Red Galanga

Great service, average food. Been here only once for dinner on a winter night. Perfect time for some hot and spicy curries. Soft shelled crab was great.

Went here for dinner with friends and absolutely loved the food. It was fresh, tasty, awesome. The staff were friendly but needed prompting with wine and water despite the restaurant not being busy. Lastly, it really bugged me that they wouldn’t split our bill despite us being the only table left in the restaurant. Had they split the bill they would have got 5 stars.

Best green curry I’ve had, anywhere. We stopped here with a group of 6 after a wine tasting event nearby and sat down for a relaxed dinner with BYO. Service is friendly and efficient. The green curry with chicken came recommended and for good reason. Excellent combination of creaminess, spiciness, and fresh veggies. Not necessary imo, but If you don’t like your food too spicy, make sure to order some rice with it. Other dishes we had included the soft shell crabs and banana leaf chicken. Crabs had a great fresh batter; banana leaf chicken came with a lovely sauce. But, curry was the clear highlight.

Yum yum yum!!! This place was amazing and delicious. I would have to agree with all the positive reviews. It’s delishhh mish!!! The staff were accommodating and very friendly. Will add this to my fave list! Thanks for the wonderful service! Keep up the good work

When my partner and I are stuck with the prospect of getting take out due to a ridiculous schedule — perhaps forgetting to do a supermarket shop or arriving home to realise the key ingredient to our planned dinner is out of date — we generally begin DREADING the many quick but fat loaded take out options around us.
It was on one of these nights we decided to try out a new Asian restaurant — Red Galanga. This was actually well over a year ago, around the time they changed the name from ‘Red Ginger’ to something a little more exotic.
We were immediately drawn to the Salmon Lover — a thick cut of salmon that is juicy and always perfectly cooked, served with an assortment of delicious Asian vegetables with a mild creamy red curry sauce. The vegetables are particularly great in this fresh and filling meal, as they are served beautifully crunchy and always bright and fresh in colour. No sogginess here!
We were also enamored by the Crispy Duck — succulent pieces of flavoursome and LEAN duck with of course a fittingly crispy skin, sliced atop a bed of more crispy vegetables, served with a thick teriyaki sauce to drizzle over.
We generally order ‘enough rice for two’ and enjoy layering the two dishes atop a bed of rice. They taste surprisingly tasty mixed together, and I have been known to save the left over dregs of Salmon Lover sauce to enjoy with fresh rice the next morning. :3
There has not been a time we have ordered from this place and not ordered our ‘usual’. I know we should broaden our horizons and sample the other delights on offer, but these dishes are just SO GOOD!
Something to note — wether we are picking up take away or are sitting in enjoying the ambiance of the simple but elegant and clean restaurant area, the food has always been presented with the same level of skill and care.
Staff are always very friendly and accommodating, and the food is generally prepared very quickly (around 20 minutes from ordering).
This is an absolute gem of a restaurant, and I encourage you to try it out for yourself.

Red Galanga knows how to do very decent Thai food and the service is wonderful.
Highly recommend the Galanga fish — much lighter than the Ginger Fish at Thai legend down the road.
They also stock some VERY interesting beers here. Tried a nice white ale from Nagano, Japan. Most of the drinks are reasonably priced. It’s also BYO for wine, so you could bring a bottle and spend hours sitting outside watching Oxford talent stroll by.
Probably my favourite Bulimba restaurant at the moment.

Red Galanga Asian Cuisine is a restaurant just off Oxford Street in Bulimba. It’s just up from Oxford 152 on Wambool Street and is open for lunch and dinner, 7 days a week.
Although it calls itself Asian Cuisine, it’s predominantly Thai cuisine — however there are a few dishes of other cuisines, like GadoGado (Indonesian), Chicken and corn soup (Chinese), Takoyaki (Japanese) and Teriyaki (Japanese).
The menu is really quite extensive, and there is a long Specials menu with some fantastic dishes. Some of the highlights of the Specials menu is the Salmon Lover (grilled salmon in thick red curry sauce with crispy basil), Red Galanga Fish (deep fried fish with ginger and vegetables) and Spicy Duck Adventure (spicy stir fried roasted duck with chilli, garlic, basil and vegetables)
The Red Duck Curry is really delicious with lots of fruit in it — it’s strange how fruit like lychee, tomato and grape go so well with red curry and duck. There’s also a Thai favourite on the dessert menu, Black sticky rice with coconut milk! YUM!
Red Galanga also has lunch specials — Take away for $ 10.50 and Dine-​in for $ 12.50 and a choice of stir-​fry, curry and noodles. An extra $ 2 for 2 pieces of entrée — spring roll, curry puff, fish cake or golden parcel.