Chonsiam

Had seafood pad Thai. Not very special, the taste is quite plain instead. Not a fan. Pad Thai at Yok Yor is tastier which is a few steps from here.
The place is quite small, hard to fit a big group.
Beef boat seems to be popular, I will try next time.

Very reasonable price! Love the boat noodle soup! A true Thai street food experience, nice and sweet service:)

One of the multiple Thai restaurants in this part of Sydney, we ended up here while looking for a decent place to get some dinner. This place is not very far from Central Station, and there’s a good amount of outdoor seating. This place almost looks like a Thai food stall and the prices of the dishes are moderate and should be under $ 20.
I had a Pad See Ew noodle dish with prawns, and it was pretty good, not the best version of the dish, but the prawns were great and the portions were good. The prawns were probably the plumpest prawns I had. We were also able to share our dishes. One of my friends had a spicy pork dish. Unfortunately, I was not able to remember the name but the flavour was really good, definitely had a good amount of spice I was looking for in a Thai dish. Another one of my friends had a Thai salad, and it was also good and I thought the vegetables were fairly fresh.
The people at this place were very friendly. They are kind enough to make sure you have enough water to drink and serve them in large plastic bottles. If you want to use the toilet, it’s hidden behind the counter.
Overall, I had a tasty Thai dinner here, and although it is probably not the best Thai restaurant, I thought the quality of the food was significantly better compared to other mediocre Thai restaurants I have visited. Hopefully, this will still be a great choice for some fairly inexpensive food in a city like Sydney.

Very small shop (as majority of Thai restaurant in Sydney) that always busy during rush hour lunch and dinner.
I ordered Penang chicken curry, with the steam rice, the broth was so thick and flavour some.
All ingredients just cook perfectly, if I can break it down on detail, carrots was just cook and still have a little persistent when you bite it, same thing how the treat the snake beans, blanch quickly and still crunchy but not raw. To top those flavour. I can see clearly julienne of kafir lime leaves as the garnish on top of the chicken.
For tiny food stall, or you can say hole on the wall, food in here is good and affordable, very competitive with big name on Thai restaurant in surrounding area.
The only thing I didn’t gave 5 star, because I spotted a foreign particle, a black spot on my cup before I pour my water in.

If you’re hungry down near Central Station, but not so hungry as to warrant buying a full blown meal, your options are a bit limited, you could either go to McDonalds, Hungry Jack’s or KFC and get something soggy and mushy that will make you feel like crap afterwards, or you could come here, and get a small bowl of boat noodle soup for just $ 4. It’s not huge, but it’s dang tasty and great value to boot. Add a $ 3 Thai milk tea and you’ve got lunch.
Chonsiam is quite literally a hole in the wall with a few tables and a kitchen thrown in, so it isn’t exactly winning any awards for ambience, but I recommend going up the stairs to the small loft area where there’s lots of nice couches and cushions to sit on, a genuinely pleasant place to eat, much better than any fast food outlet anyway. In the couple of times that i’ve eaten here, the other customers have been virtually all Thai, which can only mean that the food is good, authentic Thai.
Chonsiam is located on Campbell Street in Thaitown, near the intersection with Pitt Street.

Definitely a locals place for cheap traditional Thai food. It’s a tiny establishment at the end part of Thai Central with seating for about 15 – 20. They offer 2 cheap $ 4 dishes which are size proportionate to price.
Thai Boat Noodle — Thin rice noodles in a dark stewy type broth that is on a the sweet side. You can choose your meat; pork/​beef and it comes with some Asian greens. I found it too sweet for my liking so dumped loads of dried chilli and the chilli in vinegar into my bowl which made it acceptable with my non-​sweet-​eating taste buds.
My friend ordered the Guy Jub — she wasn’t too impressed but for $ 4 a pop we weren’t gonna make too much of a fuss about it.
Son Tum Lao Style — this was a special request. It’s ok but if you’re wanting Lap style go get it from a Lao eatery.
I’m sure the dishes on the menu are good, just nothing to rave on about of you’re looking for a Thai fix especially with the amount of awesome Thai choices within the precinct.

feeling a bit snacky?
you’ll find boat noodles for 5 dolla!

this place was awesome. small bowl of boat noodles only a few dollars and very tasty. easy to come here alone to just get your own quick bowl. best value!