Review Tomtoon Thai Noodle Cafe - Abbotsford

Let me tell you, this restaurant has been eating for at least 10 years. It's an old shop in Melbourne. Today I want to eat something spicy and delicious. So let's get it. Very spicy pickled fish crab salad Ordered 2 papaya salad. 1 serve medium, 1 serve extra extra hot. Only bite into the first word It comes with all the flavors. pickled fish is very fragrant. Spicy soup with chicken feet is good. Fried pork belly is a must! Absolutely delicious The shop is next to North Richmond Station. The shop has been renovated. There's also an additional seat in the back. Sit comfortably, not crowded. Highly recommend

It was a bit cold to sit at the back with the current polar blast. Food was authentic and great! Enjoyed our dinner and catch up. Staff members were lovely. Would come back next time

I’d give them a 10 stars if I could for the quality and authentic Thai food, customer service, and the big proportions you get for the price compared to other Thai restaurants I’ve eaten at before. Everything was SO delicious and the energy/vibe during dinner was AWESOME. Make sure you try their Sticky Rice Mango for desserts because it was refreshingly yummy.

one of my favourite Thai restaurants in Melbourne, and in my opinion, better than the more famous one around the corner. beautiful delicious food served by wonderful people. I have brought many friends to Tomtoon and they have always left with satisfied tummies and smiles on their faces. pretty much everything suits my taste and I like that you can select spice levels for some of the dishes. especially love the three layer dessert!

Plenty of Thai places I like in the hood and this is easily one of the top! It's so isolated from other asian restaurants on the same street so i never came across.. We came here just because I spicy wasn't open, and were very happy with everything. 5 star for great taste and lovely customer service! The hot pot prawn or Panang curry would be my favourite. Pork crackle was very nice too, I bought a pack take away!!

A place to order sour food. I highly recommend you to order their Papaya salad (Somtam). My all time favourite is the duck salted egg somtam, TOP NOTCH! They do serve Thai spicy level so if your palette cannot cope with too much spice, let them know you want a mild one. They also offer various Thai local dishes that are championed like Gang Om. I personally don't like big chunks of veggie (can be seen in the fish pic) so I never ordered any stir fry from them.

The larb and papaya salad here was delicious. We were very impressed by the service too, the lady that was taking our order was super nice. Tom Zab on the other hand though was a little bit lacking for us. It didn't have a punch, no spiciness, tanginiess or lime. It just tasted very healthy which we weren't used to when comparing it to Dodee or Issan Thai. I would still come back here though. Great location and one of the better Thai restos in Richmond.

We had a great work lunch here, what a gem, great food, good service and cosy space out the back made for a really enjoyable experience. As it was a quick work lunch I only got to try the massaman curry with a coconut rice side. Both were well portioned and absolutely delicious. Look forward to going again soon.

The noodle soup tasted like it was sachet broth. This shouldn’t be on the must try noodle soup places to eat because it was disgusting!!!!

This Thai fried rice could be a lot better. It tastes like the chef put too much sugar in the dish. The Thai fried rice at Jhinda Thai just around the corner is a few dollars extra, but incredibly worthwhile. If you can afford to pay a few extra dollars then Jhinda Thai is for you.

No frills street Thai food. The boat noodles are the best in Melbourne and their desserts are yummy. Keep on coming back despite living far away.

Jinda Thai was closed so we decided to try this place.<br/><br/>The customer service was great. Our order was misheard but when we explained that we got the wrong dish, they went out of their way to replace a dish. In terms of food, everything was a bit too sweet for what I'm used to (like the coconut rice, tom yum and Pad Thai), and the flavours didn't quite hit. The rice was kind of wet/ too soft as well (too much coconut milk I think?), and the noodles in the pad thai were soggy and starchy.<br/><br/>All in all, we did leave somewhat disappointed in the quality of food, but plus points for the friendly service.

I had the papaya salad, pad kee mao with pork, Thai milk tea and Thai pink milk. Overall everything was tasty, and the papaya salad was quite spicy.<br/>Unfortunately it took a while for my pad kee mao to come and I had to call over a waiter, which was the only disappointing part about this restaurant.

Today’s food is quite disappointing, the pork was quite hard. The chicken is yummy but it was a bit hard too, the noodles were average to us. Best is only the dessert.

I order Thai milk tea twists and never come bad experience

Excellent food, friendly staff and great value for money!

A taste of authentic Thai food in Abbotsford.<br/>They serve up amazing thai street food and I would usually have their pork noodles and they are really good.

Jinda Thai has a serious competition! This restaurant is super authentic and has excellent service, friendly staff. The claypot prawn noodles here is better than the one we had in Bangkok recommended by Mark weins. We loved All the dishes we had here. Will be back for me!

Our most favourite Thai restaurant in the area!<br/>Friendly staff, attentive service.<br/>Recommend: Sukiyaki noodle soup, 2 people hot pot combo, banana cake dessert<br/>Bonus: Talad Thai supermarket nearby.

I love this place, the staff are so lovely and the pork boat noodles are to die for. Pork skewers and chicken larp are also not to be missed.

This is my most favorite Thai place in Melbourne.. I first went to this place over two years ago and I’ve returned many many times since - the taste is consistently amazing! <br/>My favorite dish is the crispy rice salad which is crunchy and spicy. The basil and herbs give a very fresh taste to the dish. <br/>We also had pad kee mao which was quite nice - lots of bean shoots. And the green curry was a perfect blend of spices and coconut milk. <br/>If you’re looking for a place that dishes out great tasting Thai food consistently, look no further.. the place has gotten a lot busier than it used to be, so booking a spot is a good idea to avoid disappointment.

Haven’t been to this place for a while. We both were craving duck curry and Thai iced milk tea tonight. We ordered the chicken wings and spicy pork minced with rice .. So good :)

Having always seen this small and unassuming place packed, I was keen to try it out. I can definitely see why it’s so busy, because it is sensational! Everything was prepared with love and care, and tasted absolutely great. Particularly loved the Thai Basil and Pork stir fry. Will definitely be returning soon!

As far as good local Thai goes this is about as good as you get in Richmond but you have to order correctly. We got some pork with soft bones and it was just the junk bits of pork with a bone obviously, it was crap. Spring rolls were average but the chicken ribs and curry puffs were good. Highlights was the Penang beef and chicken green curry... excellent quality and I consider myself to be a good judge when it comes to Thai curries. Coconut rice is some of the best I’ve had. Absolutely pumping restaurant on a Wednesday night. Service was great too... 4.5

Very lovely workers. Food came out quickly. Ordered a green curry and red curry. Green curry was vegetarian. Had so much flavour however was a little bit spicy even though i had ordered mild. Also got the tofu salad, pad thai and teh tarik. Teh tarik was very sweet. Tofu salad ordered mild was also abit too spicy. Pad thai was delicious

Absolutely the best Thai restaurant in Melbourne hands down. A whole page of their menu devoted to som tam speaks for itself. I would definitely recommend this place anytime anyone is near Victoria Street.

Order the pork noodles and they had a lot of toppings and the price was affordable. I would say their serves are larger than Jinda’s lunch menu, although the flavour at Jinda slightly wins out. My partner had the chicken and vege stir fry which he enjoyed. <br/><br/>We’d give this place another go if we were in the area!

Food portions were small for the prices charged. Food came out really slowly as well. Peanut allergy was made known to waiter but 1 of the dish came out with peanut, it was taken back and then more waiting. Soft shell crab papaya salad was underwhelming, crab had thick and bland batter. The sour pork with soft bones were the only saving grace but again, portion was so small that we each only had a small pc to taste.<br/><br/>We wont be hurrying back anytime soon. Better off to Jinda next door.

Amazing, cheap and authentic Thai food! A great selection of curries and stir fried noodle dishes. This is a no frills place that always has a crowd but seems to find you a seat every time.

