433 Elizabeth St
Melbourne, VIC 3000
Melbourne, VIC 3000
Sparing you all my oft-rehashed rant
on limp-wristed Thai food in Melbourne,
I’ll get straight to Thai Culinary,
a small eatery on Elizabeth Street and neighbour to one of my all-time
favourites, Rose Garden.
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The
first impressions weren’t good. Well the first-first impression was fine; the
interior was bright and clean, with some vaguely cultural paintings hung at
intervals along the wall. But the second-first impression was terrible, when we
found ourselves completely ignored by the wait staff, and had to sit ourselves
down. It was another 10 minutes before we were finally acknowledged.
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| Thai Fried Rice with Chicken ($11) |
I
ordered the Thai Fried Rice with
Chicken ($11), wanting something familiar over an adventure. I would
probably rate this fried rice at slightly above par – there was nothing
remarkable about it at all, but it had a good smokiness from the wok, and the
chicken was very lean. However I couldn’t work out for the life of me what made
it Thai.
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| Fried Chicken Spare Rib ($10) |
Proving
that deep-frying will always end well, Chris’ Fried Spicy Chicken Spare Rib ($10) was a delight. The
coating was a much more Thai-like blend of spicy, sweet and tangy, and the
crunchy skin hid some very, very juicy chicken.
All
in all, I’d be thoroughly unimpressed if it weren’t for the fantastic chicken
ribs. The fried rice was pleasant but very un-Thai, and the wait staff’s
attitudes were absolutely shocking. Thank goodness for deep fryers.
Rating: 11.5/20 – redeeming chicken
ribs.
This rating reflects my personal
experience at the time of visit. And the amount of curry I ate in Japan.
I work just around the corner from there.. and I must say, their fried rice is soooo full of MSG and oil! But it tasted good even though I suffered later and having to drink heaps of water later. haa
ReplyDeleteHaha it's the MSG and the oil making it taste good! You're so lucky to be working in the CBD; I'll be working just outside of the CBD next year so no lunch break blogging for me I'm afraid :(
DeleteA shame this place didn't have great service - that makes all the difference to a restaurant visit I find. At least you were able to get one tasty dish out of your visit!
ReplyDeleteHi Christine, thanks for dropping by! As terrible as this sounds, I'm almost inclined to dislike restaurants with atrocious service out of spite! :p In all seriousness though, I agree that service makes a huge difference to how I feel about a restaurant, but when service fails there's always fried chicken!
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