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Gami Chicken & Beer

Restaurant Chicken restaurant Korean restaurant Fried chicken takeaway

Korean-style fried chicken and house beer for lunch and dinner in a simple and relaxed restaurant. People often mention chicken, fried, good, Chicken, sweet, Korean, restaurant, ordered, Gami, great,


Address

100 Little Lonsdale St, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia

Contact

+61 3 9671 3232

Price rating

$$ $$

Rating on Google Maps

4.40 (1K reviews)

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  • 3/5 KK h. 4 years ago on Google • 53 reviews
    The main characters of the restaurant are chicken and beer, but the taste of the original fried chicken is not special good. Seafood pancake just OK, corn cheese too sweet and fried sweet potato vermicelli with chicken meat- forget it 👎
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 3/5 Patricia W. 2 years ago on Google
    We ordered the boneless chicken breast (garlic soy and spicy) and kimchi pancake. I highly recommend getting the spicy flavoured chicken. Chicken was dry, though. The sauces were delicious. Pancake was okay. The flavour was good, but it was not as crispy as I liked it to be.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Nina M. 6 years ago on Google • 156 reviews
    Crispy, juicy Korean fried chicken and beer! That's what we went for and that's what we got. Went at 19:30 on a Wednesday night and had to wait only about 2 minutes for a table. We ordered the boneless chicken and the wings, both with sweet chilly and soy garlic sauces. The chicken was delicious and crispy, maybe a little oily. The sauces were very sweet, like having dessert and main together. Even the complementary coleslaw was really sweet. I don't like really spicy foods but I think this chicken could have been better with a bit of spice. The portion sizes are extremely generous - we got a take away tub for most of the wings. Prices are very reasonable. Good service.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Yong Yong T. 6 years ago on Google • 72 reviews
    Crispy boneless chicken, fried to perfection. Served with decent sauces, albeit their sweet sauce can be pretty sweet. Their deokbokki was alright but don't bother trying their pancake! I thought their waitress was really thoughtful to stop the both of us from ordering more, but we're pretty big eaters ourselves! Thank you nevertheless. Will come back for their fried chicken. Also, we were able to get a table without making a reservation!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Hello Sarah M. 2 years ago on Google • 255 reviews
    @gamichickenbeer has a new BIG CHICKEN Menu Item and it was absolutely insane!!!! $68 gets you this massive 1.2Kg of Boneless Fried chicken, loaded with shoe string fries, fried rice cake (so good) and cheese sticks 🤯 It is worth checking out for your next KFC feast with friends (it was a LOT of chicken for two people 😹). 🤤 It also comes with the four signature dipping sauces too 🙌🏻 Such an epic feast. Gami is still a top spot for KFC lovers imho ✨🌟

  • 5/5 Prannay K. 2 years ago on Google
    Gami is hands down my favourite fried chicken place, and my favourite Korean restaurant, for that matter, and for good reason. The food is always incredible. It is typically very busy, and it is a tad pricey, but I don't mind paying for such quality. Try it, and it'll be your new favourite restaurant too.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Matthew N. 6 years ago on Google • 210 reviews
    Amazing crispy and juicy fried chicken. Got half and half original and spicy + hot chips which were home made skin-on and also delicious. Beer was very good and complemented the chicken very well. Small restaurant so there may be a wait, but food is served quickly and staff are very attentive.

  • 5/5 James H. 5 years ago on Google • 149 reviews
    I've now been to a few Korean restaurants that specialise in fried chicken and I must say that this is by far the best place to get quality Korean fried chicken in Melbourne CBD. We ordered the Boneless Fried Chicken in soy garlic and sweet chilli and let me say that this chicken was fried to perfection. As soon as you bite into the chicken it just melts in your mouth. There are no dry bits with this chicken as would find in a normal KFC place, there is even ample options on side dishes including kimchi pizza or our favorite, mash Heaven. To be honest with you if you are deciding between Sam Sam chicken and Gami chicken in Little Lonsdale, go to Gami chicken. You won't regret it.

