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.

My favourite Thai especially for vegos and vegans. Lovely staff but you must book as it's very cosyread more

The food was good Thai. The desserts are great!!! I had the little taro balls. Delicious! The…read morecoconut milk sticky rice with Durian was also delightful! Great neighbourhood gem.

Amazing place that is as cool and trendy as the name suggests. What isn't trendy is the food which…read moreis so delicious that you keep coming back to a staple of awesome entrees and tapas. The staff are eclectic but attentive without intruding. A great bar and interesting cocktails compliment the Japanese and Asian fusion menu. Try the beef cheeks with roti along with some fried squid and salmon tartare. The dessert menu is so interesting I won't spoil the fun. Cheltenham is fast becoming another interesting place to have eclectic food as good as anything in Fitzroy. Reasonably priced and easy to get to it's a newish place that will continue to grow popularity.

Went here on recommendation of a friend of a friend. New restaurant in Cheltenham. Trendy, modern…read morelayout and wait staff tried hard. Unfortunately the food was very disappointing - bland, unseasoned and uninspiring. The highlight of the meal was the salted endamame! Need i say more?

Very disappointed tonight when we got take away from here. Since the last time we got it their…read moreprices have increased and they gave got new round containers that are clearly smaller than their old take away prices. I don't mind prices going up, but putting them in newer containers to try and disguise the drop in sizes at the same time does my head in. Sizes don't need to be huge or anything but they do need to be reasonable for the price being charged. Then I opened up the green curry and 3/4 of it was liquid. And the coconut rice was incredibly sweet. There are way better options for Thai in the area that I am happy to go to before returning.

Expensive for OK food. Now prefer the new place near Parkdale station (Vibe) which is still finding…read moreits feet but has great promise.

First time trying here as I have just moved into the area…read more Entree of satay sticks were amazing. Great size with very generous amount of sauce. Pad Thai sadly was a huge letdown. Very bland. Peanut dust on the top and lemon from a bottle!! Not good. Fresh lemon is a must for a good pad Thai. As are freshly ground peanuts. The service was very friendly although they brought our meals out separately with a large wait time for my friends meal. Sticky rice balls in coconut milk for dessert = not great. :-( Just want to add though that the staff were extremely friendly and attentive.

A typical good suburb Thai restaurant…read more I really liked the decor, the orange napkins match the wooden tables match the walls match the light shades. I had a duck curry, that was a bit chili hotter than I would have liked, but I could still taste the coconut in the rice. Busy, a good sign, friendly service, varied menu with big veg section, well written wine list. Does take away.

Disappointing food. Suffers from that suburban Asian restaurant malaise of every sauce/flavouring…read moretasting the same no matter how it's described on the menu.

Breakfast, we are told, is the most important meal of the day, but unfortunately very few…read morerestaurants get it right. The Diplomat Cafe in Highett I'm pleased to announce is one of the few. This cafe is centrally located on the main strip across the road from the Highett train station. The cafe itself is really well designed with a small show kitchen pumping out meals to a rather large minimalistic dining room. It really has a great vibe. The first thing that I was impressed with was the staff. Upon arrival I was greeted warmly, and escorted to my table, offered water and a coffee to start with. This in itself seems to be a lost art in today's restaurant scene. I ordered a jasmine pearl tea to start, which, when arrived was presented on a wooden board, with a cup, an iron teapot and a box with three sandglass minute timers. The first one set at one minute, the second at three mins and the third at five minutes. Each timer representing the strength of the tea. A pretty cool concept. The menu looked awesome, but all I really wanted was poached eggs, bacon and mushrooms. So that's what I ordered. Now it's generally at this stage when I ask the waiter if I could have my bacon crispy, but in all honestly I forgot, so I was a bit concerned. My breakfast arrived in a reasonable timeframe, and my first impression was, that it looked pretty good. It wasn't good, not at all, it was awesome. Let's start with the eggs. Perfectly poached, soft and gooey yolks, and perfectly poached whites. As much as the eggs impressed me it was the bacon that wowed me. Crispy but still juicy and full of flavour, just the way I like it. I have to say this was one of the best bacon and eggs I've ever had. The food that was coming out of that kitchen was amazing. So if you find yourself down Highett way check out The Diplomat, it truly was amazing.

WOW what a place! And what a find. The staff are extremely friendly, helpful and nothing was too…read moremuch trouble. Both the breakfast and lunch menu options were varied. I had the smashed avocado and poached eggs and it was absolutely scrumptious. Couldn't recommend this establishment enough. The atmosphere was buzzing and filled with laughter and cheer. A must try if you ask me.