There are a lot of Thai restaurants in Toronto.
There are a lot of good Thai restaurants in Toronto!
But, Mengrai is definitely a restaurant that stands out from the others!
For starters, it's not loud and trendy. You can hear each other talk!
I like that you can make reservations here and have a nice dinner with amazing thai food!
The restaurant has a few parking spaces in front, but it's not too far a walk from Queen subway station. The space is much larger and decorative than I expected.
The gold buddha and elephant wall statue is a nice touch! Photo worthy!
We were seated by the window and the owner was incredibly friendly and helpful.
Okay, the lychee martinis are freaking amazing.
Like, I want a pitcher of martini amazing.
For an appetizer, I really enjoyed the Divine Crispy Morning Glory and pumpkin soup ($9.00). The soup was sweet with a nice kick. The fritters were crispy and delicious!
The tenderloin with pomegranate tamarind reduction ($22.95) was sweet and savoury. I really enjoyed the flavours! However, they undercooked the beef. :(
We also had the popular red Chicken curry with lychee and pineapple ($18.50).
The presentation is really pretty since the curry is served in a carved out pineapple. The portion was large as well, I really loved this dish with coconut rice!
For dessert, we had the pineapple cheesecake with coconut ($ 8.50) and the
mango snowball with ginger ice cream ($4.00). Both desserts were excellent and not too sweet! I'd have to say that out of the two, I preferred the mango snowball. It was different and the ginger ice cream was surprising not too gingery and I really liked the textures of this dessert.
Overall, we had a wonderful dinner here. However, there were a few hiccups with the service but the food was great! I'll be back for sure. :)