Chung Vinh Phat Asian Groceries — Local services in Geelong

Update 9.10.2025: This is an old review so its worth updating.

Still love this place. They have tap pay now so that's conveini.

I love this place so much not merely for the range of Asian products (I always, only get my miso and taeyangcho here) nor the cooking utensils but the staff are just ace. One lady is all smiles and hello and the other lady is stoic and professional; both are utterly lovely. Best chinese broccoli in Geelong as well as other greens/vegetables. Good range of miso. If you love chilli come here because aside from Lao Gan Ma there's heaps of other options too (if you've never tried taeyangcho, give it a burl, it's ace as). Cash is king and BYO bag, its better...

Good Asian grocery shop run by Thais, nice range for Geelong. Their Rose rice brand from Thailand is the best for sure, that's normally why we come here. Plenty of other interesting products.

Will deduct one star because it's cash only. Probably means that they're not paying tax. And another because the young girl working cashier can be very short with customers. Maybe the immediate area isn't that nice, but she puts you off shopping there. They also didn't want to honour price tags they have on some pricier items, trying to charge more. Just be aware of that if...

The staff are nice and friendly and the range is good BUT the prices are quite expensive compared to other asian food stores or even coles/woolies. Some items are easy 30% more than other shops. Pic included so you can compare for yourself. Also check expiry dates (as other reviewers mentioned) some items are VERY past the best before and some are expiring soon. All in all, won’t return as the high prices do not mesh with the low quality of expired goods. NB they now take card for purchases over $20, 1.6% surcharge. Date of...