Cashew Tofu Stir-Fry at Hochi Mama in Melbourne
Green Tea Crispy Tofu Baos with Vegan-naise at Hochi Mama in Melbourne
Vegan Duck Wraps with Hoisin / Sriracha Dipping Sauce at Hochi Mama in Melbourne

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Serves meat, vegan options available. Vietnamese restaurant with labeled vegan items including sushi, rice paper rolls, curry, stir fry and salad. Bookings recommended but walk-ins welcome. Relocated from 11 Liverpool St. Open Mon-Sun 12:00pm-3:00pm, Mon-Thu 5:00pm-9:30pm, Fri-Sat 5:00pm-10:30pm, Sun 5:00pm-9:30pm.

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16 Reviews

First Review by SiannaLloyd

Avatar Sarilein

Sarilein

Points +19077

Vegan
28 Mar 2024

Overall good

I am not blown away by the food, but overall good.
Nice to have vegan duck as mock meat so had to try. The sweet and sour vegan duck is a huge portion. Duck was stunning. Dish itself was too sweet for my liking and therefore quite heavy.
I’d rather say it’s Asian -western fusion rather than anything authentic
I love the vibe all in Pink and like a hip bar. Outside seating possible
Some staff were friendly, but seemed very rushed even though there were only 3 other tables occupied- not anything special. They have a “feed me” option for 45pp lunch which consists of 2 mains, 2 starters and one side. Dishes are more expensive than other places (28$). What bothered me was that the dish of my friend arrived 5-10 min before mine and they didn’t say anything at all - no apologies or any comment. Just ran off again. Dishes don’t come with rice which is fine with me
Overall good, but not sure if I wanna go back.

Pros: Many Vegan options , Duck texture

Cons: Too sweet and heavy , Service , Expensive

Vegan duck at Hochi Mama in Melbourne

at Hochi Mama in Melbourne

at Hochi Mama in Melbourne

Sweet and sour duck at Hochi Mama in Melbourne

Avatar RachaelEmily

RachaelEmily

Points +256

Vegan
23 Jul 2023

Holy vegan duck and coconut

Blown away by the quality and freshness of the food. Salt and Pepper Tofu (comes with veg) was killer with
Coconut rice, which I could have eaten that rice on its own 😝 Vegan Duck Wraps were also on point

Pros: Strong flavours, Freshness and quality , Lovely staff

at Hochi Mama in Melbourne

at Hochi Mama in Melbourne

Avatar Jaws25

Jaws25

Points +42

Vegan
23 Apr 2023

Love this place

Awesome vegan options and great staff. Highly recommend.

Pros: Separate vegan menu, Attentive staff

Cons: Expensive , Booking recommended

Avatar Slyder

Slyder

Points +1255

Vegan
08 Apr 2023

Flavourful

We took the "feed me now" option for 3. Had betel leaf bites, vg duck wraps, rice paper rolls, sweet sour vg duck, cashew stir-fry, vg calamari salad. Everything was super tasty, seemed more Cantonese than Vietnamese.

Pros: Separate vegan menu , Quirky venue, Delicious flavours

Cons: Busy, so book ahead, Pricey, but worth it.

Onion ring salad at Hochi Mama in Melbourne

Rice at Hochi Mama in Melbourne

Roti at Hochi Mama in Melbourne

Cashew stir fry at Hochi Mama in Melbourne

Sweet and sour duck, chunky at Hochi Mama in Melbourne +4

Avatar SeitanSeitanSeitan

SeitanSeitanSeitan

Points +3073

Vegan
06 Feb 2023

One of my favourites!

Hochi mama is lovely. I love the vibe and the hustle. Great food. They have a deal for 2: little over 40 dollars per person for 2 big plates, 2 smaller and 1 side. Portions are huge! Everything is so good. Especially rice paper rolls (the dipping sauce!!), baos and duck.

