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• Nice little place

This place used to be over at Lt Collins in the food court but they've now moved to their new site. Not that I'm complaining cuz it's closer to where I am. Price wise, it’s not the cheapest but it not the most expensive either. Flavor-wise, I’d describe it as Canto-Vietnamese and if you’re in that mind frame, the food’s pretty good. For lunch, we had the Pho, Mushroom noodles and the Laksa. Serving size was decent size so I can’t complain about that. Given it’s only open for a few months only, I expect them to find their feet and improve over time but it’s a good start. We’re definitely going back again since we’ve also had their Bo and Kuey Teow for dinner (take away) the serving sizes ain’t bad. The cons here really are: location and speed. Location is the main problem since their isolated. You must drive to get there and even then it’s hard to find. Here’s the tip: from the city, find your way to Blackburn road (either by the Eastern Fwy, Canterbury or Whitehorse roads – I suggest the Eastern if you can). Make a left at Blackburn road and slow down as soon as you see the Beverley Hill School on your left, and TURN LEFT at that street. Rosella street is the first left bordering the school. The other con is the speed and to clarify, it’s the wait time for the order to be filled. They need to pick up the pace a little. The restaurant wasn’t packed out at the time and we weren’t rushing to get out however if they get busy and/or we’re in a hurry, then the dining experience might not be too great. Again, they’re new so I’m expecting that they’re still finding their feet. Flavor and price wise, no complaints. I’ve had food courts that charged me more for substandard food so they’re going a fairly good job in that regards. Just bear in mind that you’re not at an Indian, Thai or Malaysian place where the idea is that the flavor kicks you in the fork. It’s Canto/Vietnamese so it’s more about subtlety. What I’m hoping is that they slowly develop their menus further and concentrate on being something that is lacking in the veggie food market right now in Vic, and that’s a really good noodle joint that does a good Canto BBQ range: fish ball noodles, beef tendon noodles, etc. As Veggies, we’re inventive and that’s a niche that’s currently unfilled at the moment. There’s a lot of Thais, Indians and Sino-Malaysians but not one that does a decent Canto range.