On Sat Michael as well as I had a few errands to run on Sydney Rd as well as to brand the trip a picayune less arduous, nosotros planned to swallow tiffin later at Tom Phat. Once on the route nosotros also spontaneously invited Mike as well as Jo-Lyn to bring together us.While nosotros waited for them to arrive, nosotros stashed our bags nether the depression java tabular array at the front end of the restaurant, sprawled on the cushions as well as soaked upwards the atmosphere. This is the sort of styled, trendy house that you'll either dear or hate. The murals, textures, article of furniture as well as plants accept all been chosen carefully as well as I surprised myself past times failing to turn down it every bit 'too pretentious' as well as settling speedily into the 'love' camp. Maybe it was the capably relaxed as well as nonjudgmental mental attitude of our waitress that eased me in. Or but that I'm a sucker for odd pot-plants.
Michael ordered a java as well as I took a await at the menu. This is modern Asian fusion kinda materials - breakfast eggs come upwards alongside boundary onions as well as roti, as well as a tiffin of lamb meatballs is covered alongside tamarind sauce. As the minutes ticked by, I decided to lodge a juice. The kickstarter ($5) consists of pineapple, apple, orangish as well as ginger. So tangy as well as fresh, Tom Phat past times straightaway had won my loyalty for making pineapple juice awesome.Our waitress was completely unfazed that we'd straightaway been hanging unopen to for xx or as well as then minutes as well as hadn't ordered our food. Between the breakfast, tiffin as well as specials menus in that place were quite a few attractive options as well as I selfishly broke downward as well as ordered a viscid soy twine ($9.50) but every bit Mike as well as Jo-Lyn arrived.
It's described every bit "tofu & tempeh, salad leaves as well as roti". That's an understatement. Try "two fatty skewers of sweet, viscid marinated tofu as well as tempeh, as well as a bedsheet-sized roti stuffed alongside a garden-full of herbs, sprouts, carrots as well as peppery rocket". 
It was huge as well as I wondered if I'd teach through one-half of it. Leaning over my depression plate, I unashamedly ripped at the roti alongside my hands as well as inelegantly stuffed forkfuls of greens into my mouth. So good. I ate as well as ate as well as ate, as well as fifty-fifty the final seize alongside teeth was a pleasure. Michael couldn't believe I finished it, as well as I didn't quite believe it myself. I gauge greens aren't that filling. My solely criticism would hold upwards that there's non a lot of chilli - it didn't bother me at all but I intend it goes counter to the Vietnamese vibe of this filling.
Michael had grilled champaign mushrooms alongside rocket, fetta as well as caramelised onions ($8.90). Although it's a to a greater extent than conventional mix it was a large as well as tasty serve, fantabulous value at this price.Also worth a cite is the lemon meringue pie that Mike as well as Jo-Lyn shared after their mains. I'm no groovy fan of meringue but this 1 impressed me - the surface had received a existent firing, alongside crunchy, deeply caramelised edges. By this stage, 1 seize alongside teeth was all I needed for consummate as well as verbalize satisfaction.
Address: 184 Sydney Rd, Brunswick
Ph: 9381 2374
Licensed & BYO
Price: veg breakfast or tiffin $4.50-10.90
