It was one of those days where we found ourselves walking around Kota Damansara looking for a restaurant that had already closed down. When we realised it was no longer there, we decided to try something new. The sign on this place advertising authentic Bangkok style Thai food was calling out to us.

I was parched from walking around in the sun so I ordered the Peturi drink, said to be cooling and refreshing. It’s a drink made from blended pegaga, cucumber and calamansi. I enjoy the herb taste akin to fresh cut grass and the slight sour tang from the calamansi. It is an acquired taste though as my colleagues were put off by the thought of a drink made with a blended herb.

We then set about ordering our usual Thai favourites; a mango salad, tom kha gai (coconut tom yam), butter prawn, pandan chicken, and the green curry chicken. The mango salad has the right balance of sweet, sour, spicy, and salty. I especially enjoy the dried prawns that soak up the dressing and get a little chewy.

The tom kha gai here is done just right. I love how unlike the usual red tom yam this one looks very unsuspicious. It is a clear soup made to look a bit milky with coconut milk, but then when you take a slurp the heat hits you right at the back of your throat. The spiciness is potent and disguised well. It is simmered with chicken, mushrooms and prawns and the broth is spiked with galangal, limejuice, lemongrass, and a large amount of green birds eye chilli. It’ll clear out your sinuses for sure and will whet your appetite.

"Crisp and moist"

Another dish I enjoyed here was the pandan chicken. It is marinated for a few hours with seasonings and spices, then fried till the outside is crisp but the inside is juicy and tender. It is often difficult to strike that balance when frying chicken because it can turn out to be dry and stringy which is why I appreciate the fact that they do this well. The sweet and sour sauce they serve it with is delicious too.

The green curry chicken here is not bad but could use some work. It is slightly watery and bland. The flavours are there but they need to be a bit more concentrated and amplified. It could also do with a larger serving of chicken as this was mainly filled with eggplant wedges and the tiny pea eggplants.

Unfortunately the dish we were looking forward to most was a complete miss at this restaurant; the butter prawns. They are soggy and the crispy bits are chewy. These probably weren’t fried up on the spot, or they were left to sit too long in the oil.

All in all this is a decent place to satisfy any Thai craving you might have and do try the Peturi drink for a refreshing and different experience.

Foodster's Verdict

Rattchda Sri Thai

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