Penang Road — Melbourne Dining Spotlight
Penang Road
If you are building a dining shortlist around South Melbourne, Penang Road keeps surfacing for a reason.
★ 4.0 · 5 reviews · South Melbourne
177 Clarendon St, South Melbourne VIC 3205, Australia
What to order
- chicken (health 50.0/100), 4 mentions
- prawn (health 50.0/100), 4 mentions
Health snapshot
FoodScout scores Penang Road as moderate (50.0/100) across 2 tracked menu items — useful if you are balancing flavour with lighter choices.
What diners are saying
"I’d been to Penang Road so many times over many many years, and each time the food was good and service was quick. My all time favourites were their nasi lemak with fried chicken ribs and their hainanese chicken rice. Some dishes were no…" — Google review
"This restaurant in South Melbourne is like a home to us, with all their staff including the kitchen crew mingling with us like a family. They’d even ask us the reason why we’ve been too busy for few weeks but not visiting them. This trul…" — Google review
Plan your visit
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