Yim Yam

165 reviews

415 Mt Alexander Rd, Ascot Vale VIC 3032, Australia

yimyamascotvale.com.au

+61393728099

About

Yim Yam is a Thai restaurant located at 415 Mt Alexander Rd, Ascot Vale VIC 3032, Australia. It has received 165 reviews with an average rating of 4.3 stars.

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Hours

Monday5:30-9:45PM
Tuesday10AM-10PM
Wednesday10AM-10PM
Thursday9:30AM-9:45PM
Friday5:30-9:45PM
Saturday5:30-9:45PM
Sunday5:30-9:45PM

F.A.Q

Frequently Asked Questions

  • The address of Yim Yam: 415 Mt Alexander Rd, Ascot Vale VIC 3032, Australia

  • Yim Yam has 4.3 stars from 165 reviews

  • Thai restaurant

  • "After reading good reviews I expected some special tasty food on my birthday"

    "Absolutely appalling and not the first time - we are done with this place"

    "Food was great"

    "This is our "Friday Night Special" takeaway Thai restaurant"

    "We placed an order for delivery today which was supposed to be 35 minutes"

Reviews

  • Rebecca H.

After reading good reviews I expected some special tasty food on my birthday. Everything I ordered was below average. Curry puffs without curry, were like plain vegetable puffs. My hubby and I both ordered pad thai with prawns. They came out 10 mins apart. One was slopped on the plate but a very generous serving, the sauce tasted like a sweet supermarket jar..not palatable! The other was traditional as expected with lovely flavour but half the size. When asking the waiter why he apologised and said 2 different chiefs cooked them. Not happy...will not be back. I'll try the bluestone Thai up the road next time.

  • Paul

Absolutely appalling and not the first time - we are done with this place. Ordered dinner online at 6.30pm Meal arrives at 8.30pm (second time they’ve done it but we thought.....give them the benefit..) $107 later food uncooked, meat raw with blood in the sauce (was all you could taste) Had to throw it out. It had clearly been cooked in a rush cause they forgot our order Will NEVER be back and will make it our business to warn others. If you run a business, are prepared to take customers money (with no advice or even a courtesy call to say they’d be late) then get it right. Disgusting. Do not eat here.

  • John Vella

Food was great. Had to wait a while for our entree spring rolls, which were yum. The pad Thai, Thai fried rice & the chicken & noodles were really nice. Homemade Coconut icecream was very nice, but but pricey at $9 for 2 scoops. Overall great experience.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$20–40
Food: 5
Service: 4
Atmosphere: 4
Recommended dishes
Coconut Ice Cream, Roti Bread

  • Dr Voula Roumel

This is our "Friday Night Special" takeaway Thai restaurant. After a full and busy week there is nothing more enjoyable than snuggling up to a good movie with a chicken green curry in hand. Being a creature of habit (when it comes to Thai food) we have been doing this for years and I can confidently say we have only been disappointed once which was quickly forgiven as they usually deliver on flavour consistently.

  • James French

We placed an order for delivery today which was supposed to be 35 minutes. Over 1 hour 15 with no response, I called the shop only to receive terrible attitude from the girl on the other end telling me I’d got my own address wrong. We used to order regularly from Yim Yam. Had some issues and tried this time only to be disappointed again. We will not order again after this experience!

  • Kristine Subagiyo

OMG!! This place is a gem and now is my favourite go to Thai restaurant, friendly service and food was so goooooood I always go pass this place but never had a chance to try, eventually we decided to give it a try and ordered chicken padthai and chinese broccoli with crispy pork, all so tasty! Probably one of the best pad thai in Melb, recommended!

  • Just Reviews

Nope, nope, nope, nope, nope! We got take away from here as it was the closest place that made pad thai - will not go again. I got pad thai, I can't remember what my partner got. We also got spring rolls. The spring rolls were edible but everything else tasted like it was marinated and cooked in sugar. It was sickly sweet. Unfortunately won't be rushing back.

  • Abhijeet Anand

It's a decent Thai restaurant with a variety of dishes. Lots of options for both meat and vegetable eaters. Some can even be modified to suit vegans. However, a bit on the expensive side of the food price spectrum. Also, the restaurant doesn't seem to have any measures against bugs and flies. There were a couple of those annoying ones inside.

