Thai Cuisine Review: Siam Society, Jai Thai, Ofira Amazing Thai Food, PORN'S sexy.thai.food, Bangrak Thai, Ah Loy Thai, Thai Express, Sala Thai Kitchen
11:47:00Jthejon food hunting being!!
This food hunting trip I'll be hunting for Thai Cuisine.
My first stop will be at, Siam Society.
Siam Society founded by two brothers who love to eat thai food but find that most of the thai food found locally have been too toned down to suit local taste. In order to bring authentic tasting thai food to Singaporeans, the two brothers decided to start Siam Society and their instruction to the chefs is "cook like how you will cook for the thais".
However, the two brothers are fun loving individuals who are not bounded by traditions, norms or what say you (in another word, constantly thinking out of the box) and they have decided to add some modern twist to the thai food while preserving the authentic taste.
Thai Iced Tea - $3.90
It was pretty good. The Thai Iced Tea was rich, strong tea aroma, not too milky and sweetness was just right.
Phat Thai - $9.90
It was pretty average. The phat thai was a little bit dry and bland. I felt that it was lacking of something but i not sure what was it. It can be better.
Tom Yum Seafood Soup - $10.90
Seafood varieties flavoured with fragrance lemongrass,fresh gaangal root and kaffir lime leaf.
The tom yum soup was good, It was sour and spicy. The spiciness kick start when after a few mouths. The broth was sour, spicy, and flavorful. The amount of seafood was very generous served by them.
Basil Chicken - $11.90
Minced meat gently mixed with basil, chilli and Thai fish sauce.
The basil chicken was fantastic. I can finish this dish by own. The basil chicken was sweet, spicy and flavorful. It's a must-order dish.
Belacan Morning Glory - $8.90
It was an simple dish but not everyone can get it perfect. The Belacan Morning Glory spiciness was right and it was fresh and savoury.
Red Ruby - $4.90
Water chestnut mixed with jackfruit and coconut milk,
It was good. The sweetness was perfect, the ingredient was fresh and crunchy. It was refreshing too.
Food: 4.25/5
Ambiance: 4.5/5
Service: 4/5
Overall, the food was really fantastic. I have been visiting Siam Society often and the Thai food never failed to impress me. I really like the ambiance over there, the ambiance was relaxed and chill-out, and it’s definitely a place to go to hangout with family or friends over a yummy meal! Price was reasonable enough.
Siam Society
15 Jalan Riang
Singapore 358987
Tel: +65 62868603
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/15siamsociety
Second stop, Jai Thai.
"Jai" means "Heart" in Thai, "Jai Thai Restaurant" was opened by Ms Suchana.
Jai Thai Restaurant is renowned as having the "Most Value for Money Thai Restaurant in Singapore". It has been serving Authentic Thai foods in Singapore since 1999 and presently operates out of Clover Way, East Coast Road (opposite Church of the Holy Family) and Purvis Street.
Jai Thai boasts a menu which has an extensive range of authentic Thai cuisine, all dishes being prepared and cooked follows Mr. Swang's Recipe using natural traditional herbs and spices. Every items on the menu is done with meticulous care with attention paid to minute details.
Thai Iced Milk Tea - $3
It was pretty bad. I felt like the milk tea was made from instant packaging milk tea. The milk tea taste weird to me.
Phad Thai Seafood - $7
The phad thai wasn't that good. It was a little bit sweet and oily. I felt that their phad thai was a bit like "Asian Char Kway Tiao" to me, the taste definitely don't taste like phad thai.
Tom Yum Seafood Clear Soup - $7
It wasn't that fantastic but it was okay. The broth was spicy, tangy and flavorful. But the ingredients wasn't that fresh.
Prawn meat omelette - $7
The omelette was good, it wasn't that oily, it was savoury and crispy.
Steamed Tofu with Beef Basil - $8
It was awful!! The sauce tasted a bit like "SIchuan ma la" . The sauce was super bad. Didn't manage to finish 1/3 of it.
Fried Kang Kong - $6
It was an decent kang kong. The kang kong sauce was a little bit watery and not spicy enough.
Food: 0.5/5
Ambiance: 2.5/5
Service: 2/5
Overall, the food was really bad, this was definitely not an authentic thai food. I felt that this is like a local chinese "Tze char" food to me. The service was quite bad too. The service staffs was a bit rude and impatient. I don't really recommend you guys to visit this Thai food restaurant.
Jln Pemimpin Branch
7 Clover Way
Singapore 579080
Tel: 6258 0228
East Coast Branch
205 East Coast Road
Singapore 428904
Tel: 6346 4940
Purvis Street Branch
27 Purvis Street
#01-01 An Chuan Building
Singapore 188604
Tel: 6336 6908
Dhoby Ghaut Branch
11 Orchard Road
Dhoby X'Change #B1-12
Dhoby Ghaut MRT Station
Singapore 238826
Tel: 6338 5766
Third stop, Ofira Amazing Thai Food.
