Absolute Thai

This was our first time to Absolute Thai on William Street and we enjoyed it. Upon entering the restaurant, we noticed it was a lot bigger than we expected, with cute triangular Thai cushions as a seating option along the windows. Plenty of natural light filled the restaurant. For entrees, we shared the Mixed Entree Platter. It was nicely presented and looked very appetising. There were 2 x chicken skewers, a curry puff, a spring roll and money bag with a side of dips and sauces. Everything was delicious although the money bag was my favourite. This is a great way to sample some starters if you’re unsure what to order as a starter. I felt this was very fairly priced and the serve was generous. It was off to a very positive start! For mains, we shared the Lamb Shank Massaman Curry and a Prawn Pad Thai with a side of rice for the curry. The serving sizes for the curry and Pad Thai were very generous and fairly priced. We had leftover curry and Pad Thai to take home as we weren’t feeling too hungry on the evening. The curry was almost perfect as the mash potato lacked a bit of flavour and the curry sauce was a little watered down and could have been a bit more flavoursome. I really enjoyed the Pad Thai though. Nothing to fault there. The service was attentive and our orders came reasonably quickly. The restaurant started to fill up more after we arrived which was a great sign. I think Absolute Thai is easily a neighbourhood gem for this quiet area in Hornsby. It’s even more worthwhile with 30% off via TheFork!

I booked a table here through The Fork app, as there was a promotion running and was not disappointed. It was a busy Thursday evening but the service we received was fantastic and the food exceeded our expectations. The portion sizes were enormous (and it takes a lot of food for me to admit this); we ordered the Satay skewers and Salt and Pepper Squid for entrée and the Massaman beef and Chicken cashew and chilli jam , all of which were delicious. The cocktails were tasty, too. Would recommend to anyone in the area and we are looking forward to trying more dishes!

Pad Thai lunch special. Gluggy sweet Pad Thai with chicken. The worst Pad Thai we’ve had. Noodles cut into small 5 cm long strips stuck together with cloying gluggy sweet sauce. No authentic Thai favours on this dish. The lunch special bundle included a can of soft drink. This was only served from a large bottle into a glass. Spring rolls were tasteless. Decor was nice but that was the only thing about this restaurant that was ok. Service was very average. We had to ask twice for soy sauce to the same waitress. Overall poor, don’t waste your money or time on the Pad Thai.