Sawadee Restaurant 

Address

42a Ponsonby Road
Ponsonby
Auckland

09 376 0320

Sawadee is a Thai restaurant located in Ponsonby, Auckland.  I was there for lunch on Friday 4^th of May 2012.  Sawadee is a B.Y.O. and they do take away too.  The staff are very nice and accommodating and the restaurant has an interesting environment with the sound of water from the water feature.  

There were seven of us and we had only 45min to spare for lunch and we explained that to the waitress, she made sure that our food was served as quickly as possible. It took about 10 minutes only from when we all placed our orders till the food appeared on our table, which I thought was great knowing our circumstance.  

What’s interesting in Sawadee is that, you pay only $3.00 for rice, but you will be served as much rice as you can eat.  The waitresses come around as you finish you rice and top up your rice if you want more. 

Food and Drinks

Panang Neau $21.70 Rice $3.00

As you may know, I like spicy food and for me this dish would leave a nice tingling feel on your tongue.

This dish is a very nice creamy beef curry made of, beef (obviously), coconut milk, bamboo shoots, Panang curry sauce, potatoes and peanuts.  I loved the creamy rich texture of this curry and the taste was wonderful.  I truly enjoyed this dish. 

TOM YAM GOONG – Hot $8.50

Traditional hot and sour soup served with prawns and mushrooms.  If you are not use to hot food, I don’t suggest you ordering this soup but if you are up for a bit of spice then this soup is great for cold winter days and nights and to open blocked nostrils.

GAI LEUNG - Warm $17.90

Chicken breast stir fried with yellow curry, onion, capsicum and cashew nuts.  This dish is one of the best Thai curries I have ever tried.  It is a nice creamy curry and the roasted cashew nuts are the highlight of this dish for me. 

GAI PAD PUG - Mild $17.20

Stir fried chicken with seasonal vegetables which is served with rice.  It is curry those ever one can take since it is not hot but I personally would like it to be more spicy.  I like the fact that this curry was not runny.

NEAU NAM MAN HOI - Mild $17.20

Strips of scotch fillet with fresh vegetables in an oyster sauce.  This beef dish goes well with either rice or noodles.  Well cooked scotch fillet striped are even nice on their own.  I love Thai food and Sawadee’s one of the best.