Lucky Bao is a modern Asian eatery located in the heart of Mermaid Waters. The team deliver vibrant small and large Asian share plates along with their famous baos and a never ending supply of top notch cocktails, sake, umeshu and specialised beers.
Lucky Bao is open 6 days a week for lunch and dinner. Bookings are always recommended to avoid disappointment. Just look for the fluro pink circle, fragrant smells and crowds of people having a good time.
Lucky Bao reviews from people who’ve dined at this restaurant. Based on recent rating.
Overall ratings and reviews
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4.6
4.6 based on recent ratings
4.7Food
4.6Service
4.3Ambience
4.4Value
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Innovative
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Hot spot
Review summary
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Lucky Bao delights with "delicious food," remarkable service, and a "casual family atmosphere." Standout dishes include spicy Korean chicken wings, lamb ribs, and "incredible baos." While some note occasional service lapses, the overall experience is lauded as "amazing" and "highly recommended," making it a "must-visit" for Asian-fusion enthusiasts.
168 Reviews
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Trent
Gold Coast1 review
5.0
Dined on March 22, 2025
Overall 5
Food 5
Service 5
Ambience 4
Some of the most delicious Korean food we have had. We made a chance booking and we were more than surprised. The menu was varied with lots of choices and GF options for most dishes. Dishes were generous and well priced. Wait staff were engaging and friendly from the very beginning. We will definitely be back.
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Amira
Gold Coast1 review
2.0
Dined on February 14, 2025
Overall 2
Food 2
Service 2
Ambience 1
Good entrees, terrible bao buns
Very poorly presented & very bland
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James VIP
Gold Coast2 reviews
5.0
Dined on February 1, 2025
Overall 5
Food 5
Service 5
Ambience 5
Without a doubt the best Asian-fusion on the GC, never go anywhere else!
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Brie
Adelaide1 review
5.0
Dined on January 23, 2025
Overall 5
Food 5
Service 5
Ambience 5
Oh my. The spicy Korean chicken wings and the bao buns… incredible. Also ordered the salmon sashimi-so fresh and bursting with paired flavours.
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Suzanne
Brisbane3 reviews
4.0
Dined on January 12, 2025
Overall 4
Food 4
Service 4
Ambience 4
Baos were amazing, we had the bug, soft crab and fried chicken, all super tasty.
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Lisa
Melbourne4 reviews
5.0
Dined on January 2, 2025
Overall 5
Food 5
Service 5
Ambience 5
Awesome food and service
Top restaurant and never disappoints
Don’t miss out on this gem!
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Dean
Gold Coast1 review
5.0
Dined on December 19, 2024
Overall 5
Food 5
Service 5
Ambience 5
Incredible food loved everything highly recommended Lucy Bao
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Chris
Gold Coast1 review
5.0
Dined on December 19, 2024
Overall 5
Food 5
Service 4
Ambience 5
Second visit here. Food is of very high standard again. Bit of a wait because mucho busy but staff on their game and kept us informed.
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Samantha
Gold Coast4 reviews
5.0
Dined on December 13, 2024
Overall 5
Food 5
Service 5
Ambience 5
Food was as always delicious and the service was amazing, Licky Bao never disappoints
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Nadia
Gold Coast2 reviews
4.0
Dined on December 4, 2024
Overall 4
Food 4
Service 4
Ambience 4
Our best meal here out of 5x visits. Disappointed the lamb flat noodle dish was no longer on the menu however the dishes we chose this time were delicious.
Tofu tempura, beans, crab and lamb baos and chicken wings. Ginger beer was too sweet for both of us. Waiter did a great job considering he was the only one on tonight.
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FAQs
Lucky Bao offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (07) 5679 6517.
Lucky Bao is rated 4.6 stars by 168 OpenTable diners.
Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.