Phnom Penh Restaurant : [Belconnen Online]

*Phnom Penh Restaurant* ePaCnIydæan PñMeBj 8-9 Luxton Street Belconnen ACT 2617 Tel. 0262510888 / 0423221061 Email: Phnom Penh Restaurant

Our Chefs: Our Cambodian Chefs: Mrs Putheary Mey & Mr Sambath Bo	In-doors and panoramic view: In-door dining area of Phnom Penh Restaurant with a panoramic view on Belconnen heights. In-doors can cater for 100 guests.

The terrace: A wide terrace for outdoor dining can cater for 20 people.	In-door setting for special events: Ideal dine-in for all family and business functions, a special treatment for bookings. Phnom Penh Restaurant is children friendly place.

Menu: Extensive menu including Cambodian specialties and Southeast Asian dishes.	Banquets specials: Specials banquets set menus for large group and explorers.

Our wines: A selective wine list for all tastes and budget matching the dishes. BYO available but corkage fees applies.



Sample of our dishes: 1. Gold Purses 2. BBQ combination 3. Angel Hair Chicken Salad 4. Ginger Fish 5. Special Lime Leaves Beef Soup 6. Seafood Amok

Under new management since November 2006, Phnom Penh Restaurant has significantly modified its menu. Sambath Bo, the Cambodian chef, has introduced authentic Cambodian dishes unique in the ACT such as Amok, BBQ beef with Prahoc sauce, BBQ Kampot calamari and increasingly popular his special BBQ lamb sizzling. Mrs Putheary Mey, the other Cambodian cook has introduced very tasty gold purses and a unique banana buds and chicken soup. In addition the Restaurant has developed an interesting and extensive wine list that offers a wide range of wines matching perfectly Phnom Penh restaurant’s dishes see the Chef’s recommendations on the wine and beer list.

The Restaurant has not yet competed for any awards but has got some very positive reviews and is becoming increasingly popular.

“Cambodia's cuisine and iconic jungles have been delightfully reconstructed within this Belconnen restaurant. Shrubs and vines reach for the roof while sizzling platters and spicy curries fragrance the air”.

Profiled by de Groots Media

”Named for the capital city of Cambodia, walking into Phnom Penh is like entering a rainforest. Plants and flora abound between the tables, creeping up the walls and flowing over the rims of pots. This little green haven is a welcome relief from the greyscape of Luxton Street, however the parking lot outside the restaurant compensates for its aesthetic weaknesses with its convenience and proximity. Reopened in November 2006 under new management, the restaurant specialises in Cambodian and Southeast Asian cuisine. The predominant cuisine in Cambodia is Khmer cuisine, typified by Indian and Chinese influences (notably in curry and noodle dishes). Often compared to Thai cuisine, you’ll find liberal use of shrimp paste, fish sauce, lemongrass and coconut milk in the dishes with chilli addition left to the individual.

Phnom Penh’s specialties include three kinds of amok – a type of coconut curry steamed in banana leaf cups – and sizzling Cambodian barbeque lamb. For something different try the banana buds chicken soup, or go for an old favourite like chicken satay sticks. There’s a huge range of $10-$15 dishes, so bring a few friends and order for the table. For families there’s a small kids menu which unfortunately includes French fries and fish nuggets, but we’ll forgive them seeing as they allow BYO as well as being fully licensed.”

Sarah Theeboom, June 2007