  • Brett Cooper

Really tasty food. Ordered from here twice now and both times the food has been of the highest quality. Tom yum soup, red duck curry, tofu and chilli jam stir fry are off the charts. The papaya salad is on point with a nice kick to it and the fried rice is the perfect side kick. Fast friendly service that is the best Thai food in the area.

  • Bihter Altuntas

Service wasn’t the best. They told us to order via QR code. Food was as expected. No wow factor. We were having an excellent conversation as a waiter interrupted everyone and said “We are closing so please leave”. I found that very rude as there were three other tables like us, all looked at each other. Would I go there again? May be not!

  • Johnno Smallman

We ordered for when they opened at 5pm at 4.30pm. The food was confirmed by the restaurant as ready at 7.20pm. The food is now sitting at the restaurant until a driver is found. We're now told 8pm the food will be dropped off. I'll be posting again with pictures of the food and an update. How does it take 3.5 hours for fast food?!?!?!

  • Matt L

Delivery took 1 1/2 hours (ordered at 8pm Sat, received 9.30pm). Thai chicken basil was sub par, no flavour just chilli heat with almost zero basil. Massaman lamb was amazing as always, only thing saving this from a 1 star review. Have eaten here before and it's capable of 4-5 stars. Disappointed they cannot cope with busy periods.

  • Salvin Kumaran

I loved the food would recommend. I had the chicken and basil stir fry and really loved the flavours. The Thai ice tea was nice as well.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$20–40
Food: 5
Service: 4
Atmosphere: 4
Recommended dishes
Cashew Nut & Chilli Jam STRI-Fry

  • Martin Thomas

Yim Yam is one of my absolute favorite restaurants. I just love Lao food with its delicate and exotic flavors and Yim Yam is one of the few restaurants in Melbourne where you can find it. They also have Thai food. The service is good, the atmosphere is great and the prices are reasonable. I thoroughly recommend Yim Yam.

  • David McCarthy

I love the food from Yim Yam, but the last three orders are always at least 30 minutes late, if they cant let the customer know as they have your phine umber then stop taking orders via menulog. come on guys get it together. we order for delivery at a certain time, not cos we love waiting for food to arrive

  • Gordon Mack

The papaya salad tasted authentic. The massaman curry was tasty but spoiled by being over sweet. Service was attentive but I cannot understand what is so hard about serving two identical slow-cooked curries at the same time. The restaurant is clean and airy. The menu us extensive. Worth a second chance.

  • Simone C.

We love yim yam. Been here many times and haven't had a bad dish. Came here as a couple, came here with friends, came here with 2 families, came here alone. Price is so reasonable for the quality of food and the serving amount. Very speedy and effective service with cool decor without trying too much.

  • Ruby N

Tofu roti rolls are great. But the deliberate substitution of coconut rice with steamed rice occurs repeatedly when getting take away/delivery. Also have had reason to question cleanliness practices.
Service
Take out
Meal type
Dinner
Food: 4
Service: 3
Atmosphere: 3

  • Mark Hopkins (Hoppy)

A friend recommended this restaurant to me. I didn’t have anything to really base it off because, I’ve never been to a Thai restaurant before. But I was presently surprised with the quality of the food and the decor was very nice as well. I would certainly give this restaurant a try. More

  • Susan Pintos

Average. Had the traditional pad Thai with chicken and it tasted like it was in sweet and sour sauce. The noodles were chewy and not plesant to eat. The mango was nice in the sweet mango with creamy sticky rice. The rice was very salty. The food was edible but would not return.

  • Brenda Lieu

Can't believe I lived in the neighbourhood for so long without going here, food is fantastic and great value for money. Love the decor as well. Was sad the sausage tasting platter was unavailable but would definitely come back and try other things. Fave was the larp tofu. More

  • David Kenvyn

Excellent Asian restaurant with a wide variety of dishes from around Asia, especially Thailand. Have eaten here a number of times now and never disappointed. To top it off prices are extremely reasonable. Staff are friendly and helpful. Mt Alexander Rd Moonee Ponds.