Great food! There’s quite a few Thai places around this area, but would admit this place beats them all! Amazing staff and food is not pricey either. Portions are fair as well. <br/><br/>Reason for a 4 star could be that they could change their menu up every now and then for regulars like me, but other than that it’s great 😊

Great Thai fare - would have to say that they do one of the best Som Tum here - unapologetically spicy and beautifully balanced with lots of crunch. Their pork kuituaw noodle soup was delicious with tender pork pieces in a hot meaty broth. Definitely one of the best Thai haunts I have and look forward to returning.

Great place for excellent quality of food, reasonably priced, XLL quantity of servings and best of all is always smiling & helpful staff. That is called fine dining without million dollar artwork on the wall. Keep going.

My friend favorite Thai food restaurant in north Richmond . There is a small Thai restaurant . When we come they were quite , However. The food was delicious . People , who work in there keep smiling all the time . They let you enjoy the service .

Had a great dinner at Tom Toon tonight. We had s group of five and showed up without a booking and they were very busy so would have understood if we were turned away but they went above and beyond to accomodate us. Staff were fantastic and food tasted great and was also good value.

Delicious papaya salad!! it's hot but fresh and I'm addicted to this taste. Green curry and Tom Yam Soup was also very nice.<br/>There's one thing that bothers me was their sticky rice is a bit dry, not on the menu though.<br/>Staff were friendly and attentive.<br/>The restaurant is small and busy, better to book.

Amazing fresh food and very cute, this place has a whole backside area that you cant see when you first look into it or pass by.<br/><br/>The food is fresh and not oily, which is rare for most casual Thai restauurants.<br/>My favorite is the Tom Kha Gai soup which is so hard to get right and this place gets it just right, so I highly recommend it.<br/>The prices are great and overall a great place, I have to say though they take spicy to the next level :)

We came into Toon Toon Thai as I have seen it become crowded everytime I go to eat Jinda . The restaurant was such a great find as everything we had was amazing. The signature noodle was similar to pho but had a slightly different noodle texture and the broth had different aromatics <br/><br/>The pad thai was very well done and had a lot of flavour . We also enjoyed the curry puffs and the chicken wings ( I found them a little over cooked )

I come here almost once a week for dinner. It’s the best traditional genuine Thai food in Melbourne. Unpretentious cheap excellent food! Their hot pot is such great value! Love this place!

The restaurant is always full. Dishes are nice and service is good as well. It opens until late so it is good for night out. Thai milk tea is really good here!

My husband and I eat here often and the food it pretty close to traditional Thai food you find in Thailand. <br/>Some of our favourite dishes are Pad kee mao, pad see ewe, tom saab and som tum.

This is my favorite thai restaurant in Melbourne, I went there yesterday and I found they have deep fried chicken tendons and so delicious, I really recommend for this restaurant because I’ve been there many times and I’ve never disappointed for foods that I ordered. The prices are not expensive, staff were friendly. I’ll back soon

My first time at this Thai restaurant and it certainly won’t be the last. This place specialises in traditional Thai food (including in the north-eastern region of Thailand a.k.a Issan). From the outside, this narrow restaurant looks small but once inside, there are three different rooms. Yes, it’s very squashy and it seems to always be packed but the food does not disappoint. (Just a tad spicy or sweet on some dishes but easily overlooked considering the delicious flavours). Overall, service is fast, staff are attentive and the food is reasonably priced. **NOTE: Card minimum is $20. No split bill.

Visited this place for my friend’s birthday. <br/><br/>Ordered the chicken wings, the chicken tomyum, the duck curry, the fried whole wish in ginger, papaya salad and the red pork curry. And of course, the coconut rice. 7 serves.<br/><br/>The coconut rice at $3.90 a serve was a rip off. It didn’t have 7 serves in the pot it came in. Can you imagine paying $28 just for rice? Lol.<br/><br/>However, the food otherwise was spot on. Everything was flavoursome and bang on in terms of the freshness.<br/><br/>Service was good as well. We enjoyed the duck curry and the Tom yam. Might return, but since the vicinity has a wide array of Thai restaurants, Maybe I’ll give the rest a go as well.<br/><br/>

After been turned away from another popular Thai spot, we saw this on Zomato.. <br/><br/>They squeezed us in out the back, and we were soon enough eating spring rolls and roti w satay. <br/><br/>The red vegetable curry came out and it was initially delicious, however after a while I found it far too sweet. <br/><br/>The pad Thai came out quite a bit later, by which time I’d filled up on coconut rice, so couldn’t enjoy it! <br/><br/>My dining pal was quite keen on the flavour, finding it well balanced! <br/><br/>If there weren’t so many other places to try on Victoria st I’d be back soon enough..

Busy place but no need to queue<br/><br/>Tom Kho Soup - very tasty soup but dont have much meat in it<br/>Som Tum Bu - my least favourite. I would never order this again <br/>Duck curry - nice nice nice! <br/>Pad Se Ewe - very tasty<br/>Pla Rad Pik whole fish - very little sauce, fish is too dry. <br/><br/>I would come back for the tom kho, duck curry, and pad se ewe

My new favourite Thai restaurant in the city area. Absolutely loved the Thai hot pot, it is so hearty and refreshing! We have also tried their pad thai, pad see ew, bbq pork skewers, tod mun pla (thai fish cake) and mango sticky rice. All the dishes are yummy but their pad see ew and the bbq pork skewer were outstanding.<br/>The service was also lovely, they looked after us with the soup refill for our hot pot and made sure that all our orders were spot on.

the best Thai food In Melbourne and the price is really cheap, I went to this place every week with my family and they always give me a free dessert.I love this place alredy.

Best Thai Food in Melbourne. When you walk into Tom Toon, you always notice the tables filled with actual Thai locals, so you know the food is authentic. Stand out dishes for me are Pud Cha, Pad Thai & Boat Noodles. I think the Thai Milk tea is the best i've tasted in Melbourne as well. Service is always very friendly and love the free complimentary desserts offered by staff as well.

Tom Toon Thai has delicious servings of authentic Thai food! We loved their specialty noodle dish (Kuitiaw Tom Toon) - this is at an affordable price too! The Panang curry was just divine which paired nicely with their Thai Milk Tea! The dessert with banana and ice cream pastry was also nice however a tad too sweet for our liking. Overall, a great place for authentic Thai food - well positioned and friendly staff.

Nice food and friendly staffs. I love their Son Tum and the fish dish, quite authentic and delicious. However the restaurant is very small and the spaces are quite narrow.

Tom Toon Thai does stand out on its own, and not just a spill-over for when the other one around the corner is too full.<br/>Choose the signature noodle dish - the broth is very flavourful and deep, but the serving is kind of what you might get in Thailand i.e. a little small.<br/>The rest of the menu is the typical sharing dishes and is pretty tasty and decent value.

Yummy Thai food with very reasonable price compare to Jinda Thai next door. I really enjoyed the small hot pot and some unique desserts they offer. Can be very busy on Friday/weekend night.

The best Thai food I've ever had aside from my mum's (hard to beat) but honestly everything was so delicious and for the price?? I'll be sure to come back. Just the condiments (chilli, sugar, vinegar and fish sauce) were amazing. It really hit the spot, the sweet, sour and spicy notes, thanks guys! the service was great too 😸🤗

Amazing gravy beef noodle soup.The flavour was awesome & clean broth as well, as slippery rice noodles.Perfect little cute venue has a lovely ambiance & also cheap. The beef stirfry noodle was also tasty with lots of veggies. Servings are small compared with the excessiveness of the rest of Vic st . Waiters are lovely & attentive. Byo wine.

Tom Toon Thai is my go-to place for Thai soupy noodles. Located just below the North Richmond station, this is a small place with old-fashioned decor and very friendly staff. They have varied menu full of soupy noodles, salads, stir-fried dishes and rice dishes. Kuitiaw beef Tom toon is my personal favorite with egg noodles. The broth is excellent with chunks of beef and lots of herbs. They give you extra spices if you want to make your noodles spicy. Papaya salad is another fav of mine. It is light and refreshing. We tried milk tea and a dessert cooked in Banana leaf. Both were good. I never say no to this place.

