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| - We came here last sunday for a special Mother's Day dinner for my mother, obviously.
After trekking it on the 501 Streetcar/Bus combo, I got off at...Ontario Street? Thank gosh it was daytime is al I gotta say.
Anyways, I walked a block south to Richmond and there it was, Mengrai.
Inside it was awesome. There was a huge budda display that has some neat religious aspects to it. There also was like a elephant head-bust on the wall, which my niece was IN LOVE WITH. I'm pretty sure we convinced her tthat we were at the rainforest cafe.
We had:
Apps
Thai Mango Salad - I'm not actually a fan of mango in my food, but this was good. I'm sure mango afficianado's would say its amazing, but to me it was just okay.
Thai Spring Rolls - They were tiny, but good. Basic spring roll fare. Though, the sweet chili sauce that were served with it was PHENOMENAL. I'm not usually a fan of sweet chili, but it was SO GOOD.
Mains
Green Curry - Really good, but not spicy enough for me. Other people seemed to enjoy it too. It was gone first lol.
The Tenderloin with a pomegranate and balsamic reduction - So um, here's the thing. I really was looking forward to this, but we had to desecrate it and orrder it well done. Our fault. So when it arrived, the meat looked well done, but as we dug deeper in to the meat, the middle part of it was rare? Weird, but I like rare so I was happy to eat that part. Also, the meat had a very distinct burnt taste. My guess is that it was thrown onto the grill when it was waaaaaay too hot and didn't get enough time to cook all the way through. The pomegranate and balsamic reduction was delicious on the veggies underneath, but really really brought out the burnt flavours of the meat.
Bangkok Style Pad Thai - SO GOOD. ALL THAT CHICKEN AND ALL THAT SHRAMPZ.
Sides:
Jasmine & Coconut Rice - Good! Not burnt or anything.
Deserts:
Banana Fritters w Mango Ice Cream - SOOO GOOD. Loved the mango ice cream. I was too full though at this point so I just tasted the ice cream and a bite of the fritter. Still really good though. Mango Ice Cream tasted like it was made rather than bought, which is a huuuuuuuuge bonus.
Desert Trio - It was like 3 squares, one was a brownie, the other looked like a coconut date square and I don't know what the third was. I didn't try them though, but my niece was all about the brownie!
FINAL NOTES:
The service was excellent here. My water glass never reached below half point, seriously. It was constantly being refilled. The servers were super attentive and checked on us an appropriate amount of times. At one point, we had asked for sambal and likee half an hour later they still hadn't given it to us. But when we asked the waiter, he apologized profusely and said that it had slipped his mind. He looked genuine so it was no biggs, He was a nice guy in the end.
3.5 stars for now, but hopefully next time the beef isn't burnt.
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