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| - This place used to be where the old Khao San Road was. This place is a different sort of experience than the other Thai places like Pai, Sabai Sabai and Khao San Road. These dishes are geared towards thai royalty and you can see that in the pictures that there's a lot more preparation as well as emphasis on presentation.
I'd say the service was quite good, but near the end of the meal, they sort of forgot about us. Which is weird because I feel like the bill should be the fastest part.
We ordered the Roy Thai platter, Pad Buab Jae, and Kua Hang Gai with a side of Jasmine Rice ~$68. One thing to note is that these prices are for a whole dish, which are not meant to be for individuals. These are shared dishes.
The Roy Thai platter is their signature dish and it is a 2 each of 4 unique dumplings and they look like a work of art. They start from sweet to spicy and meaty, but still refreshing with the cucumber. I didn't like it at first, but as the tasting went on, it grew on me. The Pad Buab Jae had a bit of a kick to it, but I much prefer having some regular choi sum miu. I liked the Kua Hang Gua and it was pretty spicy. It was actually too spicy, but when you ate it with the basil, it mellowed out and became quite nice.
I'd probably take somebody here if you'd want to impress, but would not recommend getting a chicken stir fry (only because that doesn't follow through with the impress bit). The Mieng Pla seemed to be pretty tasty because the table besides us devoured it quite quickly!
Personally I would prefer a thai style closer to Pai and it is pricier.
Service: 4.0 / 5
Food: 3.5 / 5
Price Point: 3.5 / 5
Overall: 3.75 / 5
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