After a good dinner one can forgive anybody, even one’s own relatives. -Oscar Wilde

If you've been to Thailand and are looking for those Thai flavours here in Australia then you MUST visit the Sunshine coast!!
The Spirit House is a restaurant on a large piece of tropical land, in amongst the lush rainforest, with tranquil ponds and creeks, wooden bridges, Thai huts and even water lizards.

We sat right near the pond, watching a lizard sun itself and a duck glide across the pond. It was just a truly beautiful ambience and one felt away from it all, even though its not that far from the highway.
I had heard fabulous reviews about the crispy pork belly in a caramel sauce and this did not disappoint. The herbs of on top gave it a Thai sweetness and freshness. We also ordered the coconut fish salad that had this chilli throughout which gave it some zing, with fresh Thai basil and mint mixed through. There also a pork floss that just added a different layer of texture and taste to the dish. A little saltiness.

Got so carried away with the flavours and eating that got half way through the special of Crispy Fermented Pork with a Mango Sum Tum Salad and Num Choc Sauce before taking a proper photo. The pork was fermented in yoghurt first and then double fried. It was delicious. So crispy and like nothing I had ever had before- think of a rib but so much better. This was complimented with crunchy green beans and organic juicy tomatoes. It actually felt healthy eating it.

If you don't like HOT then don't get the chicken Jungle curry with crispy paw paw and lime leaves. My husband loves Spicy so the perfect curry sauce dish with noodles soaking up the heat. He was sweating crazy.

I've also heard that the salmon coconut soup is amazing- will have to go back to try all the other dishes we saw going past.

For those who are extra adventurous there is a Thai cooking school on the premises that you can sign on for and maybe even attempt a little at home yourself.

You'll rave about this One hat magical experience to your friends. Take some extra cash as it is a little pricey and when you add wines and soak up the atmosphere and order more wines then the bill grows.
Highly recommend. Let us know what you tasted and liked. I need to decide for my next venture there.

Food authority on the GC signing out.