If you love Thai food, you need to check out Vivid Cafe & Lounge in on Glenferrie Road Hawthorn (south of Burwood Road). Launching earlier this year, Vivid knew there was demand in the area for a truly authentic offering.
The venue is a cafe for breakfast, with the menu transforming for lunch and dinner, including an All You Can Eat on Saturday and Sunday lunchtimes for just $29 per person.
Featuring a diverse array of dishes, Chef Nobphadon Kaewkarn aka Chef Bird, works tirelessly to recreate the authentic flavours that are enjoyed in Thailand – without the need to get on a plane.
You can choose from a range of entrees, soups, salads, noodles, curries, stir fries, fried rice and roti. Some of the standout dishes include the house-made curry puffs and coconut prawns. The refreshing Yum Pla Tod salad (Thai salad with whole barramundi, apple, chilli, lemon and cashew nuts and special sauce) and Vivid Som Tam Combo (Thai papaya salad, chicken satay skewer, crispy pork belly, soft shell crab, Thai grilled chicken and sticky rice) are also great to start.
Don’t miss the Penang Curry with Lamb Shank, Red Curry with Duck and Green Curry with Grilled Salmon. Making a statement is the Pineapple Fried Rice ( onion, carrots, pineapple, curry powder, cashew nuts, sultanas) with choice of veg, protein or seafood, served in a half pineapple.
Southern Thai Dishes
If you love spicy food then head straight to the Southern Thai Menu with dishes including Kua Kling (stir fried spicy curry with pork mince and kaffir lime leaves), Hot & Sour Fish Curry(chef’s hot and spicy curry mix with shrimp paste married with barramundi & bamboo shoots), South Thai Curry with Pork Belly & Stink (Sator) Beans (spicy pork belly curry with shrimp paste, sator beans, bamboo shoot, Kaffir lime leaves with coconut milk). Dishes can be altered to accommodate the level of spice for those who want to experience the flavours but do not like it quite as hot.
All You Can Eat Thai Lunch On Weekends For $29
If you are looking for the perfect excuse for a delicious lunch out, look no further than Vivid’s All You Can Eat offering on Saturdays and Sundays.
For just $29 per person, you can enjoy 90 minutes of delectable dishes including Spring Rolls, Curries – Red, Green or Massaman (chicken, beef or vegetable), Pad Thai, Pad See Ew or Thai Fried Rice (chicken, beef or vegetable), Rice and Roti.
Open Wednesday to Sunday for dinner and all day on weekends, Vivid Cafe & Lounge is Melbourne’s destination for the best authentic Thai food.
Vivid Cafe & Lounge, 616 Glenferrie Road, Hawthorn, VIC, 3122
