This comfortable Thai restaurant looks pretty promising, but its food needs work.
We tried a trilogy of curries here, blasting off with chicken panang curry. The best praise we could offer this: it wasn't loaded with MSG. But it was otherwise bland & banal.
Seeing red (redux): Massaman beef curry with potatoes & peanuts. Disposable; the peanuts tasted second-rate, while the beef was distressingly gamy.
Curry fatigue sets in: roasted duck red curry with kaffir lime leaves, cherry tomatoes & diced pineapples. The worst of the bunch _ only the most skeletal cuts of a pitiably emaciated duck could be found, featuring scarce meat.
Claypot prawns with glass noodles. The saving grace, satisfyingly hearty & flavorsome.
Thai omelet with herbs & crab meat. Kinda like nasi pattaya, but without rice. Frankly, even the herbs & crab promised on the menu seemed missing.
Thai beer is available, but not wine of any kind, for now.
Teething troubles? Maybe; let's hope things take a turn for the better soon.
Ala Thai,
Solaris Dutamas, Kuala Lumpur.
The restaurant setting looks nice but pity abt the food.
ReplyDeleteBaby sumo: yeah, also many of the items that we wanted to order were unavailable, including BBQ dishes & seafood...
ReplyDeleteduck curry sounds so promising but too bad it's lousy cut huh. pity
ReplyDeleteKY: yeah, dunno whether to fault the kitchen or whoever purchased the ingredients for the disappointing food...
ReplyDeleteI prefer My Elephant for Thai food
ReplyDeleteRamblings: a safer bet, definitely!
ReplyDeleteThai? Wow, what make you want to try that?
ReplyDeleteEDKL full of surprise these days! LOL
bland curry> ddid they forgo the salt? or not enough spices?
ReplyDeleteWhat a shame. The setting looks pretty. I appreciate how you've always got your eye on what drinks are available too. :-)
ReplyDeleteUmmm the table clothes made the look of the dining tables look like beds.
ReplyDeleteMaybe it's just me :p
Ummm, not affected by your impression about the food, the dishes in those photos seem to be pretty fatty :p im just not a big fan of soupy curry oily foods.
But it's nice that you went there and shared with us your experience
Oh dear.. what a pity! I was going to rejoice seeing that you blog about Thai food and I love spicy food ;) Next time perhaps! hehe
ReplyDeleteI spied this place while we were opposite at Ichiban Boshi the other night. I think I will stick to my stall at SS2 Wai Sek Kai for my quick fix;)
ReplyDeleteCK: heheh, actually i think my friend wanted to have thai food that night, not me! but surprises can be pleasant, right :D
ReplyDeleteMichelle: i think it was a one-dimensional flavor. definitely needed seasoning, herbs, spices, etc =)
The Yum List: yeah, it's sad when the setting is much nicer than the food. heheh, my eyes usually wander to the cocktail menu before i look at the food list :D
ReplyDeleteRad: ooo, u're right. the tablecloth kinda feels like a bedding/blanker pattern. yeah, i enjoy creamy, flavorsome curries, but the ones here just failed =)
Iamthewitch: yaaa, now i need to find some good thai food to help me remember what a delicious thai duck curry tastes like! :D
ReplyDeleteUnkaleong: heh, wise man! though maybe i should check back with this place in a few months. it might actually improve with time! =)
Hmmm will you go to an Indonesian restaurant soon? :)
ReplyDeletewell, hopefully they know what they have to do to save the restaurant!
ReplyDeleteHmmmmm... Awesome food but subpar service is ok for new restaurants but it's such a pity when it's the other way around :(
ReplyDeleteRad: hmmmm, i'd like to! hopefully soon, ya =)
ReplyDeleteEiling: if they wait too long, it might be too late! :D
J: ya, that's so true. i feel kinda guilty for spreading the negative word-of-mouth too =)
But not just Ayam Penyet :p hehe
ReplyDeleteHope to see you blog about foods outside Malaysia when you go for a holiday!
Rad: oops, there's an ayam penyet outlet just a 10-minute walk from my office! I should blog about that first :D oh yeah, I think there'll be outside-Malaysia food posts in February. Cross fingers :D
ReplyDeleteChis, won't even waste my time, esp with places like
ReplyDeleteCiki: heheh, my philosophy is 'belum cuba, belum tahu' ... so i try to 'cuba,' even though the outcome might be disastrous, heheh :D
ReplyDeleteHello to all ..Im Chef Que Rashid ,the new Operation Manager of Ala Thai Restaurant ..Thanks for coming & posted a good comments here for our improvement ..if there any questions please do not hesitate to call me to get any info for our promotions +6012 9231583 ..
ReplyDeleteHi, i can't get to call Ala Thai, can you provide me the contact number? i want to make reservation.
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