China Bar
Restaurant in Australia
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China Bar is an Australian-Chinese restaurant chain.[1] It primarily operates in the state of Victoria. Some locations operate as 24 hour locations.[2]
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| Established | 1996 |
| Location | Australia |
| Website | https://www.chinabar.com.au/ |
China Bar was founded in 1996, with its flagship store operating on the corner of Russell Street and Lonsdale Street in Melbourne. It has 29 restaurants under 6 brands offering different types[which?] of Asian cuisine.[3] Of those 29, two operate in Western Australia and one operates in the Northern Territory.[4] The Burwood location is the largest Asian buffet restaurant in Melbourne.[5] There are multiple[quantify] CBD[which?] locations. Its restaurants are also located within suburban shopping centres and strips.[2]
The chain was heavily affected by the 2020 COVID pandemic.[how?][6]
Controversies
In 2015, China Bar's flagship Melbourne CBD location burned down, causing $250,000 AUD in damage and causing the neighbouring restaurant Stalactites to close.[7] In 2021, the Epping Pty Ltd chain was fined ~$300,000 AUD for underpaying its migrant workers and falsifying records.[8]
In 2020, the brother of the restaurant's founder, who was also a franchisee, was murdered.[9][10][11] In 2023, a man[who?] was acquitted of the murder after being put on trial.[9][12]