Craving for Chilli Jam
April 21st 2008 02:59
Address:
104 Majors Bay Road
City:
Concord
State:
NSW
Postcode:
2137
Telephone:
02 97433400
Email:
Chilli Jam recently opened on Majors Bay Road, a road that already has a plethora of good crowded restaurants with Chilli Jam quickly becoming one of them.
I didnÃÂt know what to expect from a Thai restaurant décor but grey walls with slashes of orange and red werenÃÂt some of these. The décor is very modern and contemporary. From memory, I saw two long rectangular tables down the middle of the restaurant with more intimate settings along the side. The tables are wooden with comfortable seats, some of them ottomans in different alternating colours.
At 7pm on a Friday night, the place was already crowded, frequented by people of different races, ages, shapes and sizes, with several empty tables displaying the RESERVED sign. I noticed that most of the patrons were in big groups and despite the large space, the restaurant tended to get a bit loud. Especially as the tables are set quite close to each other ÃÂ that the little girl next to me practically hit me in the face when she stood on her chair and kicked out.
The girls at the front desk (which happens to be just inside the entrance, giving passerbys the impression that the line for the tables must be quite long as itÃÂs spilling out on the pavement) were a little disorganised. But they managed to find us a table and within 5 minutes of sitting down, we were given menus and our orders taken.
I was a bit worried the food would take a while as my previous experience in other Thai joints have attested, but lo and behold, the entrée came out within 5 minutes and the mains another 5 minutes after that.
We ordered money bags for entrée àa chicken and crab mince bundled up in wonton skin, shaped like miniature money bags. The skin was a little too crispy for my liking and I found it a little hard to bite into it, but the inside was beautiful.
For mains, we ordered Massaman Beef Curry which was to die for. The beef was tender, the potatoes cooked just right and I couldnÃÂt get enough of the sauce. We ordered Chilli Jam Chicken as well, which was excellent (but I was too engrossed in the curry to pay much attention). Thinking about the food now is making me hungry.
The prices were OK ÃÂ just slightly more than what the other Thai restaurant (not really much of a restaurant, a kiosk perhaps) across the street is charging. But for the large servings and the quality of the food, well worth it.
That was the first time my hubby actually told the waitress the food was great, without any prompting. WeÃÂll definitely come back again. The good news is they also do take-away so itÃÂll be great for those nights where you just donÃÂt feel like dressing up and want good quality food.
Bookings are essential, especially with more than 2 diners. Only open at night from 5pm. Good thing is they do takeaways and free home delivery if total order is $20 or over.
I didnÃÂt know what to expect from a Thai restaurant décor but grey walls with slashes of orange and red werenÃÂt some of these. The décor is very modern and contemporary. From memory, I saw two long rectangular tables down the middle of the restaurant with more intimate settings along the side. The tables are wooden with comfortable seats, some of them ottomans in different alternating colours.
At 7pm on a Friday night, the place was already crowded, frequented by people of different races, ages, shapes and sizes, with several empty tables displaying the RESERVED sign. I noticed that most of the patrons were in big groups and despite the large space, the restaurant tended to get a bit loud. Especially as the tables are set quite close to each other ÃÂ that the little girl next to me practically hit me in the face when she stood on her chair and kicked out.
The girls at the front desk (which happens to be just inside the entrance, giving passerbys the impression that the line for the tables must be quite long as itÃÂs spilling out on the pavement) were a little disorganised. But they managed to find us a table and within 5 minutes of sitting down, we were given menus and our orders taken.
I was a bit worried the food would take a while as my previous experience in other Thai joints have attested, but lo and behold, the entrée came out within 5 minutes and the mains another 5 minutes after that.
We ordered money bags for entrée àa chicken and crab mince bundled up in wonton skin, shaped like miniature money bags. The skin was a little too crispy for my liking and I found it a little hard to bite into it, but the inside was beautiful.
For mains, we ordered Massaman Beef Curry which was to die for. The beef was tender, the potatoes cooked just right and I couldnÃÂt get enough of the sauce. We ordered Chilli Jam Chicken as well, which was excellent (but I was too engrossed in the curry to pay much attention). Thinking about the food now is making me hungry.
The prices were OK ÃÂ just slightly more than what the other Thai restaurant (not really much of a restaurant, a kiosk perhaps) across the street is charging. But for the large servings and the quality of the food, well worth it.
That was the first time my hubby actually told the waitress the food was great, without any prompting. WeÃÂll definitely come back again. The good news is they also do take-away so itÃÂll be great for those nights where you just donÃÂt feel like dressing up and want good quality food.
Bookings are essential, especially with more than 2 diners. Only open at night from 5pm. Good thing is they do takeaways and free home delivery if total order is $20 or over.
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