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2021-01-17
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Summary: As the title suggest; food and price are quite ok, but at the same time it's not as authentic as other restaurants in Kowloon City. Flavour is more toned for HK preference I feel.The Goods: Price is very reasonable, portion is big. Service is not bad for HK standard. The Bads: Flavour needs a bit of work if they're aiming for authentic (or at least good Thai food for Thais), unless of course if it's more for HK taste. A minor point, decoration feels a bit out of place. Damage: We (2 per
The Goods: Price is very reasonable, portion is big. Service is not bad for HK standard.
The Bads: Flavour needs a bit of work if they're aiming for authentic (or at least good Thai food for Thais), unless of course if it's more for HK taste. A minor point, decoration feels a bit out of place.
Damage: We (2 persons) ordered 1 lunch deal (main, vegetable and drink), 2 dishes from main menu, and a plain rice. The total bill came to HK$297 (no 10% SC), that's HK$148.5 per person, but with a big note - we couldn't finish all food and if we only stick to lunch set then it'll only be about HK$60 per person (2 mains with a vegetable and 2 drinks) which is what I put in as the OpenRice standard summary.
Our third review of Thai restaurants in Kowloon City area (stay tuned for more!). This time we picked by looking through the most likes on OpenRice (and a bit closer to most Thai shops). At the summary, I'm starting to think that our preference (which I think is quite standard for Thais) is very different than that of HK-ers - this shop has plenty of smiley faces, but I think otherwise. To be clear it's not bad, but I think there are better restaurants to try. They have most dishes you expect to see in a Thai restaurant, but taste is a bit off.
Let's start with my usual minor point: Decoration. The ship is bright, air-conditioned (although we don't need it during winter), looks clean. However they decorated it with plenty of Brahma (a religion) figure/figurines photos. In my personal thought, it has nothing to do with the restaurant and looks a bit out of place. To be clear, some Thais also worship Brahma and it's quite intertwined with Buddhism which is what majority of Thais believe. However, I don't associate it with being in a restaurant... well as said minor point. Also on decoration, I think their wall cushion(?) needs a bit of replacement. Look below table level and you'll see they're a bit old.
What we ordered:
OK, back to what matters. As mentioned above, we ordered a lunch deal which I think is a very good deal. We ordered a Sitr-fired Flat Rice Noodles with Pork (Pad See Ew) at HK$40, added HK$35 for a Stir Fried Morning Glory, and included Thai Milk Tea. That's only $75 for one and I'm quite sure you'll be full with it. Now to the taste;
The Pad See Ew is ok at best. The wok hei (or as I usually describe it as burnt smell) is great - I'll give it that. The pork that comes with it is quite tender too (a plus). However, I think it's quite bland. It definitely need more soy sauce and some sugar. To be completely fair to them, we could have added sugar and fish sauce afterward ourselves but I think a good cook should season it well out of the kitchen. A minor point, the flat noodle is not as stretchy as I like (and as I had in other shops).
Sitr-fired Flat Rice Noodles with Pork (Pad See Ew)
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Next is to Stir Fried Morning Glory. This is by far my most favorite dish in this visit. Their wok hei is, again, great. The flavour is there (a bit too salty but that's up to preference). It is well cooked not too raw and not too cooked the vegetable is still crunchy. I would recommend get this one. A bit of a note, this is surprisingly the most spicy dish in our visit. I like this level but comparatively (to other dishes) it shouldn't be, so if you can't handle spiciness then you might want to tell them to be easy on the chilli.
Stir fry morning glory (Pad Pak Bung)
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And the drink that come with is Thai Milk Tea. This is ok. It's not too sweet (like other shops) which I like, but at the same time I think tea flavour should be a bit stronger.
Thai Milk Tea
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We also ordered some dishes from the main menu (meaning full price - not a lunch deal). The first dish we ordered is Green Papaya Salad with Salty Crab in Thai Style (Som Tum Thai Pu) at HK$55. I would not recommend ordering this. So, the most commonly known Papaya Salad is "Thai Style" (Som Tum Thai) which should be sweeter, and another type is "Pu Style" which comes with salty crab and, as the name suggests, should be salty (and spicy). This is a combination of the two but it's even sweeter than normal Thai Style ones. It's not spicy (remember this should be spicier than the morning glory), and not salty enough. The papaya is a bit soft, meaning it's either too ripe or pre-cut for too long. Lastly, they use a type of dried shrimp with very vivid red. I think this kind is dyed (don't quote me), and normally I think it makes the dish looks a bit weird. To be clear though, some Thai shops in Thailand also use this kind. Would not recommend this one.
Green Papaya Salad with Salty Crab in Thai Style (Som Tum Thai Pu)
$55
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Deep Fried Grey Mullet with Sweet, Sour, Chili & Fish Sauce
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OK, that's the end of it. To sum it up, I think price is really cheap for what it is. Not all ingredients are totally authentic but that's understandable, you need to use what is available in local market. However, most of these don't taste "authentic" or at least to my liking (and again I would say I'm quite standard Thai). It feels like it's more toned down for HK-ers' preference, which is probably why it has a lot of smiley faces on OpenRice. Or maybe it has slightly better fit-out than other restaurants I like (?). You need to try it yourself to know then! Below are all the photos of menus -Enjoy!
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