Due to our location at the city end of Newtown in close proximity to Sydney University, Chedi Restaurant attracts many foreign tourists to dine. Often when these visitors are paying the bill, I hear them say to each other “in Australia you don’t have to tip”. This I find surprising as in countries like America, a mandatory tip of 15% or more is added to your bill in most restaurants. And if you are in a place like New York and leave a restaurant without tipping, angry waiters will confront you in the street to extract their tip by force.

A great way to enjoy a Thai meal with a group of friend is to order a variety of dishes which covers the 4 main Thai food styles; which are “wet” curries and soups, “yum” salads, “phad” meaning stir-fried and “phet” meaning everything spicy.