Order at the tuckshop window
Click through to the MissChu website at your peril. It’s noisy, just like the restaurant, if you can call it that.
The vibe is exactly the same as the crowded chaos of a SE Asian city at this joint at the top end of Exhibition St, between Lonsdale and Latrobe. The walls are pasted with refugee-style imagery. The crowd at lunch is largely office with guys in shirtsleeves wearing lanyards, groovy Asian guys in beanies and women of a certain age overflowing the tables and chairs into the narrow aisle.
The main eating area is dwarfed by the kitchen which also offers delivery on electric bikes and party catering, designed to churn out a lot of food quickly.
What you need to do to order it’s Vietnamese-sty;e food is queue at the tuckshop window, pay then wither fight your way to a seat. Or hang around for takeaway food, which arrives quickly.
The duck rice paper rolls arrive immediately in a box. They are fine but lack some flavour. Soon after comes the Pho, a $13 Pho in a city where it usually costs $8 to $10. I’m guessing the pointless addition of the latest vogue meat, wagyu, is what is driving up the cost of this noodle soup. The broth lacks flavour and the usual additions of chilli, bean shoots and Vietnamese mint are pre-mixed.
It’s perfectly okay but a disappointment compared to what else is on offer, at a lower price.
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sounds fashionable & the place to hang out…however i am with you pho should cost $8-$10…forget wagyu – don’t care! & lacking taste rolls not so appealing either but next time wear your beanie & crowd watch maybe??? dayle
I like the look of this place but overpriced and flavourless Vietnamese food really defeats the whole purpose of the exercise.
i’m pretty sure they’ll be better and more authentic finds around than Miss Chu. at least you don’t have her bad service skills reputation to contend with, hopefully
Dayle, I’m with you and there’s a new place in Elwood where Pho costs up to $38!
Mark, too right but they have a PR machine running full speed so people will be sucked in.
Simon, the bad new is that you have a stack more MissChus opening in Sydney.
Glad I came across your review- was actually thinking of heading here this week for lunch!
Ive just had the worst service from the staff at this company, I found them to be rude intrusive and unable to follow instructions. Worst of all they are not in the least apologetic.