Chat Thai: Closed for renovations until 1 Oct at The Galeries, Sydney (29 Apr 2011)

Shop 5, Lower Ground, Food Avenue, The Galeries
500 George Street, Sydney NSW 2000
http://www.chatthai.com.au

Chat Thai heading to Westfield

If you've been a fan of the Chat Thai in The Galeries like me then you'll be sad to know they're closing for renovations until 1 October but their sign mentions they'll have a branch opening in Westfield Sydney on 17 August just down the road. Let's hope the prices remain just as reasonable but I'm suspecting like all eateries in the new Westfield Sydney they'll probably be a bit more expensive. The last time I visited I spotted someone ordering the Kana Moogrob ($8.90) so I thought I'd give it a try. It's quite a delicious sight of chinese broccoli and sliced crisp pork belly but it's the abundance of fresh chilli that has me quite scared. Thankfully it's more a sweet chilli than the heart-stopping variety. There's a decent amount of pork, with some bits more crisp than others. The Duck Noodle Soup ($9.90) has nice depth of flavour in the five-spiced smoked duck stock although being a fatty meat there's also a fair amount of skin which can't be too healthy.

Other visits to Chat Thai:

• 29 April 2011 - Kana Moogrob, Duck Noodle Soup

• 3 June 2009 - Chicken Fried Rice

• 4 June 2009 - Boat Noodle Soup with Pork, Som Tum: Green Papaya Salad

SNAPSHOT REVIEW:

PROS: Good tasting dishes at reasonable prices

CONS: The Galeries Chat Thai closing for renovations but hopefully bigger and better when reopened, Existing food court a bit run down

MUST TRY: Visiting the Westfield Sydney Chat Thai once it opens

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Kana Moogrob: Stir fry of chinese broccoli, fresh chilli and sliced crisp pork belly on rice ($8.90)

WORTH TRYING :-)

Duck Noodle Soup: Rice moodle in five-spiced smoked duck stock, BBQ duck fillets, bean sprouts, dressed with coriander and shallots ($9.90)

WORTH TRYING :-)

Closing for renovations until 1 Oct 2011

Menu specials

Food court seating

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Laksa King: Malaysian, CBD Sydney (16 Sept 2009, 8 May 2012)

41-43 Erskine Street, Sydney NSW 2000

Not as good as hoped

Laksa King looks promising with all the classic Malaysian and Chinese menu items but their Har Mee is unfortunately very weak in taste compared to Malay-Chinese which is one of the better ones around the city. A hit of their homemade chilli sambal makes it a bit better which is one of the hottest chilli sambals I've tried around town — it'll will give your taste buds a run for their money. The chicken rice was a bit on the dry side and the breast version had bones which shouldn't be the case. The soup tasted OK but was very small.

Other places tried for Chicken Rice

Other places tried for Har Mee:

• 25 Jan 2012 - More More Char

• 6 Oct 2010 - Singapore Shiok!*

• 24 Sept 2009 - Laksa House

• 16 Sept 2009 - Laksa King

• 12 Aug 2009 - Jaya Malaysian

• 23 April 2009 - Lee's Malaysian

• 24 March 2009 - Malay-Chinese

• 19 Oct 2008 - KL Kopitiam Malaysian Cuisine

Har Mee $9.20

Hainanese Chicken Rice $9.20

Ginger and chilli sauce

Side soup

Bone factor for the breast chicken rice - shouldn't be?

Revisited: 8 May 2012

Seafood laksa ($12.50 dine in only area) — broth a bit on the light side, some ingredients like fish cake and hokkien noodles a bit firm. Decent sized portion though.

Duck noodle soup ($11.50 dine in only area)

DINE IN ONLY section adds 50 cents to the menu items but you get table service

No shortage of downlights in this place

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