The friends decided to try out the new-ish Baan Restaurant. None of us have tried it, so we were curious. It's located in an area where there's nothing else around it for the 18 months at least. So do have after-dinner plans sorted. Booked early for our big group, and got the upper floor to ourselves so that we could make all the noise we wanted.
The table didn't order alcohol. The restaurant stocked whisky and wine at Singapore prices and higher. We came from early drinks and were fairly happy with no more alcohol, and the point now was to fill our tummy. We had set a 'two venues a night' rule, just so we get to explore more places, so it's coherent to have dinner and drinks at separate restaurants or bars. (Taxis and GrabCars are just as shitty nowadays in Bangkok though, so that's quite a pain.)
The food is clearly geared for the younger set. It serves up communal dishes and standard Thai favorites. Dinner held good cuts of meats, and the steamed fish was lovely. Food was tasty, but it didn't blow my mind. There're many kitchens of similar calibre at cheaper prices. I was pleased that they offered the option of brown rice and many cool non-alcoholic drinks that could be prepped without sugar.
Their somtam and fermented crab supplier needed serious improvement, and it didn't come with cashews or peanuts. No nuts of any sort. WHAT. When a restaurant's somtam doesn't beat mine, I won't be impressed. We thought that they kinda tried to impress diners with the chilli rather than solid ingredients. Their food was decent, but I feel that they aren't as complex as some of the traditional Thai restaurants; I keep thinking that something's missing in the flavor profiles.
The table didn't order alcohol. The restaurant stocked whisky and wine at Singapore prices and higher. We came from early drinks and were fairly happy with no more alcohol, and the point now was to fill our tummy. We had set a 'two venues a night' rule, just so we get to explore more places, so it's coherent to have dinner and drinks at separate restaurants or bars. (Taxis and GrabCars are just as shitty nowadays in Bangkok though, so that's quite a pain.)
The food is clearly geared for the younger set. It serves up communal dishes and standard Thai favorites. Dinner held good cuts of meats, and the steamed fish was lovely. Food was tasty, but it didn't blow my mind. There're many kitchens of similar calibre at cheaper prices. I was pleased that they offered the option of brown rice and many cool non-alcoholic drinks that could be prepped without sugar.
Their somtam and fermented crab supplier needed serious improvement, and it didn't come with cashews or peanuts. No nuts of any sort. WHAT. When a restaurant's somtam doesn't beat mine, I won't be impressed. We thought that they kinda tried to impress diners with the chilli rather than solid ingredients. Their food was decent, but I feel that they aren't as complex as some of the traditional Thai restaurants; I keep thinking that something's missing in the flavor profiles.
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