  • 4/5 Reynald N. 6 years ago on Google • 64 reviews
    Indeed the best Korean Fried Chicken in Melbourne, price is also good and their Craft beer was amazing, ordered the lager and will try the other beer next time. Absolutely love the place and will come back. Not giving the 5th star just because they only gave us 1 and a half hour max on bookings and when i was here i only get 1 hour to eat.

  • 4/5 Hehas R. 3 years ago on Google • 49 reviews
    Gami Chicken has some great choices for fried chicken and other fried goodies. Overall experience was great and the food was surprisingly quite tasty. The only draw back was that it was quite pricey and not much options for lunch specials etc. Other than that, I recommend everyone to come here and enjoy some nice, juicy fried chicken!

  • 4/5 Prasu R. 1 year ago on Google • 28 reviews
    Small and cozy place. Varieties of korean dishes. Loved the potato heaven, a must try. Japchae mandu was yum but too saucy. Original Fried chicken could be better, very dry.

  • 1/5 Mohammed J. 4 years ago on Google
    Horrible place- the proportion of food is tiny -

  • 2/5 PaCham Diane C. 4 years ago on Google
    Below average. Not recommended.

  • 5/5 Ananth M. 4 years ago on Google
    Excellent chicken and beer and service! We were the last customers in on a Friday night and were served with a smile. The garlic&soy and sweet chilli wings were delectably messy. Spicy chicken and rice was a beautifully burning combination and the lager washed things down pretty well. Craving fried chicken with a Korean twist? Can't go wrong. Update - a revisit on 21/01/20 hit the spot again. Attentive service and excellent food - for a tangy hit try their Mala sauce!

  • 5/5 Asandy W. 4 years ago on Google
    I went back here again. Except their nice and yummy foods. In this review I will mention how the staffs who served me in 24th jan 2020 after 8pm were incredible nice. They just know how to treat costumers in a very good ways. They staffs were so polite and nice. All of them. Thanks Will be back for sure.

  • 5/5 Maria U. 4 years ago on Google
    Had my first date with my bf here and food is still amazing!

  • 5/5 Aaron C. 4 years ago on Google
    So delicious!

  • 5/5 Happy W. 4 years ago on Google
    AMAZING FOOD and good employees ??

  • 5/5 Orhan S. 4 years ago on Google
    Kimchi Pancake is spicy and vegetarian. Those who love kimchi could enjoy this pancake.

  • 5/5 Vivian Y. 4 years ago on Google
    Made a booking for a large group and they could accommodate us upstairs which was nice. It was a larger place than we thought. Chicken was very good and it was all great value shared among many people.

  • 4/5 정실 4 years ago on Google
    Same tasty with Korean chicken

  • 5/5 Hisham A. 4 years ago on Google
    Amazing food

  • 5/5 Tommy C. 4 years ago on Google
    Service is quick and the food is great. They are very accommodating to large groups and are very helpful in making ordering suggestions.

  • 5/5 Reni W. 4 years ago on Google
    Yummy

  • 5/5 Renee E. 4 years ago on Google
    Excellent Korean fried chicken. Definitely go for the sweet chilli sauce! The chicken ribs were very good too! Servings are mostly large enough to share between 2. Great location, funky fit out- typical Melbourne grunge vibe. It’s in a basement out of concrete so can get very noisy.

  • 5/5 jai l. 4 years ago on Google
    good food and chit chat with friend

  • 5/5 Fiona L. 2 years ago on Google
    Second time we have ordered delivery from Gami and we have been very happy with our meal - really delicious. Some of our favourites we will reorder is the coated garlic soy chicken wings, japchae, cheese sticks and amazing crunchy chips! Thank you! :D

  • 3/5 Sushma K. 3 years ago on Google
    We always used to order Gami chicken on Uber but this time we decided to eat in house. We ordered few different dishes apart from chicken. Honestly, I’m a bit disappointed with the food. Chicken as always was amazing but the rest of the dishes not much.

  • 5/5 Manoj D. 3 years ago on Google
    Never fails to amaze me. Such a simple combo or fried chicken and beer is so enticing. Been eating here for years and the quality, quantity and the customer service is on point. Chicken is crispy on the outside and soft n juicy on the inside. Their house beer is pretty good to wash it all down. Special mentions to their kimchi pancake and potato heaven. You ll be running on the treadmill for days after eating here. But it's totally worth it.

