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Friday 22 March 2013

Restaurant review: Chaophraya Thai

I visited Chaopraya Thai restaurant near the Bullring with my family a few nights ago (Wednesday night at about 6:30, its started off reasonably empty but had filled up by the time we were leaving)) and was very impressed! It had very mixed reviews, from terrible to amazing, so I wasn't sure what to expect. http://chaophraya.co.uk/

Firstly it looks nice. It manages to have a jelly fish tank, a lots of reflective surfaces and orange colours, yet not look tacky. The staff were very welcoming and polite, we told them one of our party had a train to catch and they were very accommodating. (as an addition, the toilets are lovely! They have oil burners in, so smell like a spa!)

The menu is extensive, but there are the typical classic dishes to help you out! We picked mild dishes, as a few of our party don't like their food very spicy. Although not hot, the dishes had strong complex layered flavours.  The food is on the pricey side, but we had such a brilliant experience here that we all decided we would recommend it and can't wait to go back!


Four Seasons Duck Curry  £12.95
Four seasonal fruits of grape, pineapple, strawberry and tomato cooked in a flavourful curry sauce with roasted duck and sweet basil.

This was lovely, not too sweet, not to creamy and with a very sight heat, duck Thai currys are my favourite!



Crispy Pork Belly with Thai Basil £9.95
Street-style pan fried crispy pork belly tossed with fresh chillies, garlic, green beans and hot basil leaves.

This was also very flavoursome, the favourite dish of one of us, but others found the pork a little tough. The pieces were a little on the large size for eating with a fork and a spoon!





Chicken Pad Thai £9.95
Stir fried rice noodles in tamarind sauce with chicken, spring onions, carrots, egg, sweet turnip and bean sprouts served with ground peanuts and fresh mango.

This was lovely, the mango was a nice touch that lifted the dish.


King Prawns with Ginger  £14.95
King prawns sautéed with straw mushrooms, fresh ginger, peppers, onions, spring onions, chilli and soya beans.

Very nice, sharp and refreshing. Enormous juicy prawns and enough for most of our part of 4 to have 2 each.



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