Brace yourselves for a long review. This place is really near the famous Thai restaurant Jinda but still is packed at peak time. <br/><br/>Som yum bu $9.90: A salted crab papaya salad, one of the best papaya salads I’ve ever tasted not a lot of Thai restaurants have the the salted crab version. But the crab adds this unique flavour and sucking on the crab claws creates a unexplainable delicious flavour profile! Highly recommend this dish. It’s cheaper than most places as well which is a bonus. <br/><br/>Tom yum (chicken) $7.9: We thought the Tom yum would come out in small bowls like most places but we were wrong. This place serves them in pretty big bowls and give you a generous serving of the soup. Really good Tom yum flavour the level of spiciness and sour is spot on. <br/><br/>Pad se ewe $11.90: This dish was done really well like all dishes. Flavouring was good, the noodles weren’t too dry or too soggy. They added some additional veggies to lighten up the mildly greasy dish. <br/><br/>Green curry chicken $14.9: creamy and rich in flavour, wouldn’t order this dish alone as it needs to be accompanied with a fresh salad to lighten it up, it could be a bit tiring to eat otherwise. Portion is quite small for the price but judging from such decadence serving it in small portions is alright. <br/><br/>———————- desserts—————————<br/> <br/> Totally forgot what the name of the desserts we ordered but I still remember faintly <br/><br/>Three layer something: at the bottom is deep fried sticky rice pancake, it was crispy and had that sticky rice texture to it. Topped with the cool coconut ice cream to accompany it. Then topped with peanuts and banana. Delicious! Recommend this dish just ask for their dessert menu because it is not posted on Zomato. <br/><br/>Coconut ice cream with banana dumplings: although we ordered banana fritter. We didn’t realise until the end which is totally our fault but it’s ok. The dessert is really good crispy deep fried triangle bananas with a thick batter topped with sesame seeds. The coconut ice cream cuts the greasiness, everything binds together making it a really good finish to our meal. <br/><br/><br/>Service: friendly staff they always smile and are very helpful! <br/><br/>For three: $85 (we expected it to be more since we ordered a lot)

Another Thai Food adventure in North Richmond area, this time we tried Tom Toon Thai Noodle Cafe.<br/>It's a small Thai restaurant tucked just in front of North Richmond station (1 min walking distance).<br/>The vibe and ambience were great, though it was busy time but they managed to make us feel comfortable as soon as we finished our lunch.<br/>The customer staffs were very attentive and they would definitely replace your empty bottle of water which was really good.<br/><br/>We ordered Pud Thai (stir fried rice noodle with bean sprout, Chinese cabbage, cabbage egg, crushed peanut and lemon juice) for $11.90.<br/>It was standard portion served in small plate. The rice noodle was stir fried well, it wasn't overcooked and it was just right.<br/>The taste of Pud Thai was definitely above the standard; Everything was just on the spot and had a balance taste.<br/><br/>It was unusual to put Chinese cabbage into the pud thai but they managed to mix it well.<br/><br/>Unfortunately, I didn't taste any crushed peanut inside the Pud Thai; <br/>The presentation wasn't too good (too much bean sprout on top of the food in the small plate) but the taste was fantastic.<br/><br/>Overall, we had a great time having lunch in Tom Toon; reasonable value and decent taste.<br/><br/>Service: 4.0<br/>Taste: 4.0<br/>Price: 3.5<br/>Speed: 3.0<br/><br/>Yay: Pud Thai<br/>Nay: Food presentation wasn't too good.<br/><br/>Location: 241 Victoria Parade, Abbotsford, Melbourne<br/>Phone: 03 9417 7447

It’s fully packed all the time and they don’t have a proper waiting area. You can wait forever to get a table but it is really worth it. The curry is excellent but a bit small

No 3.5 tonight. We had take away from this<br/>restaurant and it was surprisingly really good. We had some rice noodles w chicken and vegetables, and that was delish. <br/><br/>Then some pork w chilli and pad seiw euw (wrong<br/>spelling) and OMGosh this WAS spicy hahaha <br/><br/>The massaman beef was disappointing, w thin strips of dry chewy meat and it wasn’t slow<br/>cooked. Just meat w a sauce added. <br/><br/>The jasmine rice was good. Overall a solid 3.5 but I can’t do that so it’s a 4. As 3 out of 4 were tasty.

Another awesome thai restaurant in melbourne. They focus more on North Eastern thai food which is Somtum.<br/><br/>Their food was awesome, Somtum, Fried Chicken, Tom Zab and all <br/><br/>Recommend to try this place!

Good services, both waiters and waitresses are very friendly. I like that pear shape light in front of reception. Foods are good, I recommend small hot pot and pork neck.<br/>Services 5/5<br/>Food4/5<br/>Environment 3.5/5<br/>

Delicious food, friendly staff, interesting atmosphere. Recommended and would definitely go back if I'm craving for Thai food (authentic! wasn't some fancy / fusion expensive Thai food)<br/><br/>

Abosolouty delicious food....great authentic thai food , very well priced .....friendly staff , a pretty good extensive menu, Iyou can tell when food is cooked with love. One of the best pad Thai in Melbourne

Genuine Thai flavours and similar to what I expect in a Bangkok cafe. I tried the curry puffs, pork pad Thai, and pork larb. You can guarantee if this menu says spicy - it will be spicy. All these dishes were great - I give the pad Thai 4/5. Curry puffs weren’t my favourite - the pastry is the moist flaky kind. The larb had lots of coriander and mint, and was nice and spicy.

This place brings you to Bangkok instantly! They cater to all spice lovers and the delicious food will keep you coming back for more! The boat noodles are a must try! Parking around the area van be challenging but it never stopped me from going back

Great Thai food! Really authentic, fast and very affordable. The customer service is excellent and there was no wait on the food. Honestly can’t fault this place. We were extremely happy with all the dishes we ordered: tom yum soup with noodles, chicken red curry, coconut rice, bbq port skewers and banana fritters with coconut ice cream. We will definitely be returning regularly and recommending this place to all our friends!

One of the best thai places in melbourne and we couldnt believe why we havent been here before!! Love the papaya salad and grapow rice, tomyum soup flavourful but not spicy as expected. Also had their thai omelette and chicken noodle soup - so good!

Lunch for 3. We dropped by on the recommendation to try the small hot pot, and we weren’t disappointed. Not sure if the green chilli and tamarind sauces were condiments specific to the hot pot but they were divine! I love tamarind so adding it to the pad thai just took the dish up a notch. Fried chicken wings were ok. We noticed there were a lot of Thai speaking customers so that was a positive sign. All in all a great meal at reasonable prices. Would definitely go back.

Best Thai food I've had outside Thailand. All the dishes were authentic and flavours awesome. Great value too. Service was excellent, very friendly staff. Will definitely be back to taste other dishes.

Love this place! The signature noodles are my favourite. So much so that I try to come for lunch as much as I can. The chicken is so tender and moist and the soup is not full of msg like most of the pho places down the road. The condiments that accompany the noodles are refreshing and spicy. Service here is always friendly with a smile. Can’t wait to be back!

Awesome value and quality menu, very authentic and the dishes come out quickly, try as many different dishes as you can! Nothing will disappoint.

Tried this place based on Zomato rating. Good location just 2 min walking from North Richmond station and tram. Place was busy. We ordered beef stir fry with basil, pork stir fry, seafood tom yum, papaya salad, pork skewers, duck curry and seafood pad tai. Tom yum was really good, but others dishes we ordered were so so only. Overall is ok.

😱this is one of the best Thai food place in my rating! Love the gravy noodle, papaya salad and the small hot pot. Dont miss out the coco nut mousse that you can get 3 for 5 dollar! Its amazing 🤤🤤🤤🤤 also the staff with the curly hair who seems like the manager of the store is super friendly and helpful!!!! I could eat this place everyday !!!

Located north Richmond , the shop atmosphere dining is nice . The customer services is not bad , asking how’s the food taste like and trying to improved their services thumbs up . And the food is good not bad at all , tasty and delicious. Yes and recommended the desert too is great . And the price overall reasonable . Cheers

A very traditional Thai food. The food is so amazing and the staff are so much friendly. Especially this dessert, it recall a lot of memory. Chef,Thanks so much for making such a wonderful dishes.

