Nara - South Melbourne

We were looking for a quick, tasty meal with our two tired children after a day of sightseeing. Nara was an awesome find, just a just a few doors from our hotel. We ate early evening and the service was spot on. The food - deep fried wontons, pad thai, chilli basil chicken and massaman beef - was hot, fresh and tasty. We thoroughly enjoyed it. The chilli basil chicken was very spicy, so make sure you specify your chilli level. We got the pad thai without chilli and the children loved it. We will likely return again during our stay. Highly recommend.

Family came here whilst I was away and said the dining experience was a good one so they brought me here when I returned.Even they were quite disappointed the second time. The green curry was very oily and my husband said it wasnt like this the first time he had it. The fried chicken entree was not crispy and the temperature was also not even. Some pieces were too hot to hold and some were luke warm. The fried crispy pork was crispy, a little on the salty side and again the temperature was a little cool in the inside.Overall tasty meal but the temperature is a problem. This leaves me thinking about the state of hygiene and health of my stomach. The toilet is a disgrace. Ugly and dirty. The toilet seat not screwed on properly and had drips of urine on the seat. Clearly it has not been cleaned.We came on a saturday night and the place was bare. As soon as I approached the table, I noticed a badly chipped and jagged bowl. I made a comment to the waitress and she said absolutely NOTHING but only gave me a disgusting dirty look as if to say how dare you say this. I am surprised they even set the table using this badly chipped bowl. I then noticed my bowl was also chipped but not as bad but my family told me to shut up. I think she just changed that first badly chipped bowl to another table and gave me one from that table. Absolutely no customer service or not trained with customer handling and service.We will give this place another chance and try something else or the green curry again to see how consistent they are. And hopefully the service would have improved. Smile please.

My partner and I visit this place a little too much. The food is just perfect and exactly what you want. Yes, the service can be slow, but don't we all just need to relax a little and talk with our dining partner. Nara is value for money and the food is always of the stand excellent standard.

The food is great and serving sizes reasonable. Try to avoid the place during lunch time though as waiting time can go as long as an hour. I think the kitchen is too small to accomodate the demands of its customers during peak time.

I've been there twice now and been pleasantly surprised twice. The menu is quite large, and very 'thai street food oriented' - first time I had the spicy pork with green beans and the second time the basil chilli chicken. Both great and good value for money, BUT it the internal temperature was really cold on both occasions - pls turn up the heat. Will visit again...