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| Spicy Thai - Thai Cafe |
Spicy Thai – Thai Cafe is a home-grown Thai restaurant opened Mr.
Ron Poh, a Singaporean who has unexplainable affinity towards
everything Thai. Other than serving authentic Thai Cuisine, Spicy
Thai also deliver of the authentic way of cooking Thai food,
especially in the use of charcoal in soup and steam dishes here.
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| Spicy Thai - Thai Cafe Story |
The décor of the restaurant has give you the feel of a traditional
restaurant in Thailand. Even with its simple and minimalistic decor,
the presence of the Thai offering altars in the centre of restaurant,
leave you no doubt that you are in a Thai restaurant.
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| Part of Indoor Dining Area |
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| Lala (Clams) Bee Hoon |
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| Lala (Clams) Bee Hoon - Check out the Bee Hoon |
Prawn Cake ($2 per piece). Nicely executed, crispy on the crust while
juicy and succulent in the middle. No fishy taste from the prawns,
indicating fresh prawns was used. Dill Pattie (Cha Om) Omelette ($8).
Yup, the fluffy omelette is infused with a pleasing taste and flavour
of Dill.
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| Prawn Cake |
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| Dill Pattie (Cha Om) Omelette |
Deep Fried Kang Kong w/ Special Thai Sauce ($10). I had this dish
when I was in Thailand a few years back. A dish that can be even
well-liked by people for do not like vegetables, with its good
pairing of the sweet and sour special Thai sauce. Hammok (Thai Style
Otah - $16). Nice presentation, using Thai coconut as a bowl. No
flour was added, so it tasted like combination of fish paste,
seafood, egg, Thai herbs & spices and coconut milk. Yum Yum,
remind me of the Thai curry crab.
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| Deep Fried Kang Kong w/ Special Thai Sauce |
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| Hammok (Thai Style Otah) |
Thai Walking Catfish w/ Spicy Lemon Soup ($28). Forget about the
boring sea-bass, Spicy Thai hit the jackpot here. The meat of the
catfish was smooth and flaky. If you are worried about the muddy
smell, it was non-existence. Even though the catfish was continuously
heated by the charcoal, the meat remain soft, smooth and flaky. For
those who like tom yum soup, the version of spicy lemon soup will
definitely tingle your taste buds. Plus, Spicy Thai actually give you
extra big bowl of soup to top up. Be adventurous and give the cat
fish a try. Definitely a “Rice Thief” dish.
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| Thai Walking Catfish w/ Spicy Lemon Soup |
From
the charcoal bbq, we tried BBQ Chicken Wings ($6 for 4 pcs)
and BBQ Pork Neck ($10). The chicken wings were overcooked resulting
in dry and chewy meat. The same with the pork neck. Surprisingly the
Deep Fried Pork Belly with Garlic
($12) fare much better. It is tasty, succulent and pack of flavours
due to the infusion of garlic.
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| BBQ Chicken Wings |
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| BBQ Pork Neck |
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| Deep Fried Pork Belly with Garlic |
Basil Black Pepper Crab (Seasonal Price). The fragrance of the basil
really resonance in this dish. The crab is about medium in size and
its fresh. The meat was fluffy and sweet, infused with basil flavour.
The pairing of basil and crab really works in this dish. Again watch
out for that hidden chilli, ready to give you the kick.
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| Basil Black Pepper Crab |
Though we
are quite full, we need to sample some desserts. Sticky Glutinous
Rice with Mango (warm - $6), Thai Red Ruby ($3.50), Lemongrass Jelly
w/ Aloe Vera Cubes & Calamansi (cold - $2.50) and Tapioca in
coconut milk (warm - $3.50). Let me be upfront, the desserts can do
with some improvements, except for Tapioca in Coconut Milk, which was
excellent.
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| Tapioca in coconut milk |
The
glutinous rice in the mango desserts was too dry. It can be more
moist with thicker coconut milk. Thai red ruby was overcooked, the
tapioca flour almost melt and the water chestnut missing the
crunchiness. The syrup was too diluted and did not gel with the
coconut milk. For the lemongrass jelly, it was just too plain. No
flavour of calamansi and again the syrup was just too diluted.
Hopefully the chef can look into this.
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| From the top: Thai Red Ruby (2); Sticky Glutinous Rice with Mango Lemongrass Jelly w/ Aloe Vera Cubes & Calamansi; & Tapioca in coconut milk |
For
drinks, I had Thai Ice Milk Tea ($2). I find it was just all right. I
like my tea to be thick, so there was something missing here.
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| Thai Ice Milk Tea (2); Lemongrass; Lime Juice and Budweiser |
Overall,
Spicy Thai served a very good and unique Thai cuisine. I personally
like the Thai Walking Cat Fish w/
Spicy Lemon Soup, Hammok (Thai Style Otah) and Dill Pattie (Cha Om)
Omelette. The price is very reasonable and for those MOOKATA lovers,
they also serve it here. So if you are looking for a unique Thai
food, give Spicy Thai – Thai Cafe a try.
Thank you very much to Spicy Thai – Thai Cafe team, Shauneeie &
Msginginly for the tasting invitation.
Food
& Drink: 7.25/10
Value:
8/10
Service:
N/A (Tasting Invitation)
Ambiance:
7/10
Budget per Person: $11 - $25; $26 - $50
Spicy Thai – Thai
Cafe
218 Bedok North Street 1
#01
– 01
Singapore 460218
T:
+65 6747 8558
IG:
@spicythaithaicafe
OH:
11.00 – Midnight Daily
Menu
Available Online
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