We stopped by for lunch .Was a really neat little place.Ordered chicken pad thai and chicken cashew…read more .Both were very flavoursome with a bit of extra thai chilly in soya sause. The spring rolls were hot and enjoyable. Service was very attentive and friendly. Definitely worth a visit !!

This is one of the place that you enjoy bringing the family out for the nice meals for dinner or…read moreeven just ordering Thai takeaways after the long tiring day from work. They charge very reasonable price and use fresh ingredients. Ambience wise, It's not big nor flash seatings but cosy and more relaxing than the usual Thai restaurants that seem to be quite formal. My all time favorite dishes will have to be the stir fry basil with the choice of diced lamb (or minced beef) served with steamed rice, and the stir fry seafood&vegetables with red curry paste. My partner likes the green chicken curry or duck curry with rice, he always order the curry every time we go there, however, one occasion he had tasted my stir fry lamb and liked it so much that he had to order that dish too! The other tasty one is stir fry cashew nuts with chicken or pork. I do love the foods at Phuket Thai Takeaway just from the fact that they do the authentic Thai flavors. I have been to many Thai restaurants around NZ and not all the Thai place make authentic flavour. I must say that the chef (owner)does know how to make an authentic Thai HOT meals. It's quite nice to know where I can go for the real Thai taste whenever I do miss my beautiful home country Thailand :) Sammy AKITTENLAZY

Very good food reasonable main meals range from $17-$25. I love pad thai so I was not…read moredisappointed. Appetisers are small but very tasty. Was there on a Wednesday evening and the place was packed. Popular place for big groups. Was not disappointed in the food. I did find the service slow as they did not have a lot of staff waiting and our waitress we had to wave down to get more rice. They have an upstairs where you can a function. Very spacious in the main dining area. Definitely come back again with a big group.

I've been to a lot of Thai restaurants and Thai Flame holds its own. The few times I've been here…read moreit's been rather quiet, so our wait service was efficient and we never waited too long for our food. I've tried their yellow chicken curry which wasn't pretty tasty, but my favourite was their Three Spiced Chicken which was delicious! I love trying anything that's a little spicy and this dish had a prefect combination or tangy, spicy and sweet. For $2 you can add all-you-can-eat jasmine rice to your meal, which makes any Thai meal even more satisfying. I also recommend their fried rice and Pad Thai noodles (they are both mild), some great, simple and satisfying picks. Get in early to avoid trying to find a carpark in the small parking lot they share with Genghis and others, it fills up very quickly.

ordered chicken lamb which states ' served with a selection of the freshest vegetables' and would…read morebe ready at 6-40pm..... went early as I'd rather wait and get it hot and fresh. it was sitting onthe counter already done at 6-30. got home it was cold and the only veges were some red onion... not what was on the recipe.... won't go back

Great find. Only minutes from our home. Friday night, ordered online, but still had to wait. Busy…read moreplace. Food great. Not cheap, but worth it.

Soooo good! Best Thai food I have had in quite some time. Was recommended by a local and I was…read morehappy they did. We had two mains and one entree, big portions, we have enough left over for tomorrow. The pork was so tender it melted in your mouth, as did the chicken, and the sauces were spot on. Will be back!

This spot definitely hit the spot to satisfy my craving. I got the red curry with chicken. I…read moreordered it medium and asked for chili on the side. No big deal because the fresh chili added the spice level I could handle!! Great serving portions and good price for the amount you get. Ample parking around the area. Great service as well with waitress checking in on you as well as the owner asking if you liked your food. I would definitely come back here again to try other dishes!

After hunting for a vegan restaurant to take my Mum on the first Monday of our trip to Auckland and…read morediscovering most that look good quality in the area were shut we discovered Saan. After a quick check over the menu we headed there for an early dinner. Arriving around 6pm on a Monday it was still quiet and no need for a booking. The staff were friendly on arrival and attended to us quickly for drinks then allowing us time to peruse the food menu. With some delicious sounding veg / vegan options Mum felt spoilt for choice. We went with the following: - Salted tofu on perilla leaf - this dish was outstanding - salty, sweet, fresh and crunchy all at once. All the ingredients worked incredibly together. This dish was the perfect, fresh start to our meal (especially with the crisp Albariño we'd ordered) - Roasted eggplant, mushroom and chili dip - these are served with bean curd skin (i think that's right). They came out almost like churros - still warm and something I've never had before like this. The dip definitely had a spicy kick to it, I didn't mind but I guess that's why the serve it with slices of cucumber on the side - Crispy tofu red curry - again, delicious rich flavors, everything worked exceptionally well together along with the addition of the sticky rice on the side. Delicious mix of mushrooms in this and the green beans were a nice fresh mix into this dish Overall, service was great, atmosphere is warm and welcoming, even the dishes they serve the food on was really beautiful. I would recommend this to any local or visitor alike - the meat centric dishes + dessert also all looked great too

