Been here millions of times, me and my family LOVE this place, the food is absolutely amazing and…read morethe staff are incredibly nice and attentive. The restaurant itself looks amazing and the outdoor seating is very nice. Will definitely be back again.

Great and fast customer service, tasty food, live music too loud. Not great table set layout as you…read moreliterally lean on person behind you. And I definitely dislike to be close and make that sort of "contact" to random strangers. Weird layout and design of interior.Aircon worked half way capacity as it was really hot and humid day. Bit pricy for certain dishes but again it taste much better than in local club with buffet food. I would give 3 and half stars if l could, but there's no option for it. I will go there again, even though there's no option for split payment! Shame. Hope they'll make more improvements to get 4 and half stars from me.

Came all the way from Canada and went to Thai Essence for a family supper, and all I can say is we…read moreenjoyed every meal served!! From their refreshing watermelon juice, crispy entrees (my son could not stop eating their eggrolls and their battered soft shell crab) to the soup and main meals. All were super tasteful and well presented. They have an extensive menu with a lot to choose from. Despite their busy evening, you could feel the staff was attentive to each clients present. Easy to find free parking on a saturday and baby friendly atmosphere. Really nice decor which made great family pictures souvenir. Definitely worth a stop, you won't be disappointed!

Beautiful restaurant! We visited from the States and the chef surprised us with her specialty…read moredishes. We had the seafood fried rice, fried fish, papaya salad and other fabulous dishes. The smoothies were so good. The mango smoothie is now my children's favorite drink. I don't think we'll be able to find the same drinks in the states. We returned a second time before our trip ended. Must try the fried ice cream and sticky rice mango coconut dessert. So delicious. Compliments to the chef(s), all the employees and the owners. Everyone was so welcoming to us. Highly recommend for authentic Thai food with great ambiance. Everyone needs to try this place out. You'll love it and will never want to go to any other Thai restaurant in Sydney.

My favourite Lao diamond in the dust. This place is truly a local's gem and my go-to when I need to…read moresatisfy that spicy, sour, salty craving of the real deal lao cuisine. For those of you who are not acquainted with Lao cuisine check out Star Lao as a first experience, you know what they say about first impressions! My staples... Lao 'Som Tum' Paw Paw Salad - Traditional salad dish of shredded paw paw, carrots, cherry tomatoes, dried shrimp in a salty, spicy, sour crab paste sauce. Must get it spicy otherwise it can be a little pungent Lao Sausage - Seasoned with Lao flavourings & sticky rice, again salty, sour & spicy with sour/spicy fish sauce dip Grilled Ox Tongue - Perfectly tender and succulent grilled Ox tongue with sour/spicy fish sauce dip Chicken Feet Salad - crunchy clean chicken feet (don't let the toes gross u out haha) mixed with Asian herbs, carrots, red onion in a spicy sour fish sauce Green Chicken Curry - they sure do keep it literal as this place rocks the greenest green curry I've ever seen! I've been told they use spinach to give it the bright green colour but when it's this good is even gobble it down if it were purple! Grilled Pork Belly - A little indulgent with all the fat but oh so worth it. Lightly battered and grilled leaving a thin crispy covering before it melts away into your mouth. Dishes average $8-10, an absolute steal!

My aunt took is here after landing in Sydney and it was ok. Nothing really special. The restaurant…read moreis pretty big and nice looking and service was decent. I'm not sure how pricing is because she paid and the menu we looked at was just filled with pictures. We ended up ordering the sausage, Chicken skewers, fried egg salad, chicken salad, papaya salad, Tom yum soup, ox tounge, pandan sticky rice with ice cream and banana fritter with ice cream. The highlight for me was the ox tounge and the fried egg salad. The egg was cooked to perfection and it was really good. The ox tounge was unique and has a chewy texture and flavor was good. Everything else was ok and pretty standard. It does take a while for food to come out and our server was so unenthusiastic looking. Overall, an ok Thai/Laos restaurant

Every Tuesday at work we get take away delivered from here for lunch!…read more For an order over $30 they will deliver it free within a few Km's Now the food. Yum yum yum! And the value is absolutely awesome! Lunch special includes pad Thai, pad see ew, green red massaman or yellow curries with rice for only $8.80 or even stir fries for 8.90 and you can't complain at that! The pad Thai is authentic and delicious you want more! The red curry is a winter warmer for those cold days. And the chilli chicken basil stir fry is NOT for the feint hearted, if you want hot chilli you get hot chilli with this, it had me running for the milk in the fridge lol! But this place is awesome definitely recommend,!!!!!

