Newish springvale eatery that specialises in local dishes from Hue Vietnam. I've had a lot of viet…read morefood and thought I knew it all. I guess not!!! It took me time to go over the menu as I had never heard of some of the things / variations offered. I guess it is the regions take on some of the popular Viet dishes... There is a section on the menu for Kitchen's Specialisation... As I was going through this, the owner who looked like a reformed viet gangster came across and started talking to us. Nice guy.. :) Went for #137 (Bánh t), #5 (Banh Loc) .. and the broken rice on a hot plate. cus the dude suggested it. I told him that there is no where in Springvale that serves good Com Tam anymore.. and asked whats so special about his broken rice... he said try it... you wont regret. serving it on a sizzling plate tastes better he says... I couldnt agree more. The sizzling plate also makes the broken rice a bit harder at the bottom, almost like a claypot. Which was an interesting twist. The Pork.. I haven't had this good in a while. Not the best I have had as it still lacked the flame grilled flavour. But great all the same. Banh Loc - I've not tried this before... very similar to most of the "banh" style dishes but wrapped in banana leaf and not heavy. Banh Uot - is very similar to the normal banh cuon (translucent rice noodle rolls) that I am used to however this variety... the "uot" (opaque rice noodle rolls) which means wet banh uses a thicker noodle sheet as wrapper and the filler used was small amounts of pork. I think marinated grilled pork.. the 'cuon' uses those ear mushroom / fungus thingies. and the pork is finer. Arrrggg .. Anyway... bottom line... its frekn YUM! just go try it! :) and no I dont have shares there and the reformed gangster owner has not threatened my family or anything!! PS: the observation of the dude is in jest only! please dont track me down. :)

Went here for dinner with a friend on Sunday night and the food was just amazing. I lived in…read moreVietnam for 6 years and it was just like being back there only the temperature was a lot cooler. We will definitely be going back again. I have found my new Vietnamese restaurant.

Have u ever done something that ur head just knows is wrong? But u still did it anyway!…read more Well this was one of those times that I wished I was at band camp instead. an almost empty restaurant on a busy Thur night should've given it away... It seemed like a gd idea at the time.. It was late and a bit of a chillie night.. n all the other places that were still open were packed.. Anyway checked out the menu.. Nothing out of the ordinary to try.. so just ordered the chillie beef noodles and the beef n chicken pho. both were MSG ed to the max! Well not that bad I've had worse in northern China! My mother taught me not to waste food otherwise would've just left it. Used an empty plate to take noodles out of soup to eat! *mental note* stick to pho joints that are clustered in the same area if want to try a new pho place. Bad ones don't survive!!

Delicious foods, lots of choices for lunch and dinner , good size and cheaper price compared to…read morevalue.

Lovely dinner out with the family. Tasty, fresh flavours and good sized serves. Value for money…read more We'll be back.

Found this new local place for pho in brandon park food court. Food looks fresh and selection is…read moregreat. Nice for take away if you're a shift worker!

we come here about once a week , the best costumer service for sure , they're definitely like…read morefamily , the food never misses , good flavor and also fresh warm and ready , the place itself feels like home and there's seating for many , I don't go anywhere else for my pho !! definitely give it a try

Jan 2019 Current comments are based on 3 separate visits…read more.. most recent today.. soup base is crazy salty and high in msg!! Noodles served are in small pieces!! Need a spoon. The side herbs given is a joke!! I small branch each person!! Am on to my second litre of water!! One year ago... this place seems to be getting a cult following. Pho is decent here and the table turnover is high so don't be put off by the crowd of people waiting out front. It only seats ~25 I'd say. Tiny space. So expect to be sharing tables during lunch rush. Broth tastes great. They pride themselves on supposed "no msg"??? Hard to believe but yeah I guess I wasn't thirsty afterwards. Soup is piping hot and full of flavour. Not high in aniseed. There's nothing I don't like here except for a lot of elbows touching.

The pho is delicious! The spring rolls are also crispy and the vine is amazing! Though the service…read moreis a bit slow, I can ignore that because the food is amazing, also the proportions are huge! Mainly the Pho though.

The Craziness of this little restaurant can be seen from afar. After finding parking in the busy…read morePinewood shopping plaza, the Proud Peacock often has people waiting outside for a bite of fresh and authentic food. The restaurant isn't fancy looking, with signs hand written on all sizes of paper, a/c unit above the front entrance and picnic plastic tables on the inside. People don't seem to care. This place used to be located in Glen Waverley but after hearing a horror story I never went. The move seems to have revitalized the quality and flavour. They do lunch specials and last time I went I was surprised to find a lamington, small tart and blood oranges in my take away bag. I went again yesterday and the place was packed, we decided to sit outside in the cold and wait for a spot. Since it was so busy, we were forgotten outside so I had to go in and order, but honestly I don't expect 5 star service on a busy saturday lunch hour from 2 serving staff. We ordered: combination pad thai, combination spring rolls (half prawn, half pork), double pork chop with rice and my all time favourite salt and pepper tofu! For a huge meal with a box of leftovers, we spent $42 which we thought was very reasonable, the only thing I would change about this place would be for consistent service and better table placement. By the way, you can call up first to order which seems to be the trick as there are very limited spots to sit.

Had a really nice lunch here with my son. I was quite impressed by the large menu and all…read morereasonably priced. Very clean and tidy and excellent customer service. Will definitely be back as it it close to my work.

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