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Name: Mortar & Pestle
Address: 2 Darley Road, Manly (NSW), 2095, Australia
Price range: $35 (Average price is calculated based on starter/main course or main course/dessert, excluding drinks. Prices have been provided by the restaurant. The average price is indicative. )
Rating: 8.7

8.7/10

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2 Darley Road, 2095 Manly (NSW)See map

Average price $35

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Average price $35
Average price
Average price is calculated based on starter/main course or main course/dessert, excluding drinks. Prices have been provided by the restaurant. The average price is indicative.

Tom kha gai: $10.9; Chicken and mushroom wit h coconut milk, galangal, kaffir and coriander

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Reviews

8.7/10

Fabulous107 reviews

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Nicki A.
4 July 2021 • 118 reviews
10/10
The best Thai food in Sydney. Great for takeaway as well as eating in. Important to support our locals during Covid lockdown. Delicious freshly cooked authentic thai. Great no

Nicki A.
21 June 2021 • 118 reviews
10/10
Authentic great tasting Thai with warm friendly service - professional and efficieint. We love going to Mortar and Pestle. Great for couples and to share with friends. Favourite

Ferris E.
9 May 2021 • 1 review
2/10
Never going back. They basically did not want to serve us at 8.20pm even though our booking was for 8.30 pm. Don’t accept a booking for 8.30pm if all you want is to go home. Instea

Nicki A.
2 May 2021 • 118 reviews
10/10
Stunning Thai food and warm, friendly and efficient service. The food is all freshly cooked and delicious - our favourite the pork belly and pad see ew with duck (with chilli on the side). BYO.

Nicki A.
23 April 2021 • 118 reviews
10/10
Warm friendly staff. Fresh delicious Thai food.

Daniel R.
6 April 2021 • 2 reviews
8/10
Great food

Mer G.
30 March 2021 • 21 reviews
8.5/10
Our group ordered a variety of meals and we were all very happy. Generous portions, beautiful flavours and quick to bring to our table. We were originally seated at the very large

Neil B.
22 February 2021 • 8 reviews
8/10
THe restaurant is good value for money. The menu has plenty of variety and the dishes are always tasty. reasonable wine list & BYO option. would recommend

Nicki A.
16 February 2021 • 118 reviews
10/10
Great tasting Thai food with efficient, friendly service from Suesie and her team. Freshly cooked meals and with the ability to add extra chilli if required. BYO

Helen O.
6 February 2021 • 1 review
7.5/10
Staff weren’t very welcoming and table was very sticky and grimy. But the food itself was fresh and delicious. If they focused a bit more on the details this place would be great!

Nicki A.
25 January 2021 • 118 reviews
10/10
Wonderful warm, efficient and professional service from Suesie and her team. And the food is fresh, tasty and authentic. We love going to Mortar and Pestle. Favourite dishes are

Nicki A.
8 January 2021 • 118 reviews
10/10
COVID safe. Simply great Thai food and wonderful staff. We love going to Mortar & Pestle. The staff warmly welcome you and the food is fantastic. My husband had his favourite

Glen B.
11 December 2020 • 2 reviews
9.5/10
Lovely fresh and tasty the best around Manly

Nicki A.
4 December 2020 • 118 reviews
10/10
Our favourite Thai restaurant. Warm, friendly and efficient service. Brilliant food - generous portions and cooked to suit your "level of heat". We love the pad see ew with duck

Andrew M.
20 November 2020 • 1 review
10/10
Fantastic food,service, and atmosphere!! The occasional flame coming from the kitchen added to the exciting atmosphere as well as the fragrant smells of thai cooking emanating from the kitchen.

Nicki A.
15 November 2020 • 118 reviews
10/10
Great chefs at Mortar & Pestle ! We love the authentic great tasting food. Service is warm, friendly and efficient - always with a smile. BYO is a plus.

Rachelle C.
12 November 2020 • 8 reviews
8.5/10
Food was good. And when the restaurant was full it was a good atmosphere as well. Nice to have a Thai to go o it to rather than takeaway all the time.

Nicki A.
26 October 2020 • 118 reviews
10/10
Wonderful chefs and great service staff. The food at Mortar & Pestle is always freshly cooked and authentic Thai flavours. And generous portions. We love going back again and ag

Nicki A.
14 October 2020 • 118 reviews
10/10
Wonderful staff - friendly, professional, efficient. And brilliant chefs - the food is sensational. Tonight we had pad see ew with duck and we asked it to be cooked with chilli -

Nikki E.
12 October 2020 • 1 review
10/10
Really beautiful authentic food and lovely staff.

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How to get to the restaurant

2 Darley Road, 2095, Manly (NSW), Australia

Directions to get there

Manly, Sydney Northern Beaches

About the restaurant

Take a break from the daily grind

Manly, Manly, Manly. Sun, surf and this gorgeous and intimate Thai restaurant right on Darley Road. Words cannot describe how lovely the décor is at this little jewel, with big wooden slats lining the walls, greenery throughout and low level mood lighting. Reminiscent of warm romantic evening meals in Koh Samui, dining at Mortar & Pestle will have you on WebJet the minute you get home to book your next trip back to Thailand!

Mortar & Pestle serve all of the traditional dishes you would be familiar with - Pad Thai Hor Kai and Lemongrass Chicken - but they also offer some different and exciting dishes like Roasted Duck Fried Rice, Sriracha Duck and Gang Ga Ree Garlic (a yellow curry) so there is something for everybody. Food is prepared fresh which really shows in the steamed vegetable and soup dishes.

As well as being very reasonably priced the staff are efficient and friendly. This cosy restaurant has quickly become popular with locals either to dine in or to order a take away. If you have picked up a little honey down on the beach that day be sure to bring her up to Mortar & Pestle, take up one of the seats in their alfresco area and impress her with an intimate night out for two. Without breaking the bank!

Best dish: Hangover Noodles - the perfect cure to what ails you with hot and spicy rice noodles, chilli, sweet basil, Chinese broccoli and shallots.