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Fresh Prawn (Thai Style)
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Several times I tried to book
Sweet Basil Thai Cuisine at Causeway Bay and every time I was told that it was full. The main reason being is that the restaurant has moved to another floor which is now much smaller. I needed a plan B. I must explore a better location and hopefully with better Thai food.
And after I seeked, I found --
Chilli Thai Restaurant at Tin Hau.
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Panorama of the interior
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The first thing I like about this restaurant is that the tables can be reserved easily because it is not that busy, but maybe that will change after my post is published.
The restaurant is more spacious then I thought and it can host 40 to 50 diners while maintaining certain level of privacy and noise level.
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Pan Fried Thai Noodles with Prawn (Thai Style)
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The food arrived quickly at my table as if they know that I would be dying to try out their food and I have to say, the food looked nice, smelled great and tasted excellent! The food arrived so quickly that it basically burned your mouth if you try to eat it at once.
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Assorted drinks
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Maybe, like all new visitors to this restaurant, you will be looking for a set dinner, unfortunately they only offer lunch and tea sets. However, I do not see why that will bother you considering the price of each dish is actually way lower than expected.
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Green Curry Beef
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I must say that most of the dishes we ordered that night tasted better than the same dish at Sweet Basil and way much cheaper!
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Fried Baby Cabbage
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It is the first time I actually do not need to describe the taste of the food in detail because they basically all tasted amazing.
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Young Coconut
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The food quality is simply "the Kowloon Tong" standard, except that you pay a bit less for the food and a lot less time and money for travelling to Kowloon Tong.
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Chicken Wings with Thai Sweet Chili Sauce
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At one point, we actually suspected that the chef is actually Thai because our stereotypical minds told us that Hong Kong chef simply cannot relate to quality food. We never got to confirm our theory but it really does not matter. Gorgeous food at reasonable price is all we care!
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Assorted Satay Skewers
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Some say those purple flowers (orchid) for plate decorations are redundant, but without them, the whole Thai-theme just simply disappears!
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Baked Scallops
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"Purple" is "Thai".
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Roasted Pork Neck
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There is a something about this restaurant that makes it special...
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Chilli Thai Restaurant
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... maybe it is the pursuit of quality food at a inexpensive price that distinguishes this Thai restaurant from all others.
I am giving 5-stars to all food shown above and I will surely be back for more!
Resources:
Chilli Thai Restaurant @ Openrice
http://www.openrice.com/english/restaurant/sr2.htm?shopid=23046&tc=sr1
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