Top Restaurants in Box Hill
Top 10 Asian food in Box Hill, Whitehorse, Victoria
Find out what Asian restaurants to try in Box Hill including Tien Dat Restaurant, Dumpling King Chinese Restaurant, Indochine Vietnamese Restaurant, Pho Huong Viet, Kitchen Republik, Penang Inn, LuYang Dumpling House, Roast Duck Inn, Vegie Hut Vegetarian Restaurant, Pho 888
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10. Pho 888
Overall Ratings
4 based on 29 reviews
Reviewed By Anddyh
Birthday lunch on a cold rainy Friday afternoon just had to be Pho. Having returned to Melbourne from Sydney after 14 years meant that this was possibly going to be a hit or miss event. A quick search online pointed at Box Hill. There was a great choice but Pho 888 kept coming to the top of the list in a beckoning way. All was revealed when I sat down in the restaurant and faced the mural on the window. A chicken head facing a cow head. That was the mural of our original âbeef or chickenâ café, from over 20 years ago, this felt like the same location. Back then it was manned by very patient staff who appeared to know 3 words in English. Beef or chicken! They always delivered great beef or chicken noodle soup and sides of great spring rolls. A meal for a family of 5 for around $20 in those days.We learnt at the end of the meal that the renovations had just been completed a couple of weeks ago. So the cooling brilliant green rural seen of Vietnam on one wall reflected by the mirror on the other wall had us eating in a beautiful very soothing country setting in the middle of Box hill. Missing were the menu items in Vietnamese taped to the walls that when you asked always translated as beef or chicken. Replaced by a great menu with pictures and as always great prices. And a great crowd for lunch. Lunch was a special chicken Pho, the pork chops and a side of spring rolls. In no order of special, fantastic or delightful. The dipping sauce for the spring rolls was drinkable. Its balance of sugar salt and chilli one of those special Vietnamese moments, punctuated by the crunchy fine strands of carrot that looked like saffron fronds delivering an unexpected crunch level for such fine slices. Thatâs only the dipping sauce. The prawn rolls delivered the sensation of just that. A crunchy wrapper around a juicy prawn filling that delivered the flavour complexity of a fresh grilled prawn. When wrapped in the fresh iceberg lettuce leaf and dipped in the sauce⦠thatâs a great flavour delivery hard to put into words. We did hesitate to question one another about the filling, was it a prawn or minced prawn? But too late! That was the last one. Yum.The glaze on the pork made then look sensational. The flavour divine and the salad simple but complementary to the pork. It was ordered as a low carb meal choice and delivered great depth of flavour and tenderness in the meat complemented by a well-dressed salad with an exciting punchy coriander zing to it. Overall a great dish.And for the birthday boy Chicken Pho. You have no idea how hard it is to find a Chicken Pho in Sydney. Its easier to find a souvlakia (usually deconstructed.) up there than this gastronomical wonder. I had impatiently torn the leaves off my mint and squeezed the lemon over the chilli in anticipation as I waited for the soup. It arrived (best part of 5 minutes wait, but it has been a long time!) The large bowl was placed in front of me. The courtesies over, on went the bean sprouts and mint followed by the chilli and lemon juice. The chopsticks gently pushed then down into the delicious broth chicken, giblets and noodles and livers. Then the rest of the necessary ritual. A half 50mm circle of red then brown sauce in the middle, then gently whisk the sauces through the broth. Then taste and drift off into delicious memories. This tasted a lot better than the memories. The broth had enormous depth, the sauces just acted to frame the work of wonder. The slices of chicken Brest so fresh and juicy they squeaked on your teeth as you bit into them. It doesnât get much better that that or does it. The giblets had been cooked until tender then sliced, turning them into flavour punched soft morsels of sheer delight. Mmmmm the livers, usually quite dry in soup, prone to over cooking. Not in this soup, delicious just right. The thin sliced noodles were in abundance but not dominant. They lasted to the bottom of the delicious broth and still maintained good texture. The choice of birds eye chillies, a good but not overpowering I would estimate a burn of around 4 on a scale of 1 to 10. Thatâs using the whole serve in one bowl of soup. I like chilli. Reset the bar and the memories, this Pho is my new number 1. Great food, great service lovely space to eat in. Weâll be regulars.
9. Vegie Hut Vegetarian Restaurant
Overall Ratings
4 based on 36 reviews
Reviewed By 741hollyg
This was my first time to Vegie Hut. Really liked the decor and staff were friendly. I ordered the Tom Yum noodle soup and it came with mock seafood (looked like prawns). It was really delicious and generous. I would come back to try their other meals.
8. Roast Duck Inn
Overall Ratings
4 based on 50 reviews
Reviewed By basename164_friends
We have eaten here twice and on each occasion the star are the BBQ meats. Sure they cook other dishes and the char kway teow is pretty good too. You get a complementary bowl of soup as you sit down. Forget the service, focus on the food. If you are coming in the evening, come early. The queues are long. Many are take outs but the turn over is quick. The other place on the same street is strangely quiet by comparison. This tells you everything.
