This building is absolutely screaming out to be a great little pub or wine bar. It actually looks like that's what it used to be and it wants to be returned to it's former glory. But it's a Thai restaurant and it seems entirely out of place. Everything is out of place. The decor (bamboo chairs) doesn't go with the architecture (exposed brick & old Elglish style bar) and the art doesn't go with anything at all (graffiti meets The Scream). Nothing about it tells you it's a Thai restaurant aside from the signage.
But looking past the surface there's something cute and kitschy about it. The staff I dealt with were younguns that looked like they were working after school hours and they were both really lovely, polite and helpful.
I ordered the pad see we and whilst it wasn't the best I'd ever had I was pretty happy with it. It was saucy and tasty and I'm just glad to have found out that Castlemaine has a Thai restaurant (that should be a pub). read more