khao pla

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 the dishes we ordered.
i was too hungry to take photos but ordered the spicy papaya salad, pad thai, and a dish withporkbelly + 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

a very small place, so expect some queuing if you do not make a reservation. service was great. and food was amazing! we tried the banana blossom salad,porkribs, green chicken curry and we absolutely love everything! to close off, we tried the black sticky rice with thai milk tea ice cream. a recommended dish, you should definitely try it!

i had really high hopes for khao pla seeing as it’s rated as 4.5,so i was slightly disappointed when it didn’t meet my expectations:( the spicyporkdumplings were amazing, but the thai fried rice and pad see ew were a bit simple for my liking. the service was quick and i was surprised at how cheap the food was :)

average thai food.porkribs underwhelming and expensive for what it is. waitress rude and impatient

this is the second time i have come. the place is always so busy and that is understandable as the food is amazing. love their moo ping -porkskewers and their pad see eiw and their kana moo krob was very tasty.

moo ping:porkskewer ($3.50), muek yang: baby octopus skewer ($3.50), kana moo krob: chinese brocolli andporkbelly ($17) and thai-style biryani: fragrant rice, chilli dip, beef cheeks ($16.50). all the dishes were 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.

always my first choice restaurant in chatswood. try to come before 6.30 to avoid queue. especially on weekend. love the pad see ew and pad prik khingporkbelly. staffs are really friendly & helpful. recomended for thai food lover.

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 most dishes on the menu, the three staples for me are theporkribs, chicken wings and chicken cashew stir fry.

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

a must go whenever we are in sydney. we have been here three times and it has never disappoint us. first time was 2 years ago. went there at 9pm and half full with a bunch of friends and we left very impressed. brought a friend the second time and he ate two whole bowls of rice. service and ambience were above average. food was fantastic. loved the massaman curry,porkribs, pad see ew and the hor mok yang (fish pudding/tofu?). tofu and mushroom dish was ok, but maybe it was too spicy for my liking. the only downside is that it gets super crowding and you may have to wait a long time for a table. maybe try to go earlier to beat the crowd.

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 crispyporkbelly with green beans is a must try. the thai chilli make theporktaste 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 other dishes since they are one of the rare thai place in chatswood.

me and my friend kriska ate here just last night for a dinner. i'd have to say they serve good food.. on their menu they have some gourmet such as taretare, ceviche and the likes which i find impressive, for a casual thai restaurant.

but then we were really hungry so we had the we ordered theporkrib which was fabulous! so tender, and flavours are just awesome! serving was generous, i think we had 5 pcs of ribs for $20. we also had the pad-thai which i have to be honest, i have had better ones, i find it bit dry. finally, the dessert! hail their dessert!!! we had the black sticky rice! this is so colorful, underneath the black rice are some green tapioca and on top of that is milk-tea flavoured ice-cream which was sorta orange in color and had some nata-de coco on sides and bit of edible leaves garnish, isn't that fab for a $10?!?! oh and i forgot to mention they even have the "langka" (tropical fruit) on sides which are bright yellow and some yellow thing on top of the ice cream, i don't know what that one is! so many colors, textures and flavours!!! so yea, party in my eyes and in my mouth! don't you just love to eat with your eyes as well!? lol...!

on the other hand, service was good, they are friendly and we were accommodated straight away. ambience wise, place a bit small but really cool, they have some kinda newspaper design all over the wall.

although, i'd have to mention this, lol, we sat outside just because, and our waitress checked on us literally 5x to ask us if we are ready for our dessert.. lol.. that just made us bit uncomfortable. small stuff, so, 4 starts to you guys! overall i loved it! i'll take my husband here one time and we'll try your tartare and some other food! can't wait actually.

one of my favourite thai places in sydney, khao pla is always my go-to if i'm in chatswood and just simply need somewhere to eat that will never disappoint my tummy. price to satisfaction ratio guaranteed!

everything is worth a try. i wholly recommend theporkribs. 

the place is frequently busy so try get in during a time when it's not (i.e. not peak dinner/lunch). unfortunately, on one occasion i did have to wait a bit more than usual on a particular dish.

the food is very good. we had theporkribs, pad si ew and the sticky black rice and roselle for dessert. theporkribs were very good, full of flavour and crispy on the outside. the pad si ew was also very good. the sticky black rice was delicious. the amount of food was just right and not too little and not too much. the only thing was the service was not very friendly. the lady who took our order seemed very impatient. but overall, we were pleased with the food.

this place is always busy, good service and the wait for a table is not so bad (depending on day and time) sometimes there's too much fish sauce in the food, but if you don't mind the smell or taste, one of the best thai places out there

must try:
• raw salmon dish
•porkribs (delicious!)

the waitress wasn't lying when she asked us if we can take chilli, and then asked again!! the most spiciest papaya salad we have had so far! but you just can't keep away from the dish. if you can't take extreme spice, order the twice cooked sweet and sourporkribs to numb that pain. highly recommend.