Restaurant review - Leaf in Berry - Berry

In search of a Thai meal for lunch in Berry on a long weekend we headed to the old post office building to try out Leaf in Berry. The servings were large and the options plentiful. Will be back to try some of the other dishes next time we are on the South Coast.

We chose to sit out in the courtyard which was nice and sunny even though it was the June long weekend. As with all good Thai restaurants water was brought to the table on arrival and I decided to make the experience authentic with a Singha beer to start. It was nice and cold and hit the spot. Just what you need when relaxing on a south coast weekend.

We started with an Entree called Pang na moo. This translates as pork toast, a description that doesn't do much to provide a picture. It is at it's core a piece of bread with a spiced pork mince mixture spread on top deep fried and served with a dipping sauce. It was a really good start to the meal as well as being an example of the depth of the menu at Leaf.

For our main meal we ordered 2 dishes which we shared. We had the Pork with Garlic and Oyster Sauce. The dish came with rice.This dish was pleasant enough, good sized portion with plenty of fresh vegetables and good flavour.

The Standout dish of the lunch was the Pad Kee Mao with Chicken. Pad Kee Mao or Drunken Noodles is a hot Thai flat noodle stir fried with chilli and herbs. It was a generous serve, but better than that was full of flavour. It had just the right amount of chilli, you knew it was there but it didn't overwhelm the other flavours of the dish.






We had a very enjoyable lunch and will be making a return visit next time we are in town. It was great to see a Thai restaurant that is happy to get away from the standard Thai suburban menu. If you feel like checking it out you will find them at 137 Queen Street, Berry, NSW