Dined here a few weekends ago and I must say, Kerabu is probably the best Thai restaurant I've been to in Melbourne.
The decor is lovely and although we had to wait a little while for our table, the service was very hospitable and the food came out quickly once we ordered.
We ordered the Thai Red Curry, one of the beef dishes (couldn't remember the name), a fried rice and roti. The thing that stood out to me the most was how succulent and high quality the meat in the dishes was. Many Thai places use low quality chicken in their curries, but this definitely wasn't the case at Kerabu. The vegetables were also so fresh, and the flavours were authentically thai. The roti was perfect, nice and crispy/flaky. 5/5 for everything ordered.
Will definitely be back to see what else Kerabu has to offer!
Jessica Sargeant (Unbeleafablefood)
+5
Great service and decor! Very lovely experience.
I had the stir fried tofu and veg! Delish. Kerabu are accomodating to dietary requirements and allergies too.
Would definitely go back to try more dishes!
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Had a pleasant meal at this popular East Malvern restaurant. A broad South East Asian menu is on offer. My table of three chose three entrees. First a delicious prawn & avocado canape served on a crisp open wonton skin. It had a wonderful zing, spice & crunch. The prawns were large & juicy. Next was San Chow Bow, a lettuce cup filled with minced chicken, prawn, mushroom & water chestnut served with hoisin sauce. This was my least favourite of the entrees as the filling was predominantly chicken while the other ingredients were lost & indiscernible. The sauce did nothing the lift it. Finally we had the curry puffs filled with pumpkin, sweet potato & other vegies with a delicious light curry flavouring. A light sweetish sauce was offered but wasn’t necessary as they had enough good flavour to stand alone. For main we tried the Kelantanese Malay salad which was very much like Thai papaya salad. Fat juicy prawns, shredded fruit & herbs made a delicious tangy light meal redolent with hot, sour & sweet flavours. Seriously good. Next was a mixed seafood stirfry with ginger & greens. It looked rather bland & pallid when it arrived at the table, however, the generous quantity of prawns, scallops & white fish was very fresh, tasty & light. The ginger was the dominant flavour but not over powering. Finally we had the sesame crusted duck. A really generous serve of moist, beautifully cooked boned duck with a mostly crisp sesame crust. It would have been for me a stand out dish but the sweet, vinegary sauce it was topped with got rather sickly sweet after a few mouthfuls. Even having steamed rice with it did nothing to relieve the rich sweetness. Overall the food was excellent. Service prompt & attentive. The upstairs dining room with black walls was tastefully decorated. Will return to try more of the interesting menu.
I had a great dinner here last Friday. The restaurant is warm, inviting and the service friendly. Highlights were the Thai duck salad and the Sate, and we appreciate the gluten free options.
Had dinner here tonight. We were a party of 4 and were upstairs. Nice and spacious but we were placed right on the stair well so had cold draft for half the night till it got warm upstairs. Plenty on the menu to grab your fancy. We ordered the UdangKunit (prawns with turmeric, garlic, chilli and toasted coconut), Sesame crusted duck and the Gang Keow Wann Gai (Thai green chicken curry with veg). The duck was to be shared between 2. Unfortunately for some reason only the green curry and the prawns came out together. We waited for another 20 minutes for the duck. So needless to say the other two meals were now cold. Having said this the food was great. The green curry had just the right flavour and the chicken saw very tender. The prawns were also wonderfully cooked and were large and juicy with a lovely pan sear to them. I was told the duck was perfection :). I would eat here again for sure. Well done
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Dotted around Melbourne are restaurants that are culinary gems. Kerabu is one such restaurant, located amongst unlikely neighbours like a takeaway fish'n'chip store, cafe and bakery. The restaurant has a lovely, almost romantic ambiance to it with both ground and upstairs eating area.
One can judge the philosophy of a restaurant by the quality of ingredients they serve and flavour profile combinations. We ordered Hoy Jor which was beautifully fried and delicious with sweet chilli sauce, succulent & juicy duck covered with an amazing red curry, a tangy yet tantalizing mild tom yum soup, prawns that were fresh and perfectly cooked with a small side of vegetables, pad thai and for dessert a dish of forbidden rice with ice cream. Our meal was a completely satisfying and one that was simply perfect.
I would love to have taken photos of my dish but alas, the food was too good to wait. Thinking about it now, I should have taken photos of empty plates but the waiters and waitresses were very efficient and knew what they were doing. They even kept my glass topped with water.
I will definitely be back to Kerabu! Highly recommended.
A lovely blend of Malaysian and Thai, with some unique dishes not seen in many other restaurants.
Our Snapper with green mango and cashew salad ws delectable. The Red Duck curry was also very flavoursome, with beautifully toasted eggplant and decadent sauce. Probably not the best combination to have side by side as the contrast was too great, but that was our fault.
For desert I had the gula melaka which brought back memories of my childhood in KL. Creamy, sweet and a hint of salt. Many Australian restaurants don't add the salt, which I guess is to cater for "Australian palates", but it was good to have an authentic version.
The decor is warm, and the service was attentive and warm too.
Makanan yang hebat
Awesome Fusion Thai Restaurant !!!
Avocado prawn, duck salad, fish fillet dish and deserts are exceptional. Atmosphere is great however no high chair for toddler, hence need to BYO. Advance reservation is highly recommended.
Beautiful south eastern Asian food. Best to book before you go as it gets packed out. Lovely dishes and nicely presented, upstairs seating is the best, although beware that they don’t cram too many tables in, ask for the nice round tables upstairs if you have 6 or more. Great variety of dishes. Easy to find parking along side street.
Kerabu at Glen Iris. Nice Thai food restaurant and great Thai curry cuisine. Very tasty and authentic but only problem is that too too slow. Waited over 30 mins for the entree and take more than one hour to have the food come all.
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