I’ve been here many times. Reliably good standard. Some dishes better than others. Recommend grilled quail, eggplant and silky tofu, fried salt n chilli tofu, Peking duck pancakes. The staff are always happy and friendly. Cheap cheerful and quick. BYO a bonus.
I ordered the satay crispy chicken noodle soup. Initially was annoyed that it would cost $1 extra due to an apparent price rise in chicken but my annoyance quickly dissipated once the food was served.
5/5 it was excellent. Super crispy chicken. Delicious satay noodle soup. It was beyond my expectations.
Will happily return but the review loses a star for not updating the prices on your menu.
I've always liked these guys - solid food at decent prices and good service. I've had the pho, vermicelli and broken rice and portions are always generous and flavour is always dependable.
My favourite restaurant in Fitzroy. So much to choose from the lunch menu but I am making my way through the list. Two favourites are Jim's Special Fried Rice and Steamed Rice with Chicken and Chilli Lemongrass. Price is cheap compared to everywhere else in the area and the food is always generous and on-point. The service is great and I have to go there at least once a week to get my fix.
It was a late, cold, raining Monday night and Coconut Palms was a beacon of bright warmth. Sure, the standard suburban vegetarian fried rice was all I was willing to ingest among the wealth of items stuffed with prawns, but it was a solid, salty version of the genre.
Visited Coconut Palms on Saturday night with some friends and we were surprised to find the place pretty quiet, considering it was a Saturday night on Smith St! We were a bit skeptical as to how the food would be, but we were pleasantly surprised when the San choi Bao and spring rolls were delicious! Followed by Mongolian beef and satay chicken - YUM! Will definitely be back and would recommend checking it out!
This is a get what you expect kind of place, which, I count as a positive. Decent portion sizes with fresh enough taste, at a price point you're expecting. It won't knock your socks off, but you won't walk out feeling like you've been duped somehow....
The flat rice noodle with bean curd and veggies in spicy Thai sauce is AMAZING! If you're veggo you must try this! And the spring rolls are yum too
A great Vietnamese joint in Fitzroy ! The food was good and they were served quick ! I settled for the combination laksa and they were good ! Great place ! Haven't been there for dinner service, lunch was great and you have some great choices as well ! This place only takes cash, so cash out before you walk in !
We were greeted by an extremely pleasant waiter and promptly seated at a table with ample room for 4 people. He brought a bottle of water to our table and proceeded to fill all of our glasses and then replenished the water bottle without even being asked for us.
We ordered from a fairly extensive menu and the food was prepared and brought out quickly. The food was well presented using fresh ingredients and tasted very nice. In fact although we over ordered we managed to finish all of the dishes.
Throughout the dinner we asked the waiter for several items and these were cheerfully brought over.
Very customer focused service with good quality food.
I have dreams about tofu & eggplant... When we come here, everybody orders the tofu & eggplant... No sharing.... I mean, you could share, but you won't want to.
We've been here for dinner a number of times, we like this place because it is consistent. Not expensive, friendly staff, good tasty food in a simple setting. The Jim's fried rice is very nice with a distinct chilli bite mixed in with toasted cashews, prawns and calamari as well as the usual fried rice flavours, the rice paper rolls are always very generous serves. Our order was served promptly with a smile. We enjoyed spring roll entree, with garlic prawns (nice but not a strong garlic flavour) and beef in sesame plum sauce mains with the Jims fried rice. Generous serves, Containers offered to bring home what we couldn't finish. Not flash surroundings but recommended for the food.
Service was very good, fast polite and responsive. Tea was unique and tasty. Cold rolls were ok, beef pho was ok. Other meals sounded and looked interesting - wouldn't come back for pho but it was good service.
Maria Mazzone Tsatas
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The eggplant seafood is delicious !
The fried whole snapper is definitely my favourite
The yummiest Vietnamese spring rolls. Salt n pepper squid, Vietnamese coleslaw. Always reliable
Delicious. I've been here before and tonight I came here again for dinner. We ordered the same dishes of Chicken lemongrass curry and a plate of green vegetables in oyster sauce. All reasonably priced. But that curry sauce was divine - if I could order a bowl of just the sauce I would! Simply delicious. I highly recommend.
Great place to start a night out. Fast, friendly, efficient and gret value. We love going here with a group of friends and sharing lots of different dishes. It's great to take the staffs advice when asking to try something different. The soft shell crab is a must while taking time to read the menu!! Love this place
Pretty good.. Despite being the only vietnamese restaurant on smith st, this place doesn't offer pho here during dinner service. instead it serves dishes like lemongrass chicken and stuff like that, which seems to be more inclined towards western palates. however, they were kind enough to make us bowls of pho, which made us feel excited. pho here is decent enough to satisfy your cravings. my only disappointment was the texture of the noodles. it's slightly rough and not silky smooth as those on victoria st, richmond. but oh well, good enough. vietnamese style iced coffee is surprisingly delicious. strong and sweet, just how i like it. will be back for pho when i crave for it during work.
The best pho soup in Melbourne
No nonsense Vietnamese. Fresh prawns & veggies with lemongrass & chilli were excellent. Rice paper rolls ditto. Recommend this for a cheap dinner out, service prompt & courteous
Great cheap lunch. My mate shouted me one of the cheapest lunches in town. Lucky it was also one of the best. We both had the soup with crispy chicken and it was delightful. Add in two green teas and the total bill at $23 - it's all good.
I took my partner here for dinner based on online reviews and can say we weren't disappointed. Great food, nice presentation and incredibly cheap. The Jim's Chicken Curry on the Specials menu was fantastic. Chicken melted in your mouth. We got lots of prawn dishes and they were plentiful and succulent. Also got a squid dish and it was perfectly cooked. All in all, we've both said we can't wait to go back soon. I highly recommend this place!
Feb 2021 dine in at evening. Ordered special fried rice. Awesome great taste of flavor! One downside is the evening menu dont have much rice and noodle dishes and dont even have the typical Vietnamese pho and rice in the menu. They have perhaps u have to ask for it. If it not in menu i couldn't be bothered asking tbh. But this special fried rice is absolutely 👍. And hopefully they have beverages list in the menu or on table. I'm sure not just me sick of asking what do u have thats not in the menu.
I've found the food to be consistently excellent. The ingredients are fresh and the flavours are intoxicating. The fried rice is some of the best I've ever had. I've tried roast duck fried noodles from a lot of places, and Coconut Palms makes the best by far. When I tried the fried noodles with bean curd and vegetables, their wok imparted a beautiful smokiness. Evidently, I couldn't speak highly enough of the food. The customer service is good, too.
Great tasting Vietnamese, the satay skewers were brilliant, but a little small because I wanted another serving, the coconut fried rice was perfect, but nothing beats a flawless deep fried banana! So good.
Really great Vietnamese food and service, and the prices are reasonable. I'll definitely be back!
I can't say what I order because it's not on the menu but when I order the food is the best I have ever tasted if I could eat here every single day I would but I live so far so I visit every now and again
What a gem! Exceptionally well price. And my Thai Special Fried Rice tasted fantastic. Very fast delivery of foods
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