Thanh Vinh — Restaurant in Melbourne

There is so much on offer in Footscray but you can nearly always be guaranteed of a variety of cuisines to choose from. Tonight I was privileged to join “The Thursday Night Group” (yes I know that’s not very original) but a collection of mates who’ve known each other for decades who meet weekly for a meal. Tonight they chose Thanh Vinh which they’d clearly visited before. A platter of chicken crumbed drumsticks was the perfect way to start and for me to gauge what to order for main course. With around 10 on the plate. They were lightly crumbed with a sprinkling of chilli, onion lightly oiled. Tasty little tenders and the ideal appetiser. For main course, we all ordered something different so there was a selection of meals - sambal chicken, fried rice, sambal squid, beef & vegetables and finally my own honey chicken. All the meals were a generous portion size. Have to say the honey chicken wasn’t overly sweet which is a nice change. A few of the group went for dessert - what’s Vietnamese/Chinese if there isn’t a banana fritter. Took me back to the 70’s. Staff were helpful and glided in and out between the tables with little fuss or distraction to our conversations. Well worth a visit everyone. Give it a go. Note: wheelchair friendly. Kid friendly with high chairs available. Parking can be a challenge so do explore the back streets for better parking than...

Not exactly good experience. I and my girlfriend went here at 9 and ordered Bun Bo Hue (spicy beef noodles) and Hu Tieu Xao Bo (Crispy fried flat noodles with beef). The waiter made us wait 30 minutes and only when I came to ask him whether my order was ready, he said worriedly that there was a delay and asked me to wait another 5-10 minutes. Another 10 minutes passed and he apologised and asked for another 5-10 minutes (so we had waited for 40 minutes at this point). Bun Bo Hue came first and it was super salty. Hu Tieu Xao Bo wasn't all bad, but it was stir-fried flat noodles, not crispy flat noodles. I asked the staff why the order wasn't correct, they told me that flat noodles couldn't be crispy-fried, so they changed it to stir-fried, WITHOUT letting me know. I don't mind stir-fried noodles but they could've just informed me about the change and the delay sooner. Really disappointed with the customer service and the food. I rated 2 stars because the stir-fried noodles dish...

Came here 1st time with my wife on a Sat nite at 8.50 pm after walking around Footscray & thinking as to what will be open for us to be able to eat! Footscray resto scene sucks for later nite closing which is normally 9 or 9.30 so were shocked when we saw the closing time sign of 10 pm! I repeat 10 pm every nite except Mon as they are closed! We ordered the pho & soft shell crabs & a Viet iced coffee. We sat on a comfy booth & the two viet girls working at the front were offering the nicest most friendliest service i can ever recollect! The pho wasnt as sweet as Huong Vuong but i actually preferred it...as for the soft shell crabs? The best i have ever eaten...period! We have found our new goto place in Footscray & my wife & i are over the moon! Happy...