TOP 10 BEST Restaurants in Australia - Updated November 2024

Quan 88

82/100 (920 ratings)

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"This is one of my favourite restaurants in St Kilda. It's so affordable and has the freshest most delicious vegetarian/vegan meals. My family and I..."

Nina Hooper

"Great service by staff at the restaurant. The food is delicious. Don't need to go to the city or preston..."

Dani Boudville

"Quan 88 is a local of mine so thought it was about time I give it a review. I find it to be super consistent in the quality of their food and..."

Ashleigh Michelle

"My partner and I came here on a Wednesday night, quiet late. It’s located in the busy heart of st kilda. This cafe has a good reputation,..."

Quality! It Shouldnt Be That Hard! Love A Wonderful Mouth Full Of Wholesome FOOD!

"We like Quan 88, it is our place for comfort food. We have never disliked anything that we have ordered here. It's always buzzing with crowd and it..."

Ozzy Kunnu

"We are new to the area and one night had a craving for a bowl of Pho. Hopped on Zomato and found this place within walking distance and boy, are we..."

Georgia Oakes

"Great food, nice decor, average service.I came here with my family and had really nice rice paper rolls and a vermicelli salad. Everyone was..."

Always Hungry

"Great ambiance! Very friendly staff. It was full house during our visit but we didnt wait too long for the food. The rare beef salad and Sliced beef..."

Leslie Yapi

"SUPRISINGLY GREAT..Packed on a Friday night.. I was expecting the food to come out really slow because of how busy it was, but seriously..."

Suburb Review

"Sister restaurant of the one in Richmond. Does not disappoint! Had a mix of specials. Started off with basic prawn crackers. From here we got beef in..."

Tony

"I had previously ordered take away here after being in St Kilda for a while and I have never been disappointed. There are a few interesting dishes on..."

Foodisgood

"Must be the best Vietnamese/Chinese in the St Kilda and surrounding suburbs. The food is outstanding. Try the Flemming Pork. Sounds awful but..."

Geoff

"Mo pho I love this gem of a restaurant the staff are so up best The pho is just really flavourful and good for the soul!..."

EatBeHappy

"Have ordered take away from here twice and the Pho was amazing both times, arrived hot and fresh and quickly and comes with all the ad-ons you get..."

Whittyworth768

"Popped in here mid week and had a nice dinner. Massive menu and the food came very quickly (too quickly?) and was tasty. Large portions too. Nice..."

Hovette Manu

"We went to this place for my birthday.The flavours and depth of taste were excellent.Always busy, you would usually need to book a table as the..."

Best Bear

"Had a relaxing Tuesday night with wife and kids. Service, as always, was crisp and attentive. Pho was lovely and just spicy enough. Very good value..."

Michael Campbell

"Great Vietnamese restaurant with all the classic dishes on the menu.Great friendly and helpful staff with prompt service.Very busy but..."

C U Jimmy

"Best beef pho I have had in a long time! Prawn spring rolls also is a must have as is delicious! Perfect place to sit and enjoy lunch/dinner...."

Emma Miller

"Just came here for the first time for a late night feed and catch up with some girls from work. Finding parking around the area is a real challenge..."

Minh Thuy Le

"Prawn Papaya salad was spicy and delicious, barramudi was fresh and tasty. Service was OK, would definitely try the one on Victoria Road for lunch on..."

Shazzamataz

"One of the better Vietnamese restaurants in Melbourne. Here we tried the chicken ribs with 88 special sauce, which were delicius and well-marinated...."

Luke And Hannah

"Great little find. Awesome food, great selection, food was out really quickly even though they were packed. Got to try the crispy beef. Will..."

GandR

"We came here before a concert at the Palais. Great food at very reasonable prices. Service was also good! Would definitely return and recommended..."

Jess

"I had the sweet and sour pork and my wife the vermichelli pork salad. Was really nice and inspired me to make the nuoc-cham dressing at..."

Melbournefood

"Good quality and authentic viet restaurant with the menu you would expect. Speedy service and even speedier take away. Love it. Just needs..."

Alex Bogart-King

"Great local Vietnamese restaurant. They do the expected menu, with attention to detail in quality ingredients and foods. A great place to grab..."

