Top Speed Thai
It’s not hard to find a good Thai restaurant in Sydney. Parts of the city are overflowing with eateries offering the popular South East Asian cuisine, and a few years ago, it was difficult to understand how some of them were turning a profit, such was the market saturation.
Top Speed Thai (Image: Aussie True Blue0
Top Speed Thai is one of Sydney’s better Thai options, and on the North Shore, which traditionally has lagged behind the eastern suburbs and inner west in terms of quality Thai restaurants.
Top Speed Thai (Image: From dimmi.com.au)
The food is as delicious as it should be; when we visited we ordered some favourites (chicken stir fry and Tom Yum Goong), along with the more interesting-sounding ‘Heavenly Beef’
Chicken Oyster Sauce Stir Fry at Top Speed Thai
The beef was indeed heavenly – served sizzling on a hotplate, tender and infused with just enough savoury vegetabley flavour and a hint of spice – it reminded me of some delicious Chinese dishes I’ve eaten.
Heavenly Beef at Top Speed Thai
The Tom Yum Goong was done properly – it was certainly one of the better renditions of the classic sweet/sour/spicy soup that I’ve tasted outside of Thailand itself.
Tom Yum Goong with Coconut Rice at Top Speed Thai
The place itself is surprisingly comfy – it’s not much to look at from the outside, but on the inside it’s sleek yet homely. The service is friendly and obliging – waiters were more than happy to help us out when we asked to be moved to a quieter table.
All in all, a pleasant, good-value, and lip-smacking night out on Sydney’s North Shore!
Details
Food: 8/10
Ambience: 7/10
Service: 8/10
Cost: Mains $10 – 25
331 Penshurst Street, Willoughby North
(02) 9417 7500
Lunch: 11am – 3pm daily
Dinner: 4pm – 10pm Sunday – Wednesday, open until 10:30pm Thursday – Saturday nights.
I would simply die for your plate of Chicken Oyster Sauce Stir Fry right now, Tim!
Come on down to Sydney town, Agness!!
Gahhh…. I am reading your post with an empty tummy, it is torture. Sigh!
What an amazing spread of delicious food. I adore Thai food, so fresh and tasty and delightful. And often the least impressive shop fronts have the best food. If I am in Syders anytime soon, I’ll be sure to check it out.
Happy weekend friend. Hope you are kicking goals in life.
Muahahahaha I’m glad I could torture you with this! Hope you have a great weekend too 😀
ive got to be careful with Thai food – allergic to peanuts, but this looks delicious!
Oh yes – do be careful!! Malaysian and Indonesian food must be a minefield for you… peanuts everywhere!