Thara Penang

Authentic Thai Restaurant with great food! We love the Assok Prawn, Chicken with cashews, sticky mango rice, red ruby dessert, Thai milk tea! Pandan chicken was alright. green tea was ok. Mango salad is authentic Thai! Everything was good!

Thara authentic is a Thai restaurant located in the heart of Georgetown at Lorong Prangin. Thara Penang, a Thai restaurant located in Lorong Prangin in the heart of Georgetown, opened its doors in July 2022 and has quickly become a favourite among Thai food enthusiasts. Whether you are a meat lover, seafood fan or enjoy greens, the menu offers something for everyone. Thai food lovers would certainly love this restaurant. From its Facebook Page, it seems like its associated with ThongLor Thai which was previously located at Icon City, Bukit Mertajam. The new venture- Thara, offers a wide range of Thai delights that are not new to Malaysians from the commonly seen Thai Salad to Tom Yum, Kheng Som or various Thai stir fries. The prices are on the higher side considering the small serving portion but they do offer quality in return. Comfortable space with authentic, delicious Thai food if you don't mind to pay a little more. The newly opened Thara can be found at Lorong Prangin, a few doors away from Ichi Tong. Thara Thai restaurant, With over 15 years of culinary experience under the chef belt, the Thai chef excels in authentic cooking from his home country, with the freshest seafood being his strong suit. In the lofty room decorated in soothing shades of green, try his array of tom yum soup variations with different seafood. The miang kam is a must – fresh betel leaves and sweet miang kam sauce make it a great appetiser. To start, Miang kham is a fun and flavourful way to whet the appetite. Fresh betel leaves are served as wraps for various condiments – toasted coconut flakes, peanuts, lime, shallots, cabai burung (bird’s eye chillies), hea bee (dried shrimp) and ginger. A thick, syrupy sauce is provided on the side to bind the flavours together. Enjoying these little parcels makes for the perfect appetiser as you wait for the rest of the meal. There is also har mok talay ma phao – a Thai-style otak-otak served in a young coconut . This dish included fresh seafood (prawns, fish and squid) infused with lemongrass, kaffir lime leaves, galangal and other aromatic herbs and spices. One wouldn't miss the Thai classic, green curry chicken with Thai apple eggplants (gaeng keow wan kai). Prepared with chicken thigh, the meat was tender and the curry had a lovely consistency

Food was top notch and authentic Thai food experience. Service could be better as no staff was around to even add on orders. Definitely a worthy Michelin guide restaurant. The pork knuckles 💯 to perfection. Cozy ambiance.

Thai otak were good as the seafoods served were fresh and tasty but would be much better if more gravy can be provided. Sour line pork were okay but a bit hard and probably would be ideal with pork belly meat instead. Stir fried clams were satisfactory and best of bunch but the Thai cuisine here were not spicy enough for my liking. Complimentary snacks were good, fresh and tasty though. This place does not serve alcohol but you can do byo without corkage which is a big plus for the restaurant. I will be back to try the food again as I do think they deserved the second chance.

First of all, the parking around this area is a pain, as the shop situated by the roadside. The restaurant itself has a cozy ambiance and well decorated. Moving on to the food, Thai Otak Seafood and Melinjo leaves are the show stealer- the dishes had an amazing and flavourful taste. The clam and green tomyam taste can be improved but it was tasty as well. Highly recommended to try the green thai tea and red ruby to conclude the feast!

Tried Thara Thai (under the same owner as Niang) for a change, and it didn’t disappoint! They currently offer a 15% discount on bills from Monday to Wednesday — a great bonus. Seafood was fresh (not frozen), and the flavours were authentically Thai, even though the staff aren’t Thai. The cha-om omelette had just the right amount of cha-om to bring out that unique, aromatic flavour we were hoping for. The white tom yam was delicious and served with a small flame to keep the soup hot — a thoughtful touch. We also tried the kaprow mu sap (minced pork with basil), which was tasty, though not spicy. The deep-fried garlic pork was another highlight — crispy but not overly coated in flour. The only letdowns were the pork knuckle, which was a bit too dry for our liking, and the Thai dessert — the coating on the water chestnuts was too thick and not to our taste. Parking can be tricky (MBPP paid street parking), so do plan ahead. We went on a Monday night and it was nearly full — highly recommend making a reservation to avoid disappointment.

One of the best Thai restaurants I have eaten in my life. We had to make a reservation to have lunch here the night before as it was crowded the night before and there were no tables available. Glad we did so

Authentic Thai style Michelin restaurant in Penang. The White Tomyum Soup and Pork Knuckle are superb, expecially the Pork Knuckle, crispy on the skin, soft fat meat in the inner side. This restaurant is well known to both tourist and locals, my advise is make appointment before you visit the restaurant, can be full house during weekday!