Ladda's The Thai Takeaway

@ 593 King Street, Newtown

Ladda's looks like a little street vender. In the front counter there are stocks of premade curries and noodles and vegies ready to be dumped into the boiling water to be cooked in an instant. There aren't too many tables in Ladda's possibly six in total. That doesn't matter, either you're there for a quick meal or you're picking up some takeaway on the fly.

I was the latter.


I was also expecting to have to wait for my meal. Not so. The lady behind the counter just spooned the mixture into a container on the spot and handed it to me. She asked if I'd like some rice. I told her no. I had some leftovers waiting at home and preferred to use them up. The container she offered me was measely (I ordered a small), but upon opening it I realised she'd managed to pack quite a bit in there.

The order was green curry with chicken. It was spicier than expected (in a good way) and creamy to boot. There was a good helping of meat in there too. For $6.50 it was a steal and worth every cent. Especially since I had to wait less than an sec for it.

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