Nung Len — Restaurant in Sydney

A moody, almost too dark in places to read properly.... But this doesn't detract. It enhances the experience of a quiet meal. The staff are, as expected, efficient and helpful.... It would be completely contrary to find different. Yes, the walls are a darkish almost maroon colour, but earthy calming and inviting. Some beautiful original art (by the owner I'm led to believe) toned in tune with the earthy undertones, with understated gold and silver, the pic attached does not do it justice..... and some traditional Thai prints grace the walls, The food was excellent. Entree this evening was the Thai prawn and pork spring rolls, with the obligatory sweet chilli dipping sauce... The rolls were much better than expected; if they weren't hand made, they could have been. Delicious and full of flavours... Unlike most of the rubbish served in most Asian restaurants. Mains did come along slightly quickly, after entree, but I guess the way of the world. I chose the Holy pork. Twice cooked with fresh basil and chilli. Truly delicious with vibrant and dynamic flavours made even more delicious with the sauce, the crispy pork bits, and crunchy wok tossed veges. A wonderful gentle evening, enjoyed with the Chain of Ponds Novello rosé .... No room for dessert, but if I did, it would be the black sticky rice - not everyone's first pick, but it should be - I've had enough rice tonight.....I chose some lychee ice cream. This tasted home made. I'm likely wrong, all things considered. Not a vanilla bean in sight or taste. If you visit, I hope you enjoy as...

I've been getting their lunchtime $10 specials fairly often for several years when it was known as Opium Den and since known as Nung Len, and I'm not sure if I will go back there very often now. For me, I usually like to order green curry chicken, stir fry satay dish or Pad Thai. This restaurant used to be terrific. There was a nice amount of heat in the (curry or satay) dishes and not watered down like some do. However, the last few times we've ordered the lunch special - which is now $12 (that's ok as due to Covid, can understand the difficulties and price rise), but now am also charged for eftpos (savings, not a credit card) when paying, a nominal amount admittedly, but still shouldn't be charged for eftpos!? who does that anywhere else?! The take-away containers being used now have dividers - one side for the dish, the other for the rice and the portions really are now more skimpy. The taste is still pretty good with the green curry, but hardly get any chicken in it anymore and the rice doesn't quite fill out the other side of the container. The value isn't quite there the same as before. The Pad Thai was still quite good but is not as great as when it was known as the Opium Den - the Pad Thai sauce back then was gorgeous! (my friends / colleagues would say it was the best we had ever tasted). All in all, it's probably still a great restaurant and I can't comment on dinners as I only had dinner there once a few years ago, but the lunchbox specials are not quite as good...

Dimly lit ambience, nice private seating areas. The staff were friendly. We ordered a beef cashew stir fry, drunken vege tofu noodles, massaman beef curry, papaya salad, rice and roti. The roti were soft floppy and not flakey, not the best. There wasn’t much beef in the massamam was a tad bland, usually its a bit sweeter to taste. The drunken noodles were nondescript, felt generic and didn’t taste like much. The beef in the cashew stir fry were huge but chewy cuts, it was difficult to eat, but the sauce was nice in the stir fry. The papaya salad was fresh, and spicy, we got medium and the heat was tolerable. Everything was presented well but lacked...