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| - Impressed. I came here and used the Groupon voucher last month on a cold snowy day. I didn't know what to expect but trying out someplace new with a voucher in hand, what could go wrong and honestly how much risk was I really taking? :)
After reading the last 3 reviews (all one stars), I can see they had a bad experience, but I think their experience was isolated to say the least. There's give and take with Groupon deals; always read the fine print.
We entered the restaurant, was greeted by the waitress and seated right away. Oh, we called ahead and made a reservation because if I remember correctly, you had to do that. Nonetheless, we were seated promptly and were excited to taste more thai food Calgary has to offer!
The restaurant is clean, has plants and the table settings were nice.
One of the first things I noticed was they had quite a few more items on their menu compared to most thai restaurants I've been to. Period; not just in Calgary. One of the things that stood out was the Tilapia - a very healthy white fish you'll find at other restaurants and also popping up in north american cuisine restaurants too in the last couple of years I've found. The best thing was, it wasn't very expensive and from how the menu described it, it was definitely going to be ordered that night!
We ordered the Penang curry with chicken, 2 jasmine rice and the fried tilapia. All I can say is that I the food is delicious! I ordered a penang curry to go for lunch and except for the rice, only fish bones remained... there's only so much rice one can have especially when you're on a diet! The tilapia had an asian-style salsa which I love and is very popular to have on fish in south east asian dishes, it just compliments the fish so well I found. You must try this if you love fish. Keep in mind that there's a lot of bones, so be prepared to spit or pick out the bones while you're eating away.
The waitress was always around and checked on us consistently without fail. The owner/manager was very kind; genuine.
It was a cold night when we went there, so the restaurant wasn't exactly full when we got there; I think about 6:30 abouts? The food took no more than expected and all in all I was satisfied and left with a smile :)
Thanks Thai Bistro!
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