 hours
    New Year's Eve 2023! photo

  • New Year's Eve 2024

    $78.00 per person

    Prepaid

    31 Dec 2024 - 1 Jan 2025
    It’s been quite the year for everyone, and not that one needs another excuse to get together and party, but in case you did, NYE at the shop ought to give you any additional incentive you might require. We open from 5pm on the night and we will be offering a 8-course set menu to munch your way out of 2024. With notice dietary requirements and allergies can be accommodated. All tables to be vacated after 2 hours
    New Year's Eve 2024 photo

Menu

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What 517 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.8
4.8 based on recent ratings
  • 4.8Food
  • 4.8Service
  • 4.7Ambience
  • 4.6Value

Noise • Energetic

Loved For

  • Melbourne

    Best Overall

  • Melbourne

    Best Food

  • Melbourne

    Good for special occasions

  • Melbourne

    Asian

  • Inner City North

    Best Overall

  • Inner City North

    Best Food

  • Inner City North

    Best Service

  • Inner City North

    Best Ambience

  • Inner City North

    Best Value

  • Inner City North

    Innovative

  • Inner City North

    Good for special occasions

Review summary

AI-generated from verified diner reviews
Lagoon Dining offers a delightful culinary journey with "phenomenal food" and "exceptional service." Guests rave about the "feed me" menu, which features "delicious and creative" dishes. The atmosphere is "casual but refined," with friendly staff enhancing the dining experience. Don't miss the "sensational cocktails" and "beautifully paired wine."

517 Reviews

  1. David

    New York City

    29 reviews

    5.0

    29 reviews

    Dined 2 days ago

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Why on earth would you pay a similar price (perhaps a tiny tiny less) to eat ordinary when you could have seriously great food. I traveled an extra 10 mins and paid an extra $10 and got a 100000 times better meal and experience. #dontsettleforless

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  2. Linda

    Melbourne

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on 16 November 2024

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 3
    We enjoyed the food which was fairly high quality and interesting but the service was slow and poor. We had a booking at 6:45 but couldn’t leave until about 9:40 due to slowness in service. For the price we paid, also felt a little explanation on what the dishes were when being put on the table would have been good but felt like the person serving us didn’t have any knowledge about or interest in the food being served.
    Lagoon DiningResponded on 16 November 2024
    Hi Linda, Chris here, I'm one of the owners of Lagoon Dining. As the person who served you most of the evening it's disappointing and confusing to read your review. On arrival, I did spend time at your table highlighting the 'signature' dishes and explaining the menu structure in detail, including answering your questions around portion sizes. You ordered multiple snacks, wok dishes, mains and dessert. Dish introductions were provided when each of these arrived at your table. Your first round of drinks were delivered within less then 5 minutes of you ordering and additional glasses of wine arrived to you within minutes and your table was consistently maintained throughout the evening . I have reviewed CCTV footage and you left at 9:18pm.

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  3. Greg

    Brisbane

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on 24 October 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Perhaps one of the top 10 meals ever. An incredibly well put together feed me set menu. Every dish a standout. Flavours exploding everywhere but pairings for each stage so well thought out. Seriously impressive. 500ml Riesling Chardonnay 50:50 blend also fascinating and the whole thing unbelievably good value.

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  4. Alessia

    Brisbane

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on 12 October 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Phenomenal food (get the set menu if you haven’t been before). Friendly, personable staff. Great music. Intimate vibe and ambiance. Beautifully paired wine.

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  5. Peter

    New York City

    6 reviews

    5.0

    6 reviews

    Dined on 11 October 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Delicious, different dishes with thoughtful service and good ROI.

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  6. Kellie

    Queensland

    5 reviews

    5.0

    5 reviews

    Dined on 24 September 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Amazing, fresh and delicious flavours. The service was refined and we felt so looked after. We will be back!

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  7. JamesL

    Melbourne

    9 reviews

    vip
    5.0

    9 reviews

    Dined on 24 September 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Amazing as always, can’t wait to be back. Food, service and atmosphere spot on!

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  8. Simon

    Melbourne

    3 reviews

    5.0

    3 reviews

    Dined on 13 September 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 5
    Brilliant experience. Great food. Unique flavours.

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  9. Rodney

    Melbourne

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on 11 September 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Amazing food. Chris was a fantastic host. Great night out. Highly recommend
    Lagoon DiningResponded on 14 October 2024
    Hello Rodney, Thank you from the team for visiting Lagoon Dining and providing such positive feedback. We're so happy to hear you enjoyed your experience and can't wait to have you back at 263 Lygon St. If you have the available time, we'd really appreciate you sharing your positive feedback publicly via a Google Review. It helps us stand out and spread the Lagoon Dining love. Thank you again for the positive feedback. Kind regards, Chris & Keat

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  10. Ashley

    Melbourne

    4 reviews

    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on 2 August 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Great dining experience, delicious food, very good service, friendly staff, very nice ambiance

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FAQs

Lagoon Dining offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at 0447 525 573.

Lagoon Dining is rated 4.8 stars by 517 OpenTable diners.

Lagoon Dining does offer gift cards which you can purchase here.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

Make a booking

2 people
7:00 pm
Booked 6 times today
Experiences are available.

Order delivery or takeout

Google Map for Lagoon Dining

263 Lygon St, Carlton, AU-VIC 3053

Additional information

  • Cross Street
    Faraday Street
  • Area
    Carlton
  • Hours of Operation
    Sun 1:00 pm–8:00 pm Lunch Thu, Fri 12:00 pm–2:30 pm Dinner Wed–Sat 5:30 pm–9:30 pm
  • Price
    $41 to $100
  • Cuisines
    Asian, Chinese
  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Dress code
    Casual Dress
  • Parking details
    Street Parking
  • Public transit
    Bus Stop: FaradaySt/Lygon St no: 200, 207, 955, 966Tram Stop: Lygon St/Elgin St. Tram 122Melbourne University/Swanston St. no: 1, 3/3a, 5, 6, 16, 64, 67, 72
  • Payment Options
    AMEX, Mastercard, Visa
  • Executive Chef
    Keat Lee
  • Additional
    Banquet, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Chef's Table, Cocktails, Counter Seating, Full Bar, Gluten-free Options, Kosher, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, Takeaway, Vegan, Wheelchair Access, Wine
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