Minh Minh Saigon Soul

5 Reviews on “Minh Minh Saigon Soul”

• Food Comatose

  Nestled amongst the masses of Asian grocers and restaurants on Victoria Street; the major thoroughfare affectionately referred to as Melbournes Little Saigon, Minh Minh stands proud with a 20-year history serving up authentic Vietnamese cuisine.

  Husband-wife duo Thien Le and Tien Phung run the family-owned business, taking the baton from Thiens aunt and former owner. The restaurant is warm and inviting, with bright orange walls, a feature mural, and a touch of nostalgia with vintage Vietnamese posters, art and photographs.

  Theres no mistaking the delightfully simple and fresh flavours Vietnamese food brings to the table, and Minh Minh nails it.The menu boasts an array of traditional Vietnamese dishes with an interesting modern twist, as well as versatile options for the Vegans, Vegetarians and Gluten-Free guests.

  Although its difficult to cherry-pick from the impressive menu, some standout dishes include the Prawn Dumplings with ginger, sesame and sweet soy, the Crispy Quail and the Steamed Barramundi fillet with ginger, garlic onion and Chinese broccoli. Cant decide? There are generous banquet options starting from $25 per person – perfect for large groups and ravenous diners/piglets (like myself). Oh, and did I mention its BYO booze? It doesnt get much better than this!
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  March 17, 2019, 3:20 pm

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• Espy Eats

  Minh Minhs has gone through a bit of a facelift recently. This place previously made our top two Vietnamese eatery picks for Victoria Street so was interested when we got invited in to try out the new menu. Plenty of classic Vietnamese flavours appear in the menu but the dishes have been modernised in appearance while still retaining
  That classic taste.

  We couldnt not try the quail which had a sticky spicy sauce and was the perfect nibble. The prawn dumplings were a serve of four but were giant.

  Our favourite main was the Week to Week steamed Barramundi with ginger, spring onion, garlic sitting on a bed of broccolini stalks and with a smooth tasty sauce. This was a great tasting healthy dish that would be perfectly paired to rice.

  Another cracker of a dish was the Shaker Shaker Squid with was a crunch flash fried calamari with a salt and pepper seasoning. The salad served with this dish was perfect to accompany the crispy squid with each mouthful.

  I liked the satay of the vegetarian pad viet which was a perfect example of fresh. Mix the dish together and Enjoy with fried tofu and noodles along with fresh salad.

  Minh Minh with still offers BYO wine and beer with very reasonable corkage so although it has been refreshed it will still fit in to the locality and what we all expect and enjoy about this authentic dining precinct in Melbourne.

  March 2, 2019, 2:26 pm

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• Eat_today_diet_tomorrow

  Minh Minh is a modern vietnamese restaurant located in North Richmond. We were invited in to try their food and we were’t disappointed.

  The place is really well decorated, we can tell a lot of thoughts have been put into the design. The ceiling is full of vietnamese hats, where a lady painting on the wall really gives this place amazing vibes.

  We entree, we had the crispy quail, steamed prawn dumpling and curry puffs. They were all really good! The quail is our favourite out of the three, chewing the meat off the bones was delicious.

  For main, we had the insane fish, which is a steamed barramundi fillet with ginger, soy sauce and chinese brocolli. It went really well with warm rice. We also had the East meet West,which is a dish full of deep fried ribs. There ribs were also amazing.

  February 25, 2019, 4:00 pm

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• Ray

  Really good service and good tasting food. There was a wide variety of entrees however the mains had a lot of fish dishes but missing some of my Vietnamese favourites. The chilli pho was really good, had amazing flavour. The fried rice was a bit average, the fried ice cream was ok, but wished it didnt get covered in store bought chocolate syrup. Portion sizes were a bit small. Staff were friendly and helpful.

  February 25, 2019, 1:19 pm

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• Keith Lawrence

  A few years ago, Minh Minh was one of the best on Victoria St. It sadly went off a little but is now on its way back! Slightly more expensive than other places in the area but worth it – there’s a more sophisticated cheap and cheerful feel to it.

  Food was excellent. Lab nua initially looked disappointing – as a beef salad I should have read the menu more carefully 🙂 This was not Vietnamese slaw! But the beef was divine. Salt & spicy pork (battered pork) received a huge thumbs up and the prawn special rice very tasty (made a change from boiled rice!). Less than $45 for essentially 3 mains. We will be back.

  Have been back three times since initial review and expectations were high but duly delivered. Groups as well as duos – and all gave the food a huge thumbs up.

  January 9, 2019, 9:20 am

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