Friday, April 25, 2025

Nana Thai Hotpot, Bourke St CBD

There is a line each time I pass by Nana Thai restaurant, so I was intrigued to try it out. I finally visited the restaurant with a friend for their value for money Mookata set ($45) that is for 2 people. For those who do not know, mookata is the best of both the hotpot and bbq worlds. There is a domed BBQ plate in the middle, surrounded by a shallow hotpot. When one grills the food on the BBQ plate, the oil from the proteins drip into the hotpot which adds extra flavouring to the blanched food.

There is a large amount of food provided for $45 - there were a plate of veges, vermicelli, egg, cabbage, mushrooms, and a separate plate of proteins like pork neck, pork belly, pork liver, bacon, calamari, prawns. 


The chilli dipping sauce was a viscous sauce which did not taste very nice but because the meats were not marinated, it was the only flavouring available. If there was a watery chilli, lime, coriander mix it would have been good. 

 My friend was not too happy with the quality of the meats, they thought it was not the freshest, but I think they were good enough for $45. The restaurant is a bit cramped and the seating reminds me of the authentic dining experience in small stalls in Thailand. You can say both the food and the ambience is authentically Thai!

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