Simon's Peking Duck Chinese Restaurant

Overview

Simon Lay, founder of Simon's Peking Duck, was a living legend in Melbourne. He was well known for tossing his famous duck pancakes while serving customers, while his sense of humour and loveable nature made him an unforgettable part of the city's dining experience here. Sadly, he passed away back in 2018, and while Simon's Peking Duck Chinese Restaurant will never be the same, it survives in his honour and lives up admirably to his legacy of making the best Peking duck in Melbourne. 

This Box Hill classic serves up traditional Chinese fare with personality and style. If you're here, it's probably for the Peking duck, and there are two options as to how it's served. Option one comes with pancakes, spring onion, cucumbers and its special plum sauce. It is served alongside stir-fried bean shoots with duck meat and duck bone soup with bean curd. Option two skips the bean shoots and instead comes with duck stir-fried with handmade crispy noodles. Pair it with some steamed rice and a bottle of Tsing Tao and you've got yourself a Chinese feast. 

If you'd prefer to venture elsewhere on the menu, the top beef options include sizzling butter beef and Mongolian beef, while the seafood options include royal Peking chilli fish and chill prawns. 

For vegetarians, there are mixed vegetable with mushrooms and green vegetables stir-fried with generous amounts of garlic. Desserts at Simon's Peking Duck Chinese Restaurant include banana fritters with ice cream and syrup or the holy deep fried ice cream. For those who don't drink beer, there is a modest wine selection of three options; sauvignon blanc, pinot noir or shiraz. it's simple. But it more than gets the job done.