khao pla

took my mum here for the first time and she had enjoyed the meal we had. despite the limited and uncomfortable seating's, the food was delicious and somedishesare quite different to the traditionaldisheswe usually find at a thai restaurant. 
i was surprised that the portions were a little bit small than expected, in comparison to my favourite thai restaurant in the city, which servesdishesat similar prices (more or less). 
however, because chatswood is close to us to get to on days we are too lazy to go out to the cbd we will definitely be coming back here! 
i wish they did deliveries further north of the area stretching up to gordon. hopefully in the near future!!

detail experience on my blog:
www (dot) miss-sennnaa.blogspot (dot) com/2016/05/feasting-in-chatswood-thai-close-to.html

i’ll start with the good - i ordered the chicken cashew stir fry which was great, and my friends enjoyed theirdishesas well. the highlight was definitely the dessert - black sticky rice and thai milk ice cream. that was delicious! overall, the food was very good in comparison to many other thai places around.

what’s stopping me from giving 5 stars is the service. thedishescame out haphazardly - i didn’t receive my meal until all the others finished theirs. the waitstaff also seemed very keen to get everyone in and out as fast as possible - not entirely a bad thing but made us feel rushed when deciding to order.

bad service by the male owner who told us that they don't give small bowls for sharing. then he threw one small bow for us and walked off. alldisheswere very slow to cone out.
although food was good but with the attitude like that we are not coming back.

really popular thai restaurant in chatty - a bit overrated imo.
i like how you can just leave your name and number and they then call you once your table is ready. service was decent until they forgot about one of thedisheswe ordered.
i was too hungry to take photos but ordered the spicy papaya salad, pad thai, and a dish with pork belly + veggies (i didn’t try this one but my mate said it was delicious).
the pad thai was a bit too sweet and the noods were overcooked. if you like chilli (like me) i highly recommend the salad ✨🌶 💕🥗 💯 definitely the stand out dish here

my favourite thai. im not thai nor have i ever been to thailand so i am probably the worst judge of this. but to me, this is the best thai in town. i think it's best to eat it as i would be skeptical about two of my favouritedishesbeing take away: beef tartare and raw scallops. it's a casual asian eatery with byo so don't expect service to blow you away but the food is superb. love it. the queues most evenings should speak for itself i guess.

moo ping: pork skewer ($3.50), muek yang: baby octopus skewer ($3.50), kana moo krob: chinese brocolli and pork belly ($17) and thai-style biryani: fragrant rice, chilli dip, beef cheeks ($16.50). all thedisheswere well-executed. i especially liked the rice dish with its use of herbs, tumeric and spice making it fragrant and the braised beef, melt in your mouth. my boyfriend enjoyed the skewers but i don’t think they were necessary. there was heaps of leftovers after our meal too as the portion sizes are so generous.

this place is definitely one of my favorite thai restaurants in sydney. if you love authentic flavor of thai food, you are sure to get it at khao pla. the taste is similar from thai food that i had in thailand, maybe not as spicy but still very flavorful. my favoritedisheshere are tom yum goong and seafood fried rice. the pad see yiew is a bit too oily but i guess that is how it should be. staff are nice and they would inform you if the food you ordered is spicy or not. overall it's worth the money.

first came here about 3 years ago and have been a regular since and rate this amongst the best thai places that i have been to. after trying my mostdisheson the menu, the three staples for me are the pork ribs, chicken wings and chicken cashew stir fry.

the only downfall is that they can be abit rigid if you want to make slight alterations todisheson the menu and they can be abit short with you but overall the food is sensational.

value of money choice. the tom yum soup is the most spicy one. no wonder the waiter reminded me twice and told us it can make any less hot. it tastes good as well as the beef, only beef is not spicy at all. recommend to only try those less spicydishesif you can't handle super hot.

food was great! we ordered musamun curry, red curry with duck, minced chicken and spicy fish. all were good!

however, service was beyond terrible. we tried to ask for water and waitress pretended not to see us.
we ordered 4dishesand only 3dishesarrived so we tried to call a waiter over but once again, every staff ignored us.

there were a lot of staff behind the counter and in the kitchen however only 1 staff roaming in the dining area which is why everything was so slow.

i also overheard 2 staff talking in thai, one of them told another to clean the table extra slowly so they do not need to accept more customers hence there were plenty of empty tables with reserve sign and long line of customers outside waiting.

i love the food here but i do not want to go back and experience staff’ terrible service and attitude.

went to this place on a weekday night and it is packed with customers. the ambience is quite chaotic. i really dont enjoy the meal when they squeeze me and my bf into a small table surrounding by so many people. the crispy pork belly with green beans is a must try. the thai chilli make the pork taste so good. however, the green curry is too salty. i feel hypertensive if i finish the whole curry bowl. 😫 the pad siew is tasty. overall, i will still come back to try otherdishessince they are one of the rare thai place in chatswood.

much spicier than average, which i don’t mind. many mains between $12-20 price point. quick, brisk and not unfriendly service. might need 3dishesbetween 2 people. has byo option with low corkage.

definitely one of chatswood’s better restaurants.

terrible food. the two noodledishesi ordered tasted burnt. i asked for certain things to be added or subtracted and they weren't. tried to get them remade and wasn't able to due to the order being take away and not sit in. don't go here

went here for dinner for a gf's bday and i'm amazed i've never heard of this restaurant before specially since i walked past it a couple of weeks before but i'm glad i've tried it. the food was so good. the portions were a little smaller than other thai restaurants i've been to but the flavours was definitely there. we ordered the pla dip and it was very cleansing in the palette and you can taste the flavour of the lime with the salmon. the fried chicken wings was nice amd crispy with a touch of spice. my favouritedisheswere the seafood fried rice and the wok fried veggies. both had so much flavour and the fried rice had the right amount of chilli kick. the seafood in the fried rice were perfectly cooked that it just melts in your mouth. my friend really liked the grilled fish curry wrapped in banana leaf and we also enjoyed the moo krob pad prik khing. i was also surprised at our bill at the end. it was definitely great prices for the food we would come back for to eat again. overall we all left satisfied and i would definitely go back to try out more of their dishes.

some say khao pla is chatwood's answer to chat thai. i disagree. i think khao pla is on par with chat, if not better. helmed by former ms g's chef, the popular thai restaurant features a wide array of reinvented thaidishesand popular classics.

i tasted their awesome tom yum wings (which taste almost similar to the ones i have at ms g), green curry chicken and pad thai chicken. the tom yum wings is subtlety spicy and savoury whereas the pad thai is a flawless combination of wok hei and intensity. however, the green curry was milky and could be spicier. i will return to try their other awesome dishes!!