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Koh Thai review
This funky restaurant and lounge is the latest Thai establishment to appear on Wyndham street. It opened back in February so I figured it was time to have a look.
It covers although you can eat and drink on either, the upstairs is more lounge like with low comfy chairs whilst the ground floor has the bar. There are regular tables and trendy high tables. The high tables are great if you are just stopping by for drinks and snacks but I wouldn’t want to deal with a grilled sea bass with chilli and Thai basil ($140) at one.
And grilled sea bass was what I had my eye on so I sat at one of the regular tables. Fortunately I had a choice. It was fairly quiet when I was there but the manageress assured me that at peak times it can get really busy and it is advisable to book.
Often in Thai restaurants the dishes will arrive all together or just when they are ready. Here they follow the western pattern of starter followed by main. The menu itself holds no surprises, every dish is familiar and almost every dish is probably someone’s favourite whether it be a tom yam soup, a curry or a salad.
I decided to start with deep fried coconut prawns with cucumber and peanut sauce ($78). The coconut in the batter was actually quite subtle but the peanut sauce wasn’t peanut sauce at all. It was actually a dip known as ajan. This is made from white rice vinegar with finely chopped cucumber, shallots and chilli. It was actually very nice and probably better than the peanut sauce would have been so I said nothing.
The sea bass was impressive. Cooked in a banana leaf it was succulent and tender with the aromatic Thai basil adding a pleasing accent. If you prefer you can ask for non-spicy variation.
To finish I ordered the familiar Tapioca pudding ($45). These are small cakes of tapioca wrapped in a piece of banana leaf and topped with coconut cream and a kernel of sweet corn. Rich and filling.
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The dishes were all very well done and while the prices may be a little above average for a Thai restaurant they are probably below average for that part of Wyndham Street. Either way booking is recommended.
57 Wyndham Street
Central
Tel 2840 0041
Posted: May 20th, 2010 under Central, southeast asian.
Tags: Area, Central, thai
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