Master Roll Vietnam (Carnegie)

Had the $12 crispy pork roll - the pork itself was warm, moist and the crackling was super crunchy. The bread seemed a bit old (maybe because it was a public holiday) but was totally edible. Definitely still worth a try.

- Terence Ha -

$12 crispy pork belly banh mi. Stale roll! Quite a dense bread. Would have been great this morning, but at 12:30pm it’s a bit of a disappointment. Apparently baked in Hawthorn every morning. Very nice pork. Soft and moist, with super crunchy crackling. Good flavours in the pickled carrot and daikon. A touch of raw onion. I thought I saw chilli but didn’t taste it. Needs the mayo because unusually there seems to be no hoisin involved. Means you can really taste the pork itself - which is very meaty and fatty but not all that nice as a solo flavour, I’d have to say, mainly just a little salty. Great textures though. $11 Cold cuts is nicer. Lovely light freshness and mayo/pate creaminess offsets the bread. Really good flavour balance. Did they forget the chilli? Yes but still yummy. Pate good. With fresh bread and/or a quick reviving toast and this could have been fabulous. Definitely prefer the cold cuts. Glad I didn’t go the $15 roast duck. Overall a good and interesting experience, but pretty sure the accolades are to be reserved for a larger bakery franchise site, not this little hole in the wall. Will have to try South Yarra sometime.

- Tobias Horrocks -

My favourite place for a bahn mi - the crispy tofu is my roll of choice. They get the balance of filling, crispy bread, veggies, sauce and salt and pepper just right. Not too wet and not too dry.

- Sean Harding-Smith -

Service was great, banh mi filling was excellent in the $12 crispy tofu! Bread was a bit stale but we visited in the afternoon so not too much to complain about. Not quite best in Melbourne but I had a good time!

- Jem Michaux -