Mengrai Gourmet Thai is a perfect "date" restaurant if your date enjoy some Thai food, intimate atmosphere, attentive services.
Food here is definitely a tuned down version of Thai food as the spice level is really tuned down even when we requested Thai spicy and some of the dishes did tasted a little bland.
Love the appetizer that was suggested by our friendly waiter. Divine Morning Glory lightly breaded and deep fried topped with tarminard sauce. The combination in taste and texture definitely made me excited to the main courses that coming up next.
Crisp Filet Whole Red Snapper in Spicy Red Curry sauce ($26.95)
- love the presentation with the whole fish head and tail as decoration or maybe one of my Yelp friends can suck on the head?
- The fish is lightly battered but lack the much expected complex taste in Thai cuisine
Red Chicken Curry with Lychee ($18.50)
- love the presentation but the sweetness of lychee really mellow the curry taste
- A meh for me
Original Thai Style Pad Thai Noodles ($12)
- I love Pad Thai noodle, this is a really good version as the noodle has great bite and the sauce is sweet but tasty
Stick with the Sticky Rice ($3)! Love the representation in that little bamboo basket just like it is served in Thailand. The Coconut Rice ($3) though was under cooked and some of the rice was hard
We finished our meal with a happy ending.. Mango Snowball ($4) or should it be call Ginger Snowball? As it is Coconut Sticky Rice with Ginger Ice Cream on the side.. Love Ginger!
I definitely suggest Mengrai if you need a nice restaurant for a romantic date! The dim lighting, the relax vibe and they takes reservations too! The food is decent enough... Love is in the air!