Scotts Rd Takeaway

Some say Scott’s Road Darra have the best banh mi in Brisbane. I don’t know if I’ve ever been to the store but randomly found myself enjoying one of their banh mis, albeit before realising it was from here! It was part of a bulk catering order that someone else in church organised for an event, and I didn’t find out until afterwards that it was from Scott’s Road. Great value at $5 each. The bread crust had a bit of crisp and crunch, and the inside was soft. I wouldn’t normally order the version with sliced pork, but appreciated the opportunity to have it this time and enjoy the combination with pate - nice and tasty. Would have appreciated a bit of chilli, but our entire order was without chilli to cater for a wider audience.

Finally, found a banh-mi place in Brisbane that actually tastes great. Coming from NSW we were so disappointed that almost all of the banh-mi shops we've been to in Brisbane they're always in pre-made rolls wrapped in cling film and in the fridge. Sorry, rant over. Let me reiterate, Scotts Road Takeaway is NOT one of those places, it's an absolute gem of a banh-mi shop. We got the Pork Roll and Vietnamese Roast Pork Roll to go halvies and share between us. Both are excellent even though they could have added more ingredients. That garlic mayo in the Pork Roll is just amazing! Crusty roll and soft on the inside. The rolls are warm and hearty. But of a wait as the team are furiously making your roll fresh, but it's worth the wait. It was $5.50 for the Pork Roll and $6.50 for the Vietnamese Roast Pork Roll. An absolute steal of a meal. Even though it's not as good as Marrickville Pork Roll in Sydney, still a worthy 5 stars. Brisbane needs to up their banh-mi standards and Scotts Road Takeaway will help get them there.

It used to be good but not the last time (most recently) I went there. The crusty roll was too toasted and too crusty it actually cut the upper palate of my mouth. It was probably baked a few days ago and they had to re-heat it till it was overly burnt & crusty & dry as well. Then to make things worse, there were hardly any filling or salad inside. I could barely taste any meat or filling. Stingy on the filling. I went back there to check and confirm and it seems consistent. The quality and quantity of filling has gone downhill. Not worth it. No longer have queues like they used to. Well, that's an indication that it's not nice anymore. If you want the BEST Bahn Mi ....... well, that shop is just 20 metres away called Darra Takeaway. Their Banh Mi is out of this world. Hands down. See my review there.