Good food and good experience with my friend. We love the soup and fried rice very much! Service was nice too! Thanks the lovely waiter and waitress for the birthday surprise! 😘

So disappointed with this restaurant given the high ratings. We ordered a hot green curry & it was so mild with no Thai flavor. The pud Thai was ok, slightly too sweet for my liking. The roti & peanut sauce was tiny & not worth ordering. Service was the only good thing, very attentive & polite. Don’t be fooled by the low prices, the servings are small.

Tight seated restaurant in true Thai style. Food is street food style so don't expect pretty presentation. The noodles are exceptional packed full of flavour also good for the wallet

Favourite place for thai food! If you look for authentic thai food nearby the cbd this is the one ! I usually have papaya salad, sour pork, pork skewers with sticky rice but recently had The dish called 'Jim Joon' or Thai hot pot was so delicious together with their sauces, must try!

Was recommended this place by a friend. Amazing place with yummy food!! We ordered the pad thai with prawns - great serving, and red curry with chicken. We had ordered the red curry with medium spice to test the waters and it came out to be creamy and luscious. Will be coming again for trying the hot spice version!!

This is our favourite local esan ( north east of Thailand). It's funky, tasty and smiley staff they have. Always busy at lunch and dinner. They open lunch til 4.30 daily and again dinner 7 days a week. They do have some specials written in Thai for Thai palates. Truly Esan Thai which probably best one I tried in Melbourne.

Thai Hot Pot and Papaya Salad are the best! You must try!!!!! I really love this place. When my friends want to try thai food, I always tell them to go to Tomtoon as food is in a reasonable price and seriously tasty.

Definitely a must try restaurant in Melbourne!!!! My boyfriend and I ordered tom yum soup, green curry and fried noodles. Fries noodle is good, it has a sweet flavor. Tom yum soup and green curry were really impressive!!!! We love the food here!

Tasty food! Made a reservation and glad we did as there were many people waiting outside when we left. We had the pad cha with minced chicken and yellow curry, so delicious.Staff are friendly and service is great. Highly recommend.

We ate here for Mothers Day. The food is fantastic value for money and all dishes were an absolute delight. My favourite was the fish curry but try the papaya salad too! I'm looking forward to coming back soon!!

Nice enviroment and service. Reansonable price with wonderful food. Been there several times and went home with a fuuuull belly. 😂😂 Jim Joom is my regular dish. Quite enough for two people

Pretty tasty, healthy and spicy food 🥘 very quick service and polite staff! Tried veggie red curry and coconut rice. Both were full of flavor and yummy ! Will defiantly go back !

I always come here at weekend, I really like chicken noodle soup and pork noodle soup was very tasty!! Staff was so nice and awesome services. 👌🏻👌🏻

Good value in terms of prices, compared to the peers. I reckon they can be more generous with the spices. More garlic , shallots required in the papaya salad.. lacks punch. Overall, ok to visit for economical meals. Good friendly service makes the meal even better. Thumbs up

This restaurant made its way to become my number one choice Thai cuisine for me. I LOVE their ESAN (Thai northeastern) dishes, mostly are tasty and full of the real Thai flavours. Service was average and just sometimes if you not booking , you have to wait for long queue during peak hours.

The milk tea is very good. The Green curry with fish is common. The fish inside is not fresh.<br/>And the rice noodle with beef is not tasty.

Came here first time by friend's suggestion! Ưe had an absolutely unforgetable night! Pefect services and the food was really delicious! Waiter and waitress were absolute friendly! Gotta come back here soon one day!

This restaurant was professional at spicy foods<br/>; Tom yam, Tom sab and Tom klong.<br/>I  usually went there when i missed Thailand haha.

Been here many many times. It's my favourite fuss free Thai restaurant. Friendly staff. Fast and always delicious authentic Thai food. Mango sticky rice always a good end to every meal. Come with your kids and there is a good chance they get free dessert.

Traditional Thai food . Tom yum soup ,pad thai was nice. Thai milk tea was nice but better to order less sugar. If you want to try Really traditional Thai food. This place you wouldn't miss out. By the way, you can call them up to reserve a table before you go. They are quite busy at night<br/><br/><br/><br/>

Casual and tasty Thai with efficient and attentive service.<br/><br/>Came here for lunch at 5 minutes after the place opened for lunch, we got a table quickly and were given cold water right away - perfect for Melbourne's summer - yay!<br/><br/>We then proceeded with the crispy pork and stir-fried Chinese brocolli which was delicious. The pork has the right split of fat and meat while being crunchy and well marinated. The veggies were fresh and well-coated with balanced sauce.<br/><br/>We then got the duck red curry which was tasty. It was sweet and very fatty with strong coconut flavour. But it was still within the acceptable range and didn't invoke any unpleasant end-taste afterwards. The duck meat was well marinated as well. The portion was reasonable considering the price.<br/><br/>We then got the pud cha - stir-fried chicken with veggies which was okay. The chicken meat was surprisingly tender yet the whole dish was under-seasoned and lacking flavours. It was a bit underwhelming.<br/><br/>We also got a serve of coconut rice which was very fragrant, separating, and not too sweet. We got the Thai milk tea as well, which was refreshing and energising. Service was friendly and quick!

Fantastic restaurant in the heart of Abbotsford! Great variety in the menu at a good price. Quality and quantity were on top. No complaints from a large group of 20. Would love to go again soon!

Been here for the first time and what a hidden gem! It's not as popular as Jinda but it was just as full. Didn't have any of the dishes that are to be eaten with rice but we all had the boat noodles which were amazing. <br/><br/>Best boat noodles I've had in Melbourne! The pork soup is extremely tasty and the meat is tender. Love it and will definitely come back! Legit.

Thai sukiyaki - great broth, and their variety of chili sauces added another layer of explosion in your mouth - just amazing! Fried chicken was also good, crispy exterior but a bit bland inside. Vegetables for the Pad thai was still too crunchy, I would prefer them cooked longer.

A distinct kinda Thai food .... North eastern Thai style.<br/><br/>Don't be fooled by the simple, unpretentious shop front, nor the quaint size of the joint, come in earlier than normal dining hours to make sure you'll get the best seat. Neatly set up, a tad dark and you must love Brown colour/wood texture.<br/><br/>The food here is distinctively different from the mainstream Thai food scene in Melbourne; don't just order the usual safe stuff on the Menu like Green Curry Chicken and Pad Thai, go for their noodle soups, Kuitiaw Tom Toon, Som Tum (Papaya salad), etc. <br/><br/>It will take a few visits to familiarize yourself with their origin, just let your taste-buds travels around Thailand, it won't break the bank.

Best thing I had was the papaya salad but even then it was filled with a lot of cabbage. Everything else was pretty average, but our dinning experience was horrible! Waiter was rude and the place had a pungent fish sauce smell.

Always dependable for a hot tasty bowl of gravy soup noodles, either pork or chicken. Satisfying and reasonably priced. Just wish they'd bring back the fried pork lard in the soup noodles! <br/><br/>Other dishes on the menu, whilst perfectly decent,  tend to run in smaller portions; so manage your expectations when ordering.

One of the best Thai curry I have had in Melbourne! The green curry with fish fillet was gorgeous!!! Rich and also balanced. So as their prawn puff and coconut rice. My friend and I finished all of them. Lovely place will come again!

Good authentic thai food, my favourite dish is definitely the soft shell crab green papaya salad, very refreshing for the palate! If you can't take spicy food, it's better to let them know as the food can be really spicy!

The best Authentic Thai resturant in town! They are cheap ( cheaper than Jandai Thai around the corner), tasty and fast service. Plus they serve Som Tom ( papaya salad) which not a lot of thai resturants do.

My favourite Thai restaurant in Melbourne. I would highly recommend their Tom Sab. It could be their signature soup. Very few places serve this soup in Melbourne.

