Uncle - Glen Eira

Not to missed on your culinary tour of St Kilda - exceptional and unique food well stocked bar/cocktails roof top dining at its best - great for hanging with friends or family dinners.

Popped in for quick bite before heading out shopping, Neither of us were starving but as always the food was amazing!Service is always exceptional, even though they were very busy the wait staff take their time and were atentive and informative.Wine choice was a nice little Pinot Noir which was a perfect recomendation.We shared a small plate of Chicken Bao , followed with a pumpkin dip then we had Pho Bo

Uncle is a super cool and easy place to go for lunch or dinner with a friend, friends or a date. The pho is reasonably priced for a HUGE serving (often cant finish it). Couldnt recommend more as a go to place for when you either 1. crave vietnamese food or 2. need a fun trustworthy restaurant to go to when meeting up for a meal. Only criticism is one of the like "sauteed greens" dishes is really rubbish. dont order that one.

We ordered take our from uncle and having heard mixed things about it, I wasn't sure what to expect, but hey ho it was cheap so why not! We both ordered the pho ga which at $13 was pretty affordable. The ingredients were fresh and of a good quality. Flavours were simple and fairly authentic, but what really impressed me was the presentation. Obviously I'm unsure how it is presented when you dine in but my main ingredients for my pho were in a bowl, the broth was carefully sent separately, and then a separate pack of bean sprout and various herbs, Sriracha etc. to add yourself. I LOVED this as it meant I could get a nice balance of spice for my pho - rather than be limited to the usual plain or spicy options. Portions were a good size too - great affordable option for a filling meal!

Another recommendation from my friend especially as I was based on St Kilda so it seem serendipity to be there as I hadn't mentioned I was staying in this neighbourhood. The downstairs was empty and I was going to walk out as it looked closed but saw the stairs leading me to another level. I was immediately greeted by a waitress who showed me a seat at the back of the restaurant. The menu is like tapas and should be treated like it - so more snacky and to be shared rather than one big dish. So I ordered an array of plates such as hapuka on brutal leaf (yummy) due to the fruity additions but only one bite sized portion's worth. A chicken bao was ok but it's really the pho that people come for and even though I only had a mini version, you can taste the flavours - cinnamon and star anise sang out from the beef pho accompanied with the noodles, and little bits of beef which was very satisfying. All in, I in turn recommend this eaterie and will probably damn myself when I'm next over and can't get a table!