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Thailand No. 1
2013-09-25 22 views
Was there with my colleagues for lunch. Decided to try out the Thailand No1 restaurant that has just open in Singapore ION orchard. The first impression is that the restaurant seems very high class with very nice interior. My colleague proceed to order several dishes where we ate with rice like Zi char. We try the omelette with crab meat, some mixed vegetables with oyster sauce, tom yam kung, Thai fish cake and others.We waited for at least 30 mins because the place was packed during lunch. The
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 Was there with my colleagues for lunch. Decided to try out the Thailand No1 restaurant that has just open in Singapore ION orchard. The first impression is that the restaurant seems very high class with very nice interior.

My colleague proceed to order several dishes where we ate with rice like Zi char.


We try the omelette with crab meat, some mixed vegetables with oyster sauce, tom yam kung, Thai fish cake and others.

We waited for at least 30 mins because the place was packed during lunch. The first to arrived is the omelette which is nothing to shout about. Then the tom yam kung seems nice enough and the prawns are quite big. The vegetables are not too oily and then came a surprise as the green curry came which we did not order. Overall the food is quite good but for a restaurant of their reputation, i think we deserve better.

The service overall is ok just that the waiting time is too long between dishes as some of my colleagues waited with some rice left so that we can try the other dishes with rice. Water was topped up quite frequently and service staff is friendly.
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Best Restaurant in Thailand opens its door in Sing
2013-09-20 9 views
Nara Thai - famed in Thailand for been consistently featured on Thailand's Tatler Best Restaurant list, has finally opened it's first overseas outlet in Ion Orchard. Founded in 2006 by Yuki Srikarnchana, the restaurant strive to bring authentic Thai street food to its customers in an air-conditioned and relaxed setting. The recently awarded Best Restaurant in Thailand promised the use of the freshest ingredients and a high standard of service.DID YOU KNOW? that Nara Thai cuisine is largely influ
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Nara Thai - famed in Thailand for been consistently featured on Thailand's Tatler Best Restaurant list, has finally opened it's first overseas outlet in Ion Orchard. Founded in 2006 by Yuki Srikarnchana, the restaurant strive to bring authentic Thai street food to its customers in an air-conditioned and relaxed setting. The recently awarded Best Restaurant in Thailand promised the use of the freshest ingredients and a high standard of service.

DID YOU KNOW? that Nara Thai cuisine is largely influenced from the central regions of Thailand, where the Thai royalty resided, and as sweetness was the predominant flavour of choice for the royalties, those who are more accustomed to the spicy and sour flavour might find some of their their dishes too sweet.
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 The Massaman Curry came in a small bowl enough to share for 2 to 3 person. The chicken is tender and moist and the potato is cooked to perfectness - maintaining its fluffiness when you bite into it.
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 DID YOU KNOW? that the word Tom Yam are derived from two Tai words: "tom" and "yam". "Tom" refers to boiling process, while "yam" refers to a kind of Lao and Thai spicy and sour salad.

This is one of the must-try from their menu! The river prawns are fresh as promised and the meat can easily be peeled from their shell. The soup base is sour and spicy, but not spicy enough to those who can't take the heat.
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 Seasonal vegetables stir-fried in oyster sauce to almost perfection. The greens are crunchy, coupled with the sweet and savoury oyster sauce, make this dish a winner.
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 DID YOU KNOW? that the green curry gets its colour from fresh basil leaves and green chillis?

Like the Massaman curry, the chicken is tender. The curry is flavourful but not overpowering and when added to rice, is a taste to behold.