This place is pretty small. Only have a few tables. I went with 5 friends here on Sunday around 2-3 o clock. We can easily get a table. <br/><br/>We ordered Pud kha na beef and pork, Curry fish fillet, and Pad se ewe beef. <br/>- Pud kha na beef and pork. The taste is not really special but good. <br/>- Pad se ewe beef. Its also so-so. <br/>- Curry fish fillet. I like this one ! Very thick coconut flavour. Thumbs up. <br/><br/>Overall, the service was good, place pretty small, and the food was okay. <br/><br/>Hope you guys enjoy your meal here ! Cheers ! 😁🎉

A Melbourneous storm raged at the beginning of winter. Three friends battled the elements and found there way to Tom Toon Thai Noodle Noodle Cafe. It was a full house so we settled for the outdoor seating. Whilst undercover, the rain continued to drown the suburb of abbotsford. The tacky furniture ripped from a South-East Asian setting transported my spiritual being to the island of Koh Tao. The menu was informative but a problem occurred among the green papaya salad section. "A som tum bu pla ra" I screamed. The waitress turned, looked me dead in the eye and said "not for you boy," I laughed internally. "I can handle the spice."<br/>"It's not the spice, it's the smell." She had my attention. One look from the boys and I knew that dish had to be devoured. The waitress surged for the kitchen to place the order and I sat there in patience arrogantly exchanging quips with my friends until the papaya salad arrived. <br/><br/>At first glance the dish seemed like any other Thai salad. The crab legs, the chilli, the pickled mud fish, etc... seemed inviting. The first bite had me beat. All five senses were bombarded and overpowered with disgust. I fear describing the taste as I wish not to be taken back to such a harrowing experience. This dish is a delicacy. This dish is for easterners and Thai alike. This dish mocks westernised Asian. Hats off to those who can handle this taste, I will never again challenge the service. <br/><br/>In short. I reordered a pad Thai. Was nice AF. my friend (luthy) thinks it's the best value Thai restaurant on vic st. I agree. My other friend (sammy) got the duck curry. He was smiling for ages.<br/><br/>Tom Toon never change please

I'm impressed by this small noodle / northeastern Thai restaurant. We tried all the noodles, papaya salad, and grilled chicken liver. They are all fantastic. I'm from Bangkok and the quality of the food here exceeded my expectation. Superb service!

service was quick, food came out fast and was so yum! i even think some items jn the menu have generous portion size! the price is very reasonable too! definitely coming back

Always friendly and efficient service even during the busy time. Make sure to try their signature dish, noodle soup with choices of rice or egg noodles topped with generous serving of beef or pork meat and meatballs. Parking can be problematic in the area. <br/>

I frequent this restaurant regularly. The staff are always hospitable and the owner is extremely friendly and welcoming he is a charmer. The fiod and the chefs i cannot find fault with. Some of the best dishes iv ordered are the hot pot, pad thai, som tam, red curry and the various thai salads. Definitely the best thai restaurant in melbourne and prices are cheap as well!

Was disappointed with the food during my recent visit to Tom Tom last weekend. The coconut rice that we ordered was way too sticky and wet, duck curry lack flavour in it, fried chicken's meat was tough and had a thick batter which wasn't pleasant to eat at all. Lastly, Tom Yum soup also had no flavour to it and we had to inform the staff. However they kindly made a new bowl of soup for us which was perfect. Great service but food was bad.Would not come back again..

Ive been this place many times with my friends.<br/>dish price is reasonable and lovely staffs. Tasty dishes. Im happy to come again this place :)

*Go there and enjoy but there is no amazement*Went here becase my Thai gf convinced me that she finally found a place with authentic Som Tum. The place is easy to reach with Train in North Richmond and is easy to book. Staff are friendly and food was served at good pace. We ordered 2 salads, 1 soup and 2 mains.<br/><br/>Soup: Tom Yum with Chicken was delightful 5/5 and it had a hint of spice but honestly one of the best. My gf confirmed it is authentic.<br/><br/>Salad: Tub wan which was basil leaves and pork liver (I found the idea of pork liver disgusting so I did not it eat but my gf said it is 2.5/5 so don't buy it<br/>Second salad was Som Tum Sour with vermicelli noodle. Honestly I do not like som tum but this one was alright but still too spicy for me. Again my gf who is expert in som tum said that it is authentic and 4/5<br/><br/>Main:  Pla Pad King and Pud Med Ma.  Pla pad King was fish fillet with gingenr sauce. I think it was average while the sauce was nice, the deep fried fish made it less pleasant. I prefer the fish I had in the pacific seafood bbq or cho chi in bopha devi. So I just call this one average 2.5/5<br/>Pud med ma was chicken with cashew and it was quite delicious 4/5.<br/><br/>We had Mango sticky rice with Coconut Ice cream which was great but not full mark because mango was a bit sour not fully sweet so 4/5. <br/><br/>Value for food was 4.5/5 and you get what your money is worth. <br/><br/>Summary is I give this place a weak 4/5 (so 3.9ish). I will visit here again but there is no wow factor and nothing that would make me come again next week. Thanks to the very friendly and polite staff though good on you!

They were good. But apparently, the quality and quantity of foods they serve are lower than before. Yet, all the prices are promptly increased and the worst thing is I've got a bill that shows the price differently from in the menu which is more expensive! Then I was told that they've recently increased the price but the menu hasn't been updated yet. They should have updated the menu before the accounting system or at least told customers. WHAT A THIEF!

This tiny Thai place served up some really yummy dishes. It wasn't hard to spot when there were lines of people queuing outside ordered takeaways.

It's good, but the most recent time I went (Feb 2016) the food was overly salty and lacked some of the flavours you expect. That was only for the graw pao... The noodles were perfect and they really do have a lot of noodle/soup options that you can't get everywhere else.

Tom Toon is a great little restaurant serving delicious authentic Thai food. The red chicken curry is one of my fave's and the quality of the food for the price is spectacular! Certainly one of my favourite Thai restaurants in Melbourne.

Great authentic Thai food. My wife's family is from<br/>Thailand and she's normally hard to impress when it comes to Thai food. Excellent, fast and attentive service. It's one of our local favourites! 👍😀

Fantastic Thai cuisine, fast service, decent prices! The Tom Yum soup is the best in the city - chicken breast, lots of veggies and great flavour. My only comment would be that the dishes will not necessarily come out "in order". My wife's main came out with my rice, my main was a few minutes behind. No biggie, this is our favorite place. BYO wine.

Good Issan style food, som tum and sticky rice!! Authentic Thai dishes, relaxed, not fancy. Great place to stop for a bite or a casual meal.

I've been eating at Tom Toon for 3 years and it's my go-to Thai restaurant. Some of the highlights on the menu are the Nam Gai (off menu special), Gravy Soup, Red Curry, and Chilli Basil Stir Fry. Really authentic flavour, great level of heat, and service with a smile. The place is very no-frills but you're not there to admire the decor. Great place to come with a few friends and order everything! My only criticism is that the pad thai is pretty ordinary but everything else is pretty faultless.

Wonderful dining experience for my partner and out of town family guests. Not only were they able to accomodate our last minute booking on a busy night, the service was considerate and friendly throughout. Well priced, delicious authentic food. Certainly amongst the best thai ive had whilst in Melbourne but it was the over and above customer service that would make me a repeat customer at this delightful little thai restaurant. Cost $89 for 5 people.

Hi guys at tom toon thanks for all your great service and smiles through out the year your foods are the best thai meals in town your larb ghai, bamboo salad, ghan om, etc etc  and I love the pastry desert with ice cream thanks again.  Peter

Cheap, authentic and flavorsome food. Full of flavor and chili so be prepared! Staff were so attentive and lovely. Overall great place for casual dining.

Popped in for dinner one night with my cousins and I'm not sure if my expectations were a little too high. The meals we ordered were alright.. Yum woon sen, ghao loaw, som tum and whatever else. Being Thai myself, I can make these dishes better at home. Wouldn't go out of my way to return unfortunately. The very high rating doesn't seem to reflect the taste nor service.

