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Felt like Thai food last night and decided to visit the Thai Boat. It's located in a strip mall in the NE across from the White Spot and Joey's. The ambience, is okay for a strip mall environment, but nothing special. You certainly don't need to put on your tuxedo and strapless dress for this location. Service is okay if you like being served by unsmiling teenage Asian children...
I thought the menu selection was okay, although a little unprofessionally put together. It was awkward to read, and looked like it had been printed by a teenager. The wine menu was very limited and was hard to read as well. While I'm not a beer drinker, I chose a Chang Thai beer. Not a bad flavour with the spicy and aromatic food.
We chose three different dishes; beef chicken and prawns, together with rice and noodle side dishes. To my astonishment, the food arrived within five minutes of placing our orders. I felt uneasy wondering how that was possible. In all cases, we thought the food was watery and not as creamy and rich as we have previously experienced it at other Thai restaurants.
Anyway, from the time we got there, to the time we left, it took 35 minutes....no asking whether we wanted deserts or not, no asking whether we wanted anything else, no more drinks or not....just the bill handed to us. And then I had to personally present myself to the bar counter in order to pay for the food on the chip machine.
I'm a strong supporter of "ethnic" restaurants, but I hate it when the ungracious kids, of hard working and well-meaning immigrants, don't care a damn about their attitude and service that they are offering to their paying customers.
I'm sorry, I wont go back there, and recommend that you don't waste your time going there as well...
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