Ellied

"I have visited Quan 88 many times. It is a solid, consistent, busy restaurant with friendly staff and good food. Portions are, more often than not,..."

Phoenix

"I was craving some soup and the BBQ pork and wonton laksa hit the spot. Vibrant flavours, perfect serving size and fast service. Great place with a..."

Ann

"Awesome food at silly cheap prices. One of our favourite restaurants. Make sure you order prawn Spring rolls, beef in mint leaves and quail!..."

Jez Fred

"Amazing satay! Service was prompt and friendly...."

Laurella-felicia

"Am a regular here they have one of the best beef phos in melbourne. The vermicelli noodles are amazing too. Am on first name basis with most of the..."

Elsa Doe

"Absolutely delicious. Consistently great food, good service and they are happy to cater for vegans. They have a good wine list too. My favourite..."

Vegan Foodie Boss

"Walked in off the street as the place was buzzing with people and loved it. Authentic Vietnamese food here full of flavour. Had the seafood laksa..."

Conisseur

"Good value Vietnamese food with a decent menu and friendly staff. The grilled chicken and vermicelli is excellent with a cold Saigon or 333, and the..."

Bayside Epicurean

"Good quality Vietnamese influenced food. Service a touch chaotic but that's part of the fun isn't it? Steamed fish with ginger and soy was unctuous..."

Mike Sinclair

"Very cheap and busy little place. Not many good Asian restaurants around Saint Kilda but this one is a great pick. Staff are very quiet and friendly...."

Steph

"Food, staff and service are all fabulous. I can recommend their lunch specials as they are the best in St Kilda. Spring rolls and Laksa soup are..."

Helen

"Delicious, quick and friendly service.Great for take away as well as eat in - warning on the portion size, they are..."

Bree_coleman

"Lunch on sunday afternoon. Indisputably the best vietnamese food I have ever had. The staff was good, preparation was quick and food was delicious...."

Bhawna Gi

"Grabbed some takeaway last night. Very friendly staff and quick service. Food was nice although could have had a bit more flavour. Would try again..."

Deirdre Hinchcliffe

"Firstly, you will feel like your cheating- there's something slightly covert about enjoying the authenticity and pricing of a Victoria St restaurant..."

Lucas

"Served my friend and I right at the end of the night when I think they really wanted to close, so thank you for that! Food was delicious, excellent..."

Michaela Foodie

"I loved the food we had at this place it was all very tasty. I had the wonton soup and Singapore fried noodles they were both nice. My sister had..."

Stacey Day

"Been here regularly. The beef pho was amazeballlss! And the waiters and waitress really friendly. Good atmosphere as well. Lunch special is the..."

Angel Putritama

"Cheap and fast pho. 12 dollars for a delicious chicken or beef pho...cant go wrong. helpful and happy staff makes this a regular cheap dinner haunt..."

Facebook User

"Great food , great atmopshere. Buzzing restaurant with good food..."

Georgemichaels

"Relaxing, delicious and affordable. Relaxing and spacious interior. Food: spring rolls $9 excellent; San choi bao $7.50 bland; chicken with veg..."

Stephen.digby

"Great value neighbourhood Vietnamese. Fast, tasty and value for..."

Paul Jewson

"Nice dinner option. We had a small group booking for 12, but on arrival we discovered that there was no booking for us. Promptly we had a table set..."

Vanessa.pirsl

"Great food in this busy cafe however our mains were forgotten which dampened our spirits. Overall delicious, service needs..."

Alicia

"Good service. Friendly staff who were amazing with a toddler. Food was great as well. So nice not having to go to Richmond for good..."

Shelley Green

"Great Food. Food is great and that is why I keep going back because the service has a lot to desire. However they are always friendly, but they do..."

Wendy Leach

"We had a group of 10 gather for dinner and these guys were very accommodating. We had a few babies with us and it wasn't an issue as they are fairly..."

Fish

"Just love this place and thank god they have taken over tien tien. Beautiful restaurant, friendly and tasty tasty! Love the pho which is a weekly..."

Stace Bianca Lenthall

"Always friendly service and quality food. Absolutley love the vegetarian spring rolls. We'll continue to come here regularly..."

Totally.b

"Full of flavor proper Vietnamese food with a very friendly helpfull service and fast serving of..."

