Chat Thai

I used to visit Chat Thai in Manly frequently for their authentic Thai food but hadn’t been back in a while as the flavors had changed. This time, I returned during a quieter period, and the food was absolutely top-notch! The Tom Sap was perfectly tangy, the papaya salad fresh and flavorful, the grilled chicken tender and smoky, and the Pla Pad Cha was bursting with spice and aroma. It felt like the authentic Chat Thai I fell in love with. Highly recommend giving them another try. I can’t wait to return for more authentic Thai food around the Northern Beaches ! 🥰

Pad Thai is a bit on the sweet side, but it's still delicious. I recommend trying Pad See Ew. The noodles are wide, chewy, and really tasty!! The staff are very friendly and super sweet and I always feel good when I come here😊 It's also conveniently located right in front of the Manly Wharf👍👍

A restaurant that enhances the joy of visiting Manly Beach. Delicious traditional Thai cuisine at reasonable prices. Pad Thai, Pineapple Fried Rice, and Chicken Satay are our most frequently enjoyed dishes, always satisfying our cravings. Thanks to the friendly staff, we can comfortably enjoy our meals, and that's why we always visit this restaurant with a joyful heart.

I love Chat Thai. When I studied in Sydney/Manly this was one of my favorite restaurants. And although there are many other Thai restaurants now. I still love Chat Thai for a quick good dine in or take away during my vacation.

Always amazing!!! Kana mhu grob (crispy pork belly w Chinese broccoli) always to die for! Gorgeous Panang curry and Green curry. My fave go to in Manly. Super quick service and such fantastic Thai that didn’t break the bank and in the heart of Manly wharf.

This branch started my Chat Thai journey more than a decade ago & was my regular when I lived in Manly. I expected to feel like coming home after my last visit 5 yrs ago but instead, was not warmly greeted, hurried by the service who moved back the table after we separated it from ours so other people can sit. We thought we were doing them a favour until the service made it uncomfortably obvious we shouldn't have moved it. It was a downer from that point. As usual the food that came quickly was delish & servings large but when you're served up rudeness there's no amount of Thai flavours or MSG that can mask the bad taste in your mouth. I think they need to change jobs as it felt like it was a burden to be nice and be a human being.

Location is located on prime location, right after exit gate of manly ferry, at manly wharf. Dinner time, not so crazily busy, they can accommodate 4 of us almost instantaneously. We ordered: -Stir fry vegetables with oyster sauce.... I know it’s sound boring, but we all agree chef cooked this dish on point. Vegetables colors look so vibrant, and cooked to perfection. -Spicy salad of glad noodle with mince chicken, middle, calamari and prawns Good combination, dressing also well balance, it was such a nice dish! Stir fry fish fillet with ginger and garlic This fish fillet was nice, juicy and flaky. Sauce was awesome too.

Chat thai is the most delicious Manly warf branch in Sydney. All the employees who work look happy and provide kind service. It's located inside the Wharf entrance, where you have to walk a little further. Food is the taste of eating in Thailand.

Right in the Wharf- perfect walking distance from work. have lunch specials with a pad thai at $9.20. I have but one licking love - Tum yum with huge prawns floating in this sweet, salty and sour soup. A little side of rice=heaven especially on this rainy Sunday day. Staff though, do they go out of their way to be unfriendly??? Like literally scowling at me

What a crowd.. Came here around 4pm and having seen the reviews to the branch in Haymarket, I decided to pop by and try it out. But managed to get the side seat quickly. Decided to try out their thai milk tea and pad thai. The milk tea had quite a lot of condensed milk in it and less ice which made it thick and over sweet. Maybe the different type of condense milk has also an impact towards the beverage. Would prefer less condensed milk. For chicken pad thai, I asked the server to not include the dried shrimps. Order came around 10 minutes later. The taste is great and the noodles are cooked in perfection. Some of the chicken was still cold.. The price for Pad Thai was great :) I noticed quite a few table ordered the coconut ice cream for desserts and crushed ice flavored drinks to accompany their meals. Looked like they enjoyed what they have ordered. Besides that, to accommodate to new customers, the servers cleaned the tables quickly so that a new customer can use upon walking in. Located at the ferry terminal is definitely a bonus for this store.

