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Jason KingSatang Thai
April 13th 2006 06:42
20 Quay Street, Haymarket 2000 - 9280 0956
Ok so I like Quay Street! It's central and convenient, and I pass it every day!
You might have noticed this is the third restaurant I'm talking about from there. Which is fair enough; it's got at least two good places, and a couple of dodgy ones. Plus it's opposite central and railway square, so it's on the way for most people. See? Everyone wins.
If you know the street like I do chances are you know Satang Thai. It's the fluoro orange setup with people spilling out on the footpath. And I may have described another restaurant as a 'box' but this place makes them pale in comparison. It really is a box. Have a look at the photo. It seats about 14 at absolute capacity and that's at the height of impracticality for thoroughfare. The kitchen is so small it's ridiculous; you cant pass from one side to the other, and the fridge can't open the entire way. I'm sure you get the picture; it's a restaurant made for takeaway. And take away they do. During the lunch hour a human traffic jam emerges, as the seats are packed, people wait for a table; and there's a queue for takeaway. And despite all this, it's fantastic.
You're not going to find flaming hot food here, and not the more complex dishes. This is traditional Thai chosen more for the farang ('foreigner') but trust me in this case it doesn't matter. The food comes on distinctive square plates, and the cutlery, water, glasses, and so on are strictly self service. Which is all well and good, but "Get to the damn food! Less talk more eat!". Am I right?
Ok! The Pad Thai is very well done, and slightly distinctive. The use an unconventional much thinner, not as wide rice noodle, almost the size of large vermicelli. There's a strong tomato flavour, and it's a little oily, but very flavoursome. You can ask for the dishes with less oil (and they listen to you instead of laughing at you) which I recommend because many of the dishes are heavy on the oil for stir frying.
The Pad Prik King is a great example of a fantastic dish. A huge mess of beans chicken capsicum and chilli comes on wonderful rice (which seems to go really well with all the stir fries for some reason, much better then normal rice. But it's the same variety. Go figure.) It's covered in that fantastic sauce and is really top notch.
The Pad Prik Sod is a heady stir fry with bamboo shoots, red chilli, basil, and green beans. The flavour of the basil has permeated the whole dish and is the defining flavour, along with a splash of fish sauce.
And it goes on; the chicken with cashews looks great, a little thicker, with baby corn and obviously cashews. So does the peanut sauce stir fry, which smells fantastic (for those not worried about calories - which should be all of us when it comes to good food!).
I strongly recommend Satang Thai; all the stir fries and noodle dishes are $7.50 at lunch, the soups even cheaper; and it only gets slightly more expensive at dinner. Satang Thai is the perfect option for a quick lunch in passing, or an early dinner, for those who want satisfying Thai comfort food.
Ok so I like Quay Street! It's central and convenient, and I pass it every day!
You might have noticed this is the third restaurant I'm talking about from there. Which is fair enough; it's got at least two good places, and a couple of dodgy ones. Plus it's opposite central and railway square, so it's on the way for most people. See? Everyone wins.
You're not going to find flaming hot food here, and not the more complex dishes. This is traditional Thai chosen more for the farang ('foreigner') but trust me in this case it doesn't matter. The food comes on distinctive square plates, and the cutlery, water, glasses, and so on are strictly self service. Which is all well and good, but "Get to the damn food! Less talk more eat!". Am I right?
Ok! The Pad Thai is very well done, and slightly distinctive. The use an unconventional much thinner, not as wide rice noodle, almost the size of large vermicelli. There's a strong tomato flavour, and it's a little oily, but very flavoursome. You can ask for the dishes with less oil (and they listen to you instead of laughing at you) which I recommend because many of the dishes are heavy on the oil for stir frying.
The Pad Prik King is a great example of a fantastic dish. A huge mess of beans chicken capsicum and chilli comes on wonderful rice (which seems to go really well with all the stir fries for some reason, much better then normal rice. But it's the same variety. Go figure.) It's covered in that fantastic sauce and is really top notch.
Before...
...And After!
And it goes on; the chicken with cashews looks great, a little thicker, with baby corn and obviously cashews. So does the peanut sauce stir fry, which smells fantastic (for those not worried about calories - which should be all of us when it comes to good food!).
I strongly recommend Satang Thai; all the stir fries and noodle dishes are $7.50 at lunch, the soups even cheaper; and it only gets slightly more expensive at dinner. Satang Thai is the perfect option for a quick lunch in passing, or an early dinner, for those who want satisfying Thai comfort food.
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Comment by amy
Wanted to share my Newtown Thai pick (and its not "Newtown Thai either) with you all: Thai La-Ong, 89 King St Newtown at the Redfern end. They even have little free dessert things on Thai holidays!
It's one of the cheapest, definitely the tastiest =)
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I'll have to check the place out! (Next door to uni; probably for you too?) Free desert! And yesterday was Thai New Year! (Songkran)
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That's MY thai place in newtown? I hit that place pretty often - we've probably been in there at the same time... you've probably stole my favourite table, you sneaky thief!