Comments on: Istana, Thornleigh http://www.eatshowandtell.com/2009/02/25/istana-thornleigh/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=istana-thornleigh Sydney food blog, restaurant reviews, food photography Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:17:03 +0000 hourly 1 By: Chris http://www.eatshowandtell.com/2009/02/25/istana-thornleigh/comment-page-1/#comment-1554 Chris Thu, 05 Mar 2009 12:34:29 +0000 http://www.eatshowandtell.com/?p=1603#comment-1554 Hey guys, I'm not really a fan of chilli crab but Istana's Chilli crab is heaps better than Temasek. and also, in response to the earlier question about the chicken, well Temasek's hainan chicken is heaps better than Istana's. I find both Istana and Temasek have their stengths and weaknesses. Next time at Istana you should try the fried prawn dish, can't remember what its called in english exactly, but they are king prawns that are spliced length ways, then fried with lots and lots of seasoning.. its really tasty.. so crispy you can eat the heads. Hey guys,

I’m not really a fan of chilli crab but Istana’s Chilli crab is heaps better than Temasek.
and also, in response to the earlier question about the chicken, well Temasek’s hainan chicken is heaps better than Istana’s.

I find both Istana and Temasek have their stengths and weaknesses.

Next time at Istana you should try the fried prawn dish, can’t remember what its called in english exactly, but they are king prawns that are spliced length ways, then fried with lots and lots of seasoning.. its really tasty.. so crispy you can eat the heads.

]]> By: Y http://www.eatshowandtell.com/2009/02/25/istana-thornleigh/comment-page-1/#comment-1541 Y Tue, 03 Mar 2009 23:55:24 +0000 http://www.eatshowandtell.com/?p=1603#comment-1541 Too bad the place isn't up to scratch these days.. the food looks fabulous though. I get cravings for crab every now and then too. My favourite is salt, pepper and chilli crab. <abbr><em>Y’s last blog post..<a href="http://blog.lemonpi.net/?p=2038" rel="nofollow">Daring Bakers Challenge : Chocolate Valentino Cake</a></abbr></em> Too bad the place isn’t up to scratch these days.. the food looks fabulous though. I get cravings for crab every now and then too. My favourite is salt, pepper and chilli crab.

Y’s last blog post..Daring Bakers Challenge : Chocolate Valentino Cake

]]> By: teresa http://www.eatshowandtell.com/2009/02/25/istana-thornleigh/comment-page-1/#comment-1516 teresa Mon, 02 Mar 2009 03:09:30 +0000 http://www.eatshowandtell.com/?p=1603#comment-1516 Karen: I actually went to this place after you mentioned it last time we met! You reminded me of it and then after that, I started craving for crab! haha! Will have to try the place in Carlingford then! Lili: Istana has been around for SOOO many years! It was mindblowing and kinda still is... :P shez: mmm I love how the spinach soaks up the sauce so well! MMM *licks lips!* FFichiban: I haven't tried it at Temasek before. Have a try for me! Temasek is pretty tasty too! Arwen: To be honest, chopsticks are a lot more handier than forks and knives! You can pick up so much more with chopsticks! Lorraine: Haven't heard about Ginger and Spice before. I must try when I'm in the area scouring for food! I usually end up going to Maisy's though if I'm there... haha... abercrombie: the crab... was... so... satisfying! Probably more satisfying than what the photos shows...! Simon Food Favourites: Mango chicken? *noted for next visit* :) Leona: Thanks for the comment. :) I love the ginger and shallots too. Its super easy to make isn't it! It goes with EVERYTHING. Just like that maggi soy sauce... haha! Karen: I actually went to this place after you mentioned it last time we met! You reminded me of it and then after that, I started craving for crab! haha! Will have to try the place in Carlingford then!

Lili: Istana has been around for SOOO many years! It was mindblowing and kinda still is… :P

shez: mmm I love how the spinach soaks up the sauce so well! MMM *licks lips!*

FFichiban: I haven’t tried it at Temasek before. Have a try for me! Temasek is pretty tasty too!

Arwen: To be honest, chopsticks are a lot more handier than forks and knives! You can pick up so much more with chopsticks!

Lorraine: Haven’t heard about Ginger and Spice before. I must try when I’m in the area scouring for food! I usually end up going to Maisy’s though if I’m there… haha…

abercrombie: the crab… was… so… satisfying! Probably more satisfying than what the photos shows…!