I tried a few dish, and I like their fish dish, cannot remember the name. I was disappointed with their pad thai, I think it was quite bland. I was not a fan of their salad. The service was good. I think it was pretty cheap too.<br/>Edited:<br/>Went there again and portion was so small. They also forgot one of our order. Dont think we will come back

We came here for lunch the other day because Jinda Thai was now closed for Wednesday lunch. The atmosphere was quite nice, not too noisy at the time we were there. We were skeptical between the 2 tables indoor or outdoor and one of the staff showed she was not happy. However through out the service, she was ok. We ordered 4 dishes - tomyum with seafood, moo ping (pork skewer), green curry with fish & som tum mour. The food came out within the next 5mins, pretty fast I reckon. To be honest I thought the food was just average. It is not bad but not good enough for us to crave for more. The pork skewers was juicy & well marinated but there was still a little bit of smell as if they didn't use fresh meat.. Their Thai milk tea also didn't taste authentic.. However I think the portion is decent for the price tag. I think if you are craving for Thai food, this might be a quick fix, but if you are like us wanting something to replace Jinda, this is definitely not the one.

Came multiple times for dinner. Authentic Thai food packed with flavors at reasonable price. Loved all their food - entrees, mains, desserts. One of the best Thai restaurants to go to for a quick Thai fix!

Legit Thai. Good price (I don't get the people who come the prices to what you get in Thailand here....). This is where all the thai people eat. If you're yuppie/hipster white person who hasn't eaten real asian food AKA asian asian food, please move on.

I always come here for lunch as my workplace is just nearby. I must say their gravy noodle soup is very delicious. The so called gravy soup served with bean sprout and kang Kong. You may choose the meat and type of the noidle. The beef and pork are my favourite while vermicelli (glass noodle)and thin rice noodle with those tender juicy meat are the best combo.

This is my favorite Thai restaurant in Melbourne I found so far! Yes it is just a small restaurant with limited space but the taste is more than you can imagine;) Foods are really authentic Thai 1000%!

One of the rare gems of authentic Thai eateries around where it's not patronized by hipsters and the pretentious crowd. It's as good as Jinda but a fraction of the cost and double the serving size. Oh and very good service too ✌🏼️

Tiny Thai restaurant opposite the North Richmond Station, on the Victoria Parade. Always come here whenever i feel Thai cuisines. My big recommendation for those who love Thai foods and crazy for chilli, spicy and sour flavours, asking their special dished which written in Thai ^^

Expensive/average food. I went here for lunch the other day expecting to find some of lunch deals. I didn't. Not a problem. Ordering massaman curry and rice separately came to $15, which would have been fine if I was served more than a child's portion! The flavour was okay (there are definitely better Thai restaurants around), presentation was pretty abysmal and serving size was just a joke. I was given a small white place of rice and an accompanying bowl of curry which was only half full. The waitress was attentive and I don't like leaving negative reviews but I won't be returning.

Average. Taste and price are ok, but serving sizes are too small. We got takeaway and the takeaway boxes were hardly half full.

Not too bad. The food was great before.

Somtom!so good. Food so really good compare with Jinda Thai restaurant there is still not authentic Thai food.<br/>Somtom and sticky rice can die for it.

My boat noodles were pretty good, flavoursome and generous. Even though the stewed beef in it was delicious, I didn't touch the sliced beef which was bland and not the greatest quality. I couldn't detect any blood added to the soup, which while a bit disappointing, isn't a deal breaker for me. M's pork was tasty and a very generous serving of nicely crispy pork belly, but the capsicum was a bit of a confusing addition which didn't add anything to the dish. To share we got a spicy beef salad which was abundant with the same sliced beef which I was ignoring in my noodle soup. However, the salad itself was very tasty with plenty of spice and herby flavour. The dish I was perhaps most looking forward to was the Thai fermented sausages, something I had been wanting to try for ages and something that (I don't think) is on the menu at Jinda. These were very yummy, tangy and nicely flavoured meat (and rice?) in a crunchy sausage skin. For dessert M got his favourite pandan layer cake which he thoroughly enjoyed. Although I had been wanting to their sticky rice with mango, alas even my stomach has its limits so we'll save it for another visit. Posted by R at 17:11

Actually this was my second visit. I had Tom Yum soup during my first visit. It was good too, but not as spicy as Ying Thai's. The advantage is you could adjust the spicy and sour level yourself by adding their chillies. But the noodle soup beats it flat. Hands down man.

Tom Toon Noodle Café is located towards the Hoddle Street end of Victoria Street, where the Thai eateries have congregated, away from the endless Vietnamese offerings further east. The Angmoh tagged along that night, not wanting to miss out on spicy gut-warming Thai food.

Tom Toon have an extensive menu but I can’t really tell you much about it, as the first time I visited I ordered the Kuay Tiau noodle soup and I’ve never ordered anything different since. You can order either rice or egg noodles with pork, beef or chicken. My personal recommendation is chicken with egg noodles. For me, Thai noodle soup leaves Pho in its dust. It’s so much richer and more powerfully flavoured, a definite must try for all noodle soup lovers. I personally think Kuay Tiau is one of the most underrated Thai dishes and I really can’t understand why. Get to Tom Toon and see for yourself, I’m betting you’ll be back for a second and third taste of their amazing Kuay Tiau.

In winter, this quaint little restaurant heats up with the steam of curry and rice. The windows fog up as the waiters buzz around, delivering beef noodles and spring rolls to tables filled with eagerly awaiting patrons… Read the full article at Broadsheet Melbourne . Share this: Share

...ordered the Kuay Tiau noodle soup and I've never ordered anything different since. You can order either rice or egg noodles with pork, beef or chicken. My personal recommendation is chicken with egg noodles. For me, Thai noodle soup leaves Pho in its dust. It’s so much richer and more powerfully flavoured, a definite must try for all noodle soup lovers.

Throw in a soupcon of the fashionista and you're likely to interpret the service here as bordering on the rude. But persevere, its a great spot for people watching. There are cocktails to be had. And they have sliders that are the perfect size for a bit of lunchtime noshing. Just ignore the pretty young things hanging around. They're too busy talking about happenings, hemlines and homeopathy to take much notice of you anyways. I had the Pork Belly, Jalapeno Jam, Mayo and Coriander Slider as well as the BBQ beef with kim chi, spring onion and Mayo. They're $6 each or $11 for 2. You will need two! They were delicious. Tom Thoon Thai Noodle Cafe 241 Victor

This is one place that serves fast, honest and unadulterated Thai food with very good pricing. We are very happy we found this untainted gem, thanks to Ying Thai.

Tom Toon Thai Noodle Cafe is one of the now many Thai restaurants in Richmond, located just doors away from Ying Thai and walking distance from Jinda Thai , Jaidee Thai and iSpicy 2 . You’re spoilt for choice in this particular part of town. Tom Toon isn’t a large restaurant, but it does have this unique character about it. I always seem to lean towards the Thai Fried Rice and here flavour-wise it’s fantastic. Delicious, but just as a personal preference I prefer Fried Rice to be drier, but I’ve noticed that most Thai Fried Rice’s are like this as compared with the Chinese or Malaysian Fried Rice.

If you are looking at this place because you were tired of waiting for a table at Jinda Thai, don't. The food here is average, and that's being generous. The price levels may seem low but the serving sizes are correspondingly smaller. I cannot see myself returning ever.

Delicious and cheap. Had dinner here tonight. It was nice not to be so crammed in on Victoria St. My husband had a lovely chicken stirfry for only $10. My $13 tofu & veg red curry was perfect. Roti bread was nice (I would get one serve per person). Only the spring rolls were a let down. Will be back!

Yummy Thai Dinner. A Thai recommended us to this restaurant. Turn out the dinner to be good and yummy. We ordered the green curry chicken, the papaya salad, tom yum soup and the chicken claypot. Chicken claypot tasted abit bland, not that we expected. But the the green curry was yummy. Food portion is abit small but price is affordable. Limited place. Will come back again for next round.

