Yet again, Andrew O has sealed his place as a very solid foodie in Syd - had organised to come here…read morepost Kahuna massage and when AO mentioned this place as a "must try" - I knew we would not be disappointed - OH BOY and we weren't. My SIL and I were still floating from our massage so we just wanted something light to snack on for dinner - we ordered some chicken/beef/prawn rice paper rolls - light as feathers and a perfect starter. The grilled chicken herb salad had us oohing and ahhhing and perhaps even some "ohhgawd yessing" ... I cannot confirm nor can I deny. All I have to say is the lemongrass dressing was to die for!!! This place reminds me of Phamish, its loud, its chaotic and its delorean fast! The layout is well thought out considering the size of it and is a superb spot for those that love a bit of Crown St action. It packs out and the kitchen closes fairly early, so if you want a feed, make sure to head in before 930pm otherwise they will shut you down without batting an eyelid. I'll be sure to return with a group of 4 or more next time to check out their set menus - another cheap and cheerful place for those school night catch-ups.

Overall tasty food - although it's not so much Vietnamese as it seems to cross lines with Thai and…read morecertainly Chinese cuisine. Chilled atmosphere. Would come back! I like that you're sitting inside but the restaurant is open enough to feel like you're outside. This place has a casual atmosphere. Came here without a booking but it was easy enough to get a table for 4. We ordered: the slow cooked beef, tiger prawns & okra, chicken & veg stir-fry, salt/pepper squid & prawn rice rolls. My friends really like the beef, it was full of flavour and was really tender however too salty in my opinion. I preferred the prawn and okra because it had enough spice (I like spicy!) but the cool thing is that the menu had something for everyone.

So impressed with this place!…read more My girlfriend brought me here and it has become an every Saturday tradition. The pork rolls are awesome, we always add extra coriander and chilli. Staff are great and service is pretty quick. They have the best traditional Vietnamese ice coffee...and their normal coffee is good too... Highly recommend trying this one!!

Every morning on my way to Coles I'll feel like I'm brewing in broth. Whatever they're doing to…read moremake their broth in the morning for their pho is amaze balls. It smells EPIC! If only their choices, proportions and pricing is as good as what it smells. Over priced pork rolls which is way too sweet for my palate. They had a sign saying "pho is back" and thought yay finally get to see what the magic is. To my surprise they serve pho in a HUGE cup ... Wow. Hashtag Mindblown. Tastiness - 6/10 Cup Size - 9/10 Serving size - 6.5/10 (had hardly any noodles, beef, onions ..)

I have tried two dishes here. The flavor and fragrance of…read morethe dishes were wonderful. Ayam Masak Lemak - Vims Butter Chicken was very tasty. It was right and creamy. There were 8 bite sized chunks of chicken swimming in a very yum sauce. Daging Kicap Mani - Beef cooked in sweet Malay soy spices. This was very aromatic, the beef was super tender and very tasty. The sauce was watery though and did not make a great topping for my rice. Roti Chanai - Malaysian non yeast bread. The Roti were good. This type of roti are small and fluffy. It was super oily but very tasty. (The do have the other type of Plain Dosa which are larger & thinner.) The prices were pretty high especially considering the good quality and choice of food around Randwick. Or for a short drive to Kingsford, the huge selection of really good places. I did not have a chance to try the dessert as I had take away. I may decide to go back and try the dessert but I think the experience would be more enjoyable sitting down at the restaurant. (It may also make the price more palatable.)

This restaurant is small, dark and cosy so I would suggest booking beforehand (boyfie and I waltzed…read morein at 8.00pm on a Saturday and scored the last table inside though so...) Firstly let me say that the seafood Char Keow Teow was incredible. I highly recommend ordering this dish as it was authentic and cooked to perfection although sadly this was the only dish we truly loved. Don't get me wrong, the garlic roti was crispy and delish but wasn't a full on garlic hit like I expected. When there is lamb on the menu particularly in a curry I'm all over it so we chose the Korma Kambing but unfortunately the lamb was not tender, had not been cooked for long enough and the curry itself was fairly boring. The curry laksa was also lacking; the dish is prepared with egg noodles which do nothing for me compared to a laksa with vermicelli. Both dishes were quite disappointing. Sadly our steamed rice never made it to the table but we didn't bother chasing it. I love trying new places but this is one we won't bother returning to unless it was purely for the Char Keow Teow.

I was on my way to another restaurant for Malaysian food and came across this place - it was fairly…read morereasonable in terms of pricing so I thought I try it out - it was pretty good. I had the Murtabak which was very good - a nice fried bread/dough folded and stuffed with savory chicken. I really liked their version of this dish since it tasted very good and wasn't too greasy. I also had a plate of the Rendang Beef, which was just okay - it was a big heaping portion of the savory and heavily-spiced meat dish with rice, but it was really oily and didn't have the flavor one would expect from this complex dish...the meat was tender, but for all the spices that went into this dish, it lacked flavor. Everyone seems to rave about the Laksa...maybe I should have had that...next time I guess!

'Jimmy's Recipe' is a Malaysian restaurant just around the block from home and when the chicken in…read moremy fridge that I had planned to cook for dinner smelled a little funky, it was the perfect excuse to go check it out. Not that one ever needs an excuse for laksa! It's a very casual place on the outside of the World Square complex. Despite it's central location it was pretty quiet. It's got plenty of inside and outside seating and takeaway is available. I ordered a chicken laksa and teh tarik. The laksa, while very tasty, fell a little flat. I think it was just missing some of the flavour variances you find in a really good laksa. Nevertheless it was still perfectly enjoyable. The teh tarik was light and bubbly. I liked it a lot. Friendly staff, good prices, good food and a handy location. Good stuff.