Simon Food Favourites: Mango chicken? *noted for next visit* :)

Leona: Thanks for the comment. :) I love the ginger and shallots too. Its super easy to make isn’t it! It goes with EVERYTHING. Just like that maggi soy sauce… haha!

]]> By: Leona http://www.eatshowandtell.com/2009/02/25/istana-thornleigh/comment-page-1/#comment-1500 Leona Thu, 26 Feb 2009 11:07:22 +0000 http://www.eatshowandtell.com/?p=1603#comment-1500 Awesome food blog! I love your photos ^_^ I bought "boiled" chicken from local asian BBQ shop as a quick meal and I made the shallot and ginger to eat with it.. ^_^ I loveeeeeee eating shallot and ginger as a side garnish.. ITs soo yummy and simple I could eat it with plainnn rice only ^_^ mMmm I feel like tofu Awesome food blog! I love your photos ^_^

I bought “boiled” chicken from local asian BBQ shop as a quick meal and I made the shallot and ginger to eat with it.. ^_^ I loveeeeeee eating shallot and ginger as a side garnish.. ITs soo yummy and simple I could eat it with plainnn rice only ^_^

mMmm I feel like tofu

]]> By: Simon Food Favourites http://www.eatshowandtell.com/2009/02/25/istana-thornleigh/comment-page-1/#comment-1494 Simon Food Favourites Wed, 25 Feb 2009 13:03:51 +0000 http://www.eatshowandtell.com/?p=1603#comment-1494 you'll have to order the Mango Chicken next time. it's not on the menu but a house speciality i've had a couple times there and it's yummy. s :-) <abbr><em>Simon Food Favourites’s last blog post..<a href="http://simonleongdesign.blogspot.com/2009/02/muois-feast-30-jan-2009.html" rel="nofollow">Muoi's Feast (30 Jan 2009)</a></abbr></em> you’ll have to order the Mango Chicken next time. it’s not on the menu but a house speciality i’ve had a couple times there and it’s yummy.

s :-)

Simon Food Favourites’s last blog post..Muoi’s Feast (30 Jan 2009)

]]> By: abercrombie http://www.eatshowandtell.com/2009/02/25/istana-thornleigh/comment-page-1/#comment-1491 abercrombie Wed, 25 Feb 2009 09:25:24 +0000 http://www.eatshowandtell.com/?p=1603#comment-1491 food looks amazing! chicken looks yummy and moist.. nom nom nom and that kang kong dish *drools* ... and the crab... need i say anything? a picture says a thousand words and i think your picture just about covers it.. thanks for another mouth-watering blog EST food looks amazing!

chicken looks yummy and moist.. nom nom nom
and that kang kong dish *drools*

… and the crab… need i say anything? a picture says a thousand words and i think your picture just about covers it..

thanks for another mouth-watering blog EST

]]> By: Lorraine @NotQuiteNigella http://www.eatshowandtell.com/2009/02/25/istana-thornleigh/comment-page-1/#comment-1490 Lorraine @NotQuiteNigella Wed, 25 Feb 2009 02:45:42 +0000 http://www.eatshowandtell.com/?p=1603#comment-1490 Randomly I have that same 2 part sauce plate at home :P I also have crab and Hainan cravings. Look at how luscious that crab looks! BTW have you tried Ginger & Spice in Neutral Bay for Hainan chicken? I think that's the best I've tasted here (although I haven't tried this place) :) <abbr><em>Lorraine @NotQuiteNigella’s last blog post..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/NotQuiteNigella/~3/rwzoB4eN6zk/" rel="nofollow">Harry’s Bar de Ville, Bay Tinh, Marrickville</a></abbr></em> Randomly I have that same 2 part sauce plate at home :P I also have crab and Hainan cravings. Look at how luscious that crab looks! BTW have you tried Ginger & Spice in Neutral Bay for Hainan chicken? I think that’s the best I’ve tasted here (although I haven’t tried this place) :)

Lorraine @NotQuiteNigella’s last blog post..Harry’s Bar de Ville, Bay Tinh, Marrickville

]]> By: Arwen from Hoglet K http://www.eatshowandtell.com/2009/02/25/istana-thornleigh/comment-page-1/#comment-1489 Arwen from Hoglet K Wed, 25 Feb 2009 01:07:16 +0000 http://www.eatshowandtell.com/?p=1603#comment-1489 Haha for the chopsticks. My grandfather used to lecture us on using our knives and forks correctly, and that's certainly easier than chopsticks. <abbr><em>Arwen from Hoglet K’s last blog post..<a href="http://hogletk.wordpress.com/2009/02/25/two-cheeses-potato-bake/" rel="nofollow">Two Cheeses Potato Bake</a></abbr></em> Haha for the chopsticks. My grandfather used to lecture us on using our knives and forks correctly, and that’s certainly easier than chopsticks.