  • 4/5 Michelle K. 3 years ago on Google
    Good flavour boneless chicken. , normal pancakes

  • 5/5 Thomas W. 2 years ago on Google
    Wasn't very busy, great chicken and good service.

  • 5/5 Nathan 3 years ago on Google
    Gami is hands down my favourite chicken place, and my favourite restaurant, for that matter, and for good reason. The food is always incredible. It is typically very busy, and it is a tad pricey, but I don't mind paying for such quality. Try it, and it'll be your new favourite restaurant too.

  • 1/5 Geoff “Burgermeister” B. 1 year ago on Google
    Grilled chicken burger, possibly the least satisfactory burger I’ve eaten. Chicken was dry, chewy, tasteless. Appearance poor, other ingredients and sauce very unappealing. No option for burger without chips and at $20, massively expensive. Chips were best part of the meal. Generally I like this restaurant but my recommendation is to stick to the fried chicken.

  • 5/5 Kie [. 2 years ago on Google
    Great food!!!! Shared the $70 mountain of chicken and sides with two others, splits well. Compares to other Korean chicken I've had, succulent and perfectly cooked.

  • 3/5 Kartik K. 3 years ago on Google
    Unreasonably expensive but good

  • 4/5 khang t. 5 years ago on Google • 20 reviews
    1) Decoration: simple,minimalist, a bit retro. 2) Staff: They're great, friendly and helpful. (8/10) Staffs will always be there to help you when you ask for it. Giving customers best advice that suit their taste (9/10) 3) Food: You must try Sweet and chilli chicken, it's perfect and very tasty ( in my own opinion 9/10) The sides is good, depend on which kind. Not recommend Kimchi pancake

  • 2/5 Chris L. 4 years ago on Google
    Way too pricy for below average food. I do not recommend. Fried chicken is very basic nothing special. The sauce is very basic too. The "potato heaven" is okay.

  • 5/5 Siyuan L. 4 years ago on Google
    Really good taste. Recommend whole fried chicken & seafood pancake & Strawberry cider

  • 5/5 Nick C. 4 years ago on Google
    Spot on fried chicken with awesome sides and great draught beer. What more do you need. To know?

  • 5/5 Jane D. 5 years ago on Google
    ? A go to place for Fried Chicken & Beer ? Their chicken have never failed me! ? Food 1) chicken wings 2) potato heaven (literally) 3) half half fried chicken (chilli & garlic sauce)

  • 5/5 Hyun Koo K. 4 years ago on Google
    Chiken & Beer, aka Chi-Mac, has never been wrong.

  • 4/5 Priscillia 4 years ago on Google
    I’ve been eating fried chicken back home since I was a kid. For the last few years been hooked to gami for my fried chicken craving. Tried few places for korean fried chicken but I think gami is still my first preference. The taste is always consistent. Even when they’ve got delivered to your house .. taste still the same. Gami on Little Lonsdale got the best services compared with the others so far.

  • 4/5 Matt L. 5 years ago on Google
    Really nice and fresh. Some of the sauces were one dimensional and could be better.

  • 5/5 Emma L. 3 years ago on Google
    Amidst lockdown, we ordered from here tonight and got delicious donuts as a thank you for our support. A Melbourne institution, and amazing chicken as always, delivered and in house. Thank you for the amazing food.

  • 5/5 MelbFoodieMark 3 years ago on Google
    Insta: melbfoodie_mark YT: MelbFoodieMark - Korean Fried Chicken franchise in Melbourne! Got original and spicy flavor :) Chicken was tender and juicy with a nice kick! Worth a visit for a quick bite!

  • 5/5 Micael K. 3 years ago on Google
    Tender Korean Fried Chicken. Delivery on point

  • 3/5 sandy m. 3 years ago on Google
    Good food and service can be imporoved

  • 4/5 kanchana f. 3 years ago on Google
    The soy and Garlic is amazing, and the chips beat any other

  • 5/5 A J. 3 years ago on Google
    Noice place.

