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Went with a group of friends to Po Bro’s for dinner and drinks on the weekend (Opp. Little Easy at the top of Franklin Rd). The ‘Ms Ho’s Som Tum’ was really tasty, with a good amount of spice and really fresh crunchy ingredients. The soft shell crab and pork belly included in the dish were tasty and a good addition to the traditional Som Tum dish - it balanced out the spice well. The ‘Pork Belly Chilli Jam’ was basically a really flavourful curry with tender pork belly - loved it. Thai Larb Salad is a personal favourite, but I’d never tried a duck one until here and I wasn’t disappointed. Try the crunchy chicken skin entree too.
We ordered based on the staff’s recommendations, which was good because we had range of different dishes with different textures and tastes - Spicy, Zesty and Rich, which all balanced out nicely. It’s quite different to any other place in ponsonby. It’s not pretentious and is the type of place that if you have good company you can stay for hours rather than eating and moving on to bars afterwards. The vibe was good and so was the food.
Chur Po Bro’s, I’ll be back to try the rest of the menu later!
Went to Po Brothers after seeing after seeing the Seafood Tom Yum Noodle and Deep Fried Bao Bun pop up on my FB news feed. This place did not disappoint. The food was delicious, staff were friendly, and the intimate vibe accompanied by amazing decor making it impossible not to enjoy myself. The menu took center stage as the friendly waitress made time for our group of four, explaining what was the best way to order and making recommendations on what the 'crowd favourites' were. Can't wait to try the rest of the menu! Will be back for sure. It was the perfect way to start off the night!!
This was a new restaurant to us. We emailed to book a table online. It was so lucky that someone cancelled his booking and we got to try this Thai restaurant.
We were seated on second floor and we were the only family on second floor as it was quite early. The upstairs dining area was painted red with some old fashioned ladies newspaper type of decor on the wall. The red light hanging on the ceiling was dimmed to the minimum and it felt so uneasy. We then asked the waitress to turn the light brighter.
The food was seriously good! We had pineapple fried rice, pad Thai, fish cake, fried chicken wings and Tom Yum. Ok this was one of the few best Thai food we ever had in NZ. And the food was not too expensive and in good size portion. You got to try it by yourself. Very highly recommended but book before you visit to avoid disappointment.
We had a lovely experience here, the service was great and the food was excellent! We had the pad thai, spare ribs and beef panang curry - all dishes were spot on with flavours and serving size were decent (one dish is good for two people). Will definitely be back to try other dishes!
Highly recommend this place 👍🏻 Great food and Super friendly staff. Thank you Om for a great experience 😊 You are doing a brilliant job!!!
Decor was pleasant, and fit the theme of their service/dining perfectly. atmosphere was welcoming. Drinks were on point👌 Shame we didn't get to try the menu as w had already eaten but for the short while we were there we enjoyed every moment of it. It must be popular as the place was filling up fast! Definitely will return for a meal!
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I went there with my gf to try their whole fish dishes but they ran out of whole fish and hadn’t restocked yet, which is understandable because whole fish dishes might not be too popular amongst their main target audience.
What’s interesting is, after a short convo with the owner (that he then knew I am a regular at Chom Na and Zap, 2 other Thai restaurants owned by his uncles & aunties), he told us that the chef could make the dishes more of asian-style rather than kiwi-style (their default). Described by him as “having more punch; more spicy, more sour, more everything” (not exact quote), we went with it - as he thought we would enjoy the more-authentic style of Thai cuisines.
It turned out to be great - one of the best Thai foods we’ve had in Auckland. We were glad we chose the Asian-style options. So, if you can handle the true South East Asian flavours (packed with more spices), you should definitely ask him to ask the chef for it. Otherwise, maybe you’d enjoy the mild version (westernised - a more balance of everything, no dominant flavour) more.
Ordered the spring rolls the vegetarian pad Thai and then the vegetarian green curry. The drinks were cheap and the food was good. We definitely overdid it as we had to unbutton our pants 😳🙄 the tofu in the noodles were actually cooked really well. The green curry was ordered medium and it had a really good spice to it. Unfortunately there was a huge party in there who were extremely rowdy so we didn’t want to spend to much time in there
Po Brothers is really run by two brothers! char kuey teow is really delicious with fresh rice noodles! However it took 30mins! I was offered a complimentary drink but would rather they gave a more accurate wait time than take double the time estimated.
Ordered here for Uber eats, meal did take a little while to get prepared and delivered but was really worthwhile.
We ordered the Tom yum soup with chicken, panang curry with chicken and drunken master noodles. The serving sizes were all large and extremely flavoursome. Loved my panang curry as it had lots of chicken and was spicy like how I ordered. The only downside is we were charged for rice and it was a tiny portion - definitely nowhere near enough for the amount of curry provided.
Will definitely still come back because the food was delicious though.
Service was super lovely. Had no problem using zomato gold here. Food was quite nice- my friend ordered the pad golden which I had a bit of and quite liked! Would love to come back and try other dishes.
I’ve been here about three times and every time I get amazing service! The meals are responsibly priced and the food is always delicious! Pad Thai and the green curry are my go-to’s when ordering here.
Such a gem. Beautiful food. Fun fit out. My new favorite Thai!
Nice decor and welcoming, friendly staff. Good range of options on the menu and our meals were delicious; very flavoursome with good level of spice. Draft Orion was perfectly chilled.
went here for a birthday , the food was good and the service was good.
great place for big groups, we did byo wine and had some good meals here
i will probably eat rice dish if there will be a next time
Really great tasting food! Interesting Asian fusion which tastes amazing. Only issue I found is that this place gets extremely noisy which means you are shouting to the person next to you.
We grabbed the set menu which came with a entree. Not sure what my dish was called but tasted amazing!
Po Brothers staff are super accommodating and have great service! We were able to get a table of 5 on very short notice, even though the restaurant was already busy. We ordered two bottles of Soju, the waiter noticed 20 minutes later that we had not drunk it yet, he took it back to fridge to keep in cold for us till we finished eating, this waiter was fab! He was funny, made jokes and recommendations on what to eat - loved him!
We got the set menu with BYO - really great value, highly recommend it.
I dined in at Po’ Brothers in Ponsonby and was immediately impressed by the warmth and hospitality of the welcoming staff to seat me. The restaurant interior was black and sleek with orientalists lantern embellishments leaning to the Thai Isaan influenced cuisine.
My entree of Prawn Blossom Rolls served with Japanese sesame sauce was divine and my main of Som Tam Salad, Grilled Chicken and sticky rice was exquisite, so fragrant and super hot and spicy as requested. Highly recommended with distinction!
Po’ Brother serves a good selection of Asian curries and noodle dishes! The service was really quick, nice work. We ordered the Pad Thai, Duck Curry, Red Curry and Pinang Chicken Curry. All the dishes tasted great and I would recommend the Pinang Chicken and Duck Curries; however we did find the Pad Thai overtly sweet. The serving sizes were a bit on the smaller size for the price (Curries ~$20) but mostly because you’ll probably need to add on a rather small bowl of rice costing $3. The price for corkage is $10 per bottle - reasonable for Ponsonby. One improvement could be include rice with the curries or have an option to order a large rice on the cheap! Overall decent food and service but there could be some improvements.
First time dining here and the food was divine! Thank you for the wonderful food and service. Highly recommended! 😊
Loved the food, atmosphere is great.. happy vibe. Nice service for a simple restaurant.
Been there couple of times!
Recommended
Delicious pad thai and amazing staff. Ben welcomed us with a big smile and made us feel very comfortable. We'll be back for sure!
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