Ket’s Skewer – Springvale, Melbourne – Cambodian meat skewers come to life at this new food truck restaurant

Cambodian cuisine is delicious, but with few known, popular restaurants around Melbourne, it’s time places places like Ket’s Skewer are paid a visit. Originally Ket’s Skewer was located in an industrial area in Noble Park, out in the middle of nowhere and very much a hidden gem. It’s now managed to find a home along Balmoral Avenue among the crowded Springvale shopping district.

The menu is focused on meat skewers with beef, pork and chicken being the stars. Each skewer is $3.50 and you have to order a minimum of three skewers. As a child, I recall these delicious skewers for their unique flavour thanks to the usual mix of lemongrass and soy sauce glaze. Ket’s Skewer manages to do a great job at a reasonable price.

The restaurant interior is interesting with a food truck feel when you walk-in. It’s a pretty neat addition.

We ordered their Pork on Rice for $15.50 which came with Cambodian style grilled pork with omelet over rice along with sweet fish sauce, pickled vegetables (carrots, radish and cucumber), sliced cucumber (on the side) and a fragrant peppery soup. This dish is worth ordering because it is uniquely a Cambodian style dish because the pork is dried out a little before it is cooked to give it a distinct tougher texture.

We also ordered their Cheesy Sausage for $1.50 each, but had to order a minimum of three. It’s not the kind of sausage where there is cheese oozing in the middle but rather it has a lot of really nice juices when you bite into them.

The Banh Sung came with a beef skewer, fried wonton, luncheon meat, peanut and both sweet fish sauce and coconut cream for $16. The best way to eat this dish is by mixing the fish sauce and coconut cream into the bowl and then giving the bowl a good mix. The combination of fish sauce and coconut cream make the dish come alive with flavour.

The servers were very polite and very typical of Cambodian people, known for their very jolly demeanour.

If you are in the area, I highly recommend paying a visit to Ket’s Skewer.

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