7. LuYang Dumpling House
Overall Ratings
4 based on 34 reviews
Reviewed By MsMarianna
It always makes me happy when the dumpling size is a 2 bite affair. Friendly, efficient service and delicious food. We had the Peking pork steamed dumplings, pan fried chicken and prawn dumplings with big meaty bits in them, mixed steamed dumplings and stir fried broccoli - because u should eat your greens. Recommend the pan fried as the dumplings are steamed but then nicely caramalised on one side in the pan.Some dumplings come in a 8 or 15 serve, handy to try more varieties. Also check out the specials that are on paper on the back wall and take note that the stir fry dishes come out faster than the dumplings. Prices r very reasonable for excellent quality food
6. Penang Inn
Overall Ratings
4 based on 48 reviews
Reviewed By Angeline C
It is a challenge to find good Cantonese food with just as good customer service. We found it last night at Penang Inn. We had pre-booked the Braised Pork Knuckle with Fried Bread, Teochew Seamed Wild Barramundi. Both dishes were cooked perfectly - the meat from the pork knuckle fell off the bone, meat was smooth & succulent. The fish was also perfectly cooked to tenderness, accompanied by the salted pickled vegetable & mushrooms.Broccoli with Salted Fish & Calamari in Duck Egg Yolks were also perfectly cooked. Serves were generous.There are other interesting dishes we would like to try in future & wil definitely return.Waiting staff was attentive, particularly Miko who gave us so much information on menu dishes, & ensured the dishes were paced so that we could enjoy each dish slowly.Parking is available off the street, either on Whitehorse Road or Docking Road.Highly recommended!
5. Kitchen Republik
Overall Ratings
4 based on 54 reviews
Reviewed By whatepieats
Very creative concept by having a small food court concept / trying to impersonate the Asian hawker market style labelled as Kitchen Republic.Pretty much they've already covered most of the food options around this suburb.They have plenty of food options such as, dumplings (xiao long bao), bento, noodle and others.The restaurant was very spacious and they had upstairs and downstairs section.We went there pretty late around 8.30 PM but the place was still busy, we reckoned many people just like hanging out in that restaurant.The vibe was pretty nice, great to hangout with big group of friends.We ordered:- No. 901 (Taiwanese XML Crispy Fried Chicken Rice Box - A large crispy coated boneless chicken fillet) for $12.50.The portion was generous and presentation was pretty good and appealing.The chicken was crispy on the top part unfortunately on another part it wasn't crispy at all. It was oily and soggy, we were quite disappointed with this dish because we had high expectation with the great presentation.The taste was alright, we didn't find any special on this dish only the portion.- No. 913 (Three cup chicken on rice - cooked with soya, wine and sesame oil) for $11.50.We prefer this dish compared to the Crispy Fried Chicken. It was great combination and balance with soya, wine and sesame oil. The chicken was nicely cooked, it was tender, soft and juicy. Unfortunately, it was slightly salty.Overall, the place was great but the food was so so. Service: 3.0Taste: 2.5Price: 3.0Speed: 3.0Yay: The restaurant was very spacious, plenty of optionsNay: Crispy fried chicken dish wasn't crispy, very standard taste
4. Pho Huong Viet
Overall Ratings
4 based on 48 reviews
Reviewed By marialO3909YZ
Feeling under the weather, decided to have pho soup and found this gem in Box Hill. Nothing fancy but simply great pho. Generous size bowls.....the large is enough for two adults. Wide range of soups on offee including laksas. We had the raw beef pho which was piping hot and not too heavy. The restaurant also has a wide asian menu. Friendly staff...quick service. Highly recommended.
3. Indochine Vietnamese Restaurant
Overall Ratings
4 based on 178 reviews
Reviewed By jinx37
The service here reflected the food - average. Not overly friendly but efficient and the food is alright but bland in taste. Unfortunately for Indochine, there is a really good Vietnamese restaurant just down from it so the competition in the area wouldn't make us return.
2. Dumpling King Chinese Restaurant
Overall Ratings
4 based on 148 reviews
Reviewed By Llewellyn53
We have irregular dinners here with a group of ex work colleagues. This time there were 8. We always start with a mixed selection of dumplings - ask for their chilli in oil that they make on the premises for something different. 6 dumplings later we shared 4 meals and after that we were seriously full. The service is always friendly and courteous, the dumplings are delicious and the meals are tasty and cooked perfectly. They know exactly what they are doing which is why they win so many awards!
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1. Tien Dat Restaurant
Overall Ratings
4 based on 224 reviews
Reviewed By Elizabeth61Melbourne
As first time diners on a recommendation, we couldn't fault this lovely restaurant. Our waitress was absolutely wonderful, service prompt and food, beyond expectations. Vegetarian can be hit and miss in some cafes however this fare was very much hit. My entree of tofu rice paper rolls were exquisite. Veggie Pad Thai as a main was lovely too. Recommended.
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