Thirst Wine Bar & Eatery

This restaurant is one of my favourites for catching up with friends. It is also long overdue to be mentioned in a post. And now that my uni commitments are finally over I'm free to get back to the fun stuff!


A while ago bestie L and I went to Thirst for an after work catch up. Thirst does two for one Thai dishes on Monday and Tuesday which is really good value because most menu items are on the pricey side the rest of the week.


I started off with a glass of the Thirst Riesling, described on the wine list as 'bright and precise'. And I must say it was pretty delicious! Very crisp and quite fruity and it suited the spiciness of the food very well. L had a glass of the sparkling wine and it was not too shabby!

Dinner Drinks!

We got two dishes to share. The first is my absolute favourite at Thirst, the crispy fish salad or 'Yam pla gap prik'. Its a mix of crispy fried pieces of fish, green mango, mint, coriander with chilli dressing. Its crunchy, spicy and fresh all at the same time and I could eat the whole plate myself given half the chance! Beware though, when they say its hot they do mean that it is hot.

Crispy Fish Salad

To balance the spiciness of the salad we teamed it with the Pad Thai. And were impressed. Unlike the overly oily versions found in so many restaurants today this was properly stir-fried and tasty, particularly once the peanuts chilli and lime juice had been sprinkled over the top. There were also a generous amount of prawns.

Pad Thai

We had considered desserts (there are a few different that look quite good) but were simply too full after the mains!


Thirst Wine Bar & Eatery
20 West Row
Canberra ACT 
(02) 6257 0700
www.thirstwinebar.com.au/