Caitlin S.
Yelp
My love-hate relationship with Great Aunty is strong, but shhhh, don't tell her...
Your first thought when you're warmly welcomed through the door of this family-run business will inevitably be "Miss Chu." While the modern and funky decor of this pho-tastic Vietnamese joint does resemble the charm of the Chu, the attitude and philosophy is completely different!
The couple who own it are absolutely lovely and pride themselves on fresh and unique flavor fusions. They're also extremely vegetarian friendly and have three or four vegetarian rice paper variations that have faux meat, as well as a faux meat salad roll. While I'm not typically one to go "meaty," I tried the faux prawn roll which was packed with pepitas and apples - items definitely not conventional for a salad roll.
They're still experimenting with their vegetarian pho, which I cannot wait for, by my partner claims the pho and the pork rolls are among the best hes had!
And now for the hate .... While I think it's fantastic for businesses to "run out" of items, as it means they've sold well that day, I can only recall one time I visited Great Aunty when they had everything in stock. As the vego options are already limited, it has been frustrating to head for a late lunch and find the only thing still available is one flavor of spring roll.
But again, this is nothing to fret about, and Great Aunty is a feel-good, street food cafe that you'll feel good walking into and even better walking out of! Definitely worth the five minute walk from Newtown Station down Enmore!