Tely's Chinese - Melbourne

We have now gone here two times and both times the food the service and the atmosphere was fantastic. The cost of the food versus portion size is spot on. This is a restaurant that you are supposed to have a reservation for and I would highly recommend it, we took a chance to both times and did not have a reservation and the owner of the restaurant accommodated us with a table last minute. We won't continue to do it this way but he definitely has the heart of serent to make sure that everyone is accommodated through the best of his ability. This is authentic Chinese food not the stuff that you would normally receive from an Americanized Chinese restaurant. 10 out of 10 on everything. Highly recommend this place!

Have been a huge fan of Tellys for 30 years- first 20+ at YenYen now at Tellys in Melbourne. The food is absolutely the best in the area , the service is always wonderful, but we do miss seeing Rick on our visits, and Telly is a wonderful host and always makes us feel like a welcomed guest!

Best sit down Chinese restaurant in the area for sure. Owner is super cool and isn't above waiting on tables himself.

Tells offers excellent Chinese food. They offered attentive service. Don’t hesitate to reserve your next dinner out with them!

I've been seeing so much rave about this location that I decided to give them a try but decided to do take out. While the pictures seemed to be on the healthier and good looking side I got home with my food and was a tad bit disappointed. I was expecting to be blown away with flavor. We ordered Bok Choy with garlic as stated on the menu but requested them steamed. When I opened my container it was exactly steamed bok choy with no garlic no salt literally steamed plain. We also ordered a large fried rice and added soy sauce and bean sprouts but there seemed to be something missing as far as flavor despite the vegetables and soy sauce. Don't get me wrong it is good (3 out of 5) but not rock my taste buds good. The mandarin chicken was good as well. Will I try them again? Probably not for take out but for dine in only. This restaurant may be more of a hit as a dine in than a take out in my experience. Tried calling to see if I could get a redo of atleast the bok choy but due to the distance to the restaurant and lack of answering from the establishment, I found myself creating this review based on my experience without seeing if it was possible error on my part.