  • Esther Lim

Good food. And friendly food delivery driver on Sunday Night. (thru food order)
Service
Delivery
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$20–40
Recommended dishes
Tom Yum Mushroom, Vegetarian Spring Rolls, Calamari Chilli and Basil Stir Fry

  • Mark

The Crispy Pork belly with Chinese broccoli and the Chicken satay sticks are amazing
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$20–40
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 3
Recommended dishes
Crispy Pork

  • James Cameron

Lived close to this restaurant for years. Was good a couple of years ago and has gone down hill since then. Ordered a curry recently which had more oil in it than curry! The skin of oil was so thick it just separated and sat on top. It was disgusting

  • James Seaford

Family is a regular here and their Naan rolls are very nice if you can get in early enough before they're sold out. Food is consistently good. Herbivore friendly.
Service
Delivery
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$20–40

  • Simo

Fantastic really, just so much better than many places that claim to be Thai...exquisite green curry and glass noodle soup, authentic satay...great service, byo alcohol - prices spot on- great value overall - will definitely be back

  • Rose Cairns

Food was delicious, the customer service slow and nothing special. We went to order dessert and were told they were closing in 5 minutes, it's like they don't want money. Only 3 tables, staff just sitting up the back chatting etc

  • Vanessa P A Vincent Paul

Yummy food. Generous servings. Staff are lovely.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$1–20
Food: 4
Service: 4
Atmosphere: 4
Recommended dishes
Coconut Rice

  • Norman Woods

Take your money Will not provide the food Still advertising their delivery service online two hours later Hang up when you try to call them and then approach Facebook to remove your comments Hmmmmm seriously dodgy

  • John Rosato

Some of the best Thai outside of Phuket. Yim Yam is no-fuss, authentic thai cuisine with great flavours throughout the menu. Pad Thai & coconut rice my combination of choice, whilst takeaway is an absolute breeze.

  • Amy Morris

Regularly order takeout from Yim Yam, never been disappointed. The curries are rich and fragrant, and the crispy pork stir fry is especially tasty! Take away containers are cardboard (sustainable) and well sealed.

  • Mike G

Tasty yummy thai food. Not your boring 'taste the same' thai like most restuarants. I dont get why people review about the delivery service been slow for restaurants. Get of your arse and pick it up yourself.

  • jenn G

The food from Yim Yam did not disappoint. We ordered a variety of dishes for delivery which were sent out very quickly for a busy night. Would like to recommend this food highly and definitely order again.

  • Steve Anderson

This is my favourite Thai in Australia. Everything I have had has been amazing. Satay roti roll, red duck curry, crispy pork and broccoli are my stand out dishes. Duck pancakes are special too.

  • Vivian Vecchio (Veetwo)

Pleasant however a bit disappointing curryies were not cooked long enough, meat not as tender as it should be and some veg undercooked. Roti dry and seemed stale. Highlight were the fishcakes.

  • Rafael

Great small restaurant, good service - they even provide table cloth (replaced after each customer) which is a big plus on a restaurant with that price. Ignore the picky Melburnian reviews.

  • Chandra Setiawan

called to order take away and when I got home, it was the wrong order. So I called and spoke to the reception lady, she was very rude and blamed it all on me. Very disappointing service

  • Danielle Wright

BYO. Tasty food. Vegetarian curry with coconut rice leaves me full and happy and is a cheap date night.
Service
Dine in
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$20–40

  • Natalie Menchise

Not only was the food delicious but this was the first time we have ordered take away (from anywhere) to have it delivered in biodegradable packaging NO plastic! Well done!!

  • Nicola Bakai

Food is delicious but unfortunately not always consistent. So the same dish might taste completely different next time you order it, I think it depends on which chef is on.

  • frank cesarini

Love Yim Yam. Have been many times and it's always a winner.
Meal type
Dinner
Price per person
$20–40
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5

  • Phuong Nguyen

One of the best Thai places around. Generous amounts of meat and veggies, and I can taste the freshness and quality of ingredients. I absolutely love the tom kah soup.

  • Raymond Grech

Excellent traditional Thai foods. Loved Vegie spring rolls and wontons. Lovely and tasty prawn dish. 4 stars
Food: 5
Service: 2
Atmosphere: 3

  • Two Sheds

A catch up with old friends tonight. We loved it here. Hard to fault the surrounds. It’s an impeccably fitted out restaurant with numerous lovely spots to prop.