Alex Koren

"Worth a visit. We had a late midweek lunch here @3pm and were only diners. Pho was quite good,but not great. Rice paper rolls excellent, spring rolls..."

Babyboomer

"Yummy Pho soup. Already had the traditional pho noodle soup two times this month! Fabulous flavor soup and nice cut tender beef slice, great for the..."

Lactic0610

"A new favourite. Finally, a well priced, BYO, Vietnamese & Chineses restaurant in St Kilda. We ate there twice last week and I think that will become..."

Mingwang12000

"Happy with food but don't clear tables whilst we are eating!. Came with my parents. We ordered a mix of the spring rolls which were lovely and..."

Some Like It Hot

"Crispy beef is a winner ! So delicious , the salt and pepper squid was tender and not over..."

Johno

"Quan 88: 9 out of 10. We went for light lunch last Saturday, as we were going out for dinner. The beef with mint leaves was so good we ordered..."

Wayne Phillips

"Too bloody delicious! Had the curry puffs and a tofu stir fry awesome can't wait to come..."

Scorpio

"Food so fresh ! Fell in love with the duck..."

Lauren

"Good for us Mexicans!. Quan 88 has been a long time favourite place of mine to go for cheap and cheerful Vietnamese, but it always meant trekking..."

Sam Difference

"All good. Peking duck pancakes were a highlight; moist, flavorsome and generous amount of duck. Only 1 prawn in the tom yum soup, but it was cheap so..."

Matt

"Amazing!! Best pho I have had in ages. Also beautifully fresh rice paper rolls. This is my new pho place for..."

Amanda Swayn

"Nice decor and friendly staff. I had the combination egg noodle soup which was delicious. Broth is full of favour and meat fresh and tender. My..."

A Harris

"Very cheap lunch , especially vietnamese pho so delicious! will highly recommend , thank you for coming down to st kilda we needed a vietnamese..."

Geroge

"Great Restaurant. I am happy this opened up in St Kilda, great Vietnamese Chicken..."

Paul

"1st time here beautiful ! Will be..."

David

"So happy that Quan 88 is in St Kilda, we are regulars at the Richmond restaurant. Portions are smaller than Richmond, and there were a few teething..."

Natalie

"Exactly what I was looking for in pho and delicious, generously-stuffed summer rolls 🥰 really enjoyed my meal..."

Xuan Boh

"Delicious food and generous serves, so easy to over order. Great dishes for sharing. Very hospitable and..."

Graham Rodda

"Delicious and great atmosphere. Completely full but still able to fit a table of 3. Spring rolls, chicken pho and beef pho. So..."

Peter Barras

"Great service and great food this is what a Chinese restaurant should..."

Omid Master

"Food is great but service is better! We found a fly in our vermicelli rice noodles and they offered to replace it and strike it off our menu..."

See Ming Jie

"Visited this place for the first time. Nice ambience and tasty food. Loved crispy chicken..."

Akshaya Reddy

"Great value Lunch Special. Satisfied my Vegetarian friend and I enjoyed the sizzling plate of rice and Mongolian beef. Friendly..."

Joey Heffernan

Chinta Ria Soul

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"Came here on a whim with my dear friends from the UK who are world travellers and great diners. They were keen for Malaysian food and we happened to..."

The Wandering Reviewer

"We ordered curry laksa, Nasi goreng, fried rice & roti with peanut sauce. All these dishes were delicious couldn’t fault any dish. The service was..."

Farha

"After a brief visit to the St.Kilda beach over weekend, struggling to choose from couple of streets full of restaurants, we chose to visit this..."

Nupur Bhople

"Good Malaysian joint on famous Acland St. near St. Kilda beach. More than food, people also visit Acland street to get a feel of the vibe on this..."

Parag

"Love this place, have been a fair few times over the years. Always yummy food and end up eating far too much!I don't think I've had a bad dish...."

Bianca

"For such an up market location as Acland Street, you wouldn’t think to find such cheap eats and premium flavours under the same roof. The..."

Katy

"I haven’t been here in some years so I was excited to be going back as my last visit here is still watched in my memory. For main I..."

Timinmelbourne

"This place has the BEST laksa, their food is so delicious. I have taken so many people here. The restaurant itself is a little dark inside but..."

