5 out of 5. This place totally deserves it…read more We had come in for lunch after looking on yelp for some Thai and we were not disappointed. After walking into a nicely furnished and modern looking restaurants we had a look at the menu and settled on chicken panang curry, beef flat noodle stir fry with a side of rice and roti. Once the coke out we realised we had not been skimped on the portion department they were HUGE! The panang curry is probably one of the best that I have tried and the noodles were the perfect ratio of noodle to sauce that they weren't to dry, nor drenched in sauce. One suggestion I do make if your going to order an curry, order two sides of rice since there is that much rice! Wish this place was in Sydney! It would be my favourite!

Awesome Thai food. love their slow cooked duck, simply amazing!…read moreTheir Pad whatever is also taste great, we forgot to take the photos and just can't stop eating when we start!

It's a long story how we purposefully stumbled on Thai Village, and let me tell you, it's worth the…read more20-30 minute drive each time to get there. The food is always on point. Service can be a bit spotty, but good overall. Like many places, they do tend to do a lot of take out and that sometimes takes priority over paying guests in the restaurant (one of my biggest pet peeves), but ... again ... the food is worth it. No matter what I order, they always get it right (and I do make a few substitutions). It's always hot and delicious and comforting. Their Tom Kha Gai soup is incredible. Sooooo good. I love their Chicken Fried Rice and the Chicken Massaman is really flavourful. BUT ... I could lay a bet down, that their Coconut Rice is the BEST in Melbourne. It's beyond delicious. I swear, I could just eat a bowl of that and nothing else and I'd be happy having it as my meal ;-) Thai Village is in a semi busy street (big supermarket across the road that brings in extra traffic), but parking isn't too bad. Also, their pricing is very reasonable. Thai Village is a casual restaurant and one of the nicest Thai restaurants I've been to. Definitely in my Top 3 in Melbourne. Give it a go!

I really enjoyed this meal. Really good tasting Thai food, a lovely mixture of flavors that work…read morewell together. Wines by the glass: 2 white, 1 Shiraz, so no medium or light reds. Service varied from staff member to staff member, average to attentive friendly smiles. I had fish cake starter and duck stir fry with veg and ginger, with coconut rice.

Being the lover of Thai food that I am, I'm always on the lookout for a great Thai restaurant that…read moreserves up my favourite dishes in a delicious way. I saw the reviews for Thai Rani and decided to finally give it a try. It's got nice decor inside, and the ambience is nice. They have a good extensive and varied menu with photos alongside some of the dishes to get a good visual of. I would normally choose my usual Chicken Fried Rice, but I must say, the photo they've used in the menu is most unappealing, so I went for the Chicken Massaman instead. Beforehand, I ordered the Chicken Curry Puffs as they looked great in the picture. The curry puffs were delicious. A great start to the first time dining here. It did come out a bit slow, but then again, this restaurant (along with many like it) choose to look after their takeout orders first (which irks me very much). When it did come out eventually, they tasted as delicious as the photos showed them to be. The main meal came out VERY slowly and was actually quite irritating. My friend ordered the Lemon Chicken, which looked NOTHING like in the photo. The photo - and dish description - depicted crispy battered chicken, whereas what came out was soggy and almost mushy. I however got the Chicken Massaman and Coconut Rice, both of which were really good. I will say, the food here overall is very good and worthy of all of these positive reviews. It's reasonably priced and has a nice modern atmosphere. However ... I really wish restaurants looked after the patrons that are already inside BEFORE taking care of phone orders. I will be willing to try it here one more time, but if it's as slow as it was last week, that will be my last visit. I'd rather they tell someone on the phone to come down an extra 10 minutes later, than leave people inside watching order after order after order leave the restaurant while we go hungry.

From the owner: Thai Rani offers the best of flavours of Southeast Asia (mainly Thailand and Malaysia). All dishes…read moreare prepared in-house by chefs who have years of experience under their belt. Our restaurant has stood a test of time of over 20 years. We take pride in adding personal touch to our service. That along with our cosy decor, it does not take long for one to feel at home here in Thai Rani.

My third time at Thai Saffron was definitely the charm. I hadn't been in almost 10 years, and I'm…read moresorry I didn't come back sooner. The food was beautiful and everything overall was good. If you're getting a starter, beware that their portions are far smaller than any other Thai restaurant I've been to. The Chicken Curry Puffs only come in twos, where everywhere else comes in fours, but I guess you can then still fit in your main meal. I must say, I couldn't taste the chicken in the puffs, but either way, the flavour was lovely. The fried rice was beautiful, fresh, moist (sorry, I can't think of another adjective to say "not dry") and tasty. Onion lovers will rejoice with the massive chunks found in the dish, but I could have done with a bit more refined chopping (for my taste). Overall, Thai Saffron is a great local gem if you want a nice casual meal out. You can hear yourselves even over other tables, and the service and food were great. Parking CAN be challenging at times, but I wouldn't let that deter you from giving this a go. It's definitely well worth it!

