【Sydney Food】Samosorn Chat Thai

For all the Thai food lovers in Sydney, great news – there’s now a brand new Thai eatery by the glorious Chat Thai (click me), tucked away in the Pitt Street Myer food court: Samosorn.

—–HER{curio}MAJESTY SCORE SHEET—–

Visited: 22 August 2014 (for lunch) & 5 September 2014 (for dinner).

Food: 9/10 || Ambiance: 8/10 || Service: 7.5/10

What I loved: The food. The decor. The efficiency.

Will I come back: Yes.

 

Chat Thai is my favourite Thai restaurant in town. However, when I first heard about a “new Chat Thai” opening at the Myer food court, I wasn’t too intrigued as this was not the first time that Chat Thai’s ventured into a food court; and the quality of food had not been as consistent in their food court shop compared to their actual restaurants.

Yet, I was blown away by Samosorn.

Despite being in a food court, Samosorn has its own seating area that they had obviously put in a lot of effort in fitting out. Once I set foot in it, I had completely forgotten that we were actually in the Myer food court. Its only “food court feature” is that you have to order and pay at the front for your meal.

Pad Si Ew (#1), $12.50. I always order the Pad Si Ew whenever I try out a new Thai restaurant. It’s my indicator of whether a Thai place is worth coming back for.

I’m pleased to report that my Pad Si Ew was cooked to perfection. It’s not too sweet nor too salty; not to dry nor too soggy, everything was just right. The masterful use of the wok brought out the amazing aroma of the ingredients and the seasoning. Just perfect.

My Colleague’s Chicken Cashew Nuts with rice (#16), $14.90.

My boss’  Grapao Mhu Grob (stir fried crispy pork belly, fresh chilli, holy basil with fried egg and rice, #18), $13.90. She let me tried a bite of the pork, and it was indeed very crispy and absolutely delightful.

On my second visit, I saw a man at the neighbouring table having a bowl of noodles that looked really good. So Jen went up and asked them what they were having – it was #23, Sukho thai (spicy thin rice noodles with fish dumplings, bbq pork and minced chicken), $12.50.

I rarely have noodle soup at Thai restaurants, but I really liked this! It was a bowl of spicy and sour Thai flavoured wonderfulness, with generous servings of meat and fish-balls.

Jen and I had to order these because the mugs were just too cute. Cha nohm rorn (sweet tea with caramalised milk), $4.5.

The place is brilliantly designed to recreate the atmosphere of a traditional Thai hawker-food precinct, and to think of it, it’s very fitting that it’s situated in a food court.

Whilst I was extremely happy with the food on both my visits, I noticed that their pricing was slightly on the higher end for a “street food” experience. Nevertheless, the freshness, flavour, portion, efficiency and choices here was worth every cent.

I’m very excited to have this new Chat Thai in the neighbourhood, because it’s so close to my work and there was no queue on my last two visits! The turnaround here seemed lot faster than the Haymarket and Westfiend one, however, the food was as good.

There are still so many dishes on the menu that I want to try. I will definitely be back.