Mornington Thai Menu

Mornington Thai is a family-owned Dunedin restaurant that has welcomed diners to Mailer Street since 2022. The dining room is designed for relaxed meals with friends and family, while table booking, pickup and delivery cover occasions when plans are more structured or food is heading home. This balance gives the neighbourhood restaurant a broader role than a takeaway counter, spanning casual lunch through to a shared evening meal.

Starters are varied enough to build an opening course for the whole table. Spring rolls, curry puffs and dumplings provide vegetable-led choices, while satay chicken, sticky pork and lemon-pepper squid bring richer flavours. The mixed platter combines several favourites, and separate vegetable and seafood platters give groups a more focused direction. Roti with peanut sauce adds a warm, simple dish between crisp bites and grilled items.

Curries show the kitchen moving through distinct textures and aromatic profiles. Green, red and Panang preparations use coconut richness in different ways, massaman adds potatoes and warm spices, and jungle curry takes a lighter, brothier path. Salmon in chu chee sauce and a massaman lamb shank make more substantial centrepieces. Tom yum and tom kha offer sharp, fragrant or creamy soup alternatives before the main course.

Noodles, rice and wok dishes keep the menu flexible for repeat visits. Pad Thai brings tamarind, egg and peanuts, pad see ew uses broad rice noodles, and drunken noodles lean into chilli and young peppercorn. Fried-rice choices range from pineapple to chilli basil, while cashew chicken and pork-belly stir-fries add contrasting textures. Brownie, fried banana with ice cream and Thai iced tea give the meal several possible finishes.

Address: 18 Mailer Street, Mornington, Dunedin 9011, New Zealand

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