Drinks: Lychee Blend, Lime Refresh $4.00 each
Before our chocolate feast, Little J and I had a cheep and cheerful meal at Let’s Eat Thai restaurant in Marrickville. I pass this restaurant every single day, but I never really gave it a second thought until I read that it was run by ex-Spice I Am veterans. After some positive reviews, I knew that I had to add it to my list of places to try. We arrive early, secure a table and order some drinks to start off. The lychee blend was sweet and the lime refresh was, well, refreshing! Both were perfect throughout the meal in downing the chilli!
Som Tum $7.90
I always think that som tum is a really great way to judge whether a Thai restaurant is either good or great. Som tum is a papaya salad, with dried shrimp, tomatoes, snake beans, garlic, chilli, fish sauce, lime juice and peanuts. I enjoyed the crunch of the green papaya, dried shrimp and snake beans, although it did get quite spicy for me! I’d say it was better than good, with a lot of potential to become great.
Neu Pad Cha $15.90
The Neu Pad Cha is stewed beef which is so very tender, fried in a homemade chilli paste with Thai eggplant. The stewed beef was a real hit, being so tender and fell apart with just the slightest touch. It was quite spicy and the mild Thai eggplant balanced things out nicely.
Special: Massaman Duck $19.90
The final dish we ordered was from the specials board, it was the massaman duck curry. This consisted of smoked duck, potato and cashew nuts. I am a huge fan of massaman curry as it is quite sweet, and you can never go wrong with potato and cashew nuts, but I think I prefer a beef massaman as the duck didn’t quite seem to infuse as much of the flavour as I would have liked.
Overall:
Let’s Eat Thai offers some good, honest food without any fanfare. It’s relatively easy on the wallet and and perfect if you’re looking for a casual dinner out. I’d definitely like to try more of their menu, so I’ll definitely be back.
Let’s Eat Thai Restaurant 352 Illawarra Rd, Marrickville NSW 2204 Tel: (02) 9558 9508 Open 7 Days Lunch (Tuesday – Sunday), Dinner Daily
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Wow, i love your new camera. the food looks delicious.
Oh Betty, I think we need you to give us a Marrickville food tour soon!
I love duck but I think it is best left out of a massaman curry, that is home of beef. Great choice of foods, I feel like papaya salad too, it is so summery.
oh yum that duck massaman curry looks so good. Betty please please organise the dinner already.
There’s something about papaya salad that makes me taste it when looking at it! Painful really, given that it’s dinner time and I’m too lazy to do anything about it. I wish Marrickville wasn’t so far away.
I really need to get back here sometime. The stewed beef looks sensational!
I do like the look of the som tum. Too many times have I had ones that either have more shredded carrot than papaya, not enough chilli, not enough shrimp paste or not enough of all of the above!
Oh dear, I rarely ever eat out in Marrickville and you shame me =D Maybe I need to start making visits to my neighbours soon and follow your trail =D
I concur with billy, marrickville tour soon!!
Same, never venture out to Marrickville but seems like there’s so many good spots out there! I love massaman curry too, but I’ve never tried the duck version.
MM that papaya salad looks so good!!
Hi Laura: Thanks
Hi Billy: Sure, come to my hood!
Hi Mark: I have to agree with you on that, the duck did feel a little out of place!
Hi Linda: It wasn’t bad, but I think I’ll go for the traditional massaman next time
Hi Conor: Haha papaya salad has magical powers!
Hi John: Yeah, that was one of my faves.
Hi Mademoiselle Delicieuse: Yeah I’ve had a lot of disappointing som tum’s aswell! I think you can tell whether a Thai restaurant is good by their som tum!
Hi Angie: Yeah, I actually don’t eat out that much in my area either! I feel like I need to discover more too!
Hi FFichiban: Come to my hood
Hi Maria: Yeah, it’s becoming quite trendy! haha. Yeah, I think I prefer the traditional versions, but the duck wasn’t too bad.
Hi Rhonda: It was yum