Rama King Thai, Mona Vale Rd, St Ives

Rama King Thai, Mona Vale Rd, St Ives
Sunday 19 March, 2006

Rama King is a good local restaurant. Ever since my parents' Chinese takeaway place closed (the fabulous Eddy's Asian Cuisine - formally Lindfield, then Neutral Bay and finally Killara) they have returned to Rama King for thai takeaway on a Sunday. They ate here for a short period when Eddy's was moving premises a few years back.

You think I'm a creature of habit? My parents give new meaning to habit - I hope Rama King realise they now have loyal followers every Sunday night. At Eddy's they didn't need to order, just a quick phone call to request delivery and everything was in hand. I'm sure Rama King will soon catch on.

Rama King is nestled into a corner location beside Video Ezy on Mona Vale Rd. It's a decent size restaurant and has a good following on the North Shore. I'd guess this is largely for it's family friendly atmosphere and reasonable prices.

Tonight's order consisted of thai spring rolls, lemongrass lamb, basil beef, chicken with honey & lemon, pad thai, roast duck curry and rice. The lemongrass lamb was the stand out as the lamb was so tender and it was cut into thick bite size pieces with a sprinkling of lemongrass over the top that was subtle, not over-powering.

I love a place where you ring in your order and they say pick up in 15 mins and they actually mean 15 minutes not 30 minutes or 45 minutes. Rama King is a good local restaurant with fast, efficient service.

Rama King Thai - Shop 1, 237 Mona Vale Rd, St Ives - (02) 9144 2027