Menu - Le Feu Aspendale

This restaurant is Vietnamese with French inspiration, and as it's in a bayside suburb, the decor has a beachy influence distressed wood, seahorses, fish and an... read more This restaurant is Vietnamese with French inspiration, and as it's in a bayside suburb, the decor has a beachy influence distressed wood, seahorses, fish and anchors adorning the walls. Service was efficient, but not overly warm. It was a Saturday night, and they were busy we had to go for the second sitting as the first was at 6.30pm). We all shared the fish cakes four pieces for $12. They were a bit rubbery, as seems to be the norm with Asian fish cakes, and they came with a very strong fish sauce. These were pleasant enough for our starter a bit rubbery, and a bit fishy. We had wagyu beef curry on the table, grilled lemongrass chicken with rocket salad and plum sauce, along with lamb ribs and a glazed sticky sauce. All of the dishes were delicious, with tender meat and flavoursome sauces. The red chillies on the chicken gave it a shot of heat every so often, when you chowed down on a piece. The thigh meat had great texture, and flavour; always my preferred cut. After deciding to go for dessert, we chose a creme caramel for me, and fried ice cream for the other three. Sadly, we were all a bit disappointed, and those calories could have gone to better use: My creme caramel was kinda grainy, and unpleasant, though the popcorn was cute, and the sorbet was splendid. Mr P., cousin K. and friend G. all chose the fried ice cream, mostly because of the sugar cube burning in the middle. Looked funky, but ended up being pretty ordinary. I like the idea of having a chocolate sauce on top, though. We declined coffees, and wandered off into the damp night.

We went to this restaurant for Sunday lunch and ordered a lot of food. Everything was fantastic, especially the rice paper rolls. The menu is extensive and offe... read more We went to this restaurant for Sunday lunch and ordered a lot of food. Everything was fantastic, especially the rice paper rolls. The menu is extensive and offers something for everyone. The prices are very reasonable for the quality of the food. This restaurant is a hidden gem in the suburbs and highly recommended.