Good news for halal Thai food lovers in Melbourne’s east. We came to Ashwood to try this place after seeing some good reviews. Lately many restaurants have sprung up offering halal food – it’s just that we didn’t have much opportunity being Ramadan 2025. Since Ashwood is not far from our own suburb, we checked it out. From a distance, we could see the name of the restaurant which along with clear حلال signage emphasised its halal-ness. With only 21 seats it’s cozy, although the space is neatly arranged. Most of the customers when we were there were via “Uber” or take away. The service is very friendly and fast even though it was busy. We ordered tom yum soup with prawns – I liked the taste of the broth which is just right – fresh papaya salad (which reminded me of pickles or rujak), and massaman curry with beef which was different from Indonesian curry; beforehand we ordered spring rolls as an appetizer. We should give you a heads up about the spice levels here; we chose ‘mild’ but that was already quite spicy for us. For drinks, we only ordered soft drinks because we had just broken our fast at home beforehand. We will come back to try other things from their menus, as it all looks delicious. If you are around this area, remember there is a Thai halal restaurant that is worth visiting!

Kabar baik untuk penggemar masakan Thai halal disekitar Ashwood; kami datang ke sini untuk mencobanya setelah melihat beberapa review yang bagus. Memang belakangan ini banyak bermunculan restoran -restoran yang menyediakan makanan yang halal, hanya saja kami tidak punya banyak kesempatan dibulan Ramadhan ini. Karena Ashwood tidak jauh dari tempat kami maka kita coba untuk datang mencobanya. Dari kejauhan sudah terlihat nama restaurant yang kami fikir sangat bagus. Tulisan halal terlihat jelas dibeberapa tempat. Restaurant ini berkapasitas hanya 21 kursi. Walau kecil tapi lumayan tertata rapih. Kelihatannya kebanyakan pembelinya sa’at  kami disana adalah via “Uber” atau take away.  Pelayanan sangat ramah walau kelihatan sibuk-lumayan cepat. Kami memesan sup tom yum udang yang aku suka rasa kuahnya yang pas, salad pepaya yang segar (seperti asinan), juga kari massaman dengan daging sapi yang berbeda dengan rasa kari di Indonesia. Tak lupa kami memesan spring roll sebagai pembuka. Perlu kami ingatkan tentang level spicy yang kami pilih ‘mild/sedang’ sudah cukup pedas buat kami. Untuk minuman kami hanya memesan soft drink karena kami baru saja berbuka puasa dirumah sebelum pergi ke resto ini. Mungkin kami akan mencoba menu-menu lain sepertinya terlihat enak. Kalau anda berada disekitar daerah ini ingat ada satu halal restauran yang patut dikunjungi!

Details

Halalicious Thai 

531 Warrigal Rd, Ashwood VIC 3147

Tuesday to Thursday; Sunday: 4:30–9:30 pm

Friday and Saturday: 12–3 pm

4:30–9:30 pm

Mondays closed 

All halal menu; halal signs clearly visible