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    Phat Elephant

    3.9 (32 reviews)
    ModerateThai, Bars
    Closed 11:30 am - 2:30 pm, 5:30 PM - 9:00 PM

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    What's the vibe?
    Outdoor seating
    Good for groups

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    Drunken noodles
    John B.

    I have to say I expected less of this place than what I got, having frequently passed by and judged it a typical overpriced touristy type of restaurant. It has a very prominent Post Office Square location, and pertinently, it had the virtue of being open for dinner (unlike the area's many lunch places geared towards workers), and during the holidays. Their vegetarian section is decent, and the dishes we sampled were modest in portion size but full in flavor. The chillies and the burn accompanying them was significant in my drunken noodles, which also included a decent variety of vegetables and what I think were young peppercorns. The other noodle and tofu dishes were no slack, and the non-vegetarians in the party were happy as well. While there was one notable service error (a tofu dish that didn't have any actual tofu), they corrected it rather quickly and were good enough otherwise, notably keeping up with our demand for water on a hot day eating hot food. While the price to portion size ratio wasn't great, it also wasn't worse than many other local restaurants, many of which lack this one's location and ambiance. I certainly was satisfied to have landed here.

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    Andy S.

    The best Thai food in Toombul. Duck red curry with coconut rice was awesome so was the mixed entree which was superb. The couple next to us recommended the beef massaman curry as a favourite.

    spicy crispy pork and sweet basil with rice
    Kat S.

    Loved the location of this restaurant in Brisbane CBD! And the decor is great too, including their table settings. The service is always pleasant and welcoming. Slightly soft spoken but friendly and attentive. The food is very good. I've been here twice. The first time, I had duck red curry with pineapple and lychee. This is exactly the kind of curry I love. Flavoursome, savoury and sweet! The way it's served over a tea candle is pretty dramatic too :) The second time I came back, I had crispy pork and sweet basil. It was spicy, not too crispy but incredibly tasty. So so yum. It was a rice dish so it came with rice for about $15. My only issue was that because it's such a strong flavoured dish, I wanted way more rice than what was served. You could always order another bowl of steamed rice though! Overall, I really like this place and hope they'll be around a long time :)

    Awesome food and service.
    Kevin M.

    Can't say enough good things about the restaurant! Service, atmosphere, and food were top notch. Shaved ice dessert was so so good!! Only had one day off in Brisbane or I would have gone back again.

    Leslie N.

    The place is really nice, the ambience is really good perfect for birthday celebration, friends gathering and if you just want to have drinks with a friend. Food is good, my favourite is the Crispy Barramundi.

    Green curry chicken and rice.

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    2 years ago

    Very tasty little spot with indoor and outdoor dining. Order and pay vi qr code. Good beer selection on tap. Enjoyable.

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    9 years ago

    Great Friday night venue. Had a work group there on Friday. Easy and good food, well priced, and a beer tower. What more do you need?

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    Food was average and customer service was poor. There was also a rule about only splitting bills with cash.

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    Great atmosphere, very friendly service, quick and tasty meals that are outstanding value for money.

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    Review Highlights - Phat Elephant

    I enjoyed the fresh (HOT) roti and satay sauce along with the crispy pork belly with rice.

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    Kinn Imm

    Kinn Imm

    3.5(2 reviews)
    0.2 kmCBD

    This Thai restaurant is located in the Food Court area near St. George and Elizabeth Street. It's…read moreone of the few in the basement eateries that stays open later than the other restaurants. They will have a limited menu after 7 pm based on earlier customers selecting frequently requested dishes. Service was good. the food was decent but not exactly street food as they advertise this on the menus. Overall, it was a decent stop for a later dinner near the shopping malls of Brisbane.

    Email: kinnimm.queenplaza@gmail.com I have eaten here many…read moretimes, to mixed results, predominantly good. It is quite popular, but even when there is a line, seating and service is reasonably fast. Meals are usually very flavourful with traditional flavours. I ordered a hot and sour chicken rice dish, one time, that was delivered to the wrong table, when it was remade and delivered to me, it nearly burned my face off. So maybe check about how spicy dishes are. They have a single chilli indicator of hot dishes. I have had other hot dishes there that were nowhere near as hot. Ordering from the lunch time menu usually results in a very fast serving of your meal. They offer alcohol and desserts as well as meals. The menu range is reasonably extensive and includes vegetarian/vegan dishes. I would have scored them a 4 star review if it weren't for the fairly small meal sizes that I have received on occasion. Staff are all friendly and appear to all speak Thai. There is a 3-5 happy hour when there is a set of cheap meals available for $7. Most classic meals are around $16 with more expensive meats or bigger meals up to $22.

