ABOUT US
THE NGUYEN BROTHERS STORY
Nguyen Brothers is the best known and loved Vietnamese restaurant on the Sunshine Coast! Family owned and operated, the four Sunshine Coast restaurants include: Nguyen Brothers Maroochydore Kon-Tiki, Nguyen Brothers Sunshine Plaza, Nguyen Brothers Birtinya and Nguyen Brothers Tewantin.
Owned by Yen Nguyen, the most recently opened Tewantin restaurant is the fourth venue to open under the Nguyen Brothers Sunshine Coast group, and Yen Nguyen’s sixth restaurant venture opened in Australia.
Yen’s first venture began as a hole-in-the-wall Vietnamese kitchen ‘Yen for Viet’ opened with his brother in Sydney in 2010. Word quickly spread of their Uncle’s famous Pho; and they found themselves expanding to a larger, more central restaurant to establish ‘Nguyen Brothers’ in 2015. With the Sydney restaurant in the capable hands of his brother, Yen moved to the Sunshine Coast with his family in 2017 and identified the opportunity to bring Vietnamese cuisine to the locals, launching Nguyen Brothers Sunshine Coast in Maroochydore.
Today, the four Sunshine Coast restaurants offer authenticity, charm, and a welcoming sense of community that keeps the locals coming back for more! With lunch, dinner, takeaway and catering options, each kitchen is filled with a hard-working and caring team, cooking traditional Vietnamese recipes passed down through generations.
History + Values
A clear go-to for an authentic Vietnamese feed, Nguyen Brothers pride themselves on being family owned and operated with multiple generations in the kitchen. A menu that showcases traditional recipes passed down through the family, diners are delighted to learn about authentic cooking techniques applied in the kitchen, and to see ‘Grandpa’ hand making their wontons, just like his grandfather had taught him.
While most customers dine at Nguyen Brothers for the staple Phở and Bánh Mì items, other regulars enjoy more adventurous and traditional dishes on the menu such as our Cá kho tộ [caramelised barramundi cooked in a clay pot] or Bánh Xeo [crispy Vietnamese pancake with pork and prawn].
As important as authenticity is to Yen, so too is the restaurant’s requirement for high quality produce. Even during the challenges today’s restaurateurs face surrounding supply shortages, Nguyen Brothers restaurants are adamant to continue to serve only the freshest ingredients, locally sourced first.
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