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BlueBoy
27-12-2005, 10:26 PM
Down Chinatown, right at the open car park and then right to the end of the alley.

David and Camy’s (D&C) is a place that for a few Melbourne (and Sydney) ZGeekers really needs no introduction.
For the uninitiated, D&C is the offshoot of Camy Noodle, the original ‘dodgy dumpling’ place.
What D&C (and Camy Noodle) lack in the presentation stakes, they more than make up in the actual food. Sober or drunk, it’s a great place to take a group of friends.

Being primarily a dumpling house, there’s a huge range of dumplings to choose from. Fried and steamed pork dumplings are a must for any sitting. For the vegetarians there’s chive, spinach or seafood dumplings.

No dumplings feast is complete without plates of Vegetarian Fried Sliced Rice Cake (impossible to say when drunk), and Chinese Broccoli with Oyster Sauce. If you really want to show off, order the Wontons in Soup, DanDan Noodles (firey hot pork mince with thick noodles) and Mapo Tofu. For the unadventurous there’s always the Thai Fried Rice. A huge mound of white rice cooked with the usual assortment of vegetables and meat and then topped with an egg omlette.

Plates of food range from $5 to about $8. If you go with a large group you'll get a great feed and, nine times out of ten, change out of a $10 note.

There are a many more types of dumplings available than those I’ve mentioned above, however I’ve found that once your friends have their favourites, it’s hard to get them trying other stuff. I’d recommended rotating the menu on subsequent visits to D&C. It’s the only way you’ll get to sample the amazing range of food they have.

David & Camy Noodle Restaurant
26 Corrs La, Melbourne
(03) 9663-0133

Lina
28-12-2005, 04:59 PM
I second the above. All I have to say is "dumplings?" to my co-worker and off we trot for a round of fried pork dumplings and steamed asian greens with garlic. I've only eaten at the original dumpling place once. This experience was a disaster due to a large cockroach sitting on the canister of chopsticks giving me the bird. Little bastard.

gunsella
28-12-2005, 05:09 PM
i don't know the restaurant in question but i have a similar place here in sydney which i love. as lina said, all you have to say to me is "noodles", or "dumplings" and i'm there. but unlike you, blueboy, i am loath to advertise mine on zgeek. it's hard enough to get a table as it is.... whenever i introduce people to "my" place, my other friends are angry because once the secret is out, not only does it become harder and harder to get a seat, but i'm no longer mr.cool cos i have a secret little restaurant...!

BlueBoy
29-12-2005, 09:53 AM
i don't know the restaurant in question but i have a similar place here in sydney which i love. as lina said, all you have to say to me is "noodles", or "dumplings" and i'm there. but unlike you, blueboy, i am loath to advertise mine on zgeek. it's hard enough to get a table as it is.... whenever i introduce people to "my" place, my other friends are angry because once the secret is out, not only does it become harder and harder to get a seat, but i'm no longer mr.cool cos i have a secret little restaurant...!
That's the good thing about D&C. Customers are roated quick enough that there's always a spare table or 4. ;)

BlueBoy
14-07-2006, 03:34 PM
Sad news indeed.
I've just been told that DC Noodle is no more. In related news, Ant's Bistro seems to be the new place to go for dumplings in the city.

sagit
15-07-2006, 01:54 PM
and where is that in Melbourne?

* remembers Camy Noodle Restaurant * :(

Lina
16-07-2006, 10:48 PM
Sad news indeed.
I've just been told that DC Noodle is no more. In related news, Ant's Bistro seems to be the new place to go for dumplings in the city.

WHAT!??!

Seriously dude, don't fuck me around...tell me it's not true!!

I leave the country for a couple of months and the whole place goes to pieces :D

Excuse me whilst I go and weep for the fact that I will never eat DC noodle pork dumplings again. Ant's Bistro...bah!

BlueBoy
16-07-2006, 11:27 PM
Ant's Bistro just wasn't gritty enough. I did however discover that the original Camy's in still in existance. There's still a place in Melbourne where you can get your dank and dumplings in one handy location.

sagit
16-07-2006, 11:45 PM
hooray

sheol
25-07-2006, 10:25 PM
yeah the original camys is still going strong, D&C sold it about....6 years ago from memory. The health dept checked it out soon after and cited them on 32 accounts of breaking health codes :P It's cleaner now and there's a bit more variety in the menu but the dumplings are still going strong.

sheol
10-08-2006, 07:11 PM
Dainty Schezuan Noodle is now in the same place that D&C's was. Heard about it on RRR two Sundays ago on Eat It and he recommended it, said the food was hot but good.

Unfortunately I can't recommend it at all. Went with five people in total and it was the generally usual ordeal of trying to order Chinese dishes in english to people who struggle to understand it, including showing them the item on the menu. This waiter made it all that much more frustrating, as the meal progressed wrong orders came out, multiple wrong orders at that. Some things like steamed chicken and prawn buns plus spring onion pancakes (called something else there) were only available after 6pm although there was no mention of this on the menu. They also don't do dumplings, though this was at least clearly marked on the front door.
The food is reasonably (chilli) hot with the menu showing 0-3 chillis next to items indicating their heat and the taste of most items wasn't bad but none of what we had was impressive. To top it all off they overcharged us $10 (on the 3 spring onion pancackes that they said weren't available until after 6pm and then tried to give us three white fungus soups without telling us instead) and refused to back down on it.

We won't be going back there again although we noticed as we left it was popular enough.

BlueBoy
10-08-2006, 07:25 PM
Having a sign that says "No Dumplings" is a tantamount to saying "We fucking suck" in Chinatown.