No wifi, just great food! I read someone else's review and it mentioned this place offers free wifi (something you might need if you're not from the area). The place offers no such thing. What they do have is many delicious dishes at very reasonable prices. My green chicken curry was perfection, and I regreted not leaving any room for their sticky rice with mango. Been craving authentic Thai and this is it. I'll be back!

I'm a Pad Thai fan. Chat Thai doesn't disappoint! Not to oily or sticky. Very fresh ingredients, especially the prawns. A nice chunky lime wedge to go with it. A little to many bean sprouts, but a very tasty dish.

Amazing location, friendly staff and delicious food. Vegetarian Penang Curry was better than any place I have ever tried. Now being back in the States, I am still craving this place. If you are taking the ferry to Manly, definitely stop by this place on your way back or there. Definitely recommended!

Everything that we had ordered here was amazing, with portion sizes being on the larger side. I will visit again and will highly recommend. The Thai ice tea was heavenly. Pineapple fried rice and Papaya salad are must tries.

The service is very good nice polite, organised, quick and professional , great chefs, clean, nice vibe, food fresh with generous servings of well presented food at a reasonable price.

Customers flock from all over Sydney to frequent one of Manly's worst kept secrets- cheap Thai food that tastes better than your average 5 star restaurant. Flavour is abundant, with the dishes not costing you an arm and a leg. Chat Thai is hugely popular with the locals and is conveniently located in Manly's Wharf. A quick bite to eat - and you'll instantly know you'll be back again. The menu is simple, but the courses divine. The Pad Thai Chicken, one of their signature dishes, simply explodes with flavour and taste. Chat Thai is certainly not your average local Thai restaurant. Despite "chat" meaning gross in Australian slang, the word could not be further from the truth. Unfortunately, a lack of seating and tables makes dining unappealing. Situated in the middle of the Wharf, there are few tables to share with other customers. However, Chat Thai is not renowned for its dining experience, but its salivating food. Dubbed a takeaway eatery, your dinner is best savoured at home or on one of the nearby benches along Manly Beach. Other Chat Thai locations include Sydney CBD, Randwick and Haymarket- hopefully with more locations to come!

Unfortunately this place isn't what it used to be. Back in the day Chat Thai was just a hole in the wall where you could pick up a takeaway. You could rock up, select your ingredients and have your food within a few minutes. However due to its popularity it got busier and busier and eventually expanded to include a seating area, but it lost it's authenticity. The prices went up, the food became far less consistent (although i do still very much like it) and the queues got longer. I'd definitely still recommend giving this place a go if you're looking for budget Thai, just try and avoid peak times.

I passed by this hold in the wall Thai restaurant many times walking home from the ferry, never considering it to have descent food, but I was definitely wrong. This is worth popping into for some delicious, affordable Thai food. Chat Thai is always packed which is a good sign of the good food they are creating. I prefer it as a take-away restaurant, and always order about 15 minutes before my ferry arrives so the food is ready to be picked up. My recommendation is to order the Pad Thai & Pad See-ewe. For dessert the coconut ice cream is delicious, with sweet sticky rice topped with candied palm seeds and roasted peanuts. I would also recommend the sticky rice and mango, fresh cut mango with sticky rice.

Most delicious pad thai on the planet! Everything is amazingly fresh and so damn yummy. I would take a bus, train AND ferry just to get my hands on this hidden treasure. Miss you Chat Thai!

Disappointing that I specifically asked for no onion or garlic in my beef with oyster sauce and vegetables, came home and opened the container to reveal almost two whole onions. They even confirmed my request when ordering and it was written on the receipt. Anyway, it was pretty good value. $28 for two dishes and rice. The massaman beef curry is nice although serving size a little small. 20 min wait for takeaway on a Sunday night isn't that bad. Looked way too busy to eat there, and way too noisy.

Good Thai food, nice and fresh. We had the soft-shell crab and pad Thai, both tasty. Surprisingly fancy for being in the wharf. You should eat here.

