Maggie's Thai

Came here for a Thursday night dinner and the place was packed which I thought was a good sign. Once we ordered, we waited a bit for our entree (chicken satays) to arrive, for context the next door table was seated after us and got their entrees first. The mains were a complete let-down, the chicken fried rice was flavoured by salt and soy sauce, the red duck curry was average and lacked complexity (also portion size was small), however the only saving grace was the green papaya salad with the battered prawns. The staff were too busy trying to fulfil takeaway orders to service the dine-in customers properly. I would recommend you go elsewhere for better Thai food.

It would be easy to walk past this unassuming hole in the wall. There isn’t much room and the decor isn’t fantastic. While walking past you might wonder why it’s so packed. The reason is, the food is amazing here. The service is variable. I’ve been at times when the service is fantastic and attentive but I’ve also been when it was terrible. The reason to come here is for the food. Some of the best Thai food in Sydney. It’s surrounded by flashy pubs and restaurants but this little hallway is a real gem. Don’t walk past! Pop into the bottle’o next door. Grab a bottle and sit down and enjoy.

Its a cosy little place and the food is quite tasty. The problem I had with it was that it’s not good value for money. The stir fries all cost over $20 and they don’t even come with rice or noodles. You have to order that separately. And the size of the actual stir fry is pretty small. I felt a little disappointed after the meal because of that.