Ofira Amazing Thai Food is located at the popular Far East plaza basement. It gathers lots of crowd during lunch/dinner time. And on weekends the place was very crowed.
Iced Barley/Thai Milktea - $1.80 each
Iced barley was sweet and smooth.
Thai milktea was a little bit disappointing, the thai milktea doesn't tasted like Thai milktea to me, instead it tasted like normal milk tea to me.
Green curry chicken - $5
The Green curry was very disappointing, it doesn't tasted like green curry!! The green curry was SWEET and watery, it should be creamy and spicy. The meat was tender.
Tom Yum Seafood Soup - $5
It was pretty normal. The broth was spicy but it was a little bit bland. The ingredients was really pathetic, the ingredients was very little.
Food: 2.5/5
Ambiance: 2/5
Service: 3/5
Overall, the food was really disappointing. The Thai food was really bad but it was really cheap. Guess it doesn't worth the money.
Ofira Amazing Thai Food
Far East Plaza, 14 Scotts Road #01-20
Singapore 228213 (Orchard)
Tel: 8650 3055
Mon to Sat: 1100 - 2030
Closed on Sun
Singapore 228213 (Orchard)
Tel: 8650 3055
Mon to Sat: 1100 - 2030
Closed on Sun
Fourth stop, PORN'S sexy.thai.food.
Porn's is a Thai restaurant owned by Pornsak Prajakwit and Foo Tuan How, though most of Singaporean would recognize Pornsak since he's a mediacorp artiste.
PORN’S sexy.thai.food started simply because Pornsak misses the food from his hometown. Pornsak grew up in Thailand, is now a well-loved TV host in Singapore and travelled around the world in search of the freshest ingredients and most delicious recipe for his restaurant. Coupled with his thai heritage, Pornsak insists on serving the most authentic thai dishes at an affordable price.
Photo sourced from Online.
Thai Iced Milk Tea
The thai milk tea was rich, strong tea aroma, and was really authentic.
Tom Yum Talay (Seafood)
The tom yum was fantastic. The broth was appetizing, spicy and tangy blend of ingredients. The broth was really addictive. The ingredients was fresh too.
Kapow Moo
Stir-fried minced pork with basil leaves
It was pretty good!! The minced pork was well stir-fried, the taste was flavorful, sweet, and savoury. The sauce was the key point of this dish. It would be a good complement with plain rice.
Ambiance: 3/5
Service: 3/5
Overall, the food was really good. Porn’s may be drawing in the crowd with its seductive name and star power, but it has proven that it is more than that. Everyone should visit at least once. Avoid going at meal hours as it will take up more than an hours for a table. Especially on the weekend.
Porn's
28 Liang Seah Street
Singapore 189049
Operation Hours:
Sunday - Thursday // 1130am to 1000pm
Friday - Saturday // 1130am to 1100pm
Sunday - Thursday // 1130am to 1000pm
Friday - Saturday // 1130am to 1100pm
Junction 10
1 Woodlands Road
Singapore 677899
Operation Hours:
Monday - Sunday// 1130am to 0900pm
Monday - Sunday// 1130am to 0900pm
THE STAR VISTA
1 Vista Exchange Green, #02-09
1 Vista Exchange Green, #02-09
Singapore 138617
Operation Hours:
Monday - Sunday // 1000am to 0930pm
Monday - Sunday // 1000am to 0930pm
Fifth stop, Bangrak Thai.
Bangrak Thai Kitchen, which opened its doors just a few months ago, offers traditional Thai dishes at HDB price, prepared by chefs from Thailand.
Thai Iced Tea - $3
The thai iced tea was pretty normal. Just a normal milk tea.
Pineapple Rice - $6
It was good. The pineapple rice was fragrant and tasty. But the amount of pineapple was really pathetic, can't even see a pineapple in the rice.
Tom Yum Seafood Soup - $8
The Clear Tom Yam Soup with Seafood was perfect for the rainy day. The broth wasn't spicy enough but it was good. Ingredients was fresh too.
Red Curry Prawn - $8
Red curry prawn was really good!! The red curry was sweet, creamy and spicy. The prawn was fresh and juicy. The prawn totally absorbed the curry.
Stir-fried kand kong belacan - $6
The kang kong was so so. The kang kong wasn't spicy enough but it was crunchy and tasty.
Food: 3/5
Ambiance: 3/5
Service: 3/5
Overall, the food was pretty good, but it can better. The ambiance was quite relax and chill out. It was a good place for family and group dining.
