Thai Express

I was having dinner at Thai Express at the Esplanade before attending a boring audio visual play. Thank goodness the food was better than the play! If you are craving for Thai food like those sold in Bangkok food courts, this is a good substitute.

My group of diners did not order Tom Yum soup but I am sure it is good as I could smell the aroma of the soup served to other diners. It smelt sour and the lemongrass was refreshing. If I did not have a weak stomach, I will definitely order it! Tom Yum soup with rice makes a very very yummy and satisfying dish.

I had the beef brew soup with glass stick noodles but it was quite ordinary. I like the thin glass noodles though and the soup was thick with beef stew taste. It would be heavenly with chilli powder but I couldn’t take chilli so I guess the taste was diminished somewhat. I disliked the strong taste of mint leaves added but other than that, it is a passable dish. I was really pissed off when my colleague stated that her husband order beef noodles when they dined at Thai Express previously and it sucked. I was incredulous at her insensitivity and she knew what all of us ordered as she had asked what we felt like having earlier on. Even if she feels it sucks, please keep quiet or say it before I ordered. Anyway the dish is palatable if you like beef stew.

My companions ordered the shrimp paste fried rice, the tofu mushrooms glass stick noodles in clear chicken soup broth (yes, what a name!) and the shrimp fried egg with plain rice. The rice dishes came with Thai chilli which would bring out the taste of the food while the tofu mushrooms looked rather bland. If you are looking for a Thai meal, head for the chilli and Tom Yum.

Also on the menu which we did not order were dishes like glutinous rice with mango, phad thai, etc. I will try the glutinous rice with mango next as it is a deliciously sweet dish for those with a sweet tooth. The glutinous rice is sweet while the mango is slightly sourish and it gives you two tastes in one mouth. Heavenly!