Went with my family for dinner. Staff very friendly and provided a great service. We had pad…read morethai, seafood stir fry dish and the special beef massaman curry. The food was a bit cold, but that's not the reason for the 3 star rating, the food was way too sweet, these dishes are normally a bit sweet, but they were sickly sweet!! The starter satay chicken and veggie spring rolls were nice. Kids liked them!

Always looking for "new" places to try, I found this little gem yesterday, and tried it for dinner…read moretonight. It's in a good location with plenty of street parking and while there's not a lot of curb appeal, it sounded good, so thought we'd give it a go. The interior is a little odd; quite a mish mosh of decor. But it smelled good inside, so we were eager to see what the food was like. They took our order promptly, and were accommodating with requests. The food came out in good time, which was more impressive since they were doing a few take out orders. The entrees were nice. Generic chicken spring rolls and chicken curry puffs. They were really nice and would probably order again. For my main, I had the chicken fried rice and though it was really nothing to look at (presentation left much to be desired) the food was very good. The kitchen honoured our requests for changes to the dishes, and the mains also came out in reasonable timing. From a pricing point of view, I think it was very reasonable. Mains were in the mid teens, and on a par with other small Thai restaurants. Overall ... would I come back again? If I was in the area, I'd definitely come back again. There wasn't anything really bad about it here at all. Considering it's almost a 30 minute drive from home to it, I'd be more inclined to try elsewhere first. But if you find yourself in Sandringham and want a good Thai meal, give this a try for sure.

A great friendly Thai restaurant with excellent service and delicious food. All the Thai classic…read moredishes and very attentive staff.

This restaurant is almost an hours drive from me (meeting friends that live on that side of town),…read morebut my gosh it was worth each and every mile. The food here was beautiful. The decor is lovely and the service was good. There was six of us, and each of us enjoyed what we ordered. Everything went right (other than forgetting one side dish of coconut rice which came out promptly after reminding them), and otherwise it was a good experience. I got curry puffs and chew chee salmon, and both were scrumptious. I wouldn't hesitate to come back here again. You do need to search for it, as it's in a shopping complex and tucked in towards the back, but it's worth giving it a go. And once you're done eating, especially in summer, just take a minute stroll to the lake front where it's just beautiful and serene. Definitely come here if you're in the area ... or if you too have friends that live closer to it than you do, but it's a hike. It's truly worth it.

My favourite and regular Thai restaurant…read more I've been eating here and getting take away from here since moving to Patterson Lakes in 2011. And in 2015 a new owner has kept the same successful menu, but undertook a complete stylish refurb that opened up the space and populate it with dark-woods furniture and beautiful Thai ornaments. I keep hearing that other Thai restaurants in nearby suburbs are amazing, but nothing I've had comes close to the quality and consistency of this place. I love the Coconut Soup and the Duck Curry.

Excellent on entree crispy pork with Chinese broccoli. The pork belly is very tender and fresh &…read morecrisp green vegetable balance out the grease from the pork belly

Love trying new local restaurants.. And this one did not disappoint. Modern Thai cuisine, fresh,…read morebeautiful and bursts of flavor delighted the senses. Great atmosphere and service... Bookings are essential. This place is also open as a cafe for breakfast - haven't tried that yet- will keep you posted!!

This gets 4 stars for the value more than the quality. I had the green curry with prawns for dinner…read morewith rice for $20. not a bad deal on Church Street in Brighton. Service was friendly and helpful and food was good if not great. Saw the cooks eating something in the kitchen that looked good, next time I will just ask to have what they are having. good for takeaway as the place is pretty small.

Great thia food, one of best in Bayside and there is plenty of good competition…read more We go regularly and tried most but I love yellow curry. Curries tend to be lighter than others and use sweet potato quite a bit whereas others use carrots for bulk vegie and we prefer sweet potato. Well managed, good service, byo $2pp, credit cards....but food really worth the visit

When I used to live in Chelsea, this was my number one haunt. In fact, I came here so frequently…read morethat friends of mine once went in and instead of choosing from the menu, dropped my name and asked for my regular order. They got it too. I became such a frequent regular shortly after they opened, because the place was always empty but the food was so amazing. I loved supporting their business and watching the place explode with popularity when locals soon realised what was in their neighbourhood. This is truly simple and delicious thai food - one of my absolute favourites in Melbourne.

YES. We're spoiled…read morefor choice when it comes to Thai restaurants in Chelsea, but this one is hands down the best. They have killer pad Thai and pad cashew...but that red duck curry tho! Chicken spring rolls and satay chicken skewers are bomb too. I can't say anything about the atmosphere or service, because we always order delivery.