Hanoi Rose

THIS is the kind of Vietnamese food I love to eat (ie. authentic!). Don’t be fooled by what seems to be a small venue when entering, because it stretches out all the way to the back with a larger seating hall for groups. The portions are so generous and everything we tried tasted healthy and fresh. We ordered: 🐓 Charcoal grilled chicken w/ steamed rice - Super fresh and tasty. Portion is huge! Chicken is seasoned well, they weren’t stingy with anything. 🐷 Roast pork belly on vermicelli bowl & fresh herbs - again, huge! The pork had crispy skin and tender meat, the noodles and toppings were plentiful. 🥩 Lemongrass beef fresh rice paper rolls - Pretty average. They could’ve benefited from some more seasoning in the beef, nothing amazing. Their menu is huge and they even do banh mi’s if you’re on the go! Probably my new favourite Viet spot!

What an awesome find! Earlier today we were cold and hungry walking down Sydney Rd in Brunswick searching for somewhere good to feed us lunch and we were luck enough to stumble into this little gem. Food was genuinely delicious, our server was really friendly and more than happy to share her lunchtime favourite with me... Love it when that happens! I followed her recommendation of the Beef Yellow Curry with mixed Vegetables with extra chilli on the side - Yum! So good, and the beef noodles soup [sliced beef phô]and the vegetable, tofu and shiitake mushrooms stir-fry were both hits as well as the delicious Seafood crispy net rice paper spring rolls to start with! All over a really great meal and vibe that more than lived up to their tag line of Hanoi Rose, "Vietnamese Food for Foodies". Definitely will go back when next in the area... Phew what a great choice and then to have VicGov give me 25% back off the bill paid was icing on the cake. So happy!

Dinner @HanoiRoseRestaurant for a Vietnamese fix. Lots to choose from I went with the salt & pepeer fried tofu with lemongrass & chilli which was a generous dish of tofu covered in a thin crispy golden batter and enjoyed with a salad. The dipping sauce had nice flavour but something in it was very acidic. Next was a salad bowl of a sweetened sauce with several thin slices of char grilled pork belly which were delicious, as too, the meatballs. Tender vermicelli noodles, lettuce, mint and some extremely hot chillies were also served. Put them all together and this is a lovely combination of flavours, textures and freshness. #VietnameseFood #tofu #deepfried #saladbowl #porkbelly #meatballs #vermicellinoodles #foodie #melbournefood @zomatomelb #sydneyrdbrunswick