In my quest to broaden my range around Flemington, I decided to give the favourite, Ta Fong a rest, and try out the rest of the offerings. There have been quite a few new openings lately, but we decided to try an old stayer. Can Thang was recently reviewed by SMH, so we decided we would compare notes.
Food
As the name says, this is a BBQ restaurant, but they also do Chinese, Vietnamese, Thai and even some Malaysian. We decided not to go with the BBQ because everyone always line up at the BBQ place down the road, and we decided not to try the Vietnamese as they don't seem to specialise in it, so went with the Chinese Beef bisket noodle soup ($8) and Satay chicken fried noodle ($9). I don't know if we ordered right or wrong, but with what we tasted, we won't be back.
The bisket was in the tomato based sauce, the bisket was soft and gluggy, just he way biskets should be, but the tomato sauce was underwhelming, very oily and sour. The satay chicken was in even more oil, and the satay based sauce doesn't even taste like it contained any peanuts at all. I felt pretty sick as I finished my meal...
Rating - 5.5
Atmosphere
We were there for brunch, so really had the place to ourselves, except for one table having a family gathering, and a fat Western couple, who were eating around 4 dishes between the two of them. The antics of these 2 tables kept us occupied, as well as the ladies preparing vegetables and dumplings at another of the tables.
Decor wise, it's the typical restaurant style, except this one is actually quite spacious. There's also the added advantage of their BBQ counter, where you can watch dried animals being slaughtered.
Rating - 1.5
Service
Typical Asian nonchalance. If they want repeat business, they really should learn to smile, as I certainly won't be coming back for the food!
Rating - 2
C-factor
Prices aren't outrageous but I've had much better food elsewhere.
Rating - 1
Brownie Points - 10
Info
97 The Crescent
Homebush West
NSW 2131
Phone(02) 9764 5400
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