I love this little thai place. There is certainly no shortage of thai places in Melbourne, but…read morefinding one to go back to over and over again can be difficult. This is that place for me. I first started going here when it opened in 2007, and since then it has gone from strength to strength, even opening up in a bigger, more central location on Springvale Rd. The food is fantastic, and the prices are really good. I particularly love their satay vegetable stir fry with chicken, and their green chicken curry. Possibly the best thing about this place is that they deliver, which is awesome for those nights you just can't be bothered cooking. And lets face it, sometimes going out to pick food up is almost as much work as cooking something.

I love this restaurant. The food is great and the atmosphere is quaint and the price is…read morefantastic!!! They used to be in a really small little pokey place that only seated around 10-12 people. I would normally just pick up takeaway. But now they have moved to a new location around the corner facing Springvale road a couple doors down from the Discount Chemist. Much more modern setting, but the parking is a bit of a pain as you compete with The Glen shoppers for spots. But well worth the effort. My favourite dish is the Chicken Pad Thai. It has lovely light flavours and the chilli oil and crunchy onion condiments just top this off perfectly. It's a big portion, only costs $10 and I have it for two meals!!!! The staff is quiet, but very polite. Great for sit in or takeaway!

It's such a pleasant surprise to find Kao Gaeng, a Thai restaurant in Springvale, Melbourne…read more Springvale is predominantly a Vietnamese area occupied by many mini markets filled with fresh local seafood, produce, and groceries. After shopping we were very hungry so we went in search for a place to have lunch and came across this hole-in-the-wall restaurant. We noticed that the employees spoke Thai among themselves and many signage on the wall are in Thai so we decided to take a gamble and asked for a table for our party of four. Our waiter was pleasant and he can't speak English so we pointed at some items on the menu. He correctly ordered all our dishes and was attentive to make sure our glasses were filled promptly. The dishes were delicious and our favorite was the crab fried rice.

I was genuinely shocked to find SUCH a fantastic Thai restaurant in Springvale... probably the best…read morein Melbourne and I judge against some of the best in Bangkok where I visit often on business. Kao Gaeng is a real hidden gem and moderately priced because it is Springvale! Tell them how much heat you can handle, I like it as Thai locals like it (which is hot). Make sure you feed the meters with 80 cents though the Care Park inspectors are rather savage...

This place has great food, it's really tasty and authentic. But the restraunt is quite crammed on…read morethe inside. and the service is quite in your face. The food is extremely expensive, my dad and I got: The whole fried Barramundi, Pineapple fried rice, Thai mixed grill, 4 drinks. Which last time we went we got for $150, this time it was $246! They jacked the prices up in the holidays. It is nice, but would only go for occasion.

Excellent service and highly recommended. Not overpriced like some of the other restaurants around…read moreThe Glen. We ordered the Prawns on Betel Leaf, Pandang Leaves, Tom Kha Chicken Soup, Steamed Barramundi Filets and coconut rice. Everything was fresh, beautifully prepared and the servers were attentive. The soup was a pretty big bowl and would be a good serving if you weren't having any other appetizers but that would be hard to do here because everything looks so yummy.

I've been going to Little Thai Kitchen for at least 3 years now, and it is one of the Inner North…read moreWest's best kept secrets! The food is absolutely delicious - especially the duck curry! The restaurant itself is pretty and cosy, although it's a bit out of the way (unless you like hanging out in Buckley Street). That said, the food is good and very well priced. They also do takeaway. It's a nice place to go on a date (if you're single) or to go with your partner (if you have one). I highly recommend it.

A hidden gem in a quiet part of Essendon. The food is cooked with the heartfelt care that comes…read morewith genuine respect for tradition. Larb ped yang is loaded with crumbly twice baked rice that lightly coats a perfectly seasoned and cooked duck breast. Pork Pad Cha is a symphony of sweet basil, kaffir lime leaf and fresh peppercorns. The pork fillet is sliced to a thin streak and arrives on a sizzling hot plate. Taro custard served warm is a perfect closer especially for the knee high crowd.

The pho is delicious! The spring rolls are also crispy and the vine is amazing! Though the service…read moreis a bit slow, I can ignore that because the food is amazing, also the proportions are huge! Mainly the Pho though.

The Craziness of this little restaurant can be seen from afar. After finding parking in the busy…read morePinewood shopping plaza, the Proud Peacock often has people waiting outside for a bite of fresh and authentic food. The restaurant isn't fancy looking, with signs hand written on all sizes of paper, a/c unit above the front entrance and picnic plastic tables on the inside. People don't seem to care. This place used to be located in Glen Waverley but after hearing a horror story I never went. The move seems to have revitalized the quality and flavour. They do lunch specials and last time I went I was surprised to find a lamington, small tart and blood oranges in my take away bag. I went again yesterday and the place was packed, we decided to sit outside in the cold and wait for a spot. Since it was so busy, we were forgotten outside so I had to go in and order, but honestly I don't expect 5 star service on a busy saturday lunch hour from 2 serving staff. We ordered: combination pad thai, combination spring rolls (half prawn, half pork), double pork chop with rice and my all time favourite salt and pepper tofu! For a huge meal with a box of leftovers, we spent $42 which we thought was very reasonable, the only thing I would change about this place would be for consistent service and better table placement. By the way, you can call up first to order which seems to be the trick as there are very limited spots to sit.

