12 Spices, Canley Vale Heights
“Cheap” and “Thai” are becoming (or already is) synonymous when it comes to dining out, so it’s not really surprising that I seem to end up at 12 Spices quite often (though pedantically, they also serve Laos food); it is also terribly close to where I live (always a plus when laziness sets in).
Green Duck Curry
Sadly, my inability to take spicy food kept me away from this dish, but from what (little) I had it was quite nice (though it was still awfully spicy).
Seafood Pad Thai
It was your typical, round-of-the-mill pad thai. It was rather different to have it with seafood (I’ve only have had chicken) and I think I like it better! It wasn’t too sweet nor was it bland. Almost just right; something was missing, but I wasn’t too sure what it was. Then again, I’m more of a pad see ew person so that may have worked against me.
Chilli Basil Chicken
Quite delicious, but also quite spicy after consuming quite a bit. I had to regulate my intake of this dish, sadly enough. (Yes, I need to work on my chilli tolerance)
Mild Paw Paw Salad
I’m always amused by the different standards of “mild”; obviously it differs between person to person and so dish to dish. One of my friends is my chilli barometer (she has a slightly better tolerance to spicy stuff than me) and after taking a bite of the salad she gave me the Look, which I took to be “daaaaang, my tongue is on fire” and so sensibly avoided the dish.
Deep Fried Ice Cream with Caramel Topping
I didn’t have this dessert, but those who did seemed quite pleased with their choice. (Not a big fan of deep fried ice cream, I always feel like I’m going to have a heart attack when I eat one)
Sticky Rice with Mango and Vanilla Ice Cream
I love this dessert. It’s such a juxtaposition between warm and cold, sweet and almost savoury. Some of my friends didn’t quite like it as it was too odd, but I think it’s something that definitely should be tried, if not loved.
I normally eat at 12 Spices with a friend outside “peak hour” times (e.g. 9pm on a Saturday night). This time I had about 6 people and on a very busy Friday night. It’s this mad rush to try to accommodate so many hungry and demanding people that service wasn’t as attentive as I had come to expect. The food, though, was still quick in being served.
A few things happened that kind of made us go “hmmm”.
Our Chilli Basil Chicken was somehow mixed up with Chilli Basil Beef and had to sent back (one of us is Indian).
We saw one very annoyed and disgruntled customer walk up to one of the waitresses and complained about his fried ice cream: it was cracked opened and all of the ice cream had melted. She apologised and tried to appease him by offering a replacement, but he just shook his head in disgust and told her not to bother before walking out.
We also had the unpleasant experience of finding a tiny dead cockroach floating in our water jug after we had poured out water into everyone’s cup and was drinking it. This was quickly rectified, but it was still kinda gross. No one got sick though, which was fortunate.
Although the overall experience during their busy period was marred by these mishaps, the food we had were above average and it is quite good value for money – reasons enough for me to come back to 12 Spices really.
12 Spices
197 St Johns Rd,
Canley Heights, NSW
Ph: 02 9609 1465
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This article was written on 26 Feb 2008, and is filed under Dinner, Laos, Sydney, West, Thai.
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White balance adjust! It’s orange-y
lol my friend adjusted it when he saw them, too lazy to re-upload =P
Funny i was looking for this place but somehow couldnt find it, i thought it closed down!!
O_O really! I was going to go there on Friday… I’ll check it out and see what’s the go
Hi Sydneyguyrojoe, went past 12 Spices a couple of times this weekend and it was opened! With lots of people inside… *puzzled*
Hope you find it next time you go looking for it =)
WOW i just might be blind then haha oh well i will look out for it next time, its on the main road isnt it?
yup! it’s on the main road. =)
ok i am blind!!
i will have to check it out next time im in the area
OH ok ive been here before!! hahaha
Its isolated with a few shops next to it but its not at the main strip of Canley Heights!!
I only know it because i pass by it going to Liverpool
[...] fried rice and salads are amazing, watch the chilli though. In Canley Heights, give 12 Spices a try first and then Three Hippo’s. The food at Three Hippo’s is more like what you [...]
I was so disappointed when I went to the restaurant.
We had finished eating and the mains were fine and sat there waiting 30 minutes for our dessert which we had ordered or even our dishes to be cleared away. FInally I got up and just went and paid for the meal without the fried icecream which I had really been looking forward to. The place wasn’t even busy with maybe 3 other tables occupied.
fantastic food here. must try the nam kow (fried rice balls), red curry and the sausage. much better than places such as 3 hippos which i reckon has more salt in its food than most maccas meals.