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Docklands Lotus Chinese Restaurant (16 Newquay Promenade, Docklands VIC 3008) offers a broad, crowd-pleasing Chinese menu that feels designed for both quick comfort and group sharing. The vegetable section is a solid backbone, ranging from Mixed Veggies With Oyster Sauce and Garlic Chinese Broccoli to Garlic Choi Sim, Eggplant With Minced Chicken, and Dry-Fried Green Beans-simple, familiar plates that balance richer mains. If you’re craving bold, wok-tossed noodles, the Malaysian-inspired options stand out, including God Bak Kway Teow (Rice Noodle With Beef), Singapore Noodle (Rice Stick), and Char Kway Teow (Rice Noodle & Chilli). For classic takeaway satisfaction, the sweet-and-sour lineup-Sweet & Sour Pork In Batter, Sweet & Sour Combination, and Sweet & Sour King Prawn In Batter-delivers those crisp, saucy favourites. The “Specials” lean indulgent and punchy, with Spicy Boiled Beef, Spicy Boiled Fish, Salted Egg Yolk Chicken Spare Ribs, Seafood Combination With Veggies, and Honey Prawns. Meat lovers have plenty to rotate through: poultry like Curry Chicken, Deep Fried Crispy Chicken, Chicken & Cashew Nuts, Lemon Chicken (Boneless), and Satay Chicken; pork dishes such as BBQ Roast Pork With Black Bean, BBQ Roast Pork With Cashew Nuts, BBQ Roast Pork With Oyster Sauce, BBQ Roast With Combination Veggies, and BBQ Roast With Bean Shoot; plus beef staples including Szechuan Beef, Cantonese Style Beef Fillet, Mongolian Beef, Beef & Black Bean Sauce, and Black Pepper Beef Fillet. To round out the table, there are Roast Pork Chow Mein, Beef Chow Mein, and Chicken Chow Mein, comforting rice options like Veggie Fried Rice, Minced Chicken & Pineapple Fried Rice, Special Fried Rice, Minced Chicken & Salted Fish Fried Rice, and Minced Beef Fried Rice, along with omelettes (Combination Omelette, Shrimp Omelette, Chicken Omelette, Beef Omelette) and soups (Hot & Sour Soup, Chicken & Sweet Corn Soup, Beef & Egg Soup, Combination Soup). Start with light bites such as Lettuce Delight (San Cha Bao) 1pcs, Steamed Dumplings (5pcs), Steamed Dim Sim (3pcs), Chinese Sausage (Lup Chong), and Vegetarian Spring Roll (3), then finish easy with soft drinks like Sprite, Fanta, Solo, Coke No Sugar, and Lemonade-overall, a well-rounded menu that covers the classics while still offering a few spicy and salted-egg highlights for something extra.