Soi38 was an eatery tucked away in a car park, serving traditional-style Thai boat noodles. I’d tried both their crispy pork and beef noodles with the boat noodle soup and the clear soup and they were both soo flavourful! Their pork crackle side was another favourite of mine. The portions were quite generous for the dish prices. Loved the Thai-themed decor all over the eatery also.
I came to Soi 38 one night keen to try the boat noodles only to find that they had switched to a dinner menu. We tried the some dishes instead and they were very spicy. The dishes are quite small in size though and not as much of a great deal as the boat noodles. I hope to come back at lunchtime sometime to try the boat noodles.
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My Rating 4.5
My mind floats back to my trips to Thailand whenever I visit Soi 38 for their infamous boat noodles. So delicious and full of flavour – very authentic!
🔆LOCATION🔆
The cute little hideaway eatery is tucked within Wilson's car park on Mcilwraith Place. You can enter via Bourke Street or Little Collins Street.
The restaurant is very colourful and has a set up that looks like you're in the side streets of Bangkok. The register/counter looks like a make-shift tuk tuk! So cute!
🔆SERVICE🔆
The staff at Soi 38 is very efficient and prompt in preparing customers noodle orders.
On each table there is a menu where you select type of noodle flavour base, noodle options and whether you want it to be soup or dry noodle. It’s very simple but easy to order. You select which options you want, and then take it up to the counter to pay. You then receive a number which you place on your table.
🔆MENU/PRICE🔆
All standard noodle bowls cost $10.00. However please note this serving is actually a small size, so if you’re not particularly hungry or might want to order side dishes or extra meat, then this would be a suitable size.,
However, there is an upsize option for $15.00 which is my friends and I tend to order, as it’s perfect size!
Noodle options:
Sen Lek (rice stick noodles)
Sen Bamee (egg noodles)
Sen Mee (rice vermicelli)
Woon Sen (glass vermicelli)
Sen Yai ( wild rice noodles)
Mama (instant noodles)
Gao Lao (no noddles)
Select option of : Soup Noodle or Dry Noodles with soup on the side.
🔆VERDICT🔆
On my most recent and last visit before dine-in was not an option we ordered:
Boat Noodle with Beef (upsize), $15.00
Beef Thai Laksa (upsize), $15.00
The beef boat noodle is very authentic and delicious, with the distinct intense flavour of the soup combined with sliced meats and meat balls, rice vermicelli noodles, water spinach, bean shoots and garnished with garlic oil, fragrant coriander, spring onions and some crunchy fried pork crisps. Delicious!
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