Chat Thai - Circular Quay

Everything was good.. the best I liked was papaya Salad.. my chicken fried rice had loads of onion, taste was 6.5/10. Green curry was 7/10. Mango sticky rice was 6.5/10... The coconut sauce they gave was a bit salty, mango was not ripe, only sticky rice were good. But we had better than this food. Portion size was good.

Chat Thai at Circular Quay was buzzing with activity, humming with young people – and crammed with people ready to enjoy their night. We had to wait about 10 minutes before we could enter, that was OK. It was well managed. When we entered, we got a table to ourselves. I should’ve brought my reading glasses because some of the menu items are printed in very very small font – perhaps some room for improvement there. Plus the menus look very tired and old they could do with a reprint perhaps… The food was absolutely divine exceptional very flavor some and high-quality. I’m glad I bought the nonalcoholic lychee cocktail as my pallet required cooling down from the variety of spicy spicy dishes. Upon exiting, it was suggested to us that we join their club and mailing list and receive 5% off our total, we joined, and we look forward to visiting again.

Awesome, authentic, Thai food - great value! Papaya salad with salted egg: great balance of flavors, not too spicy Grilled prawns - only wish there were more! Beef Masaman curry - delicious, soft stewed beef, but the balance was a little off as there was a little too much cinnamon and star anise Crab fried rice - lots of crab, great “heat” on the wok cooking the fried rice. Texture/taste on point. Crab fried rolls: crispy, freshly made, nice sweet crab. What’s not to like Durian sticky rice - lots of sticky rice, not enough durian. Only disappointment of the evening. It was more durian syrup, not really chunks of durian. Would recommend, and come again! Make a reservation, it was slammed but we were seated immediately.

We had pad thai, spicy beef salad, and tom yum goon. Everything was so delicious. The total was $85. It is not cheap, but it's totally worth it.

📍Chat Thai - Circular Quay I recently dined at Chat Thai - Circular Quay, and overall, the experience was enjoyable, especially with their delicious and tasty food. The standout dish for me was the **Pad Mee with prawns**—an absolute gem! I’ve never had anything quite like it, and it left a lasting impression. However, there were a couple of things that fell short. First, the **grilled pork with sauce** was a big disappointment. The pork was extremely dry and tough, making it hard to enjoy. Typically, pork should be tender with a bit of fat, but this was the opposite. Second, the **mango with sticky rice** was another letdown. The mango was too sour and lacked sweetness, which completely threw off the balance of the dish. I informed the cashier about it, but unfortunately, the staff didn't handle the situation well. Instead of offering a solution or refund, they simply instructed the team to stop selling it. It made an already bad situation worse. Despite these issues, I still recommend this restaurant. The Pad Mee alone makes it worth a visit, but hopefully, they’ll improve on the other dishes moving forward! ♥️🫶🏻

What a find!! Really enjoyed the one pan dish. Clean and fresh ingredients, service is professional. We had mango with sticky rice with coconut milk very yummy. We definitely be back with family and will make sure to make res we reservation as they can get quite busy.

We had big expectations on this place for the good reviews and we become disappointed. Starting from the staff, it was very busy but we were not very welcome, refusing us one table for no good reason. After that, the lady who hosted us was nice. We come closer to closing hour, but we got refused the order of even one more beer. The worst part was the noise... made me crazy. We could not even talk inside. The food was mixed, some was very good and some very bad. So not sure what to say. The atmosphere is not so nice, but we are talking about a mall restaurant so... prices were ok.

I recently dined at Chat Thai, and unfortunately, the experience left much to be desired. First, the service was incredibly slow; we waited a long time for our food with little communication or attention from the staff. When our dishes finally arrived, the taste was just okay—nothing that really stood out or made the wait worthwhile. Additionally, the staff’s behavior wasn’t the warm or welcoming experience I had expected; interactions felt rushed and, at times, a bit dismissive. Given the number of dining options available, I can’t say I would recommend Chat Thai based on this experience.