  • 5/5 Qian D. 3 years ago on Google
    Wonderful fried chicken!

  • 3/5 NonStopLaughs L. 3 years ago on Google
    The fried chicken flavour was mild and the seafood pancake had very little seafood. The chicken was fried very well though.

  • 1/5 이영필 3 years ago on Google
    Please improve food quality

  • 5/5 Emily R. 3 years ago on Google
    probably ordered 50 times through uber eats over this lockdown period. obssessed.

  • 5/5 David P. 3 years ago on Google
    Best korean

  • 5/5 Jenny F. 3 years ago on Google
    I'm so obsessed with Gami, I've ordered it 3 times this week. Boneless fried chicken full order is more than enough for 2. Soy garlic is fragrant and sweet, spicy coated is incredibly delicious. Potato heaven is great - fluffy mash on the bottom layer, melted cheese, wedges on top, smothered in sweet chili. The addition of sour cream is great - the only thing is I wish they gave more in the delivery order. I've ordered delivery from here a few times already. Portions and packaging is better at this branch than Fitzroy's. Also really like that they use eco-friendly utensils as well.

  • 1/5 Elio I. 4 years ago on Google
    too much oil in chicken

  • 5/5 김은주 4 years ago on Google
    (Translated by Google) Kami Chicken Burger Chips The price and taste are great. Children and adults love it because it is perfect for their taste I keep thinking Nowadays If you have a hard time eating out Delivery is also fast Uberit Delivery Recommended Good Job (Original) 가미치킨버거 칩스도 셑 가격도 맛도 짱입니다 아이들도 어른들도 입맛에 딱 맞아서 너무 좋아해요 자꾸생각나요 요즘 외식하기 힘드시면 딜리버리도 빠름 우버잇 배달강추 굿잡

  • 4/5 Setyowati S. 4 years ago on Google
    Original, honey soy is best. Potato heaven is yummy. The Mala flavour chicken need a lot of improvement.

  • 5/5 Henry N. 4 years ago on Google
    Great food. Great location

  • 5/5 Nazir O. 4 years ago on Google
    While waiting for the food, they served us bowl of cracker and sweet radish. I had Boneless Chicken with Mala sauce. The chicken is tender, and the sauce is amazing. It comes with salad. Their Potato Heaven is a must. Creamy and cheesy. The staff is friendly.

  • 5/5 kittycatswanderlust 4 years ago on Google
    Japchae was yum and so as with the chicken. The fish cake soup was flavourful. This is a highly recommended restaurant.

  • 4/5 Theo H. 4 years ago on Google
    Very easy to binge eat the fried chicken as the chicken , unlike the ones in KFC, are made to be enjoyed with beer. Though I recommend coming here with company as this is a restaurant first and not some QSR.

  • 5/5 Steven N. 4 years ago on Google
    Nothing but happiness after eating from this restaurant. The potato heaven is the best. Ordered whole boneless chicken with garlic and sweet chili sauce as well as cheesy corn. Very delicious

  • 5/5 B K. 4 years ago on Google
    Yummy chicken lovers adress

  • 4/5 Theodore L. 4 years ago on Google
    Tasty food, a bit overpriced

  • 5/5 Adrian L. 4 years ago on Google
    Good Chicken at a Decent Price. Love coming here for lunch or dinner. Best to bring a group and share a whole chicken or 2. Everything from taste, service and speed are all good and I have never had a problem in any of the 8+ times I have been here. If your a first timer, i recommend getting corn cheese and a whole chicken (with bones). However getting boneless means less mess, they do have a washroom on both levels which is convenient to wash your hands after eating.


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Amenities


  • Offerings
    • ✓️ Beer
    • ✓️ Alcohol
    • ✓️ Late-night food
  • Accessibility
    • ✗ Wheelchair accessible parking lot
  • Dining options
    • ✓️ Lunch
    • ✓️ Dinner
    • ✓️ Dessert
  • Service options
    • ✓️ Dine-in
    • ✓️ Takeout
    • ✓️ Delivery

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