Tien Dat is one of the older restaurants in Box Hill, as well as being the first Vietnamese restaurant in Box Hill, since opening in 1983. Unlike many of the other Vietnamese restaurants in Box Hill, Tien Dat offers a more diverse range of Vietnamese dishes instead of choosing to specialise in a specific style.
Broken Rice
Vietnamese vermicelli
I decided to order some of the more well known Vietnamese dishes so I could get a better scope of their overall flavours. Unfortunately I found that the dishes were a little weaker in the flavour department than I would expect from Vietnamese cuisine, as I usually find Vietnamese food to be full of strong, yet balanced tastes from ingredients such as lemongrass, various herbs, as well as fish sauce.
Although I did find the food at Tien Dat to be slightly dumbed down in a sense, when compared to more traditional Vietnamese food, it is definitely far from bad. For those of you who perhaps aren't as accustomed to the strength and pungency Vietnamese food, or even if you are just looking for some good comfort food, Tien Dat is a visit that you should consider.
Food Rating 7/10
Overall Rating 7/10