All in, Nara Thai looks like a plush restaurant that serves pretty standard Thai food. Their promise of high quality ingredients was kept, in general as all the dishes felt and taste fresh. The service crew were clad in smart suits and uniforms. However, service can be a tad tardy during peak hours. Waiting time for order taking and food to arrive can be agonizingly long. If you have only 1 hour to spare for lunch during work days, then you might have to look for other options.
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Authentic Thai Food
2013-09-16 18 views
My colleague recommended me this newly opened Thai restaurant at ION Orchard, telling me that it's a really popular restaurant chain in Thailand, with this Singapore outlet as their first outlet outside of Thailand! Decided to give this place a try since with the high reputation, the food must be good right?The first thing I noticed after I stepped into the restaurant is the nice, classy yet cozy ambiance of the restaurant, and the super friendly service staffs!The restaurant is decorated with T
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My colleague recommended me this newly opened Thai restaurant at ION Orchard, telling me that it's a really popular restaurant chain in Thailand, with this Singapore outlet as their first outlet outside of Thailand! Decided to give this place a try since with the high reputation, the food must be good right?
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 The first thing I noticed after I stepped into the restaurant is the nice, classy yet cozy ambiance of the restaurant, and the super friendly service staffs!

The restaurant is decorated with Thai traditional looking decors on their walls, with dim lighting and cozy seats. The entire place gave me a really good vibe straight from the beginning!
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 I had a Hors d'oeuvre Nara to share with my company and I really liked it! Hors d'oeuvre Nara is mixture of some of their signature starters - a good set to order if you are not sure which to get.

From the set, Tord Mun Pla (Thai fish cakes) & Gai Hor Bai Toei (Pandan Chicken) really impressed me. Tord Mun Pla is chewy with a hint of Tom Yum. It's super flavourful and is my favourite from this platter set! Gai Hor Bai Toei is really good too. Wrapped and deep fried (?) in pandan leaf, the chicken is well marinated and packed with flavours of Thai spices!
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 This is the first time I've tried Pad Thai and I was rather taken back by it as I thought it would be spicy from looking at the pictures, but it turned out to be quite sweet in taste. The noodles are rather springy in texture and surprisingly addictive. I'm not really used to having sweet noodles but I do like this dish. The prawns are really fresh & juicy too!
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 For dessert, we ordered a large portion of Mango Sticky Rice which comes with a generous serving of coconut milk and mango. I'm not a fan of this dish as the glutinous rice and coconut milk are too sweet for me. However I do like how they're generous with their mango which are sweet with a tinge of sourness.

Overall it's an enjoyable meal of authentic Thai delicacies for me with great service to match! The staffs were really attentive and friendly, making us feel really welcomed. Kudos to them!
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 There's a 10% opening promo going on so if you are thinking of giving this popular Thai restaurant chain a try, now is a good time!

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Not too Fantastic Thai Food and Poor Service
2013-09-14 23 views
A few days ago, Nara Thai opened at the level B3 of ION Orchard and being a lover of Thai food, I couldn't wait to try as it is touted the most popular Thai restaurant in Thailand serving up authentic food. I've been around Singapore and Thailand for Thai food with my godsis who is half-Thai and I do enjoy some of my favourites like green curry chicken, Tom yum seafood soup, Phad Thai and Deep fried Seabass with Thai Chilli sauce. Since the branch of Nara Thai at Orchard ION is the first one ou
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A few days ago, Nara Thai opened at the level B3 of ION Orchard and being a lover of Thai food, I couldn't wait to try as it is touted the most popular Thai restaurant in Thailand serving up authentic food. I've been around Singapore and Thailand for Thai food with my godsis who is half-Thai and I do enjoy some of my favourites like green curry chicken, Tom yum seafood soup, Phad Thai and Deep fried Seabass with Thai Chilli sauce.
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 Since the branch of Nara Thai at Orchard ION is the first one outside of Thailand, I headed down for lunch on the second day of opening. Located right between Itacho Sushi and Asian Kitchen, the exterior of Nara Thai is pretty exquisite with an overall black setting with golden yellow interior decor which is the royal colour of Thailand.
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 Coming to the food, we ordered the D'oeuvre Nara ($17.90) to nibble on for the start. It comes with 3 skewers of grilled chicken and topped with sweet peanut gravy, 3 pandan leaf chicken, 2 slices of fish cakes and a little pomelo salad in the middle. My guest and I enjoyed the pandan leaf chicken as it was very juicy with some charred bits that has a smoky aroma. For the chicken skewers, I thought it tasted quite close like our satay just that the gravy is more diluted and sweeter. As for the fish cake, it exploded with a strong hint of tom yum but I found it a tad tough and dry to my liking. Pomelo salad looks good with prawns and peanuts to give it a good balance of sweetness and bite.