Bangrak Thai Kitchen
Blk 824 Tampines Street 81
Singapore 520824
Opening Hours:Blk 824 Tampines Street 81
Singapore 520824
Daily: 11am - 3pm, 5pm - 10pm
Sixth stop, Ah Loy Thai.
Thai iced milk red tea - $2.20
Average milk tea.
Butter Calamari - $8.50
It was pretty good!! The butter calamari is one of the signature dish at Ah Loy Thai. The butter calamari was fragrant, sweet and salty. And the calamari wasn't that rubbery to the extent where it would be hard to chew on.
Tom Yum Seafood - $7.50
It wasn't that good. The tom yum wasn't that spicy and sour. But it served pretty generous portion of prawns and mushrooms etc.
Fried Kang kong - $5.50
The kang kong was good, it was fragrant, crunchy, and not too oily. But it could be spicier. The portion was a little bit small.
Phad Thai - $7
The phad thai taste was good but it could be slightly spicier and it will be good. The serving is quite generous, recommended for sharing for 2 people.
Ambiance: 3/5
Service: 0.5/5
Overall, the food at Ah Loy Thai was affordable and homey. The service could be improve, the service here was really bad.
Ah Loy Thai restaurant
100 Beach Road
#01-39/40 Shaw Tower, Singapore 189702
Tel: (65) 91651543
#01-39/40 Shaw Tower, Singapore 189702
Tel: (65) 91651543
Opening hours: Mon – Fri: 12:00 – 20:00 | Sat – Sun: 13:00 – 19:00
Ah Loy Thai
Tampines Mall, 4 Tampines Central 5
#B1-K17, 529510
Tel: 9329 7599
Seventh stop, Thai Express.
Thai Express the World’s Largest Chain of Modern Thai Restaurants has been very successful. It had won lots of awards. Thai Express has more than 30 restaurants in countries such as China, Malaysia, Vietnam and Singapore achieved in the past 10 years. Thai express also under Minor Food Group Singapore.
Thai Iced Milk Tea - $4.90
Pretty normal. The tea aroma wasn't strong enough and it wasn't thick enough.
Phat Thai Talay (Seafood) - $12.90
The phat thai was quite different from the authentic phat thai. It was pretty good, the phat thai was flavorful, sweet and salty. It wasn't oily too.
Kanom Pang Na Kung (Prawn Toast) - $8.90
It was average. The prawn toast was too oily for my like. But the taste was good but it wasn't spicy enough.
Massaman Beef Curry with Thai-style pancake - $12.90
The beef curry was really good. The beef curry was creamy, rich, fragrant, flavorful, spiciness was just right and not too oily. The beef was soft and tender. The pancake was a little bit soggy but the taste was alright.
Khao Niao Mamuang (Mango sticky rice) - $9.90
The sweet glutinous rice with fresh mango and coconut milk is one of the most Local favourite Thai dessert. The mango quality was really bad, it was not fresh and it was a bit soggy. The glutinous rice was awful too.
Food: 2.5/5
Ambiance: 3/5
Service: 2.5/5
Overall, the food was acceptable. It suit for quick fix thai craving. Price was reasonable. Suitable for family or group dining.
311 New Upper Changi Road
#B2-44 Bedok Mall
Singapore 467360
Tel: +65-6844 9715
Operating Hour:
Daily: 11.30am to 10.30pm
Last order at 9.45pm
Changi Airport T3
Departure Hall, Level 3,
Mezzanine North #03-33
Singapore 819663
Tel: +65-6214 3116
Operating Hour:
Daily: 10.30am to 11pm
Last order at 10.30pm
Kallang Leisure Park
5 Stadium Walk #01-33/35
Singapore 397693
Tel: +65-6241 9501
Operating Hour:
Daily: 11.30am to 10.30pm
Last order at 9.45pm
Parkway Parade
80 Marine Parade Road
#01-17 Parkway Parade
Singapore 449269
Tel: +65-6346 4178
Operating Hour:
Daily: 11.30am to 10.30pm
Last order at 9.45pm
Tampines One
110 Tampines Central 1
#04-09 & #05-08 Tampines1
Singapore 529536
Tel: +65-6786 0998
Operating Hour:
Daily: 11.30am to 10.30pm
Last order at 9.45pm
West
Clementi Mall
3155 Commonwealth Avenue
West #B1-08/09 Singapore 129588
Tel: +65-6570 1505
