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Sailors Thai

Overall Rating

7.3

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Level Downstairs, 106 George St
The Rocks NSW 2000

Phone (02) 9251 2466

 

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Overall Rating              7.3  
 
Food                7.9  
Ambience                6.9  
Service                7.4  
Value                6.6  

 

Recommended based on 71 votes
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Awards

Awards 2009   SMH Good Food Guide 2009 - One Chef's Hat
  2008   SMH Good Food Guide 2008 - One Chef's Hat
  2007   SMH Good Food Guide 2007 - One Chef's Hat

 


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Overall             Recommended
Food 6 Ambience 7 Service 8 Value 7

 

Sailor's Thai was really nice, but they put in heaps of lime juice!! I felt it was over the top when it came to the lime juice but the rest was fantastic!! I also sing high praise to the buttered fish!!
 
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Food_critic_91  -   See my reviews 2reviews, 10 July 2008
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Overall             Recommended
Food 7 Ambience 7 Service 6 Value 5

 

Our friends took us here, it was their favorite restaurant. We thought it was ok, nothing so fantastic and my husband thought the chairs were so uncomfortable he couldn't wait to leave.
 
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seriouslysydney  -   See my reviews 3reviews, 11 April 2008
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Overall             Below Average
Food 4 Ambience 6 Service 2 Value 3

 

Has this place changed hands recently? Used to go there fairly often and last night took a friend to show off great Thai. Usual overpriced, but can live with that if the food is really special. Most was fairly good, but took the waiter's recommendation and ordered the chicken (and potato!) curry. This is fine if you like very large lumps of boiled potato and aren't too fond of chicken - anyway, main complaint was how amazingly rude the waiters and management were when we suggested (actually very nicely) that it should have more chicken and less boiled spud. We were told three times (not so nicely) that it contained 200 gms of chicken - not bad for $37. Eventually grudgingly replaced, with reminder that we were getting more than 200gm this time. Still lots of boiled spuds. How much does chicken cost anyway?

Few other details, like not pouring single glass wine at the table (so what am I driinking anyway? at $15 a glass I like to see the bottle at least). But never again. That was ugly.
 
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lovetoeat999  -   See my reviews 1review, 08 November 2007
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Overall             Recommended
Food 9 Ambience 6 Service 9 Value 7

 

Food was great, especially tasting menu. Service was very good and helpful. You do expect that for the price of food, the ambience and decor would be a little more impressive. Not really the place to go for a special occasion but still great food.
 
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melovefood  -   See my reviews 29reviews, 06 October 2007
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Overall             Average
Food 5 Ambience 5 Service 5 Value 4

 

Had been here many years ago and had a great tasting experience with wonderful service. The service was ok but not overly helpful and food apart from one dish very ordinary for the price, maybe we ordered the wrong things??
 
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arrieula  -   See my reviews 1review, 12 August 2007
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Overall             Highly Recommended
Food 9 Ambience 8 Service 8 Value 8

 

Sailors Thai is my best goto restaurant in Sydney. Probably 20 visits over 2 years and I have enjoyed it every single time. Food is fabulous, flavoursome, fresh, and fantastic. The long inside table is not everyones cup of tea but I enjoy it; brings the socialist out in me. Not the venue for a quiet romantic, for a great spot for just about everything else. Worth every bit of its one hat.
 
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arreynolds  -   See my reviews 5reviews, 02 July 2007
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Overall             Recommended
Food 8 Ambience 7 Service 9 Value 5

 

Had an amazing lunch here with small group. Very attentive service but I guess it wasn't too busy.

The entree menu is to die for, great to share amongst the group. Loved the dressing on the oysters - yummmmm. Accidentally ate a chilli in the beef salad...

Mains were fresh, tasty and authentic with amazing ingredients. The spatchcock was absolutely divine; sweet and very tender. The blue eye curry and snapper special were delicious and the green beef curry not too different, but delish nonetheless. Loved the black sticky rice dessert - I could live on the caramelised coconut.

It's definitely pricey for what it is, but I do suppose you're paying for the location. A great lunch experience overall.
 
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purple_passion  -   See my reviews 34reviews, 28 April 2007
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Overall             Average
Food 8 Ambience 4 Service 1 Value 3

 

On a Wednesday night, my first experience here was shocking mostly because of the service. Will never come back although the food was good. Service was awful. The meals were a bit overpriced, but you could overlook that for the location.
 
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Phungy  -   See my reviews 1review, 12 March 2007
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Overall             Below Average
Food 6 Ambience 1 Service 2 Value 1

 

Food - inventive, however, one of our dishes was missing a key ingredient (the squid) - delivered whilst halfway thought meal on separate place. Nothing overly spectacular, which I expect of dishes priced up to $45.

Ambience - table with view of car park. Thanks for that.

Service - very poor - waiters pouring wine and delivering dishes across table..... See 'waiting tables 101'. Wine list very average and higly marked up.

Value - $374 for four people - too expensive for a what was a very poor experience. Highly unrecommended - what a waste of time and money.
 
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relfish  -   See my reviews 12reviews, 10 March 2007
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Overall             Highly Recommended
Food 9 Ambience 8 Service 9 Value 8

 

Went here with a small group. Staff were polite and attentive. The quality of food was amazing. I have never had thai as fresh and as clean as this before. I must say, we did have to go else where for an extra large dessert, as the portions are small, however the taste of the food was great. Try the crispy pork belly, you won't be disappointed. Will be back.
 
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msyummy  -   See my reviews 9reviews, 11 February 2007
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Sailors Thai Details

Level Downstairs, 106 George St
The Rocks NSW 2000
Phone (02) 9251 2466

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Cuisine

Thai

Chef

Ty Bellingham

Opening Hours

Lunch Mon-Fri noon-2pm
Dinner Mon-Sat 6-10pm

Serves

Lunch
Dinner

Average Meal Price

$56 - based on one entree & main course only

Prices

General Price
Entrees $21.00-$26.50
Mains $24.50-$39.50
Desserts $12.00-$15.00

Degustation
$75pp

Prices last updated:  04/2007

Seats  80


Special Features

Fine Dining
Outdoor Dining

Specialties

'Som dtam' - spicy papaya salad, 'Pla muek gorlae' - grilled curry cuttlefish