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V-Rating: VVV Before I go any further, I have to confess a special attachment to Tudo. You see, it’s the site of my first date with my now-husband Andy on a wintry Canberra evening in June 2002. It was a great choice for such a nervous occasion - low-key, cosy and ten metres away from local pub, All Bar Nun, ensuring just the right amount of Dutch courage. There’s still plenty to like about this small suburban restaurant. For one, it’s a resisted the trend to ‘funkify’ its interior, sticking to the unassuming combo of sparkling white walls, blue carpet and an outdoor toilet that’s accessed via the carpark. More importantly, unlike so many Canberra restaurants, its prices have stayed low, making it possible for to have a filling dinner and bottle of BYO wine for under $15 per person (trust me Sydneysiders, that’s good value by inner-suburban Canberra standards).
Tudo is not the kind of restaurant where vegetarians have to scratch around to find something to eat. My friend swears that Tudo’s Vegetarian spring rolls are some of the best she’s come across, and certainly they are plenty crispy on the outside and yet stuffed full of still fresh veggies on the inside.
There are five vegetarian mains, so you won’t go hungry. I went with a group that included four vegetarians, so we ended up trying four of them, including the red cooked tofu above.
My favourite was the curry vegetables with tofu. It cames in a coconut milk sauce, and had a lovely richness without being too hot.
The rice noodles with vegetables and bean curd was quite bland, but made a good accompaniement to the stronger curry and satay dishes.
The satay vegetables was my second favourite dish - the sauce was nice and peanuty, and not too rich when consumed in moderate quantities. The only catch with Tudo’s vegetarian menu is that the tofu and vegetable base is the same in all of the vegetable dishes. If you order a few of their dishes, you can’t help feeling that you are getting the same meal just dressed in a different sauce. Still, with a decent vegetarian selection and great prices Tudo is going to stay on my favourites list.
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6 Comments posted on "Tudo - O’Connor Canberra, Vietnamese, VVV"
grundnorm on January 31st, 2008 at 9:40 am #
The delicious spring rolls can also be enjoyed in a dish with rice vermicelli and lettuce. It’s a nice way to have the spring rolls - and is more socially acceptable than just eating three serves of spring rolls on their own as a main!!
kpounder on January 31st, 2008 at 4:56 pm #
How does that work? Do the rolls come on a bed of vermicelli and lettuce?
grundnorm on February 1st, 2008 at 7:53 am #
The spring rolls are chopped up into pieces, which are served on a bowl of vermicelli, with some sauce you can drizzle over the top.
Cris on February 1st, 2008 at 1:17 pm #
After reading this review, I just had to go have the spring rolls, vermicelli and lettuce for lunch. It was gorgeous!!
kpounder on February 3rd, 2008 at 3:00 pm #
I’m glad it inspired you for lunch! I really want to try it too, now.
Mel on February 8th, 2008 at 4:27 pm #
I agree with your friend - I’ve never had a better spring roll than at tudo’s. They’re even worth the sometimes grouchy waiters! Post a comment
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