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My wife and I are big fans of the cooking of Pla Rojratanavichai from Khao Pla also in Chatswood so it was with great excitement that we arrived at the new venture Chum Tang today.
First impressions count and The District at Chatswood Interchange is quite a visual feast looking for mine a bit like something out of Bladerunner before the urban decay set in. Chum Tang nestles comfortably in the eastern themed style of The District resembling a rural Thai train ticket office which marries nicely with the whole Interchange concept.
The restaurant was fairly busy when we arrived and I commented to my wife that we might have to wait for a table, within two minutes a space was cleared and we were seated. Excellent and friendly front of house made sure we were comfortable and provided us with a great looking menu featuring a very diverse repertoire of Thai food with many dishes from the Northern Issan region of Thailand.
My wife and I ordered the following dishes:
Nua Foy: Crunchy Shredded Beef with peanuts, coriander, palm sugar and lime juice. Amazing texture super crunchy with subtle undertones all made even more fresh with the freshly squeezed lime,
Khao Kra Pao Gai: Wok fried Minced Chicken with Chilli and Holy Basil: I always order at least one classic dish when I eat at a new place and this was a great version of this iconic dish and thankfully had not been diluted for western tastebuds. Vibrant heat with piquant aniseed basil a very well executed dish.
Gaeng Hin Lay: Northern Region Pork Belly Curry with Tamarind, Palm Sugar and Cashews: To me this was a standout dish, my wife tried it first and insisted that I hurry up and try some, "I really want to get your take on this one", Deep sweet hearty and delicious the Pork Belly was complex leaving your mouth with a totally different flavor than when it arrived. I had never had this dish before but its on my list to master now.
Gai Yang: Chum Tang Grilled Chicken: Smoky succulent chicken hard to beat something marinated with such great spices and cooked on an open grill, the dipping sauce had some nice heat and sweetness a good take on a classic dish.
We really enjoyed the food and the excellent but unobtrusive service at Chum Tang and despite eating our meal just above a busy transport interchange we never felt rushed, in fact time seemed to slow. I am glad we went on a rainy day, in my mind I pictured our meal at a little stand near a train station in the monsoon. Please take the opportunity to try the excellent food and meet the great people at Chum Tang, you will not be disappointed.
Not one single thing I could fault from the service to the incredible food ( amazing fresh Thai herbs ) I will be back every time I come to Sydney !
The foods taste great! Even they dont have much options as Ch*t Th*i, but all the foods in the menu tastes much tastier than the big restaurant. Def will come back here more often!
Took Thai red curry and steamed rice take away. Food was made fresh and tasted good, with good portion size. However I was very surprised to find lychees, pineapples and whole cherry tomatoes in Thai curry. Also I wish they gave the steamed rice complimentary than having to buy it separately. One thing I wish they can add is a fully vegetarian Thai curry red/green since some people in my group could not eat it as it had fish sauce/chicken stock. Also, it is slightly more expensive than I had expected, but food is tasty.
Amazing vegan options, just ask! Love the pad see ew and the fried rice dish
Yum Tang!
Just had the best Khao Soi
Pulled no punches
Flavour hits kept coming right to the end
Great service, great value
A memorable meal
This is our regular Thai takeaway joint and I absolutely love the spice levels in their food. They are quick affordable and a great dinner option. I would recommend everyone for this joint in Chatswood. My favourites are the pork belly and the fried rice.
This place is conveniently located in the District above Chatswood train station. Their pad thai's is one of my favourites if not my favourite, it has a nice balance between sweet and spicy. Their pad si eew is also quite nice but i'd have to say their pad thai is the best. Their pork skewer is also quite nice but quite costly at $3 per skewer
One of the thing that I really miss about working in Chatswood is being able to come to Chum Tang for lunch. A Thai girl at the office got us to come here one lunch time & proceeded to ordered a brunch of dishes for the group, every dish we had were smashing, and since then I've been hooked. Nowadays, I only get to come get the occasional takeaway. Maybe cause it's takeaway rather then freshly served & eaten, quality seems to drop a little. Our chicken Pad Kee Mao & spicy crispy pork belly with rice were good, but the noodles & chicken were a bit dried, and their weren't too many pieces of the pork belly. Still good & will return on occasions.
I have been here many times and it is still my favourite Thai restaurant. The restaurant is located on top of Chatswood station in a enclosed section of an open dining area which makes it feel spacious. The food tastes very authentic with all the right spicy, sweet and sour Thai flavours. I highly recommend the pork belly with chilli jam (although it is spicy). The service is efficient and waiters are very polite. This is in comparison to Khao Pla which always requires at least a twenty minute wait and the staff are quite rude.
Read some reviews comparing Khao Pla with this one, I got to say I still prefer Khao Pla over this one, although this one is also nice.
Had the famous Fried chicken wings, was pretty good, as good as the one from Khao Pla.
Had octopus too, was ok.
A chicken mince dish with rice, altho the staff warned us that one was spicy, I didnt really take it seriously, as so called "spicy" in Sydney was never really spicy. But this one was REALLY spicy, that I, who is used to have spicy food, couldn't take more than two bites, and drunk the cold water for the whole meal time afterwards. But it was tasty indeed.
Another wok fried beef dish in curry paste was ok, average, spicy too.
Those were too much for two people ( me and my bf), couldnt finish them.
Overall it was nice.
One of the best Thai food in Chatswood, always go for the roast pork in chilli with stir fry Chinese broccoli, lemon lime steamed fish and Larb chicken wings. A bit pricy for the portion but it's delicious.
Great street Thai food at Chum Tang restaurant. Food is fresh, tasty and well presented. Only constructive criticism I have is that most dishes are extremely spicy and you cannot alter the level of hotness. This is the spiciest place I’ve ever been and I am quite accustomed to hot dishes. It is so spicy that you may not be able to finish the food. Yes that spicy. Given that the chef is unwilling to make this adjustable, I am concern that they may lose customers. I still like to consider myself a customer, but will definitely stay away from the spiced food. This will of course limit my options... and I only hope that someone from the staff sees this.
Good Thai food in an open space with high ceilings. Excellent for groups. Recommend to try the chicken wings, fried fishand pork skewers.
Best Thai in Chatswood in my opinion. Owned by the same guy who owns Khao Pla, with the same favourites but more interesting other menu items. Also no queues vs Khao Pla and quicker service.
I usually have the crispy pork belly, pad see ew (pictured), steamed fish with chilli or pad Thai. Can recommend all of them comfortably, and all the other menu items have been high quality. All very well priced (10-18 bucks for excellent Thai). Had the Thai milk tea ($3) with meal tonight which was real nice.
Overall a really underrated place. I'm always here and never get sick.
Good deals for lunch sets-$10 . Haven't tried the current afternoon promo of $8 fried rice. The 15% off dinner takeaway and home delivery seems good too. Promo code:CTO80918
We eat here so often, I'm sure the staff know us! (at least once per fortnight). The food is great, doesn't disappoint. Some dishes are very spicy, and we are warned when ordering - highly recommend the larb wings, chicken mince + basil, pork belly + greens and beef + betel. Much better than any other Thai restaurants in our area. See you again soon!
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