Uncle Lam Vietnamese Noodle House (Morley)
A Vietnamese eatery with a small and well executed menu which serves up some of our favourite pho in Perth.
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Before reading ❗️
Who is this suited for?
Guests after well priced, quality Vietnamese food (pho and broken rice)
What type of food is available?
Vietnamese favourites like pho, broken rice, rice paper rolls and Vietnamese iced coffee.
What should I order?
- Any of their pho variations (get the pho dac biet if you eat tripe / tendon, otherwise any otherwise pho tai (raw beef) or pho tai bo vien (raw beef and beef balls) are out picks.
How much will it cost?
- All dishes run under $15.
Where is it?
Inside Coventry Square in Morley.
What're their socials?
Uncle Lam don't have any social media presence, but their Instagram location tag can be found here.
The details 📝
If you haven't been to Coventry Village in Morley, you're missing out. Coventry Village is a 4.5 hectare shopping centre with some of Perth's best Asian food. Of them, Uncle Lam is one of our favourites.
Uncle Lam's menu is short and sweet, compared to typical Vietnamese restaurants, where it's not uncommon to have over 100+ menu items. They sell two of my (Eddy) favourite dishes - pho and com tam (broken rice) and execute them well. If I only had a day left to live, these two dishes would be on the list to eat.
Pho
If you haven't had pho (an easy way to pronounce it is "fur") before, you've probably been living under a rock. Go try some now! Uncle Lam's broth runs savoury with a hint of sweetness. Coriander and aromatic fans (like myself) will be pleased with the generous garnishes of coriander and spring onion. The noodles used have a slight chew to them (my preference for pho noodle).
Broken what?
My absolute favourite Vietnamese dish is com tam, commonly known as broken rice. The name "broken rice" comes from the smaller, broken rice grains which are used, which gives the rice a different texture. For me, broken rice makes for a perfect, year round dish, especially when it gets a little warmer and I'm not after something soupy.
In terms of flavours, com tam is a beautiful blend of sweet, salty and savoury flavours from things like fish sauce, lemongrass and scallion oil. Pickled vegetables are usually served with com tam, with Uncle Lam opting for picked beansprouts - something I haven't seen too commonly in Perth, in my two decades of com tam consumption.
Another Vietnamese staple are goi cuon, or rice paper rolls (recently I learned on the Dave Chang Show that American's like call them "summer rolls"). I usually order these as a starter.
Uncle Lam features a small dining area with a number of tables.
Before visiting 🚙
Anything else I should know before visiting?
- Be sure to visit our friends at Mica Creamery for fried mantou and gelato or cross the road and grab some boba at Boba Boba.
What's the address?
Where do I park?
Plenty of parking is available in the car park outside of Coventry Village (park on the east side for the shortest walk to Uncle Lam).
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