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| - As always, Mengrai exceeds expectations.
Last night I arrived with a couple of girlfriends from out of town at 7:30pm with no reservation. In hindsight, that probably wasn't the best idea, because it was packed on a Saturday night, but it was a last minute decision to go. We took a chance and it all worked out. The friendly staff did some shuffling and critical thinking to find us a table, and we only waited about 5 minutes.
We ordered the shellfish-free version of their mango salad to start, and all 3 of us shared. The portions at Mengrai are generous, so "family style" eating is the way to go. For dinner we ordered coconut rice, #54 Curry (out-of-this-world), chicken pad Thai, & a veggie red curry. Every dish was top notch (5 stars). They asked us how hot we wanted each dish on a scale of 1 to 10 and they nailed it for each one.
I have to give a call-out to our waiter, Brendon. He was excellent. Asked if we had visited before, took time to fully explain the menu to the one in our crew who had not, made suggestions for must-have items, was patient, accommodating, timely and had a good sense of humor. Another mention is that service is generally fast at Mengrai because they have a flurry of hands available to help with running food, sweeping tables and generally just getting things done efficiently. All of the staff are friendly and helpful.
Total for 3 people was ~$100 plus tip. Very reasonable considering we each had 1 alcoholic beverage, and brought home leftovers!
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