Flavours of Mekong Vietnamese & Southeast Asian Cuisine — Restaurant in Melbourne

Don’t bother, especially if you value manners. Food was pedestrian; restaurateur is a rude smartaleck salesman who tries to upsell patrons the most expensive dishes. I asked him whether any of the fried rice or noodle dishes have vegetables in them. Not answering the question, he responded abruptly “I can put vegetables in there for you”. No mention of any charge for that, and what vegetables he’d put in there. Seeking an authentic version of a dish , I clarified, asking if any of their fried rice/noodle dishes traditionally/naturally have vegetables in them. He responded sarcastically, “So you don’t want me to add veggies to it, you want something that already has veggies…”. I responded “Well, yes, that’s correct”, and gave the example of Char Kway Teow (a dish on their menu), explaining that most Malaysian restaurants/noodle shops I’ve been to put onion, spring onion, bean sprouts, capsicum, and sometimes carrot, cabbage, etc. I asked whether their Kway Teow has vegetables in it. I had to ask this question as the menu here simply says (regarding Kway Teow) “Rice stick noodles with prawn, fish cake, and dark soy”. As I’ve learned over the years at these kinds of places, there’s a lot of variation between restaurants, and if you don’t ask what you need to know, you’ll just end up paying for whatever they serve you up. Again, the restaurateur responded sarcastically “You want me to write a new/special menu for you, with all the ingredients?”. I declined and said that I simply wanted to know what I was ordering. He then answered my question: “Kway Teow has onion and bean sprouts, NO veggies” - an answer which doesn’t even make sense. After $120+ spent and a lot of talk of ‘looking after us’, the restaurateur still charged us $1 for 1 plastic take-away container. I understand that this guy would get tired of people asking questions about the food, but that would seem to come with the job. The restaurateur has an attitude problem, and if he doesn’t want patrons to ask questions, he could revise his menu. All in all, won’t...

Sadly, this was a disappointing experience. As local residents and big fans of Vietnamese cuisine we can confidently say there are much better deals around. My chicken pho had only 3 ingredients in it - a big blob of noodles, sliced chicken breast and plain chicken broth. No veg, no herbs, no lemon... Nothing that gives the flavor! Rice paper rolls were about the same - a lot of noodles... which is probably why they didn't hold the shape and fell apart . My daughter didn't like her spring rolls. My husband's meal of chicken and rice was ok. In fairness, everything was fresh... but that's about it. Very white in color (no vegetables or herbs) which is not what Vietnamese is about. We often get our Vietnamese from Saigon corner in Forest Hill, much more authentic and full of fresh crunchy herbs and vegetables. Strangely,...

Fantastic Malaysian Chinese restaurant, especially the deep fried Mango Barramundi and the Jumbo King Prawns with tang hoon. Great Malaysian and Thai food and host owner Francis will sure to take care of you. One of best curry laksa in Melbourne. The Ox tail soup is fantastic and flavorsome and tender. The rendang is also tops with generous portions and tender meat. The that mango prawn salad is also great with healthy greens and juicy prawns. Highly recommend these dishes and pricing is great too. One of top asian restaurants in Melbourne. The pork hock trotters was nicely cooked and tender, the prawns was spicy and full of flavour, the chicken ribs in tamarind sauce was delightful and sweet too. The moochi dessert is to die for and a definite must try. Prices are reasonable and atmosphere and setting was great....