Very Thai (8 Street) — Restaurant in Brisbane City

Should be renamed Very Not Thai or Not Very Thai, cos that's pretty much what you get.

Seafood pad thai $18.90 Decent as stir fried noodles, good amount of seafood, but a pad Thai this is not. No tamarind (sour) flavour, and adds long beans and carrots to the veg mix which I've never seen before from the Thai places I've eaten at.

Chicken fried rice $17.50 Not too bad but not really a $17.50 dish. Too much ginger? flavour - not overpowering but unbalanced enough to be noticeable by someone without a very refined palate!

Added a combo with spring rolls $4 Not really worth it for 3 mini spring rolls and a can of soft drink. Maybe the wings options would have been a better...

My mum ate at Very Thai today and was extremely disappointed with the food as it tasted awful and extremely unpleasant, to the point where it ruined her day. She ordered the vegetable pad see ew and found that the noodles were not the thick rice noodles that you would expect from a Thai pad see ew and were extremely dry and bland. The dish also did not contain many vegetables except for some bamboo shoots and bok choy that tasted off. Despite being really hungry, my mum found that the food was impossible to eat. The food is extremely overpriced considering that my mum paid $13.50 for a dish that tasted much worse than 2...

This is my most favourite vegetarian Thai place in Brisbane. They're very considerate about your dietary preference and can use vegetarian and vegan ingredients, including stock and sauce, which very few places offer. Their thai fried rice (esp the pineapple one) and laksa are amazing and is my usual when we visit. I haven't tried much of the non vegetarian stuff on the menu, but the vegetarian fried rice is a must try! They add a fresh variety of vegetables and give a decent portion for a...