Little Red Dumpling
West End
Little Red Dumpling bar is a mod funky little Chinese eatery bringing delicious handmade dumplings and spicy street food to the hills of West End.
Located in the old Rialto Theatre precinct on Hardgrave Rd, Little Red Dumpling is a sibling for the popular eatery of the same name in Sunnybank Hills.
Inside, the ambient dim-lit dining space runs alongside a steamy open kitchen or diners can pull up a seat al fresco.
On the Entrée list there’s Xiao Long Bao (recommended), Vege Spring Rolls, Chicken in Chili Sauce, Pork and Chives Pancake or spicy Cumin-flavoured Lamb Ribs.
For Mains, a range of delectable Dumplings come with fillings of Pork and Chives, Chicken and Cabbage, Beef and Celery, Chicken and Prawn or Lamb Coriander, while generous steamy bowls of soup include Chicken, Vegetable, Chicken and Prawn Wanton, or the highly recommended Braised Lamb or Beef Noodle Soup, while other dishes include Cold Noodle with Shredded Chicken or Mixed Dry Chicken Noodle.
And for Dessert there's Ice-Cream Bun with toppings of chocolate, caramel or strawberry.
Drinks-wise, Little Red Dumpling serves Tsing Tao Beer, XXXX Gold, Peroni Leggera or Corona, standard spirits and the potent Chinese spirit Baijiu, which, at 56% alcohol, is limited to one shot per customer. Otherwise there’s a handful of cocktails – Pina Colada, Long Island Iced Tea and Mojito.
Those after a non-alcoholic drink are spoilt for choice, with options including Milk Tea, Iced Coffee, ‘Milo Dinosaur’, Iced Lemon Tea, T2Chinese Tea (jasmine, oolong or ginger), Lychee Soda, Frozen Mint Lemonade, Rosewater with Lychee, Young Coconut Juice, Virgin Pina Colada, Apple Cider, Ginger Beer, juices and soft drinks.
The menu may have changed since our visit.