The food is traditional Vietnamese cuisine and is super fresh. We are Australian and our Vietnamese…read morefriends have bought us here in the past. You know it's good when Vietnamese families eat here! The tables have plastic table cloths and utensils in containers on them - but please don't be put off. It isn't meant to be a fine dining experience. It is functional, fresh, fast and fabulous!! The staff are super friendly and welcoming, they learn your name and remember you even if it's been a while since your last visit. They will help you order if you are new to Vietnamese - just ask!

There is no lack of choice for Vietnamese eateries in Bankstown! Having tried one that was close by…read moreto this one, we decided to give this one a try. Service was quick and we were seated immediately and orders taken in no time and food was delivered shortly after. We ordered the Rare Beef Noodle Soup (we ended up with Beef Noodle Soup With Fatty Beef), Rice Vermicelli With Spring Rolls & BBQ Pork (we ended up with Special Combination Rice Vermicelli). The only thing they got right was the Young Coconut Juice. The food tasted nice and had lots of flavour but it would've been lovely if they actually got any of meals right. We were charged the higher priced dishes of course. The guy who took our order could see what I had pointed out on the menu so unsure if they do a switcheroo on unsuspecting customers. It is cheap and cheerful for what they offer though.

One of the Indonesian restaurant in Sydney. The taste is ok,…read morenot rich full of flavor like the authentic Indonesian food. However, it cured my craving of Indonesian food. If you are in Kingsford, you may stop by to taste it.

Don't judge a book by its cover. Not the greatest looking decor in this place, but it adds…read moreauthenticity to this Indonesian home cooked dining experience. It gives a feel like you are dining in Indo. At $10 for rice with choice of 2 meat + a veg option it is great value for for a variety of delicious Indo food. There is a range of great curries including jack fruit curry, lamb curry, beef rendang and a few curry chicken varieties and ayam goreng. There are some tasty vegetable dishes and my favorite part of the meal were the accompaniments which include sambal, peanuts with a dried anchovies and crispy chicken skin. Will be back to sample all this bargain gem has to offer.

Close to Sydney Olympic Park, and within walking distance of Massey Park Golf Course, Hotel Concord…read moreis a great spot to unwind and have a quick drink on a Friday afternoon. The recently refurbished establishment isn't the type of place you would want to spend all day in, but it has its charms, and in my opinion, is a lot better than some of the other pubs around Concord (but then again, that isn't saying much!). Facilities offered at Hotel Concord include: * TAB * Bottle-shop * Accommodation- rooms start from $60 for a single room, up to $160 for the family room (four single beds, one sofa bed). * Reasonably priced bistro meals (the $11 Big Beef Burger is pretty good). * Fox and Sky channels * Juke box * Public phone (how rare are those nowadays?) * EFTPOS facilities ($20 minimum) and an A.T.M. * Hotel shuttle boat offering transport between Cabarita and Circular Quay. * Wednesday Night Trivia from 7pm onwards. * Thursday Night Poker from 5pm-9pm. $2000 prize money. * Pokies

We decided to choose Yen for Viet after reading the review below, and Im glad we did…read more Illawarra road could easily be known as 'Little Hanoi' there are 4 or 5 Vietnamese restaurants on this strip, ( and one funky little cafe on the corner called 'Cornersmith' which I have also read about on Yelp) The brighter and newer looking PHD, looked very busy, however I was determined to try Yen. I booked a table, though when we arrived there seemed to be a few available. The staff were all really friendly and professional. After about 15 mins, the place filled up as passers by saw that it was actually quite a popular place. It just isn't as noticeable as the one up the road. I tried the Bahn Xeo with Duck, as an entree. We like our food, so we ordered that as well as Prawn balls. When the Bahn arrived it was huge. And also delicious. My eyes just about popped. Not realising how huge the servings were we kind of went hell for leather and ordered the two entree, and 2 mains and a combination fried rice. We couldn't fit it all on the table! I ordered Caramelized pork belly in a clay pot. Anything pork is right up my alley, so of course it was a cracker. Quite salty but also sweet, finely chopped ribbons of pork belly that simply melts in your mouth. We also ordered the Chicken and coconut cream curry. A favourite at other Vietnamese restaurants, we like to try it everywhere because it varies so much between chefs. It was earthy and you could tell the curry had been freshly made. The combination special fried rice was awesome. with plump juicy little prawns mixed in. You could easily get away with just the rice and Bahn for teo people and still be stuffed. I noticed some other people having the whole ginger fish, which looked like a great option for two people at about $35. There is a Wine list, or you can BYO wine only. This place would be great value for money for groups, the servings are large and the staff are really accommodating.

Ok - trying to keep my 'constructive' hat on during this review…read more I can't say a bad thing about this place, yet there isn't much to rave on about either. I'll start with a compliment - this place was very busy when we got there at 730pm on Saturday - it would seem that you really do need to book, however the staff were friendly and found us a table for two right at the back - thanks staff!! The place was neat and tidy, but the ambiance was fairly flat and light. Not overly energetic or engaging to the senses. The menu was comprehensive without going overboard - we ordered eggplant fritters, rice paper rolls, papaya salad and a chicken and veg dish with rice with two glasses of red. The papaya salad was nice but everything else lacked a bit of punch and character. I know Vietnamese food is a little more modest compared to its Asian neighbours, but something was lacking... Maybe we just ordered the wrong dishes!! I am however going to rate the service, and quality and freshness of the food and flexibility of the staff and also the price point too! If I could go 3.5 stars, I would but today I'm feeling a tad on the generous side!!!