Tan Viet

Ph: 9727 6853; Shop 3, 100 John St, CABRAMATTA 2166

Vietnamese, $
Open 7 days 9am-7pm; Licensed, BYO , Corkage no; No Cards; No bookings
Chef Hung Kiem Lam (29-11-08) Owner Hung Kiem Lam (29-11-08)

Mietta's Review
A big brightly coloured restaurant spread over two floors specialising in pho, crisp skin chicken and goat curry. No alcohol, no cards, no bookings - just good Vietnamese food. Friendly fast and slightly chaotic service. Excellent value.

Other published opinions

Sydney Morning Herald Good Food Guide 2009 Score: 13/20 "Whether for a quick pit stop or longer, floods of diners ebb and flow among the serried ranks of tables in this big, clean, no-nonsense room where authentic Vietnamese is the order of the day"

Sydney Morning Herald Good Food Guide 2008 Score: 13/20 "The peak-time queues and happily slurping customers throughout the day tell the story: good Vietnamese food at great prices"

Sydney Eats 2008 "This busy, blue and burgundy-coloured restaurant is different from other Cabramatta eateries in three ways: it's bigger than most with around 90 seats; it doesn't do any seafood; and, most surprising of all, it doesn't do any pho"

Sydney Morning Herald Good Food Guide 2007 Score: 12/20 "The interior of this bright-blue and red noodle house is basic - slate floor, tissues for napkins - and the service is friendly or slightly uncertain depending on your waiter's command of English. But who cares when the 'criskin chicken' lives up to its name with such crisp skin? And when $8 gets you a plate of delicious chook, a bowl of broth and 'drop' noodles (so-called, perhaps, because they're so fat and glistening that they're almost impossible to control with chopsticks), plus a supporting cast of beansprouts, chilli, limes and sauces."

Sydney Eats 2006 "The name is a clue that there's more than pho at this blue and burgundy 90-seater, though we're still fond of their duck with egg noodles version of the aromatic soup that scents the air around this wonderfully Southeast Asian neighbourhood."

SBS Eating Guide to Sydney 2005 "This noodle house only does half a dozen dishes, but it does them all pretty well. The thing that has the locals queuing outside though is Tan Viet's crispy-skinned chicken. 'Have it with mi (egg noodles),' say our friends."

SMH Good Food Guide 2005 Score 12/20 "It's decorated in screaming primal colours with tables and benches cut from the same formica. It looks like a fast-food chain yet the food is anything but."

Sydney Eats 2005 "Due to demand, young gun Tan Viet has moved out of the arcade to bigger premises on the main street. You'll find noodles, soups and meat to satisfy, none of which will set you back more than $10."

SMH GFG 2004,Score 12/20,'Fans of things other than poultry aren't left out entirely,however.The banh mi cari de,a bones-and-all curry of goat,is clearly the product of Indian influences,but its clarity-not to mention the fluffy sweet white bread rolls that accompany it-is pure Vietnam.'