They claim to be the first Thai restaurant in Canada...I'm not so sure, but that's meant they've had plenty of time to either stick to their guns and be authentic or sell out. The dishes vary from incredibly tasty to some real bombs.
The FOOD: They have a nice traditional Thai menu with some definite hits and misses.
HITS: Basil duck. This naturally somewhat spicy dish combines fragrant and flavorful basil with well-cooked skin-on duck. The som tam (green papaya salad) is also well-executed with pleasant heat upon request.
MISSES: Royal Pad Thai: this dish is laughingly labeled as authentic. Well, the food court in the Eaton Centre does a much more authentic version. Gooey, overly sweet, no sour flavor or nuance at all...one of the worst ones I've had. Shockingly disappointing at $13. The Thai spicy noodle was also a total miss, served in some sort of soupy mess.
The SERVICE is decent and friendly...especially when I drop a few words of Thai I've picked up in my travels.
TAKEOUT was disastrously slow...over an hour and a half to receive our order which was half an hour beyond the already long hour window. The free spring rolls are two tiny greasy friend ones.
OVERALL, this is better than many of the Thai places in the city, but the quality and authenticity of their food is all over the map. 2 1/2 stars, rounded up.