Comments on: The outing of Camy Shanghai Dumpling House’s secret

By: JeNN

JeNN — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 04:22:51 +0000

I do miss this restaurant a lot!

By: Daniel

Daniel — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 02:13:46 +0000

Not really a fan of the place.

I’ve only been there twice.. the first time I walked in to get takeaway.. and was met with this look of contempt from this 20 something lady screwing her face up shouting “what??!!” when i tried to order something.. I was a tad hungover at the time (was a sunday night) and i was in no mood for someone elses crap so I turned around and walked out to my dinner from one of the other nearby slop houses.

Frequenting melbournes inner city slop houses is something i thankfully no longer do. I’m pretty cynical after spending a few years living in the cbd of melbourne, but I am yet to find a decent “cheap eats” resteraunt in the cbd. By decent.. i mean.. where you actually feel like you are eating quality food. I don’t really share the idea that price can make a resteraunt worth going to. If the dumplings are bad then go to your nearest asian grocer and get a bag of frozen ones and eat them at home saving your pennies for dinning at a place that is worthwhile.

I wonder how successfull camys would be if it weren’t for section 8.

By: White On Rice Couple

White On Rice Couple — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 18:45:30 +0000

I love these small, alleyway hidden joints. They serve some of the best meals and I love keeping them a secret! Well…kinda! :)

By: Claire

Claire — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 06:44:35 +0000

You’ve hit the nail on the head with your “open secret” observation, Phil. I find it most amusing on a Friday night when the queue for Camy’s is at least double that for Section 8 just up the alleyway… :)

By: rach

rach — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 01:09:44 +0000

It’s also a total hipster joint. You go in there on a Friday evening and it’s wall to wall ironic glasses and asymettric Agyness Deyn hair.

I like Shanghai Dumpling, but I’m not in love with it. My favourite cheap city pre-drinking dumpling joint is by far Shanghai Village up the road. Their fried vegetarian dumplings are better, and their dry fried string beans are gloriously salty and greasy for a vegetable dish. My best friend is dedicated to the Dumpling, though, and sees my preference for Shanghai Village as something of a betrayal.

By: Maytel

Maytel — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 00:15:21 +0000

Camy’s was one of my fav haunts when I lived in Melbourne. I knew there was a solid foundation to our friendship, the love of dodgy dumplings. I heard it had closed, so I’m thrilled to hear it is still open. My favourite other dodgy menu items were the hot and sour soup and the sticky rice parcels

By: Ed

Ed — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 00:01:03 +0000

I think Camy were closed by the council for a while until they cleaned up their act around a year ago. Good to hear you survived. I believe they are also in Box Hill which warrants dumpling exploration.