Saan, from the people behind Hanoi Kitchen is brand new to Ponsonby Road on the newly refurbished…read moreVideo Ezy site and what a welcome addition to the neighbourhood it is! My partner Ryan's mum was in town with a friend. Being a Saturday and given the restaurant had been open less than a week I went in mid-afternoon to book. It turns up they only take walk ins but I was assured we would be fine if we came before 7 pm. We did just that and were fine. The place is large and spacious and exquisitely decorated in simple beige colours with interesting textiles and fittings. There is a selection of interesting looking booths, small and large tables. There are two open kitchens, a grill and the main kitchen where you can see the chefs at work. It's style all the way. Sit down the back - it had the best atmosphere. The staff were professional, fast and friendly and soon we were looking through the impressive drinks list. Always a fan of something sparkling we chose a rather delicious Gustave Lorentz Cremate d'Alsace which it turns out would compliment the food perfectly. The wine was very well priced at $11 a glass and it wasn't long before we were onto a bottle of the stuff at $53 a bottle. The rest of the drinks list has a great range of predominantly New Zealand and French wines, cocktails and craft beers - plenty of interesting things to try including a Thai beer. The menu is very interesting, made up of small, medium and large sharing plates. Each item in each section is listed by heat scale. Not a chilli emoji in site, simply listed mild to spicy down the page. We selected a selection from each and none of the dishes were uncomfortably hot. The food was quite simply sensational. We selected two items from the small plates and four from the large and a pickled vegetable side dish. The waiter informed us that he would send the dishes out over time which happened without a hitch. First up came the small plates and the side - deep fried taro cakes and tofu, pork sausages and the picked vegetables. The taro cakes and tofu came with an amazing chilli dipping sauce but it was the sausages that would turn out to be the highlight of the night and gave us a new 'go back for' dish to add to our list. The pickled veg was mainly cabbage; mild and refreshing and plenty of it. Next came a mains. First to arrive was rather spectacular looking fried fish. All of the flesh had been removed, chunked and deep fried, then piled back onto the also fried head, bones and tail. It looked amazing, the only problem was we hadn't ordered it. The waiter had confused the order - we'd ordered chargrilled chicken. Once the confusion was sorted we were gifted the dish anyway by the maître d' or owner who told us "we have a no waste policy here, the fish is on the house". Impressive, as I've seen these sorts of situations handled poorly in the past at other places. The fish was great and next up came twice cooked beef cheeks, crispy pork belly, braised beef neck and the chargrilled chicken with a single side of rice we ordered. We barely touched the rice as there were too many tasty delights that simply didn't need the accompaniment. Of the two styles of beef we ordered, the beef checks in tamarind and chilli were by far the best - melt in you mouth stuff. The beef neck came with large egg noodles and a coconut broth. Everyone raved about the egg noodles. The crispy pork belly by nature of the dish would never be crispy. It's done in a red curry paste with snake beans, chilli, kaffir lime and a sprig of young peppercorns - the latter the kind of thing that just adds something interesting sight wise to the dish. The grilled chicken with lemongrass and Thai spices was simple but good. Boned out apart from the wings and legs it was tasty and plentiful. Completely satisfied, the bill came. Split four ways including tip we each parted with $70 - great value for what we received. Another simple but impressive touch were the needle fine, cinnamon flavoured bamboo toothpicks that were delivered with the bill. There was no room for dessert but we'll most certainly be back! Saan, welcome to Ponsonby!

The scenery is lovely. Off the boardwalk. Sat on the porch overlooking the water. The lady who…read moregreeted us was friendly & super excited you were here to eat. I asked for a small bowl of the tom kha soup and she said they normally don't do a small, but she would do it for me. The broth was flavorful and the vegetables and chicken cooked perfectly. You could honestly just do it all vegetables and it would be delicious! The Thai iced tea presentation was lovely and was not overly sweet, which I like. The massaman curry was good. She didn't ask for a spice level so was a little nervous it would be too spicy but it came out mild. I would add peanuts or cashews to give it a crunch.

Kind on on the fence here. I can see why someone would give them a 4 and I can easily see why they…read morewould give a 3. To me I lean more towards 3. I think the food is OK. Service wasn't bad, it was again OK. 1 negative mark I always give restaurants is when they have table service but then you come up to the counter to pay. I hate that. We had ordered a prawn and a chicken pad thai , a whole fried fish, some soup, and pad see ew for the mains. For drinks, a couple of beers, thai teas and a pair of affogatos. I can't remember if there were 2 different affogato on the menu, one alcoholic and one non, but we were def expecting some amaretto in there, which there was none. That amaretto was the main reason why I ordered it. As for service, I feel like after we received our food we were rarely checked on. 1 positive mark I give them is when I first came up to the bar to browse their drinks, I saw something that I couldn't recognize and they offered to let me sample some. It's a very casual vibe here. Nothing wild nor fancy. This is the kind of place you can also easily go to for drinks after work with a group of friends too. Of the food and service was just a tad better I'd be more pressed to give them a 4/5.

I love the chicken Pad Thai here. They are so nice to add fresh chilli on the side for me because I…read morelike it spicy but my son cannot eat spicy. Curry puffs are my sons favorite from Ruang Thong Thai. Very good portions for a decent affordable price. They have weekly deals and has UberEats.

Got Take away as they close at 930pm on Fridays and we walked in bout 9pm! Very late dinner…read more Got Chicken Pad Thai, Sizzling Prawn and Penang Vegetarian with some free spring rolls awesome! Cheap for what we ordered. Everything was delicious and satisfactory. The curry was mild hot and the Pad Thai as it should be. Great service for the girl who took our order. Thumbs up!

Now renamed "Nora Thai Street Food". The owner was very warm and welcoming as soon as I walked in…read more I was craving pad kra pow and asked if they could make the authentic Thai style for me. They did and did not disappoint. Every bite was a blast of Thai spiciness, sweetness, and savoriness. The Nam Tok salad was a nice tangy contrast in flavor to the kra pow. The seating is spacious and cozy. The decor is colorful and resembles the Thai spirit. I enjoyed my dinner here and would come back anytime!

This place is a gem! We ordered the chicken satay and basil chicken stir fry for dinner. Both were…read moredelicious! Food came out quickly. Free water is available, self-serve. Definitely worth checking out.