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| - Absolutely love this place!
I enjoyed the atmosphere; the decor was just enough and not cluttering, spacious enough seating, and dimmed lights make a great date night. Only thing that made it lose a star was the music; great selection, but too loud. Everyone around our table, including us, were
speak at much higher volumes because it was difficult to hold conversations over the loud music.
The food was amazing. I loved the previous location and restaurants can lose its touch when they relocate, maybe because change in chefs or other reasons, but Sabai Sabai kept the quality of its food. I also enjoy the Laotian influence and find that it brings a nice kick to the savoury dishes. I must add, the sticky rice was so good! Many places don't cook the sticky rice to perfection, too hard or too mushy. This was perfect. Only thing about the mango sticky rice is that I found the coconut flavour to be a little too light, but otherwise, the texture and sweetness of the mango and sticky rice was delicious.
The service was adequate. Not bad, but I expected better. After being seated, no one came to our table until we were ready to order. No water was given until after we placed our order. Throughout the meal, our water was only refilled, when we asked, at which point, both glasses were empty already. I expected more attentive service as that was one of the aspects I loved at the previous location. My past experience was that the servers were knowledgeable, accommodating, enthusiastic, and attentive. Unfortunately, this visit fell just on par. Definitely not bad or a complaint, I just expected more.
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