I love everything I ordered! The crispy eggplant was perfectly crisp on the outside and tender on the inside with a nice light sauce that balanced the flavors. The duck curry was sweet and smooth. The prawn from the seafood section of the menu was more spicy as it had some red curry drizzled with coconut milk. All of the dishes were prepared fresh to order and came out in a timely manner. Our server took a while to initially come but was efficient for the remainder of our time. The ambiance is casual.

Average quality food that really disappointed us during our dinner visit Setvice was professional and prompt but the taste of the food was at most average My tiger tear steak was hard and the meat of questionable quality My wife's pad thai lacked taste period Maybe we ordered the wrong items but based on the glowing reviews our experience was not good I would not go back to Chat Thai based on the food quality

Very Authentic thai food chain in Sydney. Appear to be all Thai staffing. We ordered duck curry, Thai Fried Rice, Basil Fried Rice and Pat Thai. All dishes were delicious but our favorite was the Pat Thai. Good Atmosphere with open kitchen. Thank you

Wow this food was amazing ! Also fast service ! See pictures - I had the red curry chickens tons of flavor and not too thin sauce. Also the pineapple fried rice with chicken was one of the best I've had. So much flavor Also the Ki Mao with Beef Definitely a must try thai food in Sydney I don't know what these other people are doing with these reviews they clearly don't know good thai food. I travel to eat and always am very critical or bad thai places.

Arrived in Sydney from the states (CA) and while waiting for our room at the Marriott one of the staff recommended this restaurant. Walking in around 11:45 AM and there were only a few tables occupied. By 12:00 noon it was packed. Our dishes arrived quickly and were some of the best Thai food we ever had. My wife had Pad Thai and I had a dish (don't remember the name) that was similar to a soup that had dumplings and noodles. The flavor and quality were amazing. As we were leaving there was a line of at least 20+ people waiting to get in. Based on the service, ambiance and food I could see why so many people wanted to eat here. Prices were very fair and I'd highly recommend. We are heading back to Sydney for a couple of days before we leave Australia and definitely will be eating here again before we leave.

Have not had Thai for a while, an impromptu stop for a solo lunch and I was not disappointed. Reasonable pricing, chicken satay skewers were divine as was red duck curry soup and rice. Good ambience and a great vibe overall.

Authentic flavors authentic ingredients farm fresh ingredients vegetables rice extremely delicious. Service quick efficient. Beautiful modern design

Came on a Sunday afternoon after a long flight. Was staying close by and decided to come here since it was the only restaurant open. The ambiance is nice for a daytime thing. Got the red curry and my husband got the drunken noodles. Unfortunately the service was abysmal, the waiters would never come to us even though it wasn't busy. I had to flag them down a couple of times. As far as the food goes, it was good but thought it would be spicier. I wasn't expecting the extra charge as I'm not from Australia, so i thought it was rather expensive for two people. All In all, if there aren't other options then I would come here

Oh man.. located in a building full of restaurants in Circular Quay, I really really wanted to enjoy this place. The restaurant has greenery and wooden tables and is very visually pleasing. The food looks amazing and is presented very well.. but that's where the positive points end. The service was ok - we were sitting on the bench waiting for the restaurant to open and the sign still said closed past 11am. No one came to get us, knowing we were sitting outside waiting on the bench. We finally gave in around 11:15am and asked if they were opened and the lady told us they've been opened.. uhhh.. the sign still says close right at the entrance and all the employees are sitting at the tables eating lunch! Pretty unprofessional. We ordered food fairly quickly but the selection is HUGE! Literally pages and pages of things to choose from and all the photos looked delicious! We wanted everything! * LODT SHONG SINGAPORE - coconut milk with silky pandan dumplings.. a drink. The pandan dumplings were delicious but there weren't very many in the drink. I'd like to have seen more, like the photo as advertised. The coconut milk was overpowering and tasted like fake coconut flavoring. 2/5 * PADT SI-EW with Tofu - the noodles were overcooked and mushy. The tofu was soft and not the crispy kind. The flavors were just mediocre. 2/5 * SOM DTUM KAI KEHM - papaya salad with salty egg. I wanted to try this cause it was different. The salty egg didn't add much to the salad. Papaya salad was fresh and as expected. Lots of dried shrimp! 4/5 * GUAY TIEW DTOM YUM GOONG - thin rice noodles with king prawns, calamari, soft boiled hens eggs, chicken broth and herbals - a Noodle soup. Tasted a bit too sweet but good. Seafood overcooked. 3/5 * GAENG KEAW GAI - green curry with chicken. Loved the flavors of this dish the most but boy was it spicy! Wish there was a bit more substance cause it was a lot of broth! 4/5 Overall, it was ok Thai food. I've had way better. Was edible, just not memorable and I wouldn't come back again if I had other options!

