Old Man Pho Melbourne Central - Vietnamese Restaurant

confidence 0.70 ·

Marked menu + dedicated, Allergen-marked menu plus dedicated fryer / prep area. Staff trained. Not a fully dedicated kitchen.

HappyCow lists Old Man Pho as a 'Veg-options' venue serving meat, with vegan options available. Multiple HappyCow reviews confirm that vegan items (banh mi, rice paper rolls, vermicelli noodles, pho with tofu) are clearly marked on the menu. One reviewer notes 'they get stars for marking the vegan options.' However, the kitchen is shared (non-veg), and there is no evidence of a dedicated fryer or prep area for vegan items. Staff awareness appears adequate based on one reviewer confirming they 'knew what vegan was.' This places the venue at Tier C: marked menu with aware staff, but shared kitchen.

confidence 0.65 ·

Marked menu + dedicated, Allergen-marked menu plus dedicated fryer / prep area. Staff trained. Not a fully dedicated kitchen.

As a Vietnamese restaurant with clearly marked vegan options on the menu, vegetarian options are also available. The same structural conditions apply: shared kitchen, no dedicated equipment, but staff can identify suitable dishes. Tier C is appropriate.

confidence 0.55 ·

Marked menu, shared, Allergen-marked menu and aware staff but shared fryer / prep. Cross-contamination risk acknowledged.

Old Man Pho is not listed on the Coeliac Australia accredited businesses page and does not appear in any of the major gluten-free restaurant guides for Melbourne. The venue's own website and shopping centre listings make no mention of gluten-free options, dedicated fryers, or staff training for coeliac safety. HappyCow reviews mention vegan options are marked on the menu, but no reviewer discusses gluten-free or coeliac safety. Based on available evidence, the venue likely operates a shared kitchen with no dedicated gluten-free protocols, placing it at Tier D (marked menu, shared) at best, but with very low confidence due to the absence of any direct evidence.