Uncle Collins Street

5/5 Hospitality Uncle Collins Street was our chosen place to.celebrate 4 years of our stay in Australia. To be honest, hospitality was just perfect. Even after being very busy they were able to accommodate us. And then the attendant went out of his way to.take care of me. Food is amazing, no complains about it. We took the set meal which allowed us to sample so many beautiful things. We went ahead and ordered special cocktails separately....Which were very very average. We also shared a dessert (not included in the meal plan), which was not that great. The reason we rated it 3 as opposed to so many is because whatever we ordered was definitely not uncommon or unique. They are something that you would have sampled at other pocket-friendly restaurants. (Our personal opinion though)

Uncle served Modern Australian-influenced Vietnamese cuisine. Inside was a very nice cosy vibe, especially since we were seated by the window with a nice view of Collins St. We ordered the pork hock and grilled broccolini, and dessert was black sticky rice. Was told to order some entrees as the mains would’ve taken some time to come out, so we did. But half an hour later only the mains came out and no sign of the entrees so we ended up canceling the entree order. The mains were delicious; pork hock was tender and flavourful and came with the refreshing lettuce wrap, and grilled broccolini came with a nice texture of cashew nuts and fresh yuzu vinaigrette. My favourite was the dessert, the black sticky rice was of the right sweetness and came with the even sweeter candied banana, creamy coconut ice cream and peanut praline. The table we dined on had this weird super sticky surface which made the drinks and dishes hard to pick up/move around. Service was pretty prompt, staff were friendly.

Great ambiance and friendly staff. Like some others said, can find this easier by looking for the sign as it's quite discreet. I like how they have two sizes of the pho which suits smaller eaters or if you simply want to try more things. I found the broth in the pho bo a bit too salty, but loved the Viet iced coffee.

Having dinner here was one of the best experiences I've had in a restaurant in a very long time. And definitely in my top ten ever. The food was delicious. Those in my party who drink, said the custom cocktails were outstanding. Everything was lovely to look at too. They clearly take pride in all details. The staff provided incredible hospitality and were so accommodating to my dietary requirements that they even made sure the other portions in our shared plates were not affected making the meal amazing for everyone. If you have FODMAP, gluten free or any other requirements they can provide a special menu with detailed ingredients to make selection easy and clear. I have never been offered that in a restaurant before. They made our night brilliant and we were literally the last customers to leave as they didn't rush our celebration. We will be back.