Had dinner @ Kaffir Lime on a Thursday night. Parking was a bit of a hassle as there is a busy…read morelittle shopping centre across the road that has insufficient parking so it spills into the side streets. On the upside it's a good way to work off some of your delicious dinner. This is a little cozy restaurant with great food. We had the duck pancakes, massaman curry, crispy crocodile (that's right it tastes like chicken), Thai papaya salad and the stand out for me was the BLACK SESAME FRIED ICE CREAM... Yum yum yum. They also had taro and pandan flavours in the fried ice cream. Service was a little slow at times but super friendly and helpful. It's BYO (wine only). Will return as I'm dreaming about the fried ice cream already.

Food was yummy ! Nice hip vibe for such a humble little nook .Even brought out food as we waited…read morefor a takeaway order.Nice guys!Will go again

Wow. The food here is so delicious and authentic with very friendly staff!…read more This restaurant is a favorite of my parents and I understand why. All I can say is this is such a wonderful place and you need to try it! Favorites: - crispy fried rice - amazing! - seafood fried rice - also fantastic - crispy pork belly salad - absolute must - laos sausage - delicious! Can't wait to come back!

Always good service whether you're at the restaurant or making an order on the phone. Very quick…read moreand the staff are friendly and speak well. The pad Thai is a favourite and very tasty. Pad see eew is very flavoursome and never too salty. Would definitely recommend the place if you're dining in or picking up. Good Customer service never goes astray here

After being to other thai restaurants I will not be coming back to this restaurant, the food was…read moreburnt and over priced. And they have a weird system or ordering your food you go to the counter first then sit at a table. We had ordered 2 pad Thais and as soon as I tasted it all I could taste was burnt food, it had a charcoal taste to it, and it was more expensive than other thai restaurants I've been too. Only plus side to this place is that their is ample parking around due to it being in a shopping centre.

Dropped into this local Thai & Laos restaurant en route a massive Lao food craving more so out of…read moreconvenience as it was on the way. Note to self, don't ever be lazy when you have a craving as it won't ever hit the spot! I ordered the Lao style Som Tum - Papaya Salad, Grilled Lao Sausages & Sticky Rice to accompany it all. Completely disappointed in the bland salad & the lao sausage was so-so, worse thing is that it was pretty pricey compared to some of the local favourites who dish out the spicy, tangy, salty Lao flavours i'm accustomed to (not to mention craving for). Most people dining in here were westerners so I'm guessing for those not in the know or wanting the typical sweet Thai flavours most westerners enjoy then it'll probably be some of the best Thai you've had but for those who have a more asian palate like myself, ditch this place as there are way too many good Thai/Lao restaurants just 10 minutes away.

Drive along St Johns Road and you'll see houses, houses, houses, more hosues, newsagency, pharmacy,…read morebutcher, contemporary Thai & Laos restaurant. What?!!! Located in the most unlikely of locations this stand alone restaurant does pretty well even with Holy Basil being a mere 3 min drive away. Lines a plenty during peak food times so make sure to book. FOOD I've been meaning to check out this place for awhile and see how it stacks up against Holy Basil. The similarities are endless from the modern wooden decor to their filo pastry deep fried ice-cream which I unfortunately was too tired to stick around to try. I know me? what? too tired for food? noway!! Trying to stay clear of the normal Thai dishes I order, dinner consisted of - Crying Tiger/Grilled Beef ($9.90 -NAY (definitely left me crying as it didn't taste like beef!) - Chicken Choo-Chee Curry ($11.90) - YAY - Pork Satay Noodle ($11.90) - HMMMM... - Sticky Rice ($3) - YAY - Green Milk Tea ($4) - YAY OVERALL The atmosphere is just like any other modern Thai restaurant (think Home, Chat Thai, Red Spoon) so my rating is very heavily weighted towards food. Unfortunately with a lot of these Thai restaurants it comes down to food selection. Select the right meals and you could have a 4/5 star experience. Select the wrong ones and your back to a 3 or worse case 2. Trying to be different and adventurous in this instance has caused a lower rating. I would recommend this as a place to try though. I will however be back. Pandan Fried Ice-cream wait for me!

Food was incredible but the service was not the best. The lady making the drinks was very rude and…read moreshe seemed to be the person running the show. Under staffed for the amount of people in the restaurant. Ox tongue was good, duck salad was delish and the fried icecream was the best! Great food but staff need to learn some customer service.