Gaijin Eatery — Restaurant in Victoria

Service is lovely, the fitout of the place is super cute. Bit cramped, but nothing you can do to help that! Had the Beef Pho, and to be honest, with a viet husband this was disappointing. Luke-warm, and completely flavourless. Portion size was good but just so bland it broke my heart. We also had the Bibimbap (chicken) and felt a bit the same. Delicious at first (extra delicious with a lil kimchi to warm you up) but after 4-5 mouthfuls, i felt myself getting bored. I love that we finally have a place here to get a pho-fix, but I think it needs some fine-tuning. Will still sadly be travelling to Melb for my pho fix. Super bowl anyone? OH also i had the crispy chicken bao buns and they were the highlight! Could...

This is a cute little eatery located in Killian's Walk, a little exposed to the elements but seemed very popular, we got in just before 12:30pm and straight after the place got full. Ordered the pho and banh mi. Noticed everyone else was ordering the fried chicken so I'm guessing that's what this place is known for. When the pho came out it was barely luke warm, the noodles were still hard and the soup was very watery. On the plus side maybe this means there's no MSG! The pho serve was small and just a sad experience overall. Banh mi was ok. I'm thinking I didn't order well, if I went back I think I would stick to the fried chicken everyone else...

Went for lunch today, but in my typical fashion, ordered exactly what was in the website photos. Crispy chicken on rice with an iced coffee. It was exactly what I had hoped for. The staff were really engaging, and it was obvious people had made this their regular haunt. I wish there were more independent places like this around. The presentation was excellent and priced reasonably. The experience is best had dining in - however given their location, they are somewhat limited in dining space. If I find myself in the area and a bit puckish, I know where ill end up - trying to...