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Suanthai Restaurant
Thai food is largely popular because most of us resonated well with spicy food. not to mention, Thai fare used to be a fairly economical fix.. I recall joining throngs of people queuing for popular Thai restaurants like Aloy Thai (Beach Road) and First Thai (Purvis Street) back in the day. Alas, the forces of inflation caught up with them, plus these days, we have alot more choices.
SuanThai restaurant along Killiney Road remains largely popular because you get to enjoy good variety, at a value-for-money price. Their weekend dinner buffet at $20.90++ is a crowd favourite; pick up some deals from the online shopping sites for a good discount and it would certainly be worth it.. 
the buffet itself comes with a good assortment of popular Thai dishes. however, the ultra popular ones were limited to one-time ordering whilst you could have repeat servings for the others. we were glad that the Chicken Laab (minced chicken with basil leaves and eggplant) was allowed multiple orders. 
with a small top-up fee, the buffet is served with free flow of pineapple rice, which went well with the dishes. in fact, the rice was so flavourful that most of us enjoyed it as a dish in itself. other repeat order dishes that we enjoyed included the sweet and sour fish, spring rolls and deep fried beancurd. 
then came the one-time orders. a true test of Thai cuisine for me would be based on their soup based dishes, such as Tom Yum Goong and Thai green curry. the clearer the Tom Yum soup, the more potent it is, or so they say. SuanThai's version is not exactly red-hot spicy, but had a good tinge of sourness that brought out the taste from the seafood ingredients. the green curry was great, and can be compared to those served at Aloy Thai's. with that said, the other one-time orders were normal only. didn't find the Thai rice-crackers or the fried chicken in pandan leaf particularly exciting and i'm sure we'd have had better. then again, this experience was about the complete package, and to have so many popular Thai dishes for a fixed price is still certainly worth it. the restaurant is not exactly very big, with limited tables. due to their attractive pricing, the place is often packed quickly on friday evenings and weekends. would definitely encourage anyone to call in to make a reservation earlier in the week if you're intending to head over. do give it a try though, hard to find a good assortment of no-frills Thai fare these days. 
SuanThai Restaurant 101 Killiney Road Singapore 239544 Opening Hours Lunch: 11.30am - 2.30pm (Last Order) Dinner: 6.00pm - 10.00pm (Last Order) free roadside parking after 5 pm and on Sundays/Public Holidays.. |
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