Georgia Allen

"Really good food, in a cute little restaurant. I wouldn’t recommend bringing big groups here (you wouldn’t fit), but very nice for 2-4 people!..."

Karin

"3.5 to be precise. We have already been here twice and have liked most of the food we have ordered. Nothing exceptional but nothing..."

Ozzy Kunnu

"Had an EG voucher which made a great value meal even better value. Just tasty food in a relaxed environment, one of the better options on acland..."

PedGetsFed

"Yummm! A friend and I were reminiscing over our Asian vacays which Facebook so kindly reminded us we were on this time three years ago so off we went..."

Good Food Good Mood

"Despite a restaurant in Sydney being of the same name, I'm pretty sure that they are not owned by the same owner. Chinta Ria is my friend's..."

Dr S

"Quite possibly the best laksa I've had this winter. The broth is simply amazing, rich and packed with flavour. The roti curry was also flawlessly..."

Hungry Ronin

"Great service and amazing food. Been here a number of times and have never seen a poor meal coming out of the kitchen. Just writing this is making me..."

J Jt

"The chicken curry was very good and the half duck was tasty. The only disappointing part was the coconut rice which had zero coconut flavour. We..."

Lachlan Stott

"Visited to celebrate my mum's birthday and the service was excellent! We were seated upstairs on a very busy Sunday night and ordered an array of..."

Dale Zeinheiger Culpin

"A delicious food offering and excellent service. Perfectly situated on Ackland st, the restaurant offers rustic food that's real and authentic. Great..."

Mobwife

"Great price. Quick Service. The Curry Laksa is TDF!!! Nasi Goreng is probably the best I've had to date and the curry puffs and starters are all..."

Amy K O'Neill

"Pretty good Malaysian. Mee Goreng and Nasi Goreng are great, some dishes are only ok though. Just stick to the straight up Malaysian..."

SlapCh0p

"My partner and I have been coming here for years. Best dish by far is the Seafood Curry Laksa - amazing! Food always quick and service great. This..."

Mr Daniel

"A.MAAAZING!!! Last night was my third visit and this place just keeps getting better. Each times have tried something new and every time I'm blown..."

Awhina Kapa

"Food was not too bad and so was the service. We ordered the Asam fish, mee goreng and gado gado. We loved the mee goreng, as it tasted quite similar..."

Joanne

"Wow! Just as well we booked a table. Taste and flavour. And cooked beautifully. Quite busy on a Friday night but served great food. The waitress..."

Paul

"Happy to find another place that serves up good and authentic Malaysian cuisine! Service was incredibly fast and portions were generous. Recommended..."

May

"The service is friendly and prompt.The Nasi Goreng is super tasty and a big serving. One of our go to's when in St Kilda and craving Asian food...."

Sarah O

"I love Chinta Ria but every time I come I'm disappointed. The service is good, the food is fine but it's just not excellent. The Wine was above..."

Clotilde.blanchet10

"Always consistent. Took my very unadventurous overseas relos here - they catered for a table of 11 confidently, tolerated all the photo taking, etc...."

Manmar

"The food was quick and service was good. Not the best Malaysian food but it definitely was good. The curry could use a bit more spice, but that's..."

Janelle

"Fantastic meal lovely flavours & the taste is amazing. Polite friendly staff. Definitely worth a visit if you're in the area but can get quite noisy..."

Badabooma

"We love this hangout with our teenage kids & family friends. We visit here at least once a month for a fabulous Seafood Curry laksa & the Best Spicy..."

Sassy Queshet

"Had the most amazing customer service from the gentleman working this evening. Bright, bubbly and very informative about what makes a great meal. The..."

Samantha Temple

"Dined there a couple of times and the food is amazing.. The duck San Choy Bow is delicious and like an explosion of flavor in your mouth. The chicken..."

Glenn

"Where do I start I had high expectations for this small but very busy Malaysian restaurant in St Kilda’s Acland street and from the first mouthful..."

Easy Weekend Eats

"Delicious food and great, quick service even though a busy Sat night. Will definitely be back for the Mee..."

Mel Murphy

"A good Laksa can be hard to find, unless of course you happen to be at Chinta Ria. Satisfied patrons return here all year round for a helping of this..."

Decisive Cravings

"Great laksa. Haven't tried anything else but laksa is really really..."

