As a vegetarian, I always love to see a menu where you can choose plant and animal based proteins for each dish. There is this lovely communal vibe to the food, this shared experience between people with different tastes. This was certainly my experience at Taxiboat.
I have visited the restaurant twice now and have loved each time. The owner, Kim, was there on both occasions and chatted with us warmly before each meal. My favourite dish was the heavenly duck, the rich sauce and faux duck was amazing! Would go back for this alone but I looking forward to trying a few more things.
Had an ace time, thanks!
ใ๏ธ The Traveling Foodie
+5
Very busy venue when we arrived . Lucky we booked. The service was fast and we promptly ordered.
Super fast food arrived within minutes ๐
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XO sauce prawns ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฆ
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Very good venue and amazing service by the boss .
Price: ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฐ (30% discount with the fork)
Will visit again
We were welcomed and served by warm and friendly staff. Great variety on both the wine and food menus. The atmosphere is lovely, where the restaurant isnโt loud and the decor is just beautiful. The food was amazing. Myself and my accompanying diners thoroughly enjoyed all of our choices from the entrees of spring rolls and pork buns to our mains that consisted of Kung pao chicken, Mongolian beef, and calamari. Couldnโt fault anything. Would come back in a heartbeat!
7/10 for the Asian (mostly South East Asian) journey banquet menu, 8/10 for their extensive wine selection, 8/10 red hue ambiance and 10/10 for service, thank you Kim, Julia, Sofie and team
My partner is fructose intolerant so an absolute joy to find a restaurant that proactively provides no onion, no garlic meal options and actively cater for people on FODMAP diets. She was over the moon to see SOOOH many choices for her & the food was sensational.......the rockling in sake was stunning......the most delicate, tasty fish I've eaten in years !!!ย The staff & owner were wonderful, so friendly & helpful.ย We'll certainly be going again.ย The Best restaurant i/we've been to for a long time.......do yourself a favour ....!!!!
4.5 With a vast, pan Asian menu on offer Taxi Boat is certainly not your typical, strictly Thai restaurant. Nevertheless, the Thai food we sampled were beautifully executed and pays homage to their Thai tradition, all the while catering to a Western palate without losing any of the qualities that make Thai food so appealing.
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In this ambient space with dim lightning and relaxing music, we started with an array of entrees from this pan Asian menu, Shanghai pork dumplings, Vegetarian curry puffs and Lamb ribs. ย As we waited, we realized there was a quick service for the pre movie diners as various tables all left at the same time. ย ย The authentic Asian meals with quick turn around make for a great movie night combo st Westgarth cinemas.
As the Mongolian lamb ribs hit the table the smoky aromas made my mouth water. The meat from these sticky ribs just fell off the bone with a mildly sweet Chinese spice.
The curry puffs where piping hot with a soft filling and a lovely outer crunch. We wrapped in lettuce for added crunch.
The dumplings were hot and soup filled and delicious. I added a sweet hot chilli sauce for some oomph.
For mains we chose the Pad Thai (with prawn) and ย Kung pao chili chicken.
The kung pao chicken had a great hit of chili (it was a real Kung Pow) and a wonderful array of stir fried veggies, fortunately for me we had some roti and satay sauce and I was able to calm my mouth down.
The pad Thai had great flavour of the wok, lovely bits of egg and been-shoots and was kept fresh with the generous lemon juice squeezed over the top. Donโt forget you need to order the peanuts to be added if you want.
For dessert we chose the coconut pana cotta with pandang leaves. ย It arrived with a wonderful wobble and this coconuty pana was just delicious, the inclusion of passionfruit added a lovey burst of tang. Just yum.
The Gluten-Free Foodie
+4
Absolutely delicious food in a lovely ambient setting! We went after a movie and had the Roast Duck on Heaven with the Special Fried Rice (both requested GF). The dishes were yum and good portion size. I thought the food was fresh, delicious and a little spin on the classics without detracting from it. The service was quick and waitresses made great suggestions including reiterating what could be GF. There was good dietary signage on the menu. We would definitely come back.
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4.5. This restaurant is of Pan-asian cuisine which does not use MSG or corn oil and cater for vegan customers. They have curries, fried rice, dumplings, spring rolls, tom yum soup which are different food from across Asia and something for everyone!ย
We had the Chicken San Choy Bao as entree. The filling with mince had the best taste and was a bit salty but matched perfected when eating with the fresh lettuce cup.
For mains, we got the Thai red curry with roast duck and the fresh rockling with Thai sweet chilli plum. The curry was very flavoursome and the duck was very tender. The rockling was very lightly battered and the sweet chilli plum sauce was very nice. It was like a sauce from 'sweet and sour pork' but a bit lighter and spicy. This was my favourite dish!
We had some coconut rice to serve. It was cooked with coconut cream, ginger and an infusion of pandan. It looked like broken rice so it was very small.
For desserts, we had the pandan pannacotta and the coconut ice cream. The pannacotta was really nice and smooth but lacking a bit of pandan flavour, and when topped with passionfruit, it gives a bit of a sour and crunchy texture to it. I prefer it without the passionfruit sauce. The coconut ice cream was very creamy and full of coconut flavour.
Thank you Taxiboat, we enjoyed our experience tonight!
I didn't expect this place to be so fancy lucky we were dressed for the occasion. A beautiful setting and a great atmosphere and vibe. Great for a date! The service was very attentive. A menu with great variety of options. Food was delivered to a high quality and beautifully presented. Such a great night ***Disclaimer: although the restaurant has generously invited me to their restaurant this review is still based on my genuine opinion.
Managed to snap a few pics before annihilating these dishes! Wonderful combination of flavours! Highly recommend Thai basil King with prawn and sambal barramundi. Very busy on a Friday night but service was quick and staff were great. Decor is lovely, like sitting in a private dining room. Right across the road from the Westgath theatre, perfect spot for dinner and a movie.
Lovely ambiance and the food was delicious. I was a bit worried by the green curry because of just how GREEN it was, but no it was perfect ๐๐ฝ
I went to this restaurant last night after a great experience the night before post theatre the food cannot be faulted Curry puffs to die for . Had different curries both night the pad Thai is amazing flavourful great quality ingredients. Staff very kind gentle people.
I went with friends the first night family the. Second all were full of praise and keen to return . As Arnie says Iโll be back.
My local 'go to place' for dinner and has been for years. Consistently good food at not outrageous prices. Decor and ambience of 'Taxi' (as my family refer to it), are conducive to relaxation. Lighting is perfect. You can see what you're eating, but not feel like a 'deer in headlights'. Staff are pleasant - unobstrusive but professional. Try the rockling with sake and bok choy, and also Mongolian beef, finish with coconut panacotta. Wine by the glass or bottle at reasonable prices. Big plus for me is there's no loud head banging music.
Taxiboat is very good. We went in a group of 16 and were catered for brilliantly. The venue is lovely. The food was delicious. The service was extremely good. Taxiboat is a very sound eating option in this area.
7/10 for the Asian (mostly South East Asian) journey $38.00 banquet menu, 8/10 for their extensive wine selection, 8/10 red hue ambiance and 10/10 for service, thank you Kim, Julia, Sofie and team
Big menu, lots of vegan options and impeccable service! Really nice spot
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