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2012-03-14
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This place, is perpetually crowded.Clearly, it isn't the ambiance or service that's drawing hungry Singaporeans to this no frills Thai eatery.So then, it must be the food.This isn't the first time I'm here, but the times we come are so far and few that we decided to stick to the usual favourites.This is a must-order at any Thai eatery I go to if it's available. This was thick, rich, sweet and ice-cold - perfect. $2 for this tall glass is also very reasonable.The Butter Calamari sure lived up to
Clearly, it isn't the ambiance or service that's drawing hungry Singaporeans to this no frills Thai eatery.
So then, it must be the food.
This isn't the first time I'm here, but the times we come are so far and few that we decided to stick to the usual favourites.
This is a must-order at any Thai eatery I go to if it's available. This was thick, rich, sweet and ice-cold - perfect. $2 for this tall glass is also very reasonable.
The Butter Calamari sure lived up to its name. It was buttery (it was soaking in a pool of melted butter) and it was calamari. But it was also hard and somewhat lukewarm - a sign that it wasn't freshly fried?The Pandan Chicken fared better. The 4 green parcels contained sizable pieces of chicken (thigh meat I think) that was juicy and tender. Unfortunately, the accompanying chilli sauce tasted quite run-of-the-mill (i.e. Kimball or Maggi) and the husband and I couldn't quite figure out what the other sauce was.
This was the token vegetable dish of spicy kailan. And spicy it most definitely was - I think they used bird eye chillis!
This is my favourite of all we've ever ordered at Ah Loy Thai. The Phat Thai (yes, that's how they spell it here) was flavourful with the right amount of saltiness, sweetness and sourness. There was also enough long strands of spring onions to keep an onion-lover like me satisfied. My gripe would be that the prawns were measly in size and soggy. The Phat Thai was also the last dish to arrive! Maybe they were waiting for another order to fry a large batch at one go...Personally, I prefer Nakhon Kitchen at Kovan. But Ah Loy Thai must be doing something right as they constantly draw huge crowds who are willing to wait - it was a full house when I was there on a Tuesday evening with many even making reservations.
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