The place isn't aesthetically the nicest local spot for a Chinese/Vietnamese bite around this side…read moreof town, feels very casual, a little dark, located on the always busy-Burke road, and the acoustics make it seem like there's a crowd yelling when there was only a few other full tables chatting modestly, but our general rule with Asian food in Melbourne is to not give a stuff about any of that as long as the food delivers. It does. The hefty menu (literally, it seems to be laminated with lead) is complimented with a large array of specials scribbled all over the walls, which keeps things interesting. They were trialing a chicken satay roti, which we've found at only a few other places ever, so that was a must order. At those other places this dish is as it sounds - chicken from a satay skewer wrapped in roti- but here they've made it into a wrap with some salad. Very nice, but a heads up that it's very filling for an entree! We also had the pork dumplings which were nicely done, the calamari which was close to perfectly cooked, and the lamb curry which was mild on spice but very tasty nonetheless. We got chastised for not being able to finish it all from the cheeky wait-staff, but was all in good fun. Our first visit there but the rest of those eating in seemed to be regulars who the staff were all familiar with, which always tells you a lot about a place.

Mylyn Chinese & Vietnamese Cuisine Restaurant really is a hidden gem. Dine in or take away you will…read morebe left feeling most satisfied with the food choices. Think fresh pork rice paper rolls, Pepper Fish in clay pots, Vietnamese pancake and stir fry with beef and black bean. The menu is extensive and the dishes are very reasonable with great sized portions. These guys are closed on Mondays and bookings are a must if you are eating in.

Parking is a nightmare. Food quality has no stand out. Everything was lacking. The prices are…read moreridiculously high. Service was okay. But that cannot redeem how poor every other aspect was. This is a skip. We came because our relatives said their food was good but everything was disappointing.

Hmmmm was bit fickle minded and came here on a whim ... there's soooo many things to eat here now…read moreat Hawthorn!!! Anyways for the unconcerned... this place is ok.. sama sama ... dame same but different. The prawns used in the prawn steam noodle thingy.. sorry forgot what that's called in engeris... was soaked in salt water! Very salty! Either that or it is laden with preservatives to allow it to keep longer. Everything we had was just msg!! We finished several pots of tea in the 30min we were there. 8 items and the bill??? $73! YMMV. I liked this place yeaaaars ago but is no longer the quality I remembered it to be.

The one thing that I like about living in Preston is the number of authentic Asian restaurants…read moredotted along High Street. Ever since going to Hong Kong I have had a hankering for proper Chinese food. This isn't the food that you find at the Chinese stall in the food hall, but rather a restaurant owned and run by Chinese, and the worse their English, the more authentic the restaurant tends to be. Okay, it's not Hong Kong, but then again unless you are willing to put aside a week to travel there and back, these restaurants are probably the best that you are going to get. This certainly wasn't a bad restaurant. The staff were ever friendly, and it certainly seems popular, and they also have chop-sticks, which for me is an absolute must when it comes to eating Chinese food. The cool thing about these restaurants is that they have pictures of all the dishes, so you can just flick through the menu and point to the dish you want. However, be careful not to make the mistake that I made and point to the wrong one because you might end up with a meal that you don't particularly like. Oh, I better not forget, they also have pots of Chinese tea for $1.00 each, which is also pretty cool.

Ok so the Noodle Kingdom in Preston has a few noticeable differences from its city sister. Theres…read moreno fancy red and gold wallpaper and theres no suits. The clientele is mainly Preston locals and the destination diners. The menu is exactly the same and I am grateful for this. Over lunch and weeknights this place experiences the same peak hour rush as the city Noodle Kingdom but due to the suburban location of this restaurant theres a slightly more relaxed vibe. Its not unusual to see people waiting five deep in a queue for the freshly prepared dumplings and noodles. I've already detailed my fetish for their dumplings and the no 29 (beef/noodles) however you can add the no 94 (fried chicken/noodles) and beef skewers to the list. The beef skewers are a grilled/spiced cummin delight and great to chew on. Prices are cheap and the service is blunt, this place delivers consistently great food, however a word of warning, go easy on the chilli.