Nice taste but... We went here on fathers day, I made a reservation 4nights prior just in case they were booked out,,<br/>I also called a day before to confirm my reservation, however I was a little concerned as the person that I spoke to on both occasions didn't seem to understand...<br/>having this in mind we went in and as suspected they had no record of our reservation, luckily they weren't full so we could get a table. <br/><br/>So we ordered the spicy rice noodle, chicken hot pot, thai fried rice, thick rice noodle..<br/>the price was reasonable but the portion was very small, we ended up ordering 2 more dishes..<br/><br/>taste was good,, but the portion and service was frustrating..<br/>if your going here be patient with their English.. and would be a good idea to confirm you order.

Very nice Thai Hot Pot. Really nice Thai Hot Pot. Quite reasonable price as well. The sauce are amazing. It is the best choice for a cold night.

The food is delicious, the staff are lovely, the prices are cheap! Love it! Have dinner here once a week! Yum!

Worst place I have ever been. No taste in any of the dishes I tried and whole place smelt really bad<br/>Not feeling the best after meal.<br/>This would have to be the worst place I have ever been

Amazing authentic Thai food! I have tried the noodle soup and stir fry rice dishes, they are all fantastic. Lucky me to have my office nearby.

Tom Yummmmm. So glad I turned down Victoria Street and stumbled across Tom Toon. Had the noodle dish and was so impressed I then ordered the papaya salad with salted crab! Great food and even greater service. Will be back again and again for sure.

Awesome delicious food, delight ful service. Couldn't fault it after many visits!

Nice authentic taste. I love this place, its quite small but the food taste quite similar to authentic Thai food. If u guys like spicy,, come here

Nice but small portions and very sweet. In general, the portions are small, food is tasty but found everything very very sweet, pricing is standard Thai fare price, there shouldn’t be an issue with the seating during weekend dinner times, they sell crispy pork crackling as well ($5 a tub).<br/><br/>Good:<br/>Desserts (sticky rice with something like a pratha/roti coated with condensed milk, topped with peanuts and coconut rice cream; mango sticky rice was outshined)<br/>Thai pork sausages (pretty sure frozen and not made in house but it was good! Just like in Thailand minus the big price hike)<br/>Som Tum (only if you can handle high level of spiciness. Requested non spicy and no peanuts but it still came burning and with peanuts)<br/><br/>Good but too sweet:<br/>Green curry<br/>Hot pot (really very sweet!)<br/>Tom Yum (more sweet than sour spicy but still tasty)

Authentic, yummy, small serves. Dont mind small serves when am in Thailand and paying $3 but $15 for a som tan is a bit rich. Food is authentic thai, fresh and tasty, but way over priced for what you get.

Yummy time at Tom Toon cafe! <br/>Friendly staff and cosy ambience in this very reasonably priced Thai restaurant. One of our local favourites everything here is yum-tastic and you can get a dinner meal for under $10. If you have a sweet tooth try the crepe cake which is so good I asked them to make it into my bday cake!

Yup, great feed! This is the best Thai meal I have had in a long time..... Get here and eat!

Best soup in Melbourne!. Great service, and gravy soups are to die for!

Good food and good service! Must try the panang curry and pork noodle soup.

Its Thursday afternoon, 2pm and there are 3 customers in here.<br/><br/>So, when you have to ask for a bowl of steamed rice no less than 3 times and NOT receive it , you know something is wrong.<br/><br/>This place has failed me miserably for the last time!!<br/>NEVER GOING TO RETURN.

Kuay Tiaw Soup is unbeatable. They only need 3 items on the menu, the pork, chicken and beef noodle soups. The best soups i've ever eaten hands down. Any time i go there and think about trying something else on the menu i feel like i'm cheating on the soup, same goes if i have pho or soup at another place on Victoria st, it seems like a wasted opportunity to have the best soup in existance...

Pricy and small dish. We had a pad thai and papaya salad. The food was acceptable but serving is very small. Does not worth the money and wont go back again

We always have a nice, tasty meal here. Not overly spicy (when we want that we go to Ying Thai just a few doors down), but the mains have plenty of flavour. Recommended!

Reminds me of home.. This is my favorite Thai in all of Melbourne.<br/>Just for 1 dish. Beef Noodle Soup!<br/>Just like back home. MMmmmmmm

Quite pricey because every dish came in very small portion. The taste is not like the real thai food. eventhough, service was great but tom toon not impress me at all.I will not return to this place.

Tom Toon is a lovely little casual eatery, with its combination of friendly staff, great value, intimate dining, and with its authentic and tantilising menu. This is surely one of my favourite thai cuisine destinations in Melbourne.

For this price not worth it....

Worthy of a second visit. Having been to Thailand a number of times, I find myself often let down by the local Thai restaurants. This is a shame as Thai is one of my favourite cuisines. After reading about Tom Toon, I thought it I would try it specifically for the soups. I tried the beef gravy soup, as this is not a typical item on the local Thai menus. The soup arrived with a generous amount of meat (beef and brisket?) and egg noodles. It was tasty and filling and the addition of a spoon of chilli turned it into delicious. I am keen to return to try some other items from their menu.

The food was excellent,as good as Thailand itself.portions could have been bigger though and the food arrived sporadically.but its just about forgivable when the food is that damn good.the Panang curry in particular was excellent.looking forward to going back!

Best Som Tom in Melbourne. I always look for a place in Melbourne to have good "Som Tom" (papaya salad) that is exotic and a real taste of Thai. And i can say now that "I have finally found the one!". It is not just the Som Tum that is good here, they have so many dishes that makes me miss Thailand... or maybe all of their dishes :)<br/><br/>Ever since I have discovered Tom Toon (which is only this year), I have been back at least 20 times already. I introduced Tom Toon to my family, friends, and colleagues which are now the regular customer of this place. Customer service is good and the food is amazing!! what else can you ask for, right? Oh, and forgot to mention about the price... it's so cheap!!! Happy eaters!!

Good Food Good service. I went there last Friday night with my friends and we ordered BBQ pork skewers as the nice waitress recommended us. It was yummy. For main, we had stir fried snapper and beef gravy soup. we loved them right away. The service was also very nice, lovely smile. Would recommend this nice restaurant for good food and good service. We will go back there for sure:)

The best thai but sadly with poor service and little portion. Somtum is best suit to my taste. Thai pastry is definitely a kick ass but u have to be let downabit with the portion and how rude the staff is.i still recommend here for people looking JUST for good food

Bad experience (so sad). After deciding to go for Thai last week, Tom Toon was our choice of the day. Two friends of mine and I decided to go for beef noodle soup for that cold night; so we ordered them to a grumpy waitress on the floor. Honestly, I was quite surprised how that little lady treated us as her customers because one person in our group was Thai. (so I guess we might get a special treatment from the host but I was wrong...never mind) I looked around to check if she did that to some other tables... well she did. The guys next table looked pissed of with her big time and were prepared to leave. <br/><br/>Customer service and food are two main keys for me to review each restaurant I've been; so, Tom Toon already failed to impress me for the first criteria. Well, lets talk about food then... It kept us waited and waited for more than twenty minutes for our main meals. (the dining room was not even half full). What disappointed us more was that our noodles were already overcooked and bloated up when we got served. I tried to finish mine but sadly it was too bad to swallow; so, I just stopped eating it. We called that little lady to order something else to cure our disappointment. She looked at our bowls but did not seem to care about them.. that was sad. Thai sausage was nice (see the photo) but small portion though. My Thai friend was embarrassed bringing us to this place. He insisted us that Thai people are normally friendly and having good service mind. That little girl was an exception. <br/><br/>In conclusion, Tom Toon failed both of my criteria when it comes to a good place for eat out. I personally do not recommend this place if you're looking for both good food and attentive service. We three agreed to go back there one more time to be fair and that would be for another review. But for now, this place is by far one of the worst dining experiences ever.

The best Som tam(papaya salad) and love the Thai style hot pot. Delicious

The noodle. The service here is fast, but not too friendly.<br/>Resturant is a little noisy if youre planning a catch up with friends<br/>But it is all about the noodle. Espcially if you are on your way somewhere and need a qick feed<br/>The soups are perfect and the rice dishes make you feel like you are back in Thailand.

My new favourite Thai! Both times I've been I had the pork larb, green curry and beef stir fry. All very delicious and with fresh ingredients. The curry is rich and thick. The second time I had the larb is was very very hot, next time I'll be requesting less chili!