Cashew stir fry with tofu at Hochi Mama in Melbourne

Sweet & sour vegan duck at Hochi Mama in Melbourne

Cashew stir fry, sweet & sour vegan duck, roti at Hochi Mama in Melbourne

Rice paper rolls at Hochi Mama in Melbourne

DIY vegan duck wraps at Hochi Mama in Melbourne +1

Avatar ilikevegg

ilikevegg

Points +341

Vegan
15 Jan 2023

Weird vibe but I dig it

The food is all the classic vegan options at a non vegan restaurant and they do them well. Gets pretty busy at lunch though.

Pros: 2011 themed music all night long

Cons: In the wrong mood, the 2011 music may be annoying

Avatar lilypower

lilypower

Points +44

Vegetarian
23 Jul 2022

Beautiful interior and delicious food

Super lively, arty interior design and fun atmosphere. Great for lunch with friends and/or family. I had the vegan rice paper rolls for entree and the Chinese broccoli with tofu and Vietnamese slaw. Super fresh and really tasty. They do it well!

Chinese broccoli with tofu and Vietnamese slaw at Hochi Mama in Melbourne

Avatar Einahpets216

Einahpets216

Points +943

Vegan
02 Apr 2022

Tasty dishes and a good vibe

They had some great vegan options. Food was tasty and fresh, presented very well. It was a good atmosphere too and good location!

Pros: Good variety of vegan options , Well presented dishes , Large portions

Cons: Quite noisy

Coconut rice at Hochi Mama in Melbourne

Roti and satay sauce at Hochi Mama in Melbourne

Vegan duck wraps at Hochi Mama in Melbourne

Tofu curry at Hochi Mama in Melbourne

Avatar HelenLiu

HelenLiu

Points +239

Vegan
05 Jan 2022

Good vegan options

Had vegan duck pancake and eggplant rice paper rolls.

Vegan duck pancake and eggplant rice paper rolls at Hochi Mama in Melbourne

Avatar rachy77

rachy77

Points +88

Vegan
23 May 2021

Amazing

Good selection of vegan options.
Everything was so good.
Mocktails yummy.
Definitely a place to visit again and again

Avatar YoshikoTakeuchi

YoshikoTakeuchi

Points +413

Mostly Veg
10 Mar 2021

Tasty, interesting and lots of veggies

We decided to go for the 'Me Hungry Now' course, which allowed us to try many of the exciting and beautiful looking dishes. I love when restaurants have heaps of veggies options instead of relying on mock meats and carbs. You can read my full review and see all the dishes I tried, in my blog post https://cookingwithyoshiko.com/hochi-mama-vegan-vietnamese-in-melbourne/

Avatar NJ220

NJ220

Points +648

Vegan
19 Oct 2019

Amazing curry!

A number of vegan options. Peking duck pancake, rice paper rolls, Banana blossom fish, curry and a dessert pancake. I had the Southside Curry and it was delicious! Friendly staff.

The Southside Curry (delicious) and the eggplant rice paper rolls (nice). at Hochi Mama in Melbourne

Avatar HeidiW

HeidiW

Points +495

Vegan
04 Aug 2019

Lots of vegan options

Vegan Peking Duck pancakes are delicious

Avatar BeckyWilkinson

BeckyWilkinson

Points +368

Vegan
08 Mar 2019

Don’t trust they understand vegan

I used to work there and they will tell you items are vegan/vegetarian when they aren’t. The tofu bao is listed as vegetarian but had kimchi containing anchovy in. I went for dinner recently and ordered a vegan menu with the exception of the bao (my friends eat vego) and when they put them down said vegan baos they had removed the mayo but the bao buns themselves contain dairy.

Pros: Tofu curry is great

Avatar SP

SP

Points +1401

Vegetarian
05 Feb 2019

more limited for vegans (than vegetarians)

This place has several vegetarian options but much less for vegans.

On the plus side, they use a separate fryer.

Avatar SiannaLloyd

SiannaLloyd

Points +297

Vegan
30 Aug 2018

Good food but small portions

It’s Asian fusion done well but you pay for it

Pros: Vegan options noted and available , Food tastes good, a little on oily side , Paw paw salad is a favourite

Cons: Need to reserve a table, extremely busy , Staff are not very attentive , Portions are extremely small, left hungry

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