Spirit Of Thai

This small Thai restaurant have a cozy neighborhood-feel kind of restaurant. We ordered the fried fish in their signature sauce and also the massaman curry. The signature sauce was unfortunately more like your average Thai sweet chilli sauce. Massaman curry was good and the beef was soft. Food - 6 Service - 8 Vibe - 8 Price - $$$$

Admittedly we only came here because we left another restaurant nearby that had pet dogs in it, was too loud, etc etc. But sometimes, things happen for a reason and I'm glad we got to try this cute little local gem. It's got a nice ambience to it; the decor is sweet and the music is nice and even the chairs are ultra comfy and vary from table to table. The menu is as you'd expect for Thai, and the service was good. We ordered the Samosas, which really are just curry puffs. These were nice, but just needed a meat option like Chicken, for my liking. There was only vegetable, and I felt like meat was missing for sure. Having said that, the flavour was there and they were nice and hot (temp wise). The other entree my friend ordered was the chicken spring rolls which were lovely. Now the only issue with these two items, is that they come in two's. Most other restaurants have them in fours. We switched one out with each other, so we got one of each, but it left us kind of longing for more ... The main came out in good time and it was really nice. Nowhere near the best I've ever had, but they tried to put some effort into the presentation and it looked pretty. It was Chicken Fried Rice and if you have a Thai craving, it definitely scratched an itch. We didn't order dessert as the options were way too limiting, and also, we had to ask for menus as they weren't forthcoming (and restaurant wasn't busy), and so by the time that happened, it was almost too late to be eating that. Having said that, I'd come here again if in the area. It's not one of my favourites by any stretch, but they provide reasonable service in a cute and quaint setting and parking is easy enough and the prices are good. If you're in Port Melbourne wanting a good Thai meal, give this a go.