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My Melbourne food adventures, past and present.
Lanna Thai287 Exhibition StMelbourne, 3000 Work has been ripping through me, have barely had a day to eat out - so going through some of my past food adventures. This was about 3 months ago or so, and meant to be a Macrob catch-up dinner of sorts but they mostly ditched and I was left third-wheeling J and L. Which I didn’t mind too much, better this couple than many others :P We struggled for awhile in deciding what to eat before consulting Urbanspoon in the last lecture of the day (this was during uni!); and stumbled on a Thai restaurant with a pretty decent score so off we went! It’s just a short walk up Little Lonsdale to get there so good location. We ordered (in the order pictured): Pad Thai - As good as any Pad Thai I’ve had, it’s one of my favourite noodle dishes from any cuisine. There was a good balance of flavours, and they weren’t stingy with the amount they gave you - so much that we were picking at it towards the end as we were getting full. Beef Salad - Wasn’t too impressed with the salad, it didn’t have a good mix of vegetables - it just didn’t feel right as a Thai salad should. It felt like just a mix of random stuff put together with a dressing. Thai Red Curry with Chicken - We ordered a mild curry as none of us could handle spice too much, and I must say I really enjoyed the curry! There was a good mix of everything you’d expect in a good curry with a depth created from all the spices used. Would have happily had more of this. Roti - The roti was a bit disappointing, it was flat and didn’t have the puffiness you’d get from a good roti. Sure, the satay dipping sauce was nice but the roti honestly just tasted like squashed toasted layer of flour. Coconut rice (just hiding behind the red curry) - Just your good ol’ coconut rice, nothing can really go wrong with this but thought I’d include it so you know the full meal. Overall, a nice Thai restaurant in the CBD but not sure I’d frequent it much unless I lived in the area as there are nice Thai restaurants closer to home.

Lanna Thai
287 Exhibition St
Melbourne, 3000

Melbourne Lanna Thai on Urbanspoon

Work has been ripping through me, have barely had a day to eat out - so going through some of my past food adventures. This was about 3 months ago or so, and meant to be a Macrob catch-up dinner of sorts but they mostly ditched and I was left third-wheeling J and L. Which I didn’t mind too much, better this couple than many others :P

We struggled for awhile in deciding what to eat before consulting Urbanspoon in the last lecture of the day (this was during uni!); and stumbled on a Thai restaurant with a pretty decent score so off we went! It’s just a short walk up Little Lonsdale to get there so good location.

We ordered (in the order pictured):

  • Pad Thai - As good as any Pad Thai I’ve had, it’s one of my favourite noodle dishes from any cuisine. There was a good balance of flavours, and they weren’t stingy with the amount they gave you - so much that we were picking at it towards the end as we were getting full.
  • Beef Salad - Wasn’t too impressed with the salad, it didn’t have a good mix of vegetables - it just didn’t feel right as a Thai salad should. It felt like just a mix of random stuff put together with a dressing.
  • Thai Red Curry with Chicken - We ordered a mild curry as none of us could handle spice too much, and I must say I really enjoyed the curry! There was a good mix of everything you’d expect in a good curry with a depth created from all the spices used. Would have happily had more of this.
  • Roti - The roti was a bit disappointing, it was flat and didn’t have the puffiness you’d get from a good roti. Sure, the satay dipping sauce was nice but the roti honestly just tasted like squashed toasted layer of flour.
  • Coconut rice (just hiding behind the red curry) - Just your good ol’ coconut rice, nothing can really go wrong with this but thought I’d include it so you know the full meal.

Overall, a nice Thai restaurant in the CBD but not sure I’d frequent it much unless I lived in the area as there are nice Thai restaurants closer to home.

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