Operating Hour:
Daily: 11.30am to 10.30pm
Last order at 9.45pm
Fairprice Hub
Joo Koon Circle
#01-40/43/46
Singapore 629117
Tel: +65-6397 4347
Operating Hour:
Daily: 11.00am to 9.00pm
Last order at 8.45pm
JCube
2 Jurong East Central
#01-06 JCube
Singapore 609731
Tel: +65-6684 4909
Operating Hour:
Daily: 11.30am to 10.30pm
Last order at 9.45pm
Jurong Point
64 Jurong West Central 3
#B1-65/66/67,
Jurong Point Shopping Centre
Singapore 648331
Tel: +65-6861 0167
Operating Hour:
Daily: 11.30am to 10.30pm
Last order at 9.45pm
One@KentRidge
(NUH Medical Centre)
1 Lower Kent Ridge Road
#02-11/12 NUH Medical Centre
Singapore 119082
Tel: +65-6334 7791
Operating Hour:
Daily: 11.00am to 9pm
Last order at 8.45pm
West Coast Plaza
154 West Coast Road
#01-02 West Coast Plaza
Singapore 127371
Tel: +65-6776 0773
Operating Hour:
Daily: 11.30am to 10.30pm
Last order at 9.45pm
Central
Bugis+
201 Victoria Street #04-08
Bugis+ Singapore 188067
Tel: +65-6238 7671
Operating Hour:
Daily: 11.30am to 10.30pm
Last order at 9.45pm
CityLink
1 Raffles Link #B1-19
Singapore 039393
Tel: +65-6884 4168
Operating Hour:
Daily: 11.30am to 10.30pm
Last order at 9.45pm
Esplanade
8 Raffles Avenue
#01-13D Esplanade Mall
Singapore 039802
Tel: +65-6533 6766
Operating Hour:
Daily: 11.30am to 10.30pm
Last Order at 9.45pm
ZhongShan Mall
564A Balestier Road
#01-17 ZhongShan Mall
Singapore 329880
Tel: 6734 9708
Operating Hour:
Daily: 11am to 10.30pm
Last order at 9.45pm
Plaza Singapura
68 Orchard Road
#03-24 Plaza Singapura
Singapore 238839
Tel: +65-6339 5442
Operating Hour:
Daily: 11am to 10.30pm
Last order at 9.45pm
Raffles City Shopping Centre
252 North Bridge Road
#B1-13/14 The Raffles Market Place
Singapore 179103
Tel: +65-6883 1490
Operating Hour:
Daily: 11.30am to 10.30pm
Last order at 9.45pm
VivoCity
1 HarbourFront Walk
#B2-30
Singapore 098585
Tel: +65-6272 1912
Operating Hour:
Daily: 11.30am to 10.30pm
Last order at 9.45pm
Holland Village
16 Lorong Mambong
Singapore 277677
Tel: +65-6466 6766
Operating Hour:
Daily: 11.30am to 10.30pm
Last order at 9.45pm
North
Heartland Mall
205 Hougang Street 21
Level 1 Heartland Mall
Singapore 530205
Tel: +65-6487 4711
Operating Hour:
Daily: 11.30am to 10.30pm
Last order at 9.45pm
Junction 8
9 Bishan Place
#01-32 Junction 8 Shopping Centre
Singapore 579837
Tel: +65-6250 0466
Operating Hour:
Daily: 11.30am to 10.30pm
Last order at 9.45pm
Northpoint
930 Yishun Avenue 2
#02-55/56/57 Northpoint Shopping Centre
Singapore 769098
Tel: +65-6555 9112
Operating Hour:
Daily: 11.30am to 10.30pm
Last order at 9.45pm
Kaffir & Lime
Paragon
290 Orchard Road
#B1-45/46 The Paragon
Singapore 238859
Tel: +65-6836 8417
Operating Hour:
Daily: 11am to 10.30pm
Last order 9.45pm
Eigth stop, Sala Thai Kitchen.
Sala thai kitchen, is located at one-north, The Metropolis. The Thai restaurant has a cozy ambiance and modern interior design.
Thai Milk Tea
It quite disappointing, the milk tea was bland and tasteless.
Sprite
Tom Yum Prawn with Rice Set - $14.90
The broth was fragrant, sour, spicy, and smooth. Ingredients was fresh and the prawn fresh and juicy. But the portion of the prawn wad quite little.
Green Curry Chicken with Rice Set - $13.90
Green curry was pretty good, the curry was fragrant, rich, creamy and spicy level was just right. The chicken was soft and tender. But the portion was very small.
Ambiance: 3/5
Service: 3/5
Overall, the food quality is good and affordable. It a good place for quick Thai Cuisine fix. During weekdays lunch hours, sala thai kitchen will be very crowed.
Sala Thai Kitchen
The Metropolis #01-04, Tower 1,
9 North Buona Vista Drive,
Singapore 138588
Contact: 6334 7848
Contact: 6334 7848
Hope you guys enjoyed it.
See ya guys soon!!
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