Zaab Street Food - Canberra

Serving up Lao-Thai street food, this Lonsdale Street restaurant has plenty of personality. There’s banging beats, displays of Asian Red Bull, lots of delicious-smelling share plates and even a guy playing the trumpet. eatplaylovetravel.com.au

This initially promissed so much. The ability to reminisce over trips to south east asia and the wonderful street food which draws Australians so readily. Zaab promissed at lot.. it however did not deliver. The decor, although highlighted with such familiar brand names as Singha,Tiger, Beer Lao and Chang to give authenticity are sparse in application. Service was slow. Portion sizing small. The dished themselves were underwhelming relying heavely on chilli to mask poor performance in balancing flavors. Even the cheapest of Balanise street stalls had more flavourful dishes. Then the price.. where $5 gets you meal in south east asia, Zaab will ask much more and give nowhere near the same in return. That Bintang you drank in Bali at effectivly $1AUS a bottle is $8.50 at Zaab! Zaab needs to rethink their menu, emulate more closely the street food its modeling off and embrace more deeply the decor of the regions its borrowing so much from...Pick up your game Zaab or make way for someone who can do what your trying to.

This initially promissed so much. The ability to reminisce over trips to south east asia and the wonderful street food which draws Australians so readily. Zaab promissed at lot.. it however did not deliver. The decor, although highlighted with such familiar brand names as Singha,Tiger, Beer Lao and Chang to give authenticity are sparse in application. Service was slow. Portion sizing small. The dished themselves were underwhelming relying heavely on chilli to mask poor performance in balancing flavors. Even the cheapest of Balanise street stalls had more flavourful dishes. Then the price.. where $5 gets you meal in south east asia, Zaab will ask much more and give nowhere near the same in return. That Bintang you drank in Bali at effectivly $1AUS a bottle is $8.50 at Zaab! Zaab needs to rethink their menu, emulate more closely the street food its modeling off and embrace more deeply the decor of the regions its borrowing so much from...Pick up your game Zaab... read more

Very impressed by this outlet. I don't normally give 5s but this restaurant deserves it. You can book the table via Qantas to earn 100 points per diner booked. We booked a table for 4, but they went out of their way to upgrade out table to something larger. Very good selection of drinks, decor done beautifully. Food is amazing. Excellent blend of flavours and using fresh ingredients. Highly recommend

Tremendously friendly staff, attentive at all the right times. Had lovely LAO beer for the first time and definitely won't be the last. Food was outstanding especially the Beef curry with house sauce. I would recommend this place to anyone who likes ambiance and value for money with incredibly tasty food.