Nirand Thai

Quite authentic Thai food in Australia. I usually find some Thai place too sweet maybe they were adapted to Aussie taste but this one is actually really good and spicy 🔥 It's a bit pricey but the food comes very fast and has a nice balcony with a good view. The owner filled our bottle of water when they noticed it's empty.

Wow this place is so tasty. Such authentic Thai food. Flavours were on point and well balanced. Highlights were the prawn Tom yum, beef massaman and the Pad Thai. All these dishes hit the mark for us. Service was quick and easy. No way does this place deserve such a low rating. You are missing out!

STAY AWAY from this place! PLEASE!! Went there with my wife the other day - arrived at 2:15pm, to a very unaccommodating staff; no smiles, no enthusiasm and just appeared annoyed. As soon as we sat down, the waiter informed us that we had to be gone by 2:45, as that was when the kitchen closes. We politely agreed and ordered 2 mains approximately 30 seconds after being given the menus. The food came out (suspiciously) quickly, and was extremely stodgy and average. The same waiter was so incredibly rude and pestering whilst we were eating, frequently coming to the table and saying things like "you're too later", "you should have come earlier", "we are closing at 3, you have to go". After hurriedly wolfing down our meal due to the constant pressure to leave, the restaurant charged my wife $1 for using the bathroom! This is an absolute disgrace of a "restaurant" and I would recommend walking only 70 metres down the road to Thai @ Kiama where you'll have a MUCH better experience. I wish there was an option for a 0-star rating. Shame on you Nirand Thai!!

The customer service here is horrendous!! My partner and I came at 2:15 for a very quick lunch special (they close at 3) and the staff were sooo rude! We sat down and the waiter told us to hurry and choose because they closed at 2:45. We chose on the spot as we were happy to make it a quick meal. He then returned with the cutlery and told us ‘no long lunch just be quick we close at 3’ we smiled and said yes no worries we will be quick. We thought it was a bit odd he had told us twice but made light of it. He then returned with the food which was really quick and pretty standard Thai (but good enough for a quick drop in lunch special) but told us again, they closed soon (this was 2:30 when we got our food so still 30 mins to go). My partner finished in minutes and I was trying to eat my curry quickly but it was hot, the waiter came over and cleared my partners plate and said to me ‘you came too late everyone closes at 2:45!’. At this stage it was just persistent pressure and made us both feel uncomfortable and unwelcome. I finished my meal at 2:38.. and made sure to check the time so we weren’t overstaying - mind you not a single person was in the entire restaurant! I understand letting us know they closed soon, but all 4 times he came to the table he told us to hurry rudely (and we were only in the restaurant 23 minutes!!!) I have never met ruder staff in my life! We tried to smile and thank them constantly to compensate their rudeness but we ended up leaving feeling terrible and uncomfortable. Honestly do not go here !! They clearly don’t want customers

My husband and I went to Kiama on 30/07/22 for a short trip. We crossed several shops and though we might try Thai food for lunch. I visited one Thai restaurant years back and it was nice. However this time we decided to try different place. My husband chose Nirand because they had a ‘boat noodle soup’. We were welcomed well initially, were seated in the beautiful spot. Happy to order. A waiter came with 2 menus, a menu version which he said the dish is small and a main menu. My husband wanted to order a boat noodle from the menu version that was suggested portion is small and extra entree. I personally wanted small plate as I was not too hungry. The waiter kept forcing us to order from main menu, not the 10-12 dollar menu. No boat noodle and I was forcing too much. I decided to only have a dish from $10 menu. Mu husband was more kind to choose a dish from main menu and an iced coffee. The waiter ask if i drink anything with an impolite manner. I kept strong mind to just spend $10 for my meal. The food came as sweet and small black pieces from the chicken. My husband dish was fine. I did not want to write anything but the attitude, the careless of people who runs this restaurant made me feel disappointed. This is tourist place, not many options but look at surrounding. You are gonna be outdated soon with such a bad hospitality. If you dont want people to order in 10-12 dollars menu, dont bring out this menu. Not everyone comes because of ‘cheap’ menu. You would have let us pay 50 dollars for a food and drink that lunch when there was only two of us in the restaurant if your hospitality was good. I even did not want to spend a dollar at your place but because we stepped in and my husband was too kind. Remember this, people may just visit Kiama one for a few times but they take all experience forever. This is bad experience ever.