Neung Roi brings you the best of Thai cuisine on a platter
Neung Roi brings you the best of Thai cuisine on a platter.
The most difficult part of the Neung Roi experience is deciding what to order<em>Photo: Vivan Mehra</em>
My appetite for exotic food takes me to restaurants with names that are more than just a mouthful. Neung Roi, the fairly new Thai restaurant at Radisson Blu Plaza, Mahipalpur, thankfully saved me the trouble of dealing with yet another tongue twister.
Done up in muted gold and brown, nothing about the restaurant's understated elegance prepares you for the feast that follows. In keeping with the trend of making technology part of your dining experience, the menu is served up on an iPad which sports an exhaustive list of dishes inspired by culinary specialties from the four major regions of Thailand. On offer is an array of spicy delicacies from Isan, hot-and-salty dishes from Lanna, sea food and fresh produce from the south, and the mildbut-balanced cuisine from the central plains.
The most difficult part of the Neung Roi experience is deciding what to order. Once that task is dealt with, you can spend your time waiting for the food by browsing through the iPad, which is stocked with information on the various food regions of Thailand.
Like the opening scene of a movie, the first dish to hit the table set the tone for the rest of the meal. And as beginnings go, this one was pretty solid. I began with pla muk yang (charcoaled squid) followed by goong som (prawn soup in coconut milk). The thod man khau (corn fritters with chilli), a light and airy dish, is highly recommended for vegetarians. Given the wide range on offer, ask your server for suggestions. I ordered the nun phad prik (stir fried tenderloin) and the famous Thai green curry. Accompanying it were pad Thai noodles flavoured with just the right amount of condiments.
The only disappointment in the menu was the dessert section, which was quite limited. What did we pick? Sticky rice and mango, followed by a tamarind sorbet. Though the former was quite good, my Indian palate couldn't take the idea of having rice for dessert. The sweet-and-sour sorbet, however, turned out to be the perfect ending to a sumptuous Thai dinner.
Recommended
Pla muk yang Thod man khau
Meal for two (alcohol extra) Rs 2,800
Radisson Blu Plaza, Mahipalpur
011-26779191 (Extn: 649)
Done up in muted gold and brown, nothing about the restaurant's understated elegance prepares you for the feast that follows. In keeping with the trend of making technology part of your dining experience, the menu is served up on an iPad which sports an exhaustive list of dishes inspired by culinary specialties from the four major regions of Thailand. On offer is an array of spicy delicacies from Isan, hot-and-salty dishes from Lanna, sea food and fresh produce from the south, and the mildbut-balanced cuisine from the central plains.
The most difficult part of the Neung Roi experience is deciding what to order. Once that task is dealt with, you can spend your time waiting for the food by browsing through the iPad, which is stocked with information on the various food regions of Thailand.
Like the opening scene of a movie, the first dish to hit the table set the tone for the rest of the meal. And as beginnings go, this one was pretty solid. I began with pla muk yang (charcoaled squid) followed by goong som (prawn soup in coconut milk). The thod man khau (corn fritters with chilli), a light and airy dish, is highly recommended for vegetarians. Given the wide range on offer, ask your server for suggestions. I ordered the nun phad prik (stir fried tenderloin) and the famous Thai green curry. Accompanying it were pad Thai noodles flavoured with just the right amount of condiments.
The only disappointment in the menu was the dessert section, which was quite limited. What did we pick? Sticky rice and mango, followed by a tamarind sorbet. Though the former was quite