Came all the way from Canada and went to Thai Essence for a family supper, and all I can say is we…read moreenjoyed every meal served!! From their refreshing watermelon juice, crispy entrees (my son could not stop eating their eggrolls and their battered soft shell crab) to the soup and main meals. All were super tasteful and well presented. They have an extensive menu with a lot to choose from. Despite their busy evening, you could feel the staff was attentive to each clients present. Easy to find free parking on a saturday and baby friendly atmosphere. Really nice decor which made great family pictures souvenir. Definitely worth a stop, you won't be disappointed!

Beautiful restaurant! We visited from the States and the chef surprised us with her specialty…read moredishes. We had the seafood fried rice, fried fish, papaya salad and other fabulous dishes. The smoothies were so good. The mango smoothie is now my children's favorite drink. I don't think we'll be able to find the same drinks in the states. We returned a second time before our trip ended. Must try the fried ice cream and sticky rice mango coconut dessert. So delicious. Compliments to the chef(s), all the employees and the owners. Everyone was so welcoming to us. Highly recommend for authentic Thai food with great ambiance. Everyone needs to try this place out. You'll love it and will never want to go to any other Thai restaurant in Sydney.

My aunt took is here after landing in Sydney and it was ok. Nothing really special. The restaurant…read moreis pretty big and nice looking and service was decent. I'm not sure how pricing is because she paid and the menu we looked at was just filled with pictures. We ended up ordering the sausage, Chicken skewers, fried egg salad, chicken salad, papaya salad, Tom yum soup, ox tounge, pandan sticky rice with ice cream and banana fritter with ice cream. The highlight for me was the ox tounge and the fried egg salad. The egg was cooked to perfection and it was really good. The ox tounge was unique and has a chewy texture and flavor was good. Everything else was ok and pretty standard. It does take a while for food to come out and our server was so unenthusiastic looking. Overall, an ok Thai/Laos restaurant

Every Tuesday at work we get take away delivered from here for lunch!…read more For an order over $30 they will deliver it free within a few Km's Now the food. Yum yum yum! And the value is absolutely awesome! Lunch special includes pad Thai, pad see ew, green red massaman or yellow curries with rice for only $8.80 or even stir fries for 8.90 and you can't complain at that! The pad Thai is authentic and delicious you want more! The red curry is a winter warmer for those cold days. And the chilli chicken basil stir fry is NOT for the feint hearted, if you want hot chilli you get hot chilli with this, it had me running for the milk in the fridge lol! But this place is awesome definitely recommend,!!!!!

Excellent food. Tried the coconut King prawn, beef red curry, chicken yellow curry, and fried rice…read morewith duck. All delicious, especially the red curry if you like a hint of sweet. Beautiful and comfortable atmosphere.

We've been to this restaurant numerous times. The food is fantastic and the atmosphere makes you…read morefeel welcome. The dining tables are positioned far enough that you've got privacy and close enough that the place feels alive. It's a great place to get good Thai food. There's not many around the Bankstown area, so it's a welcome addition to the area.

My favourite Lao diamond in the dust. This place is truly a local's gem and my go-to when I need to…read moresatisfy that spicy, sour, salty craving of the real deal lao cuisine. For those of you who are not acquainted with Lao cuisine check out Star Lao as a first experience, you know what they say about first impressions! My staples... Lao 'Som Tum' Paw Paw Salad - Traditional salad dish of shredded paw paw, carrots, cherry tomatoes, dried shrimp in a salty, spicy, sour crab paste sauce. Must get it spicy otherwise it can be a little pungent Lao Sausage - Seasoned with Lao flavourings & sticky rice, again salty, sour & spicy with sour/spicy fish sauce dip Grilled Ox Tongue - Perfectly tender and succulent grilled Ox tongue with sour/spicy fish sauce dip Chicken Feet Salad - crunchy clean chicken feet (don't let the toes gross u out haha) mixed with Asian herbs, carrots, red onion in a spicy sour fish sauce Green Chicken Curry - they sure do keep it literal as this place rocks the greenest green curry I've ever seen! I've been told they use spinach to give it the bright green colour but when it's this good is even gobble it down if it were purple! Grilled Pork Belly - A little indulgent with all the fat but oh so worth it. Lightly battered and grilled leaving a thin crispy covering before it melts away into your mouth. Dishes average $8-10, an absolute steal!

There are Thai Restaurants, and then there is Nam Jai. This place never ceases to impress my wife…read moreand I. We have tried several Thai Restaurants in the Sydney and Macarthur area, with few comparable to Nam Jai. My wife even remarked the other day that we didn't even get such awesome Thai food in Phuket! The place has heart, with the staff being family of the owner and Chef, we always feel welcomed. You can dine in, which is lovely during summer with the massive glass windows opened wide (of course on super hot or cold days they will definitely have air-conditioning on), or simply take away. BYO and ample parking outside (but of course you probably shouldn't mix the two options).

This busy restaurant in Blackheath has a wide range of Thai and Malaysian style food. Always fresh…read moreand tasty. Service is quick and friendly. Food is efficiently prepared. The decor is simple and pleasant. Conveniently located near the main shops.

We arrived casually for lunch on a journey back to Mudgee from Penrith, and couldn't have been more…read morewelcomed. The restaurant is on a converted house, but the boys in the back know how to create the best traditional and current Thai dishes that customers would want. No pretensions, but I will want to try them again ASAP.

Been here millions of times, me and my family LOVE this place, the food is absolutely amazing and…read morethe staff are incredibly nice and attentive. The restaurant itself looks amazing and the outdoor seating is very nice. Will definitely be back again.

Great and fast customer service, tasty food, live music too loud. Not great table set layout as you…read moreliterally lean on person behind you. And I definitely dislike to be close and make that sort of "contact" to random strangers. Weird layout and design of interior.Aircon worked half way capacity as it was really hot and humid day. Bit pricy for certain dishes but again it taste much better than in local club with buffet food. I would give 3 and half stars if l could, but there's no option for it. I will go there again, even though there's no option for split payment! Shame. Hope they'll make more improvements to get 4 and half stars from me.

Very good food. The curries are very delicious and the service was great. Highly recommended.read more

Wow. The food here is so delicious and authentic with very friendly staff!…read more This restaurant is a favorite of my parents and I understand why. All I can say is this is such a wonderful place and you need to try it! Favorites: - crispy fried rice - amazing! - seafood fried rice - also fantastic - crispy pork belly salad - absolute must - laos sausage - delicious! Can't wait to come back!