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😱Lizzie’s first impression: This cafe is situated in the beautiful Botanical Gardens in the heart of Melbourne CBD - I loved the decor and ambience of this place - so much natural sunlight and greenery that made me feel like it wasn't Melbourne at all even on a gloomy day.
🍩Lizzie enjoyed: They had an array of choices to select from and I made sure I ordered all of my favourite Vietnamese dishes.
First up I tried the Vietnamese pancake called Banh Xeo - it is a very popular dish made out of mung bean, turmeric, rice flour and coconut pancake and it is cooked crispy and has prawns and pork on the inside. It was delicious. Loved how crispy it was and of course I poured in all the fish sauce!
I also tried the Hanoi spring rolls that were wrapped in rice paper rolls instead. It was different but still tasty and crunchy as always.
Next I had the Flinders Island lamb shoulder with pickled
vegetables and steam buns. It was made almost like a DIY Bun station. The lamb shoulder was crispy on the outside, but was so tender and soft when pulled apart. This would be one of my favourite dishes here and I'll be ordering this again. Highly recommend!
Of course I had to order myself some Water spinach tossed with garlic,
chilli and oyster sauce. It was simply amazing - the flavours were brought out all thanks to the garlic and it was just fresh and balanced well with all my meaty dishes.
🍅Lizzie did not enjoy: I love my vietnamese coffee but not too sure I enjoyed the coconut shavings inside - it was a little too overbearing for my liking, but the coffee itself had a lot of flavour.
🥇Lizzie rates overall: I was left feeling content, so full and yet, I still wanted to come back for more. That's when I know it's an amazing restaurant. The staff here are attentive and well trained. Highly recommend.
4.5 With Shannon Bennet behind the brand, we arrived at Jardin Tan with high expectations. Thankfully, we most definitely were impressed by both the calibre of the execution and the authenticity of the dishes. Successfully combining Western breakfast items into traditional Vietnamese dishes is no easy feat, and boy did Jardin Tan absolutely nail it.
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A Vietnamese place located in the beautiful Royal botanical garden near the Shrine of Remembrance. The atmosphere of the restaurant is really nice, it has an open space with both indoor and outdoor seatings. We started our meal with a long black and coconut water. The coffee was really good, so was the coconut. We then had the bahn cuon and salt and pepper squid salad for starters. The bahn cuon is a must try. For mains, we had the Flinders island lamb shoulder and bahn xeo, which is a Viet pancake. The texture of the bahn xeo wasn't quite right, it's a little thicker than usual. The lamb shoulder was amazing though, it was so perfectly done and left us wanting for more.
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