It came with a saucer of black sweet sauce to dip with the meat but it was just too sweet to begin the meal with. Having some sweet Thai chilli would definitely make the meal more appetizing at the start.
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 I am a big fan of Phad Thai and I couldn't resist order the Phad Thai Prawns ($15.90) for my main course. It came with a generous number of huge prawns, grounded nuts on the side, bean sprouts and bean curd. Having tried many good ones in Singapore and Thailand, my expectation for this for high but to my disappointment as the Phad Thai was way too sweet. I love the moist texture of the rice noodles but it seems to taste more like a dessert with too much sugar added into it. Sadly to say, this is nowhere near authentic as those by the streets of Bangkok would easily have been than this and oh, way cheaper too!
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 My favourite dessert besides Red Ruby, that is the Mango Sticky Rice (Large - $9.80). It came with 2 glutinous rice balls and sweet mangoes which were neatly sliced. The warm and sticky rice were topped with a luscious layer of coconut cream not for the faint-hearted. Order this at your own risk if you don't have a sweet tooth.

My lunch was simply sweet, sweet and sweet. The flavours of the dishes were very one-dimensional. Hopefully, they can improve on the food as days go by. Service was very poor too as they did not serve us ice-water upon seated and I have to ask for it. The service were horrible too as we already have finished our main course and started on the Mango Sticky Rice but our appetizers were nowhere in sight.

If you are in Orchard road and craving for Thai food, any Thai Express outlets would have been better in terms of food and service.
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Taste of Thailand
2013-09-13 4 views
2 new restaurants opened up in this basement 3 area, one is Nara Thai, the other is Itacho. If i'm not wrong, they actually replaced the former premises of burger king. Decided to give Nara Thai a try after hearing that this brand name actually originates from Bangkok and highly rated. 1st impression of the place is its nicely decorated with a huge wall feature decoration and nicely shaped lamps hanging overhead. The corner seats all comes with high backing. The menu is a grid like display of al
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2 new restaurants opened up in this basement 3 area, one is Nara Thai, the other is Itacho. If i'm not wrong, they actually replaced the former premises of burger king. Decided to give Nara Thai a try after hearing that this brand name actually originates from Bangkok and highly rated. 1st impression of the place is its nicely decorated with a huge wall feature decoration and nicely shaped lamps hanging overhead. The corner seats all comes with high backing. The menu is a grid like display of all the dishes, not common but it does attach each item with a photo, makes it easier to visualize what the potential food likes. The servers are divided between the host/hostess and the servers. The host will take the orders via a iPad mini. I was thinking why dun come up with a menu on the iPad and let the customer check and pick the item themselves. And immediately let them have a heads-up of the total bill. That actually can be a cool idea.
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 I ordered Tom Yum Kung $19.90 (comes with prawns and straw mushroom in spicy lemongrass lime soup, the prawns are big i must say), Thai Fish Cake $13.90 (6 slices, with peanut sweet chilli sauce), massaman gai $15.90 (more of a sweet curry, and i found peanuts inside like those braised peanuts, interesting), green curry with chicken (the gravy goes very well with the fragrant rice), crab meat omelette $12.90 (comes with chilli sauce, nice texture with the crab meat minced) and Stir Fried seasonal vegeatbles with oyster sauce $10.90 (really good mix of vegetable, just that qty a bit small). For me the tom yum kung and green curry impressed me most. If i have to gripe, its probably the waiting time for the dishes to arrive, i had my dishes served minutes apart so that makes sharing dining a bit of a challenge. Also a suggestion for them is not to have the plate on the table from the start since they are serving by the plate (like the rice and individual portion mains) so that makes it a little redundant. I'm certainly keen to return for another tasting especially the interesting desserts on their menu.

There's currently a 10% promotion going on now. So it works out to be $23 per pax for me.
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