Delicious creamy beef Penang curry and fragrant coconut rice. Pork-prawn spring rolls were nice as well. Reasonably priced. Great and quick service.
Some of the best Thai food I have ever eaten. So fresh and full of flavour. Food is made super fast, and it's very reasonably priced. It always sucks ordering a noodle dish and getting all noodles basically, but they're dishes are so full of fresh vegetables. Absolutely superb.
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Was walking down Bay St and saw Emerald Elephant (another Thai restaurant) was full so decided to walk further down and sit myself down at Royal Orchard Thai, which is a smaller place (seats about 25 people maximum) but looked cozy enough, even though the chairs for each table are squashed too close to each other, and you will often clunk chairs if someone is sitting behind you.
Nice friendly female and male customer service. Ordered:
* Royal, crispy fish salad which had a solid crunch and a decent mix of shaved apple, onion and cooked cashews. Â Although the fish was tasty, there were only 5 pieces on the plate and munched down pretty fast;
* Chicken in stir fried, yellow curry with vegetables - sauce was a strong flavour, perhaps a generic one used for all those listed in the stir fried section. Decent amount of fish covered by capsicum and other vegetables. Normal flavour on the chicken, nice taste on the veggies, but a bit over-powering with the sauce;
* Small coconut rice - tasted good, standard.
* Green tea - sencha-style tea bag, complemented meal well.
Total: ~$50
Overall, a decent place with some alright dishes. Note that ratio of veggies to meat will be about 2:1. Good to head to for catching up with an old friend.
I've had Royal Orchid twice now and both times it's been exceptional. Â The staff are really friendly and one time I forgot to mention I wanted coconut rice and they changed it quickly and without hesitation. Â The red curry is my top pick, so creamy and delicious.
Really some of the best Thai food going around. Quality is really good with this dishes never having a whole heap of oil sitting at the bottom. Had the Penang Beef which was exceptional, flavours were first class and always are here. Consistent performer.
It is a great Thai place! The service was great and the three dishes we tried were amazing. I would recommend it and I definitely will come back.
Good Thai foods with thoughtful and pleasant service. The dishes are slightly on the pricier side, but flavour was quite good. Would recommend if in the area. James Boags Light ~ $6. Hot and Sour Soup with Prawn $9.90. One of the better Tom Yum soups we've had. Had just the right amount of spice and tang. King Prawns were nice and juicy. 8.8/10
"...A MOST DELICIOUS FEED..."
Tonight we ate at the ROYAL ORCHID THAI Cafe, Bay Street, Port Melbourne..
I so like it along there - nice wide divided road; a few trees; the original Victorian and Edwardian shopfronts, and verandas; hardly ever a prob to park, esp mid-week; a nice relaxed vibe, on both sides of the street; relatively quiet and devoid of non-dining hordes...
Anyway, we had lots of very very delicious Thai food and some really gorgeous 'pink lemonades' - loved it all - total cost for 2 extremely ravenous diners - just under $100 - it might sound a lot, but it's not - between the two of us we devoured 7 dishes in total..
Um.. yes.. we surely did...!!!
It's just a basic little Thai place to sit in, but you can eat like 'prince' and 'princesse', if you want to..
The staff are efficient, courteous and quite elegant..
We will be back...
Visited in March 2016 for dinner.
Friendly staff and authentic Thai meal. Generous portions. Love the Penang curry with Roti bread. Satay skewers are also a winner. Byo beer.
My favorite Thai restaurant in Port Melbourne. Nice food & good service as always. Spring rolls, curry puff and duck salad were amazing! ^___^
Been here twice now, and both times the service has been good and the tom yum is spot on delicious! Curry puffs were excellent the first time, the second time it wasn't as good but still tasty. I love the soft but crisp pastry. Unfortunately both times, the massaman and the green curry were way too salty. The crispy fish was memorable, with all the flavours hitting the spot. Pad see ew is also good. All in all, will be going back again
Pleasant surprise. Only got take away Penang curry which was very tasty with plenty of fresh veg. Not too heavy and lots of flavour without being overly sweet. Can't wait to try more things on the menu!
Yum! I've been trying few Thai restaurants in the street and found here is the best. Really love their Thai style salads, so tasty.
Proven fave. First ate here in 1992 when we lived in South Melbourne, pretty much my first taste of Thai food. Happy to see Taro & family are still there and continuing to make a fine Green curry! Very nice people.
Wonderful service, prompt delivery and tasty food. Recommended.
Consistently good. Never disappoints - have been ordering take away from here for years now and it is always good. Pad Thai is delicious and green curry a favourite.
Great Thai food. Great takeaway and cute little dine in. Food is really fresh, green curry was fab
Yummo!. The yummiest thai delivery I have had in Melbourne!
Such great thai food! Love the lunch special on Thurs and Friday :-) very friendly staff.
Always happy. This place will never leave u disappointed!.. great service and great food!.. if you are unsure what to order, order thai green curry and steam rice ! yummy!
This is really good Thai in port. You won't be disappointed
Great taste, always get food faster than expected!
My local Thai restaurant , their food is delicious 😋 it’s so good I don’t get enough time to photograph it , as soon as it arrives my kids eat it !
I regularly order from here either pick up or on Uber Eats, Meals always ready within a reasonable time and prepared well. Chicken & Cashew stir fry is my fave and they always pack it with plenty of veggies as well! Great curry puffs and spring rolls and the few times I've dealt with their staff they've always been very friendly. :)
My first time to the Royal orchid Thai cuisine. The food was beautiful, good serving on your plate. My food was lovely. My friends meal was really nice he said. I would recommend it to anyone. The price was good. The staff was excellent and helpful.
Absolutely delicious food & great atmosphere!! Highly recommend!
Beautiful food & great service
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