Lyara Restaurant And Bar

We didn 't book so bathe first thing we were told is 'inside table only '. Great I 'm not a huge fan of sitting in humidity so the air con inside suited me fine.Next we were seated at the worst table in a thoroughfare further punishment for not booking as there were other vacant tables which remained vacant all night.Anyway. The usual Thai offerings on the menu. We shared 3 main courses, a stir fry pad Thai w chicken and a curry, plus jasmine rice.Al generously portioned and tasty. Service was ok, the place is quite pretentious I prefer genuine thai hospitality but it was fine.

We had late night dinner after a great day scuba diving. Saw the restaurant a few times walking by and really appreciated the look and outdoor seating. We were not disappointed as we sat outside on the soft cushions. <br/ <br/ Ordered family style so the chicken satay curry puffs with peanut sauce great starters. Three dishes for the table a north style chicken curry noodle dish quite new to us but great. Thin noodles in curry sauce with wonderful peanut back. Topped with crunchy noodles and excellent flavours. <br/ Chicken lemongrass main with coconut rice had excellent flavored. Chicken cooked just right and good balance of spice. <br/ Spicy beef main was best with roti and coconut rice. <br/ <br/ Service was friendly and excellent. Only problem was slow and we were quite late so seemed long night. <br/

Tasty and flavoursome Thai food. Well presented and good variety of dishes. We had a Christmas party there and the dish sharing worked really well for the party. The only letdown was a sentiment shared by other reviewers, is that the service was disorganised and slow. We had a great time, and I would definitely eat here again.

Wow, this is another level of Thai food. I have eaten a fair bit of Thai food in my life and this was different but in a very good way. My meal was delicious and tasted unlike anything I had had before. The sauce on the chicken was lovely.My dish was Gai Takrai served with salad Jasmine Rice Marinated grilled chicken with lemongrass, peanut and tamarind sauce.My husband had a beef dish and enjoyed that too. Miss was happy with her chicken satay and her rice when it arrived.The service was slow but this wasn't a problem for us as we enjoyed looking at the beach and watching the nightly bat migration.

Best Thai in Cairns. In my opinion this is by far the best thai in Cairns and worth the higher price tag. The food is always fresh, full of flavour, and presented well with little added extras that the ordinary thai takeaway oversees. I would recommend the betel leave cones with a delicious vibrant filling. It is a little pricier then most thai but i still think its great value for money. Plus if you dine in the atmosphere on the verandah is lovely looking over the esplanade.