Chat Thai is probably one of the better options on the lower end of the budget within the area. They provide quality meals quickly and the offer consistent quality. The staff are great and wait times normally aren't bad. Best for lunch in my opinion. You always know what you'll get here.

I always the order same thing when I come here, the Crying Tiger with a side of rice. It's reliable, delicious, and doesn't disappoint. Portion sizes are big, service is quick, and I've always enjoyed my meal. However, when coming here you have to take into account that it is a chain restaurant, and you'll get better/more authentic thai food elsewhere. But it's always a treat for me when I'm in town, and I have never regretted going here.

I really love the Thai food here, I wish they had this chain in New York. I wanted to order everything, but since it's just P and I, I had to narrow it down a bit of the dishes and since P is allergic to seafood, we're a bit limited on what we could share. Got my Traditional Red Thai Iced Tea and the following items were shared: Som Dtum Thai - good version of green papaya salad, but P wasn't into it because of the dried shrimp. Crab Fried Spring Rolls - had to eat this buy myself, but I didn't mind. Goong OPB Woon Sen - had these ridiculous Spencer Gulf King prawns and they were so good. Love the fact they left the heads on these shrimp, because I treat them like I do crawfish. Khao Grapao Bped - duck over rice dish and I remember liking P's dish too.

Stop here was mainly just due to walking around and not by design. They have quite an extensive menu and since I love soft shelled crab the dish that they had on the menu caught my attention . Not normally a curry fan but this was amazing. It had a very generous amount of crab and the onions and peppers were well cooked and still had texture (not cooked to mush) - This was a very pleasant surprise for a place that wasn't chosen "by design"

Service is very slow and bad. We have been waiting for the menu for the past 10 mins and nobody has even checked on us. Will give them another 2 mins.. and I will be gone from here and never return. Most of the restaurants around this place close early and these guys are open till late. Hence they know the customers come here to eat no matter how they service the clients. However the food is good.

Chat Thai is a chain that we found pop up in all the popular places. This location wasn't in a food court, but we did see other locations in food courts. It's definitely NOT food court food. Some people comment that the food is a bit pricey, but we thought it made sense for what you were getting. Everything was delicious! We weren't here during a busy time so service wasn't rushed or too slow. We were able to enjoy our meal with 2 kids and not worry about noise and also find dishes that were acceptable to more picky palates. We especially liked the duck curry and the pad thai. The Thai iced tea was also very good. With all the other excellent restaurant choices in Sydney, we didn't get a chance to visit again, but definitely would recommend to anyone visiting Sydney and save it on our list for the next trip.

Everything was salty and dry and the bbq pork definitely was refried a few time. It was near closing time and waitress came out to ask us:"you want anything else? Kitchen close soon" no thanks And expensive AF