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    Longtime - Pork Gyozas

    Longtime

    4.4(43 reviews)
    1.1 kmFortitude Valley
    $$$

    Great place. It is quite impressive with the size. Must seat a couple hundred people. Longtime was…read morequite full and service didn't miss a beat. Service 5/5. Atmosphere 4.5/5 We ordered: - Crispy Duck Pancakes served with house made hoisin sauce, thin little wrappers, cucumber and green onions. They arrived in a Birdcage!!! It was quite cute. A first in our lives. They were very good, not the best I have had but up there. The duck slices seemed to have been fried(maybe not) and that was a first also. We split the 6 between the 2 of us and were happy. The Hoisin sauce was awesome. - Pan Fried Pork and Coriander Gyozas served with a soy/vinegar dipping sauce and another sauce that is normally reserved for veggie rolls but was pretty good on the gyozas. Some of the best of the trip. Perfect little browning on the dumplings and the pork had a great taste. Food 4.5/5 Highly recommend.

    This is for the LONGTIME YUM CHA (Dim Sum) on 250 Edward St Brisbane. It's inside the Queen's…read morePlaza mall/arcade upstairs to Chanel & Gucci. The food was amazingly fresh and huge portions of had the haw gao & dumpling with scallop shrimp as well as the corn crab soup. WOW the food was absolutely tasty. Had the Lucky Lady mocktail and it was yummy with the lychee. Love the ambiance of this place just exudes sexiness and discretion. Located in high street location so you can shop and have a spot of tea snack lunch dinner after shopping. MUST TRY place. Highly recommend.

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    The Thai Orchid Restaurant

    The Thai Orchid Restaurant

    4.0(8 reviews)
    11.1 kmUpper Mount Gravatt
    $$

    Awesome place! As a family, we made a reservation for the 11 of us this past Saturday night to…read morecelebrate my grandmas 80th birthday. I really loved the decor inside, everything seemed authentic and looked very well put together. We did have a large round table which really didn't give much room around us but we appreciated the fact they accommodated our large group as best as they could. My dad and I ordered the pork spring rolls to begin, they were so good! Don't know what was so good and different about them but I could've eaten lots more. We all ordered our own mains with the intention of sharing between us all. I don't remember the exact name of my dish but it was #37 which was a lamb stir fry. I didn't even want to share it was that good, cooked and seasoned to perfection. I tried a few different curries that were at the table and can't say one bad thing about any of them. Our servers were quick and polite, although not fluent in English. We brought a cake for my grandma which she didn't know about, the waitress was nice enough to keep it in the kitchen for us and brought it out with the candle lit when we asked. Overall I enjoyed this experience as a first-timer, however, the plates that were brought out with our cake were not very clean. This really upset my dad, there was rice on 97% of the dessert plates. I didn't consider it a huge deal but it was a bit odd. They do charge $6 for corkage! BYO wine only. I am looking forward to the next time I get to go here!

    I've been to this restaurant about 3 times now, all for birthdays or special events with my…read moregirlfriends. We've always had to book and the centre where the actual restaurant is gets super busy at night, so it's tough to get a park. So book early... because if you don't book you just might be staring through the window or waiting a very long time. The prices here are on the expensive side with although if you have 4 or more people it's $30 for a banquet and they are very reasonable. Let's get this straight. You go to a Thai restaurant and you order the Pad Thai. The one here is magnificent. The ingredients finely chopped, good amounts of noodle and filling and the sauce compliments everything addictively, so you just want to eat more. It's probably a good thing that this dish always fills you up if you have it by itself and for $18.90 you'd really want it to. Also try the Pad Num Mun Hoi with beef (bamboo shoots, mushrooms and shallots) because it's delicately seasoned and very yummy with some coconut rice. This restaurant is pretty, it's got Thai ornaments all over the joint and the staff wear traditionaly Thai outfits to serve. It's a great taste to go on a first or second or third date.

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    Phat Elephant - thai - Updated May 2026

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