Nadya Voloshina

"Reliable and delicious - good for seafood. Been going to Chinta Ria for several years. It is always great - never had a bad meal. Their entrees are..."

Mdroc1

"Never had a bad meal, everything we have ordered has been fantastic!! Great service and Laksa is awesome!!And to top it all off the prices are..."

Problematicpinko

"It was an accident. We were down in stkilda and was looking for some Asian food, thick noodle to be precise.and we happen to walk past this..."

Quarter Of A Pounder

"Must admit I was hesitant after reading recent negative reviews. I booked a Friday dinner for 6:45 and had to be out by 7:30 for a concert at Palais...."

Tony Iacobaccio

"Delicious. We dined here on a busy Saturday night and had a fantastic meal. The banquet was delicious, friendly service and reasonably priced. Highly..."

Peter C

"Very tasty food and friendly service. Great value for money, we will be..."

KazC

"Quality. Well priced quality food, decent portions, wholesome but clean Asian food. BYO is a bonus. Service can be a little cocky and abrupt - well..."

Keri.biolo

"The best nasi lemak I've ever had.. Great food and..."

Allan Lim

"Awesome laksa, great price and great service. Will be..."

Jacinta

"The Mee Goreng is amazing! A must..."

Claire Madeleine

"Love this place. Always good food great service and..."

Poko Delaware

"Consistent Malaysian food. Seafood Laksa is a solid favourite and never disapoints. Service can sometime be a little off. Great with a group of..."

Benven84

"What a great restaurant! I was glad it lived up to expectations. Service was fantastic and the food was delicious, highly recommend the king poh beef..."

Helen

"Birthday dinner success. We went here for my boyfriend's birthday. Walked in off the street thinking we had booked however there was no record (we..."

Amanda McConnell

"First time here and I just picked up some take away and it was really awesome! Exceptionally fresh and light. I will be eating in next time for sure...."

Foodie B

"The Laksa is fabulous! Don't bother with the first entre on the..."

Andrea

"Quality Malaysian experience. I wouldn't eat in here - far too cramped, however this review relates to my takeaway experienceStarted with..."

M.T Wentz

"My friend and I both had the Mee Goreng and found it to be absolutely delicious!! Loved every single bite! Will definitely be back for..."

Laura

"What can't I say about this resturant. Food 10/10 king toh beef was amazing! So much flavour tender & perfect amount of spice, the roti melts in your..."

Linda

"Great night, great food, thank you!. I booked in for my birthday with 6 friends. The service was great even from making the booking on the phone;..."

Charl

"Michelle. Wow fantastic service and food amazing we will be back Loved it the best Malaysian..."

Dmc30202

"St Kilda local says 'yes'. There are many places that cater to the suburban tourist crowd but I find I always get a late booking at Chinta Ria Soul...."

Melly Trikonasana Indahouse

"Good solid Malaysian. A little pricy, but worth..."

AJF

"I think the food at this place is really fresh and great quality so yes a tiny bit more expensive than other places..but I guess you get what u pay..."

Carin

"Lovely food. They were very flexible in making a booking for us on the last minute on a Saturday night. The only downside would be the music was too..."

Jazz

"Good food But very over priced You can have the same food in other Malaysian restaurants for half the price Takes the fun away from s casual..."

Rach

"Fantastic service. Amazing food. Beef rendang and chicken curry highly..."

G Spot

"Cosy and delightful!. As soon as you step in, you feel the ambiance of a small classy diner. Do not be fooled by the size however, they span across..."

Ashley Ng

"Needed something to top up lunch so popped into @ChintaRiaSoul for some Malaysian entrees: (4) Duck rolls - shredded duck with julienned carrots &..."

Shaun D'Monte

"We've been eating here for around 30 years and are very rarely disappointed. This Mee Goreng only had 2 prawns in it which was a bit mean but it was..."

S J

"Less than 40’ seafood Laksa at home! I love Laksa soup but not always I am in the mood to prepare my own one. Today I decided to try, for the first..."

Verónica Meca Llamas

"Lemongrass beef, curry chicken, laksa noodle soup They were all good! Price..."

Hilary Cao

"Pleasant dinner spot with tasty dishes and friendly..."

Graham Rodda

"Really delicious food, but dry beef noodle is what keeps me coming back. The food is consistently good, highly..."

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