Taste of The Orient Yum Cha House

The best gluten free dumplings!!

Of my family of 6 two of us have to eat Gluten Free. Whilst we were in Castlemaine we stumbled across this quaint little Chinese restaurant. Luckily we went there as soon as it opened because we soon realised it was a popular little place. You can’t imagine our joy when we realised they have an extensive Gluten free menu from lovingly prepared dumplings to various mains. So we decided to try some dumplings as a starter which were the bomb. Such flavour packed into each little morsel. All their soy sauce they use is also Gluten Free (tamari) so not even a concern sprinkling some onto our dumplings. The dumpling wrapper was light and delicate and clearly home made. Went on to try some Salt and Pepper Squid and some Sweet and Sour Chicken served with a side of plain rice. Was so good my son wanted more of the chicken so went up and ordered more. Was the first time my son was able to eat Chinese food since it’s really hard to find any close to our home that do Gluten Free. The two lovely ladies who I assume are the owners were absolutely lovely even while being run off their feet. Will definitely we going back to Castlemaine and eating here again. Luckily we enjoy travelling on the Vline trains! Thanks for amazing food and making our trip to Castlemaine a memorable one.

I love this place! Everything on the menu is gluten free which is a big bonus for someone who is always reduced to only a couple of options in most eateries. I love that you can stop in mid afternoon and be fed as well. Definitely worth a visit or two whenever you are in Castlemaine. I visited twice in two days. The red bean paste balls in the sweets menu is so yummy. I had them on both visits. Consistently delicious!