Tuong Lai Vietnamese Restaurant

I visited this joint on a recommendation from a mate who said the Com Tan special(Broken rice) is a must. So I used the map on Zomato to find this place, a little hidden down a foot traffic laneway. I entered the restaurant which was not much to look at. A few worn chairs and tables that probably should have been replaced a while back, but I was not here for the decor. I sat down, was promptly given the menu. A shorttime later I ordered the Com Tan Special, no fuss at all. Soon after I am given a pot of tea and a clear broth chicken soup, a nice way to start the meal. Then the Com Tan special arrives with a side of sauce made up of fish sauce and fresh Chilli. The plate of Com Tan is large and packed with broken rice, a tasty pork chop, chopped spring onion, pickled carrot, cucumber, a frittata type egg meat cake, thin strands of shredded pork skin and topped with a fried egg. I drizzle the the sauce and mix the ingredients together. A simple dish with a magnitude of textures and flavour that combine nicely. A no fuss establishment serving decent portions of good food on the cheap. Worth a visit if in the area and are after an authentic Vietnamese meal. aroundtheclockfoodie.com

I visited this joint on a recommendation from a buddy who said the Com Tan Special (broken rice) is a must. So I used the map on Zomato to find this place, a little hiding a foot traffic violator. I entered the restaurant not much to look at much. A few worn chairs and tables that should probably have been replaced for a while again, but I was not here for the decor. I sat down, the menu was immediately given. A short later I ordered the Com Tan Special, no soon after I have given a pot of tea and a clear broth chicken soup is a beautiful way to start the food. Then the Com Tan Special comes with one side of the sauce of fish sauce and fresh chili. The plate of Com Tan is big and packed with broken rice, a delicious pork chop, chopped spring onions, pickled carrot, cucumber, an eggmine cake with frittata, thin strand of crushed pork skin and with a fried egg. I tend the sauce and mix together the ingredients. A simple dish with a ... read more

Before you get into an uproar about the score I have given, it must be taken into context that I can only review based upon my experience at the time, and the dish that I had eaten, I can not review based on what I didn't eat! Came here with the wife and baby on a Saturday afternoon, didn't know what to expect and we had not looked up any reviews, it was simply a matter that my wife was hungry and we had just walked down Belvedere Arcade and it was at the top of the arcade. Right outside, there were two baby chairs, with someone sitting next to them, and stuff in the baby chairs, they were pretty dingy and dirty looking.  The decor inside didn't really do much better, very old, very dated.  We were gestured to sit at a table at the back by some guy who looked like a customer, but turns out was probably an owner or something, just having lunch. No offer of getting baby chair, but we didn't ask or push it considering how dirty they looked. Baby sat in my... read more

The epitome of the broken rice court. No nonsense here people, just a quality food. Grief Beautiful combination of pork chop - (decide for two parts), meat cake, fried egg and some greens.

You know a hidden jewel when you see an insignificant F-Restaurant, which is hidden in a Laneway and spread with food safety risks, yet the queues in the regular drawing. Probably in the top 3 "Com Tam "aban in Sydney. Huge portions. Delicious. Under $ 10. They come in. You order. You eat. You leave. You do not ask questions.