Siam Village remains one of my top Thai restaurants in Melbourne. I have been there so many times…read moreand I have never been disappointed. The prices are very reasonable, especially for the quality and size of the serving you receive. The curries are spot on flavour wise. They are not too hot, and have the perfect balance of heat, sweet and sour. The meat is top notch too. My favourite dish is the pad thai. The combination of spices, fish sauce, noodles and vegies is perfect, and I am always left full. There is usually enough left over for lunch the next day too, and it is just as good reheated.

I would never have expected to find such a nice Thai restaurant at Pinewood. But I have been…read morepleasantly surprised by Siam Village. I'm one of those people who really seeks out the best curries. I'm not too fussed about other Thai dishes. Don't get me wrong, I'll wolf down bucketload after bucketload of pad thai, but it's the curries that keep me interested in a restaurant. The curries at Siam Village are excellent. I usually grab the massaman curry with beef. If you know the dish, you'll know that the potatoes in that dish can really seem a bit underdone at many restaurants. Haven't had that experience here. They're exactly as you would hope. The décor is really quite nice. Although the furniture itself is dark, the whole restaurant seems quite light and airy. I really like the place and will be going back very soon.

Love love love Mayura Thai restaurant. Fantastic food and great service. The staff always treat us…read morelike old friends when we come in. We hired every table for my partners 30th and when we arrived they had even decorated the restaurant for us- we were stunned! I highly recommend the larb gai salad if you like a bit of chilli- really packs a punch! For mains we can never go past the massaman curry with beef, the panang curry with chicken or the koa pud fried rice with prawns.

Our family loves this restaurant. Can't fault it. The food is fantastic. The service is…read morewonderful. The prices are reasonable. It is also so consistent. We keep coming here and it never fails us. The dishes at our latest outing were simply wonderful (see photos). We all sat back from the massaman and asked each other how the dish could be made any better. Even my youngest son put the question and believe me he's one of the hardest people around to please. We also all agreed that the staff at this restaurant are terrific including the man who works front of house who is so polite, efficient and pleasant and just does the most wonderful job. Then, I sat back and looked at the bill and dreamily reflected on how they make food this good at such reasonable prices. I'm not sure if the people who own and run this restaurant ever read these online reviews but if you do I've only one suggestion. Please just keep doing what you're doing.

After my hubby and I's favourite Thai restaurant closed down, we have been trying to find another…read moreone that came close to that one. After trying many Thai restaurants in the area and also further out, we had no luck, until we tried Ghin Thai! The closets thing to our fav Thai restaurant and bonus it is close to home! The food is fresh and fragrant and very tasty! We had the following: - chicken satay skewers - Roti bread (came with a peanut dipping sauce) - Tom Yum fried rice (chicken) - Red Curry (Chicken) - BBQ honey & Soy chicken All this food was so delicious and very tasty. The servings are quite generous and pricing is reasonable good for what you get. You can eat in (it's a small place but quite nice for the area it is in) or you can take away. Service is very friendly. This is definitely our new Thai take out!

I've been eating Thai food from Rose of Thailand since they first opened quite a few years ago now…read more It's pretty much hidden away off Blackburn road, opposite the Syndal train station. I've been going there for very good reasons. The food is excellent. It's got acceptable décor. Service is usually pretty fast. Did I mention that the food is excellent? It's pretty well priced too. I usually grab a red beef curry, and that's under $15. A bit of coconut rice and maybe an appetiser, and you've got a nice dinner for two for around $25. Occasionally there are mistakes made when you order, like getting chicken instead of beef, and that sort of thing. But they'll bend over backwards to make things right. That's part of the reason I like them. They're very customer satisfaction focused. Give them a go. You'll really like the food. Especially if you get off the train at Syndal after a hard day at work.

Whenever I come to visit Melbourne from the States, Rose of Thailand is an absolute priority…read moredestination in terms of eating out. The food here is outstanding, and absolutely the best Thai available anywhere that I've been. The service is excellent and due to the price of dining out being pretty insane in Australia, I would say that the cost is just about right where it ought to be. I previously came here during a vegetarian phase and found myself attached to the vegetarian options on the menu, including fried rice, peanut curry, and a spicy noodle dish called Pad Kee Mao. I highly recommend any of those three, as the flavors are really outstanding. Being that I am yet to try any of their meat options, I can't speak to the quality of those, but the vegetables are fresh and the overall flavor of everything on the menu is really good. I would also recommend the Thai beer Singha with just about anything on the menu, as in my limited experience it is the best Thai beer that is widely available, and drinking an Australian beer at a Thai restaurant is just stupid.

As far as local thai places go, Union Thai can't be beaten…read more I have loved every dish I've ever ordered here (okay... slightly disappointed by the duck curry but that's only because I didn't like the skin left on the duck pieces - the curry itself was excellent). The food is fresh and unlike many other Thai places I have tried (and there have been A LOT), the dishes are jam packed with crispy, delicious vegetables as well as perfectly cooked meat. Dine-in is BYO and always seems fairly quiet. These guys make a killing in take away but never fear, I've never had to wait more than 15 minutes for an order. Love it.