tl;dr Cheap, fresh and yummy food is sometimes hard to come by at UNSW - which is why Tropical Green is UNSW's best kept secret.
Made quietly famous for their notorious $4.50 pork (or chicken) bread rolls stuffed full of Vietnamese awesome by Blitz magazine back in 2011, both Tropical Green venues (originally in The Pavillions on upper campus and now also offering Tropical @ the Round at the back of the Roundhouse) offer the usual range of delicious and freshness you'd expect from Vietnamese cuisine.
Both venues have ample seating and are just slightly off the highly used pedestrian corridors - making them easy to get to while offering a slice of serenity amid the 10,000 odd people at UNSW everyday.
Both are great spots for a quiet lunch or, if you're like me and eat when I study, somewhere to set up your books and settle in. Uniwide coverage is available in both locations and both have leafy surrounds outside, whether it be the COFA Arc Courtyard on lower campus or the Mathews Arcade rooftop garden on upper. read more