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2012-07-10
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For pictures and more reviews, please head to http://thehungrybunnie.blogspot.comSince E-Sarn's move from a hawker stall at Farrer Road to the little condominium enclave of Ridgewood back in 2010, it's successfully spawned 3 more outlets, all set up in similar locales - private housing residential estates. I'm surprised, because I didn't think the cuisine was authentically spicy enough for the restaurant to be this successful. I suppose the formula of watering down the spice level to cater to th
Since E-Sarn's move from a hawker stall at Farrer Road to the little condominium enclave of Ridgewood back in 2010, it's successfully spawned 3 more outlets, all set up in similar locales - private housing residential estates. I'm surprised, because I didn't think the cuisine was authentically spicy enough for the restaurant to be this successful. I suppose the formula of watering down the spice level to cater to the expat tongue and situating itself in estates that are home to many expats works. It's not that I think the food is bad, because it isn't. The flavours are there, but the food's just not spicy enough.
In all fairness, the reasonably cheap price points and casual relaxed ambience are huge pluses. And service here is great, the all-Thai staff are genteel and polite to a fault, they're almost zen-like. And while the food isn't as spicy as I'd like, the above average food scores well with people that cannot take spice.
We had:
1) Tom Yum Koong ($7.50): despite the presence of chilli padis, this was really quite mild. There was depth of flavour though, even if there was no kick. The sweet and juicy cherry tomatoes were also a nice touch, as with the crunchy prawns.
2) Kra Pow Moo ($11.50): very lean pork was utilised so it was a little dry, but the chilli paste helped moisten it. This wasn't very spicy either, but the basil leaves lent a peppery aroma to the dish
3) Kai Foo ($8.50): The crispy egg omelette just seemed like it was mostly fried batter. I couldn't quite taste the egg in this. That said, it was crisp and not too oily
4) Panang Gai ($13.50): chicken stir-fried with coconut curry gravy - very creamy and rich, and not spicy at all. It also tended to the salty side, and the chicken tasted off
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