  • Teng Kl

They have own delivery on Sunday and monday thru eat appy.. The food arrived hot and with smile,couldn't be happier. Will tips the driver,she is good.

  • Abhinav Khandelwal

A very comfy fine Thai and Laos restaurant. Great variety in food and good for vegetarian too. You can see all Thai pictures hanging from the wall

  • Matt Fitzpatrick

Huuuge menu selection. Food is tasty and reasonably priced. Specials are definitely worth checking each time. BYO only (at time of writing).

  • Kate Sutherland

Really delicious food. The chicken satay skewers are probably the best I've had. Great curries and salads too. Great prompt delivery too.

  • Sheree Dee

Yim yam is back to being as incredible as I first remember absolute flavour explosion food and great service
Food: 5

  • Jessica Herbst

My favourite local Thai restaurant! Chicken with chilli jam and pad Thai are my favourites. Always fresh and full of flavour!

  • Mark F

Regular Yim Yam customer, always great food. Fresh, delicious and timely. Excellent staff. Vegan and gluten free options.

  • Emmanuel Porio

Very cozy place, they were very accommodating and we have many questions they answered and gave good food for us to try

  • Ross C

Best green papaya salad in the world! That plus toasted rice coconut salad and cassia leaf curry is dinner heaven.

  • Andrew

The food was cold and unpleasent. Will not go back. It used to be a great restaurant when it was in Moonee Ponds.

  • Rinchen Byrne

Bloody beauty as we say! Thanks guys. If I can't be in Thailand right now at least I can taste it. Love, love.

  • Nkl

Amazing Thai food in Ascot Vale, friendly staff
Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5

  • Andrew1974

Best Thai food place out of Thailand. Authentic food, cooked with local ingredients. Yim Yam - Yum

  • chris win

Little gem tuck away in essendon. Great dining experience we will certainly visit you soon.

  • Davina sahakian

Absolutely luv this place! Food is always delicious and staff are super friendly.

  • Cinar Yuzugullu

The best place around hands down! Great service, tasty dishes, reasonable prices.

  • Peter B

Great food and service. Had two meals etc 1/3 of the price compared to the city.

  • Paul Stokes

Great duck pancakes and green chicken curry. Good atmosphere and Easy parking.

  • Alan .O

Always great Good and friendly service.. especially love the satay chicken.

  • Rhonda Cable

Food and service was excellent and staff very nice and beautiful smiles !!

  • Clay White

Always good food, sometimes can be a bit slow on delivery. Worth the wait

  • Narelle Beaton

Delicious !!!!!! Fast friendly service , very cheap & generous servings .

  • Greg Long

Very nice food but it was a cold night and the place was not warm enough.

  • David Simpson

Great, authentic Thai food. No bells and whistles, good for the family.

  • Leticia Ashley

A favourite place to get something delish that doesn't break the bank!

  • Linh Dang

Love the food here with a great ambiance! Will come back for more

  • Nina Paleracio

Seriously love the food from yim yams! Best Thai in the area

  • Andrew Barker

Truly outstanding Thai food. Fresh and intensely flavoured.

  • Rob Hill

Always a great little local Thai eatery. Lots of flavours!

  • Andrew Cole

Great food but some dishes were a little too spicy for me

  • Robert Camilleri

Yim Yam. Great service, fantastic food. Great prices.

  • Mr X

Ordered by menulog. Good food, 1 hour delivery time.

  • Jessica Soma

My favourite local Thai, fresh and flavour full! Yum

  • Greg Stevens

Great meals. Pad Thai was awesome, service awesome!

  • Z Grace

Great place for a cheap bite. Great food!!! Yummy.

  • Josie Hess

5 star for the veggie pad thai. great resteraunt

  • Moises Martinez

Great service and great food. Highly recommend.

  • jean-claude bertoni

Love the food. Better to eat in than take away.

  • Jo Carruthers

Delicious fresh food. Love there Penang curry.

  • Fran Furci

Yum yum food is so good . Nice intimate place

  • David Bagnara

A good meal at a good price and BYO as well.

  • Bonny Babu

Great Thai food! And they deliver …

  • Emma King

Great Thai food, very reasonably priced.

  • Adam Troy

Simple Asian food. Pricing was good.

  • Jake Tracey

Great food, great service

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