I have not been to this restaurant since the recent change to Monarchy, but I went about 5 times when it was Joy Bong, and it has to be my ultimate favourite restaurant as of yet. It is absolutely flawless in service, presentation, taste and experience. The portion sizes are decent and the food is absolutely esquisite. A true Thai experience – not like many of the westernised Thai restaurants. I always ordered the fish cutlets with coriander, chilli, lime and ginger which is such delicate and perfect dish, my partner always ordered the larb gai, and we would both order the red curry. The menu has changed slightly so will be keen to try it out again soon. This restaurant is suitable for any sort of occasion – whether it be a romantic dinner for two or an experience for the entire family. Definately give this restaurant a try – it is what made me a fan of Thai food.

Great restaurant, food really nice, good professional staff, lovely atmosphere. The entrees are great!! Highly Recommend

I LOVE Monarchy. We go there about once a week and we’re slowly working our way through the new menu which surprises us with amazing meals each and every time. The service is amazing, very attentive without being pushy and the staff are so lovely. The food is always presented well and more importantly tastes great!
The atmosphere and decor is gorgeous, you gotta see the bright red “bum seats” as we call them, hilarious!
I would definitely recommend Monarchy to everyone.

Awesome Thai Place , Will Come Back Again

I’m a long time fan of ‘joy bong’ also.. rite now much more even love “monarchy” the new look.. see through wine cellar&those hundred hundred of candles is awesome! (must bring Ur cameras)
isaan section food and sticky rice is a “must” try..
if u wanna have real Thai (bkk) style food I’m recommended this place… apart from that.. service is helpful.. they looking after us very well.. atmosphere&music are great.. price not2expensive for dinner ($23/main) + good wine selection..
so ‘yes’ now I’m a fan of this place… =)

right – so they’ve updated their prices + food is good + service is good.
I’ll update my stars on this one.
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Food = ok.ish.
By that I mean I find Thai in general a fav of mine, so it tastes good at most places. What makes it normally stand out is good service, and here it was really bad.

They’re using the old Joy Bong menus online where the lunch menus entice you with a free drink for $10.
BUT – you order and get there to find it doesn’t come with that.
You also get there to find that they put there prices up without updating their menus.
Pathetic.
There’s Sawadee around the corner and the Ponsonby Food court which are awesome.
Also Sri Penang around the corner on K’Rd is also good food and good service.
It’s a shame – i really really liked Thai food and Joy Bong, the old owners need to buy this place back!