Viet Tongue Restaurant
Shop 9/13 Neilson Pl, Footscray VIC 3011, Australia · Australia
★ 4.9 on Google · 292 reviews · View on Google Maps
Manipulation score
SuspiciousCompleted Oct 22, 2026 · 77 reviews flagged
How this score works
The score estimates how strongly this place's review record matches known manipulation patterns, from 0 (no signs) to 100. Verdicts: Clean below 40, Suspicious from 40, Likely Manipulated from 70; Review Drive when the flags are mostly staff asking customers for named reviews. It rises with the share of reviews flagged and how suspicious each one is.
- Burst
- — an abnormal spike of five-star reviews in a single day compared to the place's usual pace.
- Low activity account
- — the reviewer has almost no other reviews, photos, or Local Guide history; throwaway accounts look like this.
- Duplicate text
- — the wording is nearly identical to another review of the same place.
Verdicts are statistical estimates based on public review patterns, not accusations. Full methodology, signal definitions and known limits →
Case conclusion
What the numbers say
292 reviews examined
- Google rating
- 4.9★
- Not-flagged average
- 4.9★
- Flagged
- 26%
- Coverage
- 100%
All reviews shown by Google
215 examined reviews
77 of 292
292 of 292 Google reviews
“Not flagged” means no configured Revdict signal matched; it does not prove a review is genuine. Data fetched Oct 22, 2026.
Review brief
What reviews not flagged by Revdict say
Reviewers report that this tucked-away restaurant in Footscray offers flavorful and authentic Vietnamese dishes such as banh mi, pho, and bun bo hue. The staff and owners are frequently described as very welcoming, and many note that portion sizes are generous for the price.
+ Repeated strengths
No repeated pattern was strong enough to report.
− Repeated complaints
No repeated pattern was strong enough to report.
Good for
- Quick and affordable casual lunches
- Authentic Vietnamese noodle soups and banh mi
- Family-friendly dining with welcoming hospitality
Avoid if
- You require easily accessible street parking directly outside
- You are looking for a highly visible storefront that is simple to locate
Review anatomy
Reviews per month
| Month | Reviews | Flagged |
|---|---|---|
| Sep ’25 | 36 | 10 |
| Oct ’25 | 42 | 13 |
| Nov ’25 | 73 | 35 |
| Dec ’25 | 27 | 5 |
| Jan ’26 | 24 | 2 |
| Feb ’26 | 11 | 2 |
| Mar ’26 | 8 | 2 |
| Apr ’26 | 15 | 2 |
| May ’26 | 13 | 0 |
| Jun ’26 | 7 | 1 |
| Jul ’26 | 13 | 2 |
| Aug ’26 | 15 | 2 |
| Sep ’26 | 7 | 1 |
| Oct ’26 | 1 | 0 |
Rating distribution
Evidence
- burst 9 five-star reviews on 2025-10-10 vs avg 1.7/day; 8 five-star reviews on 2025-11-04 vs avg 1.3/day; 18 five-star reviews on 2025-11-08 vs avg 1.7/day weight 1
- low activity account 53 reviews flagged weight 0.8
Flagged reviews
Showing the 10 most suspicious of 77 flagged reviews.
Selay Ela Guloglu
1 review
★★★★★
2025-10-10
I am very happy.
Xuan Nguyen
1 review
★★★★★
2025-10-10
The food here was great and I loved it!!
vexssa nguyen
1 review
★★★★★
2025-10-10
Friendly staff and the food was amazing!! I definitely recommend coming to this restaurant, the atmosphere was cozy and the food was top notch.
Frans Ronald
1 review
★★★★★
2025-10-10
Delicious food, nice taste
Xuan Nguyen
1 review
★★★★★
2025-11-04
Visited this place when we were on our holiday and it s very close to our air bnb. Their food is very delicious. Ordered roast pork bahn mi and combination pho. These are really yummy, the broth is so tasty and I can say this is the best pho I have had in my life. My husband said the roll is delicio...
chau hoang
2 reviews
★★★★★
2025-11-04
Thái Hoàng
1 review
★★★★★
2025-11-04
Hồ Thị Ngọc Thủy
1 review
★★★★★
2025-11-04
The Vietnamese food here is delicious and full of hometown flavor.
Cao Phương Phạm
2 reviews
★★★★★
2025-11-04
The food is delicious, the restaurant is clean, definitely worth visiting!
Worqing Co.
1 review
★★★★★
2025-11-08
Report generated Oct 22, 2026. Reviews change — you can request a fresh investigation.
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