Description
Menus of contemporary Chinese-fusion small plates, plus wine, in a stylish dining room.
Location
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263 Lygon St, Carlton VIC 3053
Open
Open hours today: 5:30 am - 9:30 pm
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Tuesday
5:30 am - 9:30 pm
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Wednesday
5:30 am - 9:30 pm
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Thursday
5:30 am - 9:30 pm
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21/05/2026 5:35 pm local time
Status
- operational
SEBASTIAN M
28/07/2024 at 11:13 amThis place is a must-visit in Melbourne. The design and architecture are clean and inviting, encouraging you to enjoy every moment. The food is incredibly fresh and expertly curated by the chef. We highly recommend trying the raw beef
Jasmine (Jas.eats)
22/05/2024 at 11:01 amORDERED:
Salted cucumber, black fungus, toasted sesame, preserved olive vegetable ($11.00)
Hot & sour shredded potato, chinkiang vinegar, pickled enoki ($12.00)
Raw beef, sambal vinaigrette, laksa leaf, creme fraiche, tsubu arare ($27.00)
Ox tongue crepe, jalapeno sambal, cream cheese ($21.00)
Salted fish fried rice, morning glory, scud chilli, fried anchovies ($30.00)
Charcoal roasted char siu, spring onion relish, tare ($44.00)
Jasmine pearls green tea ($5.00)
It was $78.43pp here!
REVIEW:
Bless an establishment that doesn’t charge card surcharges!
❤ Our favourite dish at Lagoon Dining was their raw beef from the entrees.
A perfect medley of textures (crunchiness from the tsubu arare, softness from the raw beef) and flavours (tanginess from the sambal vinaigrette, creaminess from the creme fraiche) that worked HARD to deliver a dish that was interesting, unique and light on the palate.
We’d get two of these next time.
We also appreciated how the Salted fish fried rice, a staple at Vietnamese restaurants, wasn’t overly salty.
It still imparted the necessary flavours, but also allowed us to enjoy the sweetness of the charcoal roasted char siu.
Service was outstanding.
We happened to meet one of the owners, who passionately explained the menu and gave some context behind the dishes that couldn’t leave the menu, as well as his favourites (all).
With dishes well timed one after the other, we were continuously being introduced to our next item but at a pace that didn’t drop even as the restaurant was filled up.
They were also lovely enough to keep re-filling the tea, so definitely got more than $5 worth.
Lagoon Dining is a modern Asian establishment that’s worth visiting to treat yourself right.
Definitely recommended if you want to have a great night! ✨
Christine L
19/04/2024 at 1:14 amWent there a couple weeks ago, the food was pretty good however the service was shocking. Our waiter had an attitude and made our ordering process unnecessarily hard and frustrating, which definitely put a damper on what would’ve been an otherwise enjoyable experience
Suzanne P
20/03/2024 at 2:41 amAmazing night, owners are so lovely and down-to-earth as well. Chose the “feed me” option and it didn’t disappoint. Fried chicken and raw beef were especially delicious
ECHOVALLEY 26809
17/02/2024 at 1:37 amA quite small place this exceptional restaurant offers you high end menu with new tastes and a great variety. we enjoyed the set menu and some cocktails (try a Lagoon Sour). It is an efficient place.
all our courses were outstanding with dishes we’ve not tried before.
As it’s small and the tables close together it might not be the place for a deep and meaningful conversation but we had a great little birthday celebration for four.