Saffron Thai @ The Brooklyn Hotel, George St, Sydney

Saffron Thai @ The Brooklyn Hotel, George St, Sydney
Monday 3 April, 2006

Located in the Brooklyn Hotel, Saffron Thai offers fast & fresh thai meals for the lunchtime crowd. There's a 10% discount on Monday & it's definitely the day to go - not necessarily for the discount (which for my meal totalled $1.45) but for the peace & quiet. Later in the week, The Brooklyn attracts large groups, so it's noticeably louder.

Saffron Thai has tables spread throughout the Brooklyn Hotel, from the main bar at the front to the glassed in area at the back. You order and pay at a dedicated station near the kitchen and then order & pay for your drinks at the bar.

The menu is varied with set items and weekly specials. This ranges from green curries, pad thai, stir fries and noodles. Today I indulged in the tamarind chicken with vegetables. It arrived quickly with a side dish of jasmine rice. Whilst, the servings are huge I didn't select a great dish - the tamarind chicken was like fried chicken with a sweet, sticky sauce.

The other issue is the meals arrive separately. So, if lunching with friends chances are you will be eating at different times. The staff are pleasant, however they clear the plates as soon as you are finished - this is a bug bear of mine. Plates should not be cleared until all guests have finished. I know....minor detail in the grand scheme of things.

It's fairly reasonable for a city lunch destination and I will definitely order something different on my next visit.

Saffron Thai @ The Brooklyn Hotel - Cnr George & Grosvenor Sts, Sydney - (02) 9247 6744

http://www.brooklynhotel.com.au/restaurant.html