Thai Garden Restaurant

I was looking for Thai halal restaurant on google map, I end up in Thai garden restaurant which have above 4 star restaurant rating which is good because I 100% sure you can’t please everyone. First we were a bit confused since there was fig and olives sign also on the entrance. I liked the idea two different kitchen in one restaurant, they have the barcode on each table so you set your order online personally I don’t prefer it, I still like the old school waiter taking my order since you can ask more about the dishes or any other questions if you have. Staff were very friendly and always had a smile on their faces, as per the food we really liked the food despite all the negative comments that I have read. And yes I do recommend it and give a try.

It was great in food and service before when it was in its own venue in parramatta road but now it has moved to fig and olive across the road and the quality of the food has significantly deteriorated. I was a regular customer of Thai garden before and even my workmates used to go there often. Now since moving I am not happy with the quality of the food at all and not going there again.

The only reasons I'm writing this review is 1) to stop others being fooled by the number of great reviews for this "Thai" restaurant and 2) to give feedback so this restaurant can improve. I read all the great reviews of this place, I decided to drive down in the pouring rain to give it a try. The decor was nice and the servers were friendly so I thought I was about to unearth a culinary gem in the middle of Auburn. Instead all I got was disappointment. My group of friends ordered 3 types of dishes: Pad Thai, Pineapple Fried Rice and Crying Tiger. From our experience of these 3 dishes at Thai Garden, all I can say that this restaurant doesn’t serve authentic Thai cuisine. The Pad Thai was very sloppy and saucy, though the taste was somewhat okay compared to the other dishes we tried that day. Pad Thai is supposed to be drier because it should be cooked on high heat. The Crying Tiger was not Crying Tiger AT ALL. And I repeat again, NOT Crying Tiger. Crying Tiger is supposed to be a dry grilled steak that’s chunkily sliced. What we were served was thinly sliced beef strips that were stir fried and drowned in extremely salty sauce. It was too salty even paired with the jasmine rice. Don’t lie and call this dish Crying Tiger, just call it Stir Fried Beef Slices in Gravy Sauce or something. The Pineapple Fried Rice, though had the right ingredients, suddenly included random spices reminiscent of Arabian food. Why does my Thai food taste like Arabian food?! All in all a very disappointing “Thai” dining experience. Please reconsider the chefs you are hiring.