Thanon Khao San, Haymarket
Minh and I walked past this restaurant a while ago and was drawn to its decor that was complete with a tuk-tuk! We agreed that we had to try it out, especially since the space was previously occupied by the pretty decent I-San, and promptly hit Ho’s Kitchen for some delicious warm egg tart.
We dined here the night before she was to leave for her Malaysia trip with Helen, Billy and Simon and embarrassingly I am only blogging about it now because I didn’t know the name of this restaurant. I thought calling it “That-Thai-Place-Next-To-Sukjai-Thai is a bit mean and not very helpful.
Mind you, I did try to Google for it and looked on Eatability, but got nowhere. I even tried to Google its address. I really did try!! Ironically enough, searching for it now with its name brings up quite a few Google hits with its address too! Bah, why didn’t it find that in the first place!?
But I digress…
Kiew Tod Khai - Deep Fried Wonton filled with Quail Egg served in Thai Sweet Chilli Sauce ($5)
As soon as Minh saw “quail egg” with “wonton” in the same sentence on the menu, she pounced on dish. I was intrigued to see how it would turn out and shouldn’t have been too surprised to see exactly that: deep fried wonton skin wrapped around a whole, boiled quail egg.
It was quite good actually and I liked the contrast between the crispy wonton skin and the softness of the egg.
Thai Coffee Blend and Lychee Blend ($3.90 each)
Minh ordered the strong Thai coffee blend and we were both surprised at how gigantic the lychee blend was. It was almost as big as our water bottle! My only gripe about the lychee drink was that, while delicious, it kind of had a slightly canned after-taste (but maybe that’s just me).
Yum-Look-Chin - Pork Ball Salad ($10.90)
The only thing I could eat from this dish was the soft pork balls (which I ate quite a lot of) – everything else proved a bit too spicy for me, sadly enough (you guys must be getting sick of hearing that! Haha). I think Minh liked it as the dish was almost empty by the end of our dinner.
Pla Nung See Eiw - Steam Fish with Saya Sauce ($19.90)
The steamed fish was well-cooked and seasoned and quite delicious with the sticky rice.
“There’s something therapeutic about pulling the bones from the fish,” Minh commented as she cleanly lifted the bones out and set them to one side. Meanwhile, I watched with envy – I always seem to leave bits behind.
Tuk-tuk!!
While I quite liked the decor of the restaurant, it was a bit open to the elements and had a frigid wind blowing in now and again that left us shivering. We felt a bit bad for our sweet waitresses, as they were wearing short denim skirts with tights and definitely looked quite frozen.
The food was decent and value for money with very attentive wait staff. Leaving the restaurant, we noticed that the cart outside was selling desserts take-away (don’t know how we missed it coming in)! Being rather full and having to pass up on the desserts (okay, also we were kinda cold and wanted to go home), I think next time I pass this restaurant, I’ll grab some desserts on my way out. Nom nom nom.
Thanon Khao San
413 Pitt Street
Haymarket, NSW, 2000
Ph: (02) 9211 1194
Web: http://www.thanonkhaosan.com.au/
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Always looking for a new Thai place to try, so thanks!
hahah not a problem! it was a yummy discovery
Good to see there are two pretty decent Thai restaurants side by side. As tacky as it may be to some people, I love that they’ve put a tuk tuk in the entrance
That tuk tuk is awesome! Honestly want to drive off in it…
Wow, I like the look of the interior – and that dessert cart! Can't wait to check it out
Hehe it’s pretty cool, huh? Hope you’ve checked it out by now and can let us know what you thought of it ^_^
looks nice! i miss the abundance of thai in sydney now i’ve moved to melbourne, may give this a try for my next sydney trip!
fantastic photos as always!
I’m kind of surprised that Melbourne doesn’t have as many Thai places as Sydney – thought they were just as prolific! Interesting!!
Awww thanks =P
I have walked past here and seen the tuk-tuk and wondered about the quality of the feed. Now I know. Great post and photos.
Heheh thanks =P
I just walked past here the other day and eyed the dessert cart! I can't handle too much chilli either, so we're in the same boat! Love the last pic
Hahah *hi5* but I reckon you still could handle more chilli than I can!
Thanks for finding out the name of the place; the food looks great, and I love the size of the drinks for the price
I actually happened to be walking past it one day (I’m not usually in the city any more) – that’s how I ended up finding out it’s name lol!
I always walk past this place, and the tuk tuk draws me in. What kind of desserts do they sell?
Sorry, I have no idea… We shamefully didn’t check it out properly besides that quick glance!
Hahah I so want to gta that tuktuk *BEEP TUK BEEP TUK*
The food looks pretty good, must give this place a go but I am surprised at how few dishes you guys ordered!
HAHAHA I know hey!?
Yeah, there were only two of us =P And F wasn’t there to vaccuum up the food also.
การตกแต่งร้านภายในร้านมีคลาสสิค ความคิดสร้างสรรค์ในการตกแต่งหน้าร้านด้วยรถตุ๊ก ตุ๊ก และรถเข็นขายขนมไทยใส่ถาด 3-4 อย่าง บ่งบอกถึงเอกลักษณ์วัฒนธรรมไทย เป็นการชักชวนให้ลูกค้าอยากเข้าร้านเพื่อลิ้มลองรสชาติอาหารไทยแท้นะค่ะ เดินผ่านร้าน 3 ครั้งแล้วแต่ยังไม่เคยลิ้มลองสักที เมื่อวานก็ไปกับสามีช่วงเวลา 16:30 น. ครัวยังปิดอยู่ ก็เลยยังไม่มีโอกาสได้ชิมรสชาติอาหารร้านถนนข้าวสาร คราวหน้าน่ะค่ะจะไม่พลาด
rough translation of sukanya:
The restaurant is decorated in classic restaurant. Creativity in dressing down menu with Tuk Tuk Thai desserts and cart selling the input tray, 3-4 indicates the unique Thai culture. Solicitation customers want to shop to taste authentic Thai taste ค่ะ I walk through the store three times depending on the taste never once Yesterday her husband went to the kitchen at 16:30 pm to closed. I also do not have the opportunity to taste food restaurant Khao San Road. Next น่ะ ค่ะ not miss
Squish, is this place a decent replacement of I-San Thai? I missed that place so much! But then again most of the food there woulda been waaaay 2 spicy for u anyway
U guys only had 2 dishes plus then won tons? Wat is going on? Thought u woulda ordered the whole menu. teehee
To be honest, I’ve never been been to I-San Thai, so I can’t compare… Sorry!
Hush you… I take that back, I’m not sorry at all =P
Nah, there were only two of us and we weren’t incredibly hungry =)
Important tips and Good design you got for your blog! I want to thank you for sharing your thoughts and time into the things you post! Cheers.
Hehe thanks =)