Hui Lau Shan

Edit July 2019 Bumping from 3 to 5 stars because they may have listened to the feedback regarding freshness, everything we tried was outstanding. The new menu is also fantastic with new additions like herbal jellies, fruit teas and durian desserts. We tried the herbal jelly with fresh fruits, mango chewy balls, durian sago and a few drinks. The mango was fresh and so sweet, wifey and bub were very impressed. The durian sago was amazing, i thought it would be too heavy and creamy but it was light and refreshing 👌. Drink wise the purple yoghurt rice and peach fruit tea were great but the stand out was the Taiwan Greengage. It had fresh lemon, lime and kiwi pieces and the flavour was just amazing. -------------------------------------------------- Hui Lau Shan is a famous mango dessert joint from HK that recently opened in Melbourne CBD. We ordered the mango romance as it gives a little bit of everything. The mango flavour is nice, never really had Philippine mangos before but they are quite nice. Would love to see them use some Australian mangos when they come back in season. Unfortunately the mango used wasn't very fresh (observe pic), the flesh of the mango was mushy and bruised. The mochi was quite hard (leading me to believe it wasn't that fresh). Good potential however fresher consistent ingredients would really help this place.

Hau Lau Shan is a new dessert restaurant in Melbourne, specialising in all things mango! They have mango pudding, mango ice cream, mango jelly, mango EVERYTHING. I visited with my friends on my food crawl, and we were very impressed. I had the Mango & Sago dessert. A generous bowl of bubbly sago was topped with pureed mango and fresh chopped mango! Also ordered some sweet crystal jelly on side, because I was extra hungry. If you love mango and want to get your snack on, you should definitely visit Hau Lau Shan.

Hui Lau ShanHui Lau Shan is known to many as one of the popular international dessert chains. They focus mainly on fruit desserts and they have launched specialty desserts both served hot and cold. They have recently opened a branch in Melbourne cbd.There is a takeway counter on the ground floor and you can head upstairs for a seating aread. Had the privilege to try their new range of desserts and we were blown away. Could not even decide which one was a favourite as they were all yummy. We had the items below; Herbal Jelly with Honeycomb, Mango & Chewy Balls This was one of my favourite, the herbal jelly was diced up nicely and it was served with fresh mango and chewy balls topped with a scoop of honeycomb. Really liked the idea of the honeycomb as it gave it the extra sweetness and changes the flavour of the dish. The honeycomb went really well together and the chewy balls had such a nice texture. It was quite a refreshing dish, perfect after a heavy meal. 2. Purple Rice Yogurt There has been quite a crazy lately with the purple rice yogurt in Australia, and this was presented nicely. I particularly liked how it wasn’t too sweet and it had a nice texture to it. 3. Durian & Pomelo with Sago This dish is dedicated to all Durian lovers out there, if you love Durian you would love this dish. It had a big scoop of durian on top and it went really well with the pomelo and sago as it blends the flavours really well together. 4. Mango and coconut ice with mixed fruits I find this dish special as the mango and coconut shave ice had such a silky smooth texture. The shave ice literally melts in your mouth and it the mixed fruits makes it a very refreshing dish. We had such a lovely time at Hui Lau Shan and the service was really good. Just the perfect sweet ending after a meal.

Open relatively late compared to other dining and dessert places around. A number of Asian (Hong Kong) desserts available, currently with a focus on mango. They also have herbal jelly and beancurd based desserts. The mango desserts we ordered were good, if a little on the sweet side. The different components (mango ice cream, mango sorbet, sago/tapioca pearls) gave it different textures. The serving size wasn't stingy. You order and pay downstairs, after which you find a table at the seating area upstairs, or wait for your takeaway. If dining in, they will bring your dessert and drinks to you. Not too packed as we were there quite late.

I've always been obsessed with rice porridge and I've recently become obsessed with yoghurt drinks so I love the chance to get both at one spot. This spot specialises in mango desserts but it's the matcha yoghurt and purple rice with mochi that got me. The first is smooth and a bit fruity (probably from the sourness of the yoghurt) and doesn't have too bitter of a matcha taste, which is nice. Meanwhile, the purple rice is perfectly creamy and has a slightly toasted flavour. Pair the two dishes together for a real treat. Serves aren't as big as they look in the photos, FYI, but the prices are reasonable.

This is a great new place to try some exciting new desserts and drinks. The store seems to specialise in Mango and durian ice creams and drinks. I had the mango with coconut milk and Crystal jelly drink it was delicious and the mango was extremely fresh and flavorful.We even got some free coins to play the claw games while waiting for our drinks. I definitely want to go back and try more things.