Good cheap and feels like your there. God I miss Thailand! Love the food.

Doesn't like it. My Thai friend's suggest me to try Tom Toon restaurant and I was very disappointed.The food was terrible not authentic at all also the service was very poor I asked for the water then have to wait for long. its not the real deal for Thai food if u like authentic Thai food u can try Ying Thai or Oriental spirit its must better.

Delicious - Authentic Thai. Have been coming here for a few years.. Wether it's with the missus or with the whole family including Mum!<br/> <br/>Food is delicious, tasty and with a fair price-tag.<br/>Customer service is acceptable with nothing much to complain about.<br/><br/>Always have, and still will be dining here once or twice a month. .

Losing your Noodle?. 'Tom Toon' was recommended by a Thai student currently residing in Melbourne, so I arrived with some level of assurance. I've eaten at a number of these cheap & cheerful Thai style café's, and whilst the décor & service are often unremarkable, budget pricing and fabulous, authentic dishes bring you back.<br/><br/>The service at 'Tom Toon' was attentive and more than adequate for this style of eatery. We were seated in a fairly confined space towards the rear which was rather hot & stuffy. Whilst I don't mind the odd Thai pop song, the volume did seem up a bit too loud.<br/>We started with the fish cakes, BBQ pork skewers and a tofu salad. The entrees arrived at the table promptly, and they were all gratifying, especially the tofu salad which had a nice amount of heat.<br/><br/>Moving onto mains, things took a turn for the worse. My pad grapow chicken (chicken stir fried with chilli & basil) was disappointing, and comparable to the abominations served up at most suburban Thai eateries. The pla lard prik (deep fried snapper with chilli sauce) was dreadful. It was honestly the smallest snapper I'd ever encountered, and the dish was just an unappetizing mess of saucy vegetables.<br/><br/>Looking around the room, I spotted a number of young Thai folks happily enjoying their somtum, sticky rice & pork sausages which made me wonder if I'd simply ordered the wrong dishes?<br/><br/>Perhaps my evening may have ended differently if I'd chosen the somtum (papaya salad) or a bowl of noodle soup?

Loved the curries. Some of the best we have every had Highly recommend this little restaurant

A Thai Gem!. A surprise when you walked into the cafe. It had a homely feel and you were greeted with similey waitresses. The food were pretty authentic thai. The fish cakes had a bit of kick. The chicken wings wer crunchy on the outside and juicy inside. The pork and beef noodles were absolutely delicious, perfect for a cold winter afternoon. Highly recommended.

I've visited this neat little restaurant a couple of times now. Lots of variety on the menu, seems quite authentic and has more than the just usual curries you see in Thai restaurants. It's always a good sign when you see lots of Thai people dining at a Thai restaurant! I had the beef noodle soup, which was fresh and very tasty. They also cater well for vegetarians too. Be careful if you order anything with chillis- it's quite hot!!

Honestly disappointing.Totally unauthentic. Honestly disappointing. They pre-mix the Pad Thai sauce because when I asked not to make the meal too sweet they actually added NO sauce to it. Pad Thai sauce is usually just soy sauce, sugar and fish sauce so any chef who premixes it has to be either extremely cheap or extremely lazy. And... There were barely any noodles mixed with broccoli ( a vegetable I have never seen in Pad Thai although have spent years living next door to Thailand!!!) and our red vegetable curry had the same vegetables as the Pad Thai. Extremely expansive for what it is. The only thing that was good were the fish cakes and reasonably friendly staff.

Open Late. The Thai food at times here can be as good as the best in town. Although inconsistent, its always very lively and the staff is a lot of fun. <br/>Open late most nights - and even later on the weekend, there's nothing better than getting real spicy food after a night of drinks.

Tantalising & tremdous Thai Food. I don't generally write reviews of restaurants. This is my first.<br/><br/>I have eaten at this restaurant at least weekly (often more) for the past year. The portions are delicious, generous and VERY reasonably priced. <br/><br/>In fact I don't think it is enough to say delicious. I am an Australian who has lived in Thailand for over a year as a younger person, and I'm alway looking for place that serve good, honest thai food. I've lived in melbourne now for 12 years and have spent much of that time looking for these kinds of places. Places come and go, they change chefs, prices go up, the attention to detail in the food gets better or worse. Some of the thai places I have loved eating at in Melbourne include Thai Classic in north fitzroy, Thaila Thai in Brunswick, Ying Thai 2 in Carlton ( I like it better than the Victoria St one). <br/><br/>There are many, many other places I have tried in my quest for good, clean Thai food (not greasy, fresh ingredients, delicate flavour that doesn't rely on fat and MSG) . <br/><br/>Tom Toon is simply the BEST VALUE AUTHENTIC THAI FOOD I have ever had in this city. Their Thai salads are a balance between hot, salty, sweet and sour with the wonderful aroma and correct proportions of fresh herbs. They have lots of dishes that a vegetarian can rejoice in- fried noodles, soups, salads, hot-pots. Other favourites include the fish cakes that could have been bought at a busy Bangkok street food vendor or the chilli and thai basil stir-fry. <br/><br/>I also particularly love the deserts. In my estimation, a lot of asian deserts are too sweet without any of the depth of relationship between fat and sugar that a good european dessert might have. For the most part I've given up on ordering desserts in asian restaurants. Here Tom toon also excels. they have a beautiful coconut and preserved fruit dish that is a perfect balance between sweetness, varied textures of the fruit and the creamy goodness of coconut cream.<br/><br/>I have taken many friends to this restaurant. From friends who have the means to eat at 'hat' restaurants regularly to those who frequent the best cheap asian food in melbourne (pacific house, kappaya etc).<br/><br/>Everyone I have taken here ( there have been a lot!) marvel at the quality, price and service.<br/><br/>I'm not exactly sure whats going on with 'thai food expert', who slagged this restaurant off. Perhaps they are affiliated with the other restaurant that they mention in their review? Anyway...<br/><br/>I LOVE THIS RESTAURANT. David Thompson would probably love it too ;

Can't vouch for anything else, but noodle soup is brilliant, authentic flavours, condiments and garnish. Will be back very soon. Love it.

Good Cheap Thai. Tom Toon is a great little "no-fuss" Thai restaurant. A friend took me here one night for a quick cheap meal and thats exactly what it was. It's BYO so we brought our own bottle of wine. The food we ordered (Chicken skewers, Thai green chicken curry, a spicy beef dish that was very spicy! and a soup to start) was all delicious and what I would call a "clean" Thai. <br/><br/>For an easy cheap place to eat, this is definitely one ill go back to.

Worst experience ever!!!. I went there last night with couple of friends for dinner and that was the worst night ever. <br/><br/>We went in and were asked to sit inside just right in front of the toilet, that was fine because we did realise the restaurant was quite packed. The waitress came to us and asked if its just 3 of us, so i said 'Yes, just 3 of us. and could we pls get some menus?' then she got so mad at us said 'Can't you see the restaurant is so full, there are lots of people who came before you waiting for there food. See those people sitting at the front? they've been waiting even before you came. If you order now you'll have to wait a long long time'. we were just stoned and speechless, i mean you wouldn't expect to hear that kind of answer when you JUST ASK FOR THE FRIKKEN MENUS! <br/><br/>anyway, we ended up getting 1 menu for 3 of us to share, and after 20 mins no one came to take order so my friend had to walk to the counter to order it. He asked the same waitress if he could order and all she said was 'back off, your blocking my way', then she just walked somewhere else.<br/><br/>we decided to walk off and go to Ying Thai (the thai place next to it) instead. The service was much much better and the food was great too.<br/><br/>i mean if you are too busy to fit more customers all you have to do is ask them to wait or come back next time, you don't have be so RUDE to your customers!

WHOA MY GOODNESS was it spicy!! As we ate into it, the chilli hotness pretty much went into my ears… making this one of the spiciest dishes I’ve had in Melbourne in a long while.

Tom Toon does pretty authentic Thai food, but be warned: there are no curries at this Thai restaurant. Somewhat incongruous, but what they do, they do well.