Thai Sontaya — Restaurant in Melbourne

I usually consider Thai Sontaya a solid 5/5 but this was the first experience I was disappointed. The sauces were all really watery and the prawns did not taste fresh. We also ordered the pad Thai without bean shoots due to dietaries and they forgot (but did remake the dish relatively swiftly). No doubt we will be back because of the convenience factor so it will be interesting to see if it’s a one off

Current Back for dads birthday as once again where we would usually celebrate has not yet reopened post the latest lockdown. On this occasion service was rapid in stark contrast to our last experience. Food was exceptionally delicious as always. The satay sauce here is pretty much second to none. Hence the chicken satay dish and roti with satay sauce are a must have

Latest We returned for my dads birthday tonight as the venue we typically visit for said event is sadly closed due to covid. Service was incredibly slow perhaps due to reduced staff and the excessive number of takeaway orders which was quite irritating but the food however was once again very well done. We stuck with our regulars today but also added the green curry as the birthday boy wanted to try something different, definitely recommend everything we had.

Further update We visited Thai Sontaya tonight after a series of events resulted in a cancelled dinner at home. The Penang curry on this occasion was absolute perfection I could literally just drink the sauce. Seems to be a place I enjoy more and more with each visit. Look forward to the next one

Update After the resounding success of our previous visit we headed to Sontaya again last night for a family birthday. We stuck with tried and true favourites but this time also added the massamum curry which was a splendid discovery. Knowing how much we’d enjoyed the other dishes previously I’d questioned whether we should bother with the massmum but it was my stand out dish...

After a few weeks in Japan, I was dying for a good curry. And the ‘burbs’ can pull it off with a traditional Thai meal that satiated my yearning. We came for a celebration on a Friday night with no booking and the lovely staff managed to get us a table for 5. Sontaya is located at the top of the shopping centre in Eltham and with full patronage on the night, it has a popular following. We ordered an array of dishes such as roti, satay skewers, chicken and cashew curry, coconut rice and more. The portion sizes were good and the rice was perfectly light and fluffy. The staff were helpful and patient as we ordered plenty of food. The restaurant is BYO but you can also order wine as well. Note: Wheelchair accessible. Kid friendly. Good parking nearby. Takes credit cards. Take away...

Ordered foor at 5.30 for 6.30 delivery... 6.45, no sign of the delivery, followed with the restaurant mentioned food is on its way 7.30, still no sign of delivery (we are 8 minutes away from restaurant). Followed up with restaurant, told the food is still on its way 7.45, can no longer bothered, called restaurant, was told food has been delivered?! (We didnt received the food) Raised a dispute with menulog, menulog mentioned that the restaurant claimed that the food had been delivered. Not sure why they behaved like this. Will no longer...