• 4
• All better now maybe

March 2020: Not as impressed this visit, we had the vegetable dumplings that were smaller and oilier than expected, still quite a nice flavour though. We also had the Satay skewers which were well presented, but lacked flavour, the rice paper rolls which were okay, but not great, and the Japanese curry which needs work. All dishes were overpriced and I would lower my rating to 3.5 if happycow allowed. Will still return though as the potential is definitely there and the business is worthy. The service and venue are now better than many other places. Feb 22nd 2020 (reopening week) : Great to see Brother Bon busier than I ever saw Loving Hut. The menu has definitely improved, containing a lot more variety, while still very much based on the previous menu. The service was very good, especially considering how busy they were. We had the mushroom bao (very good), Satay udon (good, could have had more spice) and the Aussie burger which while not suited to me, will no doubt be popular. The space is also vastly improved (long overdue). Keen to come back to explore more of the menu. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Previously (as Loving Hut) Hours are very restrictive, which is great for the surrounding businesses. The very large space and unused pizza ovens seem wasted. Were this business to put some effort into varying the menu, using the pizza ovens and bain marie's (curry and rice deals, pasta, stir frys, salads etc), they could do some serious trade. ––––––– Large asian inspired dine in menu as well as take aways including La Panella pies, pasties and sausage rolls; rice paper rolls, sushi and slices and very well priced and decent Banh mi. They often also have very good prices on Vegan dog food (when in stock) as well as faux products in the freezers near the front. 2nd best Laksa in Melbourne (Vegie bowl is hard to beat in that respect) Updated from previous review on 2020-02-22