tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2166641060916490585.post8746322180679241691..comments2024-03-28T16:53:20.412+11:00Comments on Footscray Food Blog: Cong Tu Bac Lieu, Westville CentralLauren aka Ms Bakloverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08540872180823771651noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2166641060916490585.post-22907667157270523282012-07-31T09:40:38.751+10:002012-07-31T09:40:38.751+10:00Yes anon... It's totally bizarre in there now...Yes anon... It's totally bizarre in there now. I really should put a note up the top of this post saying this and all the other shops are closed. Apparently the building had bad feng shui as it looked out over a funeral parlour. Kind of not cool with all the tenants' home addresses on the letters stuck to the windows!Lauren aka Ms Bakloverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08540872180823771651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2166641060916490585.post-57549544533563228962012-07-30T15:59:32.964+10:002012-07-30T15:59:32.964+10:00I visited Westville last Sunday, decided to do som...I visited Westville last Sunday, decided to do some googling and found this blog. Sadly all the shops there were either closed for the day, or were repossessed by the banks. It's a dark, cold, desert of a place there now. Sadly it's a tough economic climate out there where only the strongest survives!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2166641060916490585.post-42312752650253124292011-10-30T15:14:52.440+11:002011-10-30T15:14:52.440+11:00James, SO random. Looking forward to checking out...James, SO random. Looking forward to checking out the new restaurant though! Thx for the updates.Lauren aka Ms Bakloverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08540872180823771651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2166641060916490585.post-25362423479265982822011-10-29T08:55:25.620+11:002011-10-29T08:55:25.620+11:00The buffet has closed again (with a notice in the ...The buffet has closed again (with a notice in the window about the landlord entering the premises!). And you can't access downstairs in Westville Central at all now. However, on a brighter note, there's another restaurant opening inside, near Cong Tu Bac Lieu.James In Footscraynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2166641060916490585.post-20572375852871112972011-10-10T10:19:41.884+11:002011-10-10T10:19:41.884+11:00Now the buffet is also shut down and reopened as a...Now the buffet is also shut down and reopened as a regular restaurant!Lauren aka Ms Bakloverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08540872180823771651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2166641060916490585.post-41053297460381238232011-10-10T08:57:56.703+11:002011-10-10T08:57:56.703+11:00Mo Cay shut down! Oh no!!!
It's sad, isn'...Mo Cay shut down! Oh no!!!<br /><br />It's sad, isn't it, that Westville Central is so quiet. I wonder why it hasn't really taken off.James In Footscraynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2166641060916490585.post-16218843660754607282011-10-09T13:37:28.364+11:002011-10-09T13:37:28.364+11:00Hi kat... yes, I fumble-fingered the "Publish...Hi kat... yes, I fumble-fingered the "Publish" button when it wasn't ready! It will be published 8am tomorrow. Thanks for letting me know :)Lauren aka Ms Bakloverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08540872180823771651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2166641060916490585.post-12247885709549720572011-10-09T12:58:04.521+11:002011-10-09T12:58:04.521+11:00Hey I just wanted to let you know your new post on...Hey I just wanted to let you know your new post on Phong Dinh is coming up on googlereader but not on your website :)kathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13997690261900748974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2166641060916490585.post-37013685636810175112011-10-08T22:32:12.726+11:002011-10-08T22:32:12.726+11:00James, Mo Cay have shut down already!!James, Mo Cay have shut down already!!Lauren aka Ms Bakloverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08540872180823771651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2166641060916490585.post-28719833328913614842011-10-07T07:53:01.651+11:002011-10-07T07:53:01.651+11:00Temasek, the one downstairs is called Mo Cay - a r...Temasek, the one downstairs is called Mo Cay - a review on urbanspoon says the owner used to run a food stall at Laverton Market, interesting!James In Footscraynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2166641060916490585.post-13966849452155953902011-10-04T22:56:51.455+11:002011-10-04T22:56:51.455+11:00Have I told you how much I learn from you and appr...Have I told you how much I learn from you and appreciate your writing?<br /><br />Bummer fatbooo's experience wasn't stellar but hopefully it was an off day?Yasmeenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17921891926536652584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2166641060916490585.post-32264023711524216082011-10-04T21:42:05.570+11:002011-10-04T21:42:05.570+11:00Oh dear - so sorry to hear that. I had been keen ...Oh dear - so sorry to hear that. I had been keen to try that too as they bill it as their special.<br /><br />I have never had bun rieu either and have another tip for it at another place nearby - maybe I can make it up to you with that version!Lauren aka Ms Bakloverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08540872180823771651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2166641060916490585.post-74617581562717962972011-10-04T21:35:08.022+11:002011-10-04T21:35:08.022+11:00I just dined there tonight. Sadly it wasn't a ...I just dined there tonight. Sadly it wasn't a good visit.<br /><br />Pointed at Bun Rieu (crab noodle soup) $9 saying "never had this crab noodle soup, I'll try it!". What arrived was 2 crab pieces in a thick soup w udon-thick noodles. Didn't enjoy it, couldn't finish and then got charged $16 for it, with the explanation that I ordered a special crab noodle dish. I pointed at the Bun Rieu $9 and told them that's what I ordered, so why was mine $16. They sort of evaded the issue and said the picture I pointed at was a different dish, without showing me which dish was the $16 crab dish I ordered. None of the dishes on that page of that menu cost more than $12. Still, I paid up, reluctantly.<br /><br />Later on, I scoured the takeaway menu, the closest approximation to that crab dish I had was the "Special Crab Meat And Starch Noodles" $12<br /><br />I understand it may just be a case of miscommunication, but that bowl of crab noodles did not taste like a $16 bowl of noodles. And I can't shake off that niggly feeling as if I've been taken for a ride. <br /><br />If you're dining there and am not familiar w Vietnamese food, I'd say be concise w what you're ordering, tell the the dish number even. And check your bill.Fatbooohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14183993346428249697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2166641060916490585.post-40188564771964442872011-10-04T03:02:57.145+11:002011-10-04T03:02:57.145+11:00Argh... Totally wrong idea to visit your blog at 3...Argh... Totally wrong idea to visit your blog at 3am in the morning! Super hungry and conflicted abt whether or not to eat/sleep it off now lol... Will def need to pay this place a visit after reading abt it from here and Billy's blog! =)Winstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07536704297054335614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2166641060916490585.post-4175963726260946512011-10-03T21:40:29.543+11:002011-10-03T21:40:29.543+11:00Fatboo let's FATGOOOOOO!
Temasek, no it's...Fatboo let's FATGOOOOOO!<br /><br />Temasek, no it's on street level. There is more downstairs?! I thought it was only the mysterious "supper market".Lauren aka Ms Bakloverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08540872180823771651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2166641060916490585.post-44493734124079577962011-10-03T20:34:35.955+11:002011-10-03T20:34:35.955+11:00Is this the one down the escalators?Is this the one down the escalators?Temasekhttp://www.temasek68.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2166641060916490585.post-38565975433549559272011-10-03T18:12:26.768+11:002011-10-03T18:12:26.768+11:00I would never pass this place if you guys hadn'...I would never pass this place if you guys hadn't blogged abt it. Didn't know there's shops inside that new plaza. Can't wait to try the Banh Tan Bi Soc Trang. mmmmFatbooohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14183993346428249697noreply@blogger.com