phu thai esarn

gotta love consistency. i've been here over 5 times and eachtimei leave full and satisfied.

the penang curry is a nice ballance if sweet with a hint of spice (though slightly too liquid). the pad thai still has a slight chew, which i appreciate. the amount of seafood they provide makes each dish value for money. and the vegetables are not overcooked (which is what happens a lot with asian food).

the sticky rice is moist and the roti crispy. they don't make fresh roti but i don't mind the package stuff (i buy it myself).

its byo but i generally get the red metal merlot. not the best pairing but a solid wine to sip on.

staff are friendly enough and the atmosphere is pleasant.

it's in the entertainment book, which is an added bonus.

this place used to be consistently good but we had a not so good experience yesterday - they weren't busy (2 other tables) so not sure what the reason was for a less than a game.my meal was taken to another table, where the unsuspecting diner had been enjoying it until it was hurriedly whipped away from him and back to the kitchen.  it took them 20minutes to make the firsttimebut i got a replacement in a few moments.  they said it was made fresh but i felt funny and lost my appetite.we were polite and left without eating.  we paid full price and there was no apology, leaving a bit of a bad taste.  perhaps try other places in the area instead of this one.

myself and three friends dined at phu thai esarn last night and thoroughly enjoyed our experience! we loved the service - our waitress was attentive, friendly and totally onto it. we were particularly impressed that she kept refilling our water without us asking, regardless of how busy they were. our fourth person arrived just after the three of us had ordered and the waitress came over and took her order rather quickly, and her food came at the sametimeas the rest of ours. speaking of, the food came so promptly and all came at the same time.

as a vegetarian i love the amount of choices provided by phu thai. the fried vegetarian spring rolls were an excellent entree - they were perfectly crispy on the outside but moist on the inside.
my khoa pad tofu (veggie fried rice) was delicious but too big of a portion for me to finish. if you're starving, you'll probably manage it and it's excellent value for money. i had a taste of my friend's red curry todu and it was delicious - i know what i'm getting next time! the general portion sizes are large, so great for sharing or for hungry diners.

the atmosphere was perfect with the dim lights and the decorations, friendly staff and delicious food. byo is a bonus, definitely making this a top restaurant in my book!

dined here for the firsttimethe other evening with friends and i can't believe i have never been before. the food is so tasty, fresh and reasonably priced. the fresh spring rolls as an entree were just perfect. the staff are so courteous and friendly with such lovely smiles. the decor is wonderful, cosy yet bright and welcoming. being byo is also a bonus. i will definitely be back.

have been here twice now. the firsttimewas last year for a friend's bday. food is tasty but very expensive. the secondtimewas last week. food was tasty again but something shocking happened. at 11pm, when there were still 4 patrons still eating, they turned off the lights and the heater! obviously they wanted to close but they could have changed the sign at the front instead of making us finish our food in the dark and the cold! absolutely shocking and i'm never going back. with terrible service, its not worth it.

we dined at phu thai esarn tonight for the firsttimeand enjoyed a lovely meal. we shared an entree of toong thong, deep fried minced chicken and shrimp parcels (wontons). they flavour was good, albeit dominated by the frozen mixed vegetables in the filling. our main course was excellent. we highly recommend the panaeng curry with thick coconut milk, which we had with decent sized strips of chicken. the flavour went well with jasmine rice (which had to be ordered and paid for separately). we found the roti to be quite greasy but it soaked up the leftover curry just fine. the nam-tok beef was a delicious taste sensation and quite different to the usual thai fare - well worth a try. our service was great and the environment is fine, although very much let down by having the tables squashed together like sardines.

my wife and i had an another very enjoyable and tasty lunch at the phu thai esarn restaurant, ordering the pad see yew and chicken pad thai meals respectively at $10.00 lunch special. the place was quite a-buzzing when we arrived and was more so by thetimewe left, a a large group of ten came in midway through our meals.
our poor young waitress was continuously rushed off her feet literally......but she did her job admirably, always smiling and cheerful. my only criticism of the place was its rather uncomfortable well overused chairs ( which should all be replaced immediately) and sharp broken glass top corner of my table (which could render unlucky diners a serious injury).










review by: phil1618 (14) on 20th august 2010
total 7.3
food 7
dessert n/a
presentation 7
service 9
environment 7
toilets 5

we had the lunch special at the phuthai esarn restaurant today.
this consisted of a pad thai chicken meal with a side plate of a large round piece of roti bread (with a yellow coloured sauce) and a cup of chinese tea costing $15.00 in total.
the pad thai chicken meal was quite nice and enjoyable but a bit on the sweeter side i thought.
the roti bread was okay but a little dry i thought. i would have preferred my usual peanut sauce to dip the roti bread in.
the service was excellent. we were well looked after by a very friendly chinese-thai waitress.
it wasn't very busy for lunch there today, so our meal arrived very quickly.
if there was any criticism, i thought the restaurant itself was somewhat over-cluttered with too many tables and chairs, making ease of movement quite restricted.
overall it was nice simple lunch at a reasonable price in a a very pleasant thai restaurant.
we would like try the phuthai esarn restaurant again for dinner one night