Friday, January 9, 2026

Mini Dragon, Wantirna

Victoria is experiencing a heat wave this week. The temperatures reached 42 degrees on Wednesday and will be 43 today. We decided to eat out to save from cooking in a hot kitchen and went to Mini Dragon restaurant on High St, Wantirna.

As we sat eating our dinner in the restaurant, it quickly began to fill up with customers with similar intentions as us so much so that the restaurant had to summon an additional staff to help out. It's an old style restaurant with basic decor and limited seating but thankfully it has an aircon which is what we can only ask for on a 40 degree day!

We ordered the bbq pork with tofu and veges $25. Lots of garlicky goodness that would satisfy a vampire in this dish. Also, lots of veges that would satiate a part time vegetarian (obviously not for strict vegetarians because the dish has pork slices in it). The sauce has a bit too much dark soy but no msg so I felt it was still healthy  and  tasty.


The best value dish is the barramundi fillet with a bowl of rice $18.80. There are 6 flavours - we chose the Thai style fish. It came with thinly sliced Spanish onions, cucumbers and capsicums in sweet and sour chilli sauce. It was appetising and the veges were fresh.


 When we left to pay, the cashier overcharged us by 2.5% even though we paid by cash which should not have any credit card payment surcharges. I did not realise I had been short changed until I recalled the change in my hands as I was putting it away in my purse later. It is not a big amount, but I would have appreciated being informed of any surcharges, or price increases not listed in the menu beforehand. 

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