Chonsiam - Haymarket

It's really hard these days to find a CHEAP lunch/dinner around Sydney city..... but nooooo.... not for Chonsiam Thai Restaurant near Sydney Chinatown..... this famous BOAT NOODLE SOUP (you can choose either Pork/Beef meat) is only $4!!! wooooot?! yep... $4 and it's gooooood! it's filling with the meat, the meatballs, the noodles, and the tasty soup.... hehehe....

This place is a legend. $4 thai boat noodle soup and $6 guey chap (the teochew style pork soup with blood curd, intestine and so on) which they both are my favourite. Can't believe that I can find a place in Australia that sell this dish that I used to have when I was a kid. While these two noodle soup looks similar but they certainly taste different. I do find the thai style guey chap is abit more on the sweet side than the savoury. Nonetheless, I still like it. Good for a cold windy night as supper.

Thai boat ninja!!! Authentic Thai flavours that may burn you the next day, bold Thai herbs and spices with cheap eats this place is great for people who love spicy food. They have awesome lunch and dinner specials that wont burn your wallet but just your mouth. In saying that you can adjust the spice level and still enjoy your food. Great place to hang out late at night since it opens late. Been going here for awhile and it never disappoint!! Until next time ... Keep eating !!! asianfoodninja.com

Looking for cheapest quality lunch in Sydney CBD? I have to tell you about Chonsiam's $4 Boat Noodle Soup! It is delicious, hearty and served with 3 fish balls, tender pork pieces, noodles and veggies. The  soup broth tastes good and the serving size is not too big that you  will get a food-coma afterwards. My experience was a positive one and it makes a  great lunch/snack meal at anytime! weekendnotes.com

Overrated! I'm Thai myself and boat noodles would have to be one of my favourite dishes. I came here and was disappointed, the boat noodle was not on the menu and so I had to ask the waitress if they had it. It came out and I understand why it was $5, but I didn't get the rave of it, it was nothing special and was worth $5 or even less.. So I don't know why I was expecting anything better (maybe cause of the reviews of this place and the Instagram photos) we received a bunch of noodles, 2 meat balls and a small amount of tiny pieces of meat, it was pretty much noodles and broth. The service here was ok here, don't expect to much, the restaurant itself was gloomy and very small and tight. I wont be coming back