Sunday, 8 May 2011

Home Thai Restaurant - Haymarket, Sydney

A recent new favourite is Home Thai Restaurant on Sussex Street. Sydney crowds seem to have a fascination with open kitchens. It has the ability to draw the attention of by-passers and entertain those waiting for tables. Every time I walk or drive pass Home Thai, there is a large crowd standing outside waiting to get in. If you want to avoid the wait, my tip is to either arrive before 12:30 pm for lunch or 6 pm for dinner. But if you are extremely organised, you can try giving them a call in advance to book a table.

The crowd at 6pm


















After a short wait, we were in. A bottle of water was brought to our table swiftly, our drinks order taken and we were left to study the menu. The routine was precise and efficient.

Thai Milk Tea and Ice Coffee






































The menu is long and the description lengthy, I was glad to see some pictures which assisted my selection process. Orders are taken on ipads and our meal arrived shortly.

Entree
Moo Mai - Skewed pork neck marinated in herbs sauce served with chef's sauce. The meat was tender, glazed in a slightly sweet sauce and served with a spicy dipping sauce.

Hoi Jor - Deep fried pork, crab meat, waterchest nut wrapped with bean curd served with plum sauce.


























Kui Chay - Steamed dumpling stuffed with garlic chive. We saw a plate of these on almost every table. Very similar to the garlic chive dumplings at Yum Cha.


Kanom Pak Kad Tod - Homemade deep fried white raddish, dried shrimps, peanut, celery in tofu skin served with plum sauce.

Salad
Somtum - Green papaya with garlic, chilli, tomato, green been, dried shrimp, peanut, lime juice, palm sugar.

Yum Hua Plee - Banana flower with chicken, prawn, shallot, coriander, onion, dried coconut, cashew nut, fried shallot, chili jam with chef’s dressing.

Pu Nim Yum Mamuang - Deep fried soft shell crab served with mango salad. One of my favourite dish, spicy and sour, crunchy cold mango with warm soft crab meat. 

Grill
Kor Moo Yang - Grilled marinated pork neck served with nam jim jiew and fresh vegetable

Soup
Tom Yum Goong - Spicy prawn soup with mushroom and thai herbs. A word of warning, extremely spicy!
Noodle
Pad C Ew - Fresh rice sheet noodles wok tossed in a soy sauce with chinese broccoli, chicken or pork and egg
Lad Nah - Fresh rice noodle with chinese broccoli in gravy bean sauce.

Dessert
Par Tuhng Go - Deep fried bread stick with custard. Only available for dinner. Freshly fried dough sticks served with a pandan custard dipping sauce. A must if you still have room.
Sa-lim - Colourful jelly in coconut milk. A weird but wonderful dessert which is both sweet and savoury. Maybe not for everyone.
I know I will be back despite the crowd.

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