I've passed this place many times going to and from the ferry and always wanted to give it a whirl! But having a mum who doesn't enjoy adventurous food it's proved difficult. However today I found myself making my own way over to Sydney and decided to give it a go. With only 30 mins until my ferry departed I was in a rush however the food was delivered to me within 10 mins of arriving so they definitely have 'fast food' on lock. I had the roast duck with noodles and bok choy and for a fast lunch it was delicious! I've never been one for lunching solo but being surrounded by people coming and going at the ferry terminal made the whole experience a lot less awkward for myself. I reckon the food was awesome and a great price - $14. The duck wasn't the best I've had but I'm happy to sacrifice a bit of quality for the speedy service and convenience .

Came here last week and overall, was quite a good experience. Ordered a banana smoothie that seemed to be blended with powdered milk, tasted horrible. Besides that, the food was good and filled us up well. The massaman and pad thai were my favourites, simple but delicious! Wait was okay, about 15-20 minutes. Decently priced and would personally come again.

Love this place! Thai food is everywhere but Chat Thai invented fancy Thai. I mean yeah normally Thai food is what you get for work lunch under $10, but somehow these guys manage to upmarket it and make it different while still authentic. Everyone goes for the boring old Pad Thai but really you don't know real food until you get Pad See Ew. C'mon guys, there's more than one dish in Thai food.

Wow! We finally found a place to get a non-fast food meal for under $50! And bonus, Chat Thai has some great food too! The restaurant is very trendy for a ferry terminal. We started with the Chicken Satay and also a couple of spring rolls. The peanut sauce on the chicken was excellent. I got my old staple, the Pad Thai. It was tasty and very light vs. the sometimes heavy almost creamy noodles that some places have. We were full as the portion sizes were plentiful. I can't say that this restaurant is better than other places in Manly but I will say that you won't be disappointed by giving Chat a try.

Panang curry was delicious with jasmine rice. Pork belly with chili paste (#36 in menu) was good. Sticky rice was disappointing though. I've had it in Thailand and US and this one tasted off. We liked the prices and fast service. Great option when you want restaurant quality food real quick.

Great Thai place. Always busy. Is on Manly Wharf. Really good flavour. Not expensive. Would highly recommend.

Had the som dtum thai (papaya salad) with soft shell crab. It was the worst dish I ever had. The crab was so salty, it was like pouring a bottle of salt in your mouth. We also asked for 1 hot pepper in the dish, but it tasted like there were 10. The service was really slow as well. We ordered two glasses of wine but that didn't come until we got our entrees and only after I had reminded them. Maybe we had an off night but we were not impressed. The chicken green curry was decent, hence the 2 stars. Will not come back here again.

As I was waiting for the ferry the other day I got stuck thinking about what to eat. Do I try this Thai place located on manly wharf right next to ferry or do I wait till I get to the city. Gave in to my hunger and I'm glad I did wow I love their pad Thai so hot fresh and nice. Yummmmmmmmm

Best Thai food of the trip. Delicious fresh coconut water from the COCONUT. It has never tasted so good. If it wasn't a ferry ride from Sydney I would have gone many more times : )

Great restaurant! Affordable and well prepared meals.. Staff are very attentive and nice ambience as we got the opportunity to sit outside on the balcony overlooking the Manly Wharf... Definitely recommend it as the food is good and at a good price

have watched this place go from a noodle bar style to a restaurant and honestly i have not had one bad meal from them..pad thai being particular fave. no matter what time of day there is always a queue and/or full tables. luckily it's only literally 5 mins from my home so it's not a long road to get to thai heaven.

I've been frequenting Chat Thai Manly for years! It used to be more basic and takeaway focused with simple menu and cheap prices! The service was never great and the wait a bit delayed but sooo cheap and delicious so I kept going. Chat Thai has now been renovated into a more stylish restaurant. I have been a number of times since, excited about the new menu and quality of the food which is mostly delicious. However the service does not match the food ! After numerous experiences of atrocious customer service, I will not be going back! I frequently have to wait over 40 mins for one or two dishes, even at 3pm in the afternoon with only one other table. The staff consistently get the order wrong and never apologise when we mention it, instead get annoyed and hurriedly rush away. There is no customer loyalty or friendliness despite the fact I was going there up to 3 times a week. The prices have also gone way up so we can longer justify eating here. I would go somewhere else! Plenty of great Thai in Sydney!

Cheap thailand food, convenient, fast service. But then, we were the only table there because we came in at 11am. But nevertheless the service was attentive despite the fact that it was staffs brunch time. Cant complain much actually