khao pla

i’ll start with the good - i ordered the chicken cashew stir fry which was great, and my friends enjoyed their dishes as well. the highlight was definitely the dessert - black stickyriceand 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. the dishes came 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.

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, pork ribs, green chicken curry and we absolutely love everything! to close off, we tried the black stickyricewith thai milk tea ice cream. a recommended dish, you should definitely try it!

i dont normally hunt thai food. khao pla, though, has me coming back again n again for more. either for a quick dine-in or takeaways. these guys got me hooked. and i havent even gone thru all their offerings yet😆. good times ahead (i hope).

pla dip, salmon sashimi thai salad 4/5, gotta eat this to believe it.

banana blossom 2.75/5, ok the only 'blemish' as was in chum tang, its friendly companion store, more down to personal taste. so shoot me.

wok fried pla pad cha, fish fillet w ginger eggplant chilli basil kaffir lime 4.25/5, not a big fan of cilantro/eggplant. but again, khao pla just continues to defy my personal preferences😤. i can have this everyday. btw they use a round raw type of eggplant; wren eggplant. bite size, crunchy w a wee of bitter tinge at the end.

khao pad cha, southern style prawn friedrice4/5, sounds so simple. was dithering between this n the sriracha friedricebut went w the lovely lady's recommendation.

tom yum wings 3/5, ahhh a case of siblings' rivalry going on here. chum tang has it hands down i am afraid but khao pla's version is still up there enough for me to re-order.

review based on multiple visits, dine in n takeaways. service can be patchy at times so if that's your thing, go away. make the q shorter here😜.

menu changes from time to time. i hope head chef pla n team keeps up their excellent work, front n back👊🏼

we love the red curry, chicken skewers and the mango stickyricedessert they used to have. however, on our last visit over a month ago, the waitress was extremely rude. she kept mentioning the prices to everything and how thericewas going to cost an additional 3$ as if to say we couldn't afford it. we have just not returned even though we love the food.

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 spicy pork dumplings were amazing, but the thai friedriceand pad see ew were a bit simple for my liking. the service was quick and i was surprised at how cheap the food was :)

massaman beef was quite good. service was great as well.
although thai stickyricetasted like it was cooked yesterday, cold and not sticky at all.

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 the dishes were well-executed. i especially liked thericedish 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.

best friedricein sydney. best place for thai cuisine. visit there once a week.

pla ped pae wok fried fish takeaway for $17. food was tasty but very small portion. noriceincluded and surcharge for paying with credit card.

love the pad thai here. keep coming back to it.

and the green curry is really nice too. order ariceto go with it lols

but it is a bit cramped for me.  and noisy.

the food and dining experience at khao pla, chatswood used to be great but we've noticed a decline. the service is curt and unfriendly, the food is served late, ourricedish was crunchy and one dish was cold (octopus is not tasty when served cold!). and what's up with the measly serving of white wine for $10 a class? halfway through our meal, despite it being late, we were asked to vacate our table by a certain time. given that there was no line snaking out the door (unusual for 7pm) and the family next to us were not asked to do the same, we were offended. overall, the experience for us has soured and we won't be back again.

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 the pork rib 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 blackriceare 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.

used to be a lot better.
ordered takeaway for kuy teaw kee mao and panang curry with rice. both were quite disappointing especially the kee mao noodle dish. salty, old ingredients,ricenoodle texture was hard, no wok flavour and overly spicy. the panang curry was just way too salty not to mention thericewe were given was old as well.

the food is very good. we had the pork ribs, pad si ew and the sticky blackriceand roselle for dessert. the pork ribs were very good, full of flavour and crispy on the outside. the pad si ew was also very good. the sticky blackricewas 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.

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 favourite dishes were the seafood friedriceand the wok fried veggies. both had so much flavour and the friedricehad the right amount of chilli kick. the seafood in the friedricewere 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.