Golden Boy, Adelaide: Thai restaurant menu and location

On the corner of North Terrace and East Terrace, Golden Boy is arguably the best Thai restaurant in Adelaide. The menu is mainly authentic Thai classics, but there are some more unusual options.

Golden Boy in Adelaide is a modern Thai restaurant in a historic setting opposite the Adelaide Botanic Gardens. It has won several awards for being the best Thai restaurant in Adelaide.

Golden Boy, Adelaide: Thai restaurant location

Part of the appeal of Golden Boy comes in the location at the corner of North Terrace and East Terrace. The restaurant is inside the former Botanic Hotel, which boasts handsome verandas and billowing plants in every conceivable nook and cranny.

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Inside there are lots of inside dining spaces designed for intimate meals, while the verandas are marvellous on a sunny day. There’s also an atmospheric cellar bar with a private dining room.

This all makes for a pleasant setting, but thankfully the standard of the Thai food is up to the level set by the surroundings.

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Golden Boy menu

The centrepiece of the Golden Boy menu is the tuk tuk experience, where the waiting staff just bring out dish after dish, based on their own favourites from the menu. If you go for the tuk tuk menu at Golden Boy, it’ll cost you $68 per person. This price includes dessert.

Dishes available include Thai classics such as pad thai, massaman curry and green papaya salad. But there are also some less common options, such as poached salmon with tom kha-style coconut broth or eight hour beef cheeks with tangerine jus and pickled ginger.

For further information, visit the restaurant website.