This is a little more of a 1.5 review but I could see how this place could be quite a good experience if done right. We ordered the Chicken Salad (25), Padt Tai and the Yellow Curry Crab. Problems started with being seated in a largely empty restaurant (that to be fair got a little busier but still) in right next to a couple and the next couple was seated next to us, on tables so close you had to walk down the whole row of tables to get to the other side. So basically it was like sitting in the middle two seats on a 6 person rectangle with 4 people you don't know on either side having their own conversations. Not great. I mentioned the number of the chicken salad we ordered because problem #2 was that we asked to get the salad first, thinking it was a salad... the server was a little taken aback but didn't explain and as we are tourists who just the prior evening had observed that in Australia apparently when you order a salad they bring it out generally with or even after the main course and we are used to having salad come first. Also, when we ordered the yellow curry we asked if it came with rice and again the server was taken aback and said it came with noodles. Of course! Ok, more Aussie differences.... fun! As it played out, we got the salad first and it was hot, more like ground chicken with hot red peppers and a few sprigs of Arugula thrown in. It was so spicy I started getting hiccups and my poor companion was throwing back glasses of water. I was desperate then for our Padt Tai and "noodles" with the curry to come!!! Well come they did and the noodles were cold, thin, tasteless, and absorbed less moisture than the spoon. The yellow curry was also absolutely red hot, and only the Padt Tai remained as something to cut the spice. We ended up drinking the entire liter of water on our table, but honestly the flavors were good and the presentation was nice, if it wasn't so insanely hot. As I write this review quite a few hours later though I remain unsatisfied with the lack of an absorbent starch, and both me any my S.O. had a real stomach ache and I still can't get to sleep... this was without a doubt the spiciest Thai food I've ever had and all without any rice to take the edge off! One other point: at the end of the meal, while we were reflecting on our meal, our plates were removed and then... nothing! After 5 minutes or more while we looked around and wondered when we would get our check - I needed up flagging our server who was at that time chatting away with a coworker. When the server arrives I ask for the check and she chuckles, points to a number on our desk and a little condescendingly explains that we tell that number to the cashier and they will take care of the bill. I guess that should have been obvious? I wonder how long she would have left us sitting there if I hadn't called her over?

I love this place everything I have ordered has been great! I've ordered the green Thai with chicken,(Gaeng keaw Gai) the yellow curry, Padt si -ew I love the wide rice noodle ! The location at circular Quay is a very busy place !! you can order online for Takeaway too

Not many options down in this part of the city on a Sunday evening. But if you're looking for some good a Thai food before catching the Buda Gili light show on the opera house, this is a great place to grab a pad Thai for $15 au. Some fried rice with prawns and all the basics done well and quickly for a decent price for the Area.

Beautiful Thai food right next to Circular Quay.Very friendly staff,quick service and tasty meals. Highly recommended.

The whole dinning experience was not as good as I would expected. The service was very slow. We kept our hands up for a couple times and finally got a server came to take our order. However, the foods came out really fast. But no one ever came and checked to see if we need anything. Taste wise, I personally think they are too salty & need more herb flavor. One dish I highly recommend, KHANOM BUENG YOUAN. Light, fresh, perfect seasoning. A must try!

Fantastic food!!! Fresh ingredients & tasty. They have some innovative dishes I haven't seen in other Thai restaurants. Highly recommend

Worst Thai restaurant is CBD. Serving is so small. Pineapple fried rice does not have pineapple? Staff were so rude. Never again. Dirty plate. I wonder why this restaurant exist?

Really disappointing, serving is small. Menu does not indicate spice levels so when you order a curry you get surprised at how spicy it is. Pineapple fried rice barely had any pineapple! To top it off, service was bad!

Delicious food, spicy unless ordered otherwise. Love the green curry and lychee juice.

The crab rice is with no crab inside. It's all with egg and rice. I don't think it's good for the tourist.

Took the waiter over 30 minutes to even get to our table to get our drink order. They brought my friend some absolutely disgusting dish, and when he asked for a new one they took another 30 minutes to get it out to him, and then charged him for the other dish! I enjoyed my pad si ew which is why I'm not giving it 1 star, but definitely not good service at all.

Horrible service! The waiters did not pay attention one bit and we had to call the waiter over to take our order, bring us the bill and again to pick up the bill. The food was brought out one dish at a time with several minutes inbeteen each dish rather than all at once like any other restaurant. And to top it off, they charged for a container to take our leftovers. At least the food was good.

Close to my hotel. Reasonsnly priced. Good selection on the menu. Quick service. Good food. It's a chain, not a fancy place, but I recommend it for a good meal.