Arwen from Hoglet K’s last blog post..Two Cheeses Potato Bake

]]> By: FFichiban http://www.eatshowandtell.com/2009/02/25/istana-thornleigh/comment-page-1/#comment-1487 FFichiban Tue, 24 Feb 2009 23:17:07 +0000 http://www.eatshowandtell.com/?p=1603#comment-1487 OOohhh I have been on a Hainan Chicken rampage recently. Hmm how would you rate this one compared to others like Temasek? Oh they seemed to have put the soy sauce on the chicken already? Mmmm hungry now haha <abbr><em>FFichiban’s last blog post..<a href="http://www.herecomesthefood.com.au/?p=216" rel="nofollow">Pancake Day: Pancakes on the Rocks - Darling Harbour, Sydney (2)</a></abbr></em> OOohhh I have been on a Hainan Chicken rampage recently. Hmm how would you rate this one compared to others like Temasek?

Oh they seemed to have put the soy sauce on the chicken already? Mmmm hungry now haha

FFichiban’s last blog post..Pancake Day: Pancakes on the Rocks – Darling Harbour, Sydney (2)

]]> By: shez http://www.eatshowandtell.com/2009/02/25/istana-thornleigh/comment-page-1/#comment-1486 shez Tue, 24 Feb 2009 21:58:17 +0000 http://www.eatshowandtell.com/?p=1603#comment-1486 haha! i use my chopsticks so wrong as well :) somehow the "proper way" never works for me and i end up with rice all over myself. hmm. sounds like you had a really good time (and ordered really well - kang kong is so the best, shoots bak choy in the foot any day!) <abbr><em>shez’s last blog post..<a href="http://onebitemore.blogspot.com/2009/02/toraya.html" rel="nofollow">toraya</a></abbr></em> haha! i use my chopsticks so wrong as well :) somehow the “proper way” never works for me and i end up with rice all over myself. hmm.

sounds like you had a really good time (and ordered really well – kang kong is so the best, shoots bak choy in the foot any day!)

shez’s last blog post..toraya

]]> By: lili - pikeletandpie http://www.eatshowandtell.com/2009/02/25/istana-thornleigh/comment-page-1/#comment-1485 lili - pikeletandpie Tue, 24 Feb 2009 20:30:37 +0000 http://www.eatshowandtell.com/?p=1603#comment-1485 I love that salty ginger and schallot sauce, I always end up scraping the bowl and eating it with just plain rice. I just got back from Singapore and I ate chilli crab there that made me hallucinate it was so spicy, delicious, but trippy. The food looks great! It must have been mindblowing in the past, then! <abbr><em>lili - pikeletandpie’s last blog post..<a href="http://www.pikeletandpie.com/?p=692" rel="nofollow">Mamak, Chinatown.</a></abbr></em> I love that salty ginger and schallot sauce, I always end up scraping the bowl and eating it with just plain rice. I just got back from Singapore and I ate chilli crab there that made me hallucinate it was so spicy, delicious, but trippy.
The food looks great! It must have been mindblowing in the past, then!

lili – pikeletandpie’s last blog post..Mamak, Chinatown.

]]> By: Karen http://www.eatshowandtell.com/2009/02/25/istana-thornleigh/comment-page-1/#comment-1484 Karen Tue, 24 Feb 2009 14:46:00 +0000 http://www.eatshowandtell.com/?p=1603#comment-1484 Umm I love Istana for their chicken rice...but that's about it! If you love crab, have you tried King Crab restaurant in Carlingford? It was great the last time I was there! <abbr><em>Karen’s last blog post..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/CitrusandCandy/~3/-49fHekIEc4/lowenbrau-keller.html" rel="nofollow">Löwenbräu Keller</a></abbr></em> Umm I love Istana for their chicken rice…but that’s about it! If you love crab, have you tried King Crab restaurant in Carlingford? It was great the last time I was there!

Karen’s last blog post..Löwenbräu Keller

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