Yes, it's another Asian/Malaysian franchise .... must be ordinary right?…read moreWRONG ... Firstly, it's modern, spacious and clean .... tell me, how many other Asian restaurants in Box Hill are like that? Superb location, easy to find. Secondly, what a pleasant service, now tell me which other restaurants in Box Hill. We love how the young ladies serves us with smiles and politeness every week without fail. Extra Fresh Cut Chilies, no worries ... Thirdly, I've/we've been there 4 weeks in a row, different menu every week and the only disappointment was the Roti Chanai with Beef Curry, the rest are tasty and EXTRA LARGE serve, so I think to be fair, this place has done a great job. Lastly, if I may make a suggestion, please serve HOT Chinese Teas and take Credit Card as payment, who carry cash these days? Well done to the team, we will come back for more.

Disappointing... food is ok. But defiantly not on par with its Malaysian counterparts like Petaling…read moreStreet or Pappa Rich. Had the Nasi Lemak. Beef was dry and the fish was not fresh. It wasn't fantastic and underwhelming considering the great presentation. Have to say though that the chicken rice here is better than the others. I did eye what the other tables ordered... It was this big massive lamb shank mix rice!!! checked menu again!! $18. Think will try this next time if am game. It's huge!

I had a great time here, although my two friends would disagree with me as they don't like Korean…read morefood very much. However, my love for some delicious Korean cuisine significantly outweighs their hatred and so there is still a net positive effect. Also fuck what they think this is my review. (Just kidding Niki and Clay if you're reading this) Ambiance: At first glance, this is a tiny little restaurant but it looks very chic and trendy. Probably not the best place to go if you're in for a more sit-down restaurant though. Customer Service: Great! The food came out at a reasonable time, the waitress was very polite and courteous, and they even provide you with these little metal magnets that you can hang your purse on. 2012 wizardry - how far society has come! Food: I ordered the Beef Bibimbap and it was really some of the best Bibimbap I've had. Perfect flavours, perfectly cooked beef, I finished it at the speed of light and started pathetically scrounging around my bowl for the last pieces of rice to get the most out of it. --- The lunchtime prices are really great. My Bibimbap only set me back at 11 dollars for a decently large portion. Tasty, cheap, and great service! Ways to improve: ~ Their lunchtime menu is veryyy limited to the point where your decisions are mainly between bulgogi or bibimbap. If you don't like either, sucks. NOTES: ~ EFTPOS minimum $20

Sadly not the Korean feast I was hoping for. We arrived for our reservation at 8pm and were sat…read moredirectly in front of the wide open door. After freezing for 10 minutes, huddled in our coats, we asked if we could move to a table further down the back that had been vacated. Maybe the waiter was desensitised to the Melbourne chill, but she looked at us blankly as if we had asked for a camel carrying a thousand purple cats. The food, surely, would make up for the lacklustre first impressions - yes? Sadly not. The best thing we had were the pan fried vegetable dumplings and the shitake mushroom skewers. The kimchi pancake was okay. The crispy chicken salad was straight from the 70s complete with strawberries and tinned peaches making it overly sweet. Fortunately the chicken itself was good. We finished these dishes and everything was whisked away and our bill brought three minutes later! We all looked at each other, then waiter and then at each other again... ermm, "we haven't finished yet". I then had to explain that we'd also ordered a beef bibimbap. Again with the blank stare. "Yes, we would like more food. Yes, the beef bibimbap". 10 minutes later a stone-pot bibimbap was put down in front of us (though not before the bill was brought again to us as if we were ready to leave!). Wow, what a disappointment. It looked great, with a fried egg on top, but at $16 the contents were a bit lacking, with only a tiny bit of meat and average rice. We left some in the bowl, finally paid the bill (third time's the charm!) and departed. Sadly, Seoul Soul has a fun modern interior but not the substance to warrant more than a two star rating from me. Rather than trying to be trendy, I wish they'd focus their attention on making classic Korean food really well.

Atrocious service takes forever to get served food pretty average to boot and more expensive than…read moreyou'd expect

Dishes here are fragrant and goes well with the coconut rice. I appreciate the big chunks of…read moreseafood, especially the crispy fried fish fillet. Unfortunately the curries lack an essential element; spiciness, a flaw that is very apparent in the green curry. They don't even provide any chilli on the tables. Eating Thai food with chopsticks also feels a bit strange. The fluffy roti goes well with the duck red curry. Beef with vegetables just ordinary though. Luckily the meal ended with a fabulous dessert platter. I love the glutinous rice pudding.

D'elephant is absolutely D'cent!…read more Menu wise, there's a plethora of Thai comfort food variety that you can find here, from small bites to heavier dishes such as rice plates, bowl of curries and grilled entrees. To be honest, thought some of their food are hits and some are misses. My personal favorite are their Red Duck Curry and Pad Khana (stir fried Chinese broccoli with roasted pork bellies) - Flavorful and aromatic, the beef Pad Satay, on the other hand was more in the mediocre category. We ended our meal with a cup of Thai ice tea and a scoop of mango ice cream, which were sweet and delightful. Bustling, down to earth ambiance, fast & friendly service, a nice meal option at the ever busy Chaddy mall.

Hmmm it's more for the farang ... sweet and nothing to rave about really!! We had soft shell crab,…read moreroast pork, coconut thingy soup and mince pork rice. The best was probably the soft shell crab. Tastes more Chinese than thai. The roast pork at $24 was ridiculous. I can do better following "Christine's Recipes"!! Got conned to get it. It is the same as if I had too much left over .. left in fridge taken out the next day and air fried again on high!! Only thing can't do was prob the thai sauce but think I can source them somewhere. the coconut soup was ..... well it does say what it is. So reeeeeally ask yourself do you want to drink cream coconut before ordering.. I did... but failed miserably to listen to my head and regretted it paying more than $10 for a can I know I can get for less than $5 and throwing some frozen 10cent piece prawns in and BAAAAAM give it a thai sounding name and there u have it!! The value add is naming the dish using thai! Gets the farangs like me all time! :))) Like everything YMMV give it a go yourself... I gave it 2 stars because it did fill our stomachs. WIR.. not anytime soon.. will go back to my fav thai in the local SE burbs

Cute and quaint little Japanese restaurant, more designed for a sit down meal than your grab-and-go…read morestyle sushi. I came here for lunch on a weekday and found it a bit too expensive for what you got, but that wouldn't stop me from coming back to try it at dinner. If you are considering it for lunch, go for the lunch set menu items around the $20 mark. I often find with these small Japanese restaurants in Melbourne that you really need to go for the main meal options to get better value, and I always find up ordering the sashimi or sushi anyway! I liked the flavour of their spicy tuna roll but it was a bit cumbersome to eat (rolled very large!) and at $16 I wouldn't order it again. Probably closer to 3.5 stars in rating. The venue is peaceful, staff are friendly and its a good option if you're looking for Japanese on Greville.

Aka Tombo. Just wow. I was incredibly impressed with the quality of the food here. Ended up coming…read morehere out of chance -- I was in the area and looked up nearby Japanese restaurants on Yelp and this one stood out. I'm glad I decided to check it out! ~ The staff are amazing. Inherent to legitimate Japanese restaurants, all the staff welcomed us when we entered. The young boy who served us was professional and courteous. My dining partner is vegetarian and questioned whether one of the items on the menu were was meat-free, and ultimately decided to order something else because it wasn't. Then, the waiter came back a few minutes later to let him know that the other item he ordered also contained fish, wondering whether my partner would like to change his order. This attention to detail is what more restaurants need. Similarly, when presenting us with edamame, the waiter asked us if we knew how to eat it properly. Being Japanese cuisine experts, naturally we did. But it was a nice thought anyway, and the fact that the staff are prepared to teach customers how to eat the cuisine in a traditional fashion is noteworthy. ~ Each table had a candle. I love candles. I love tables with candles. A+. ~ As mentioned above, the staff here are legitimately Japanese. There seems to be an increasing trend in Melbourne for quasi-Japanese restaurants that are actually run by Chinese or some other oriental people assuming that no one would be able to tell the difference. This is not the case at Aka Tombo, and you can certainly tell by the quality of the food, the presentation, and the mannerisms of the staff. Downsides: ~ Pretty expensive. Japanese food always tends to be on the higher end of restaurant pricings, but just be warned: I had the chef's special (5 best pieces of fish that day) I feel that $21 for five pieces of sushi is quite pricey, and it wasn't particularly satiating. ~ Small food portions. For the price you pay, the serving sizes are horrible small. Amongst getting quite a few dishes between the two of us (and simultaneously breaking the bank) we still left the restaurant feeling like we could eat more. If you are an authentic Japanese experience, this is the place. But be prepared that it will also most likely break the bank. A great place to bring a friend or go on a date -- the atmosphere is divine. Not sure how well this place would be able to manage a group, though. NB: Came here at 20:00 on a Saturday night and there was only one other group of two people here. Not sure about Samantha H.'s comments about "bookings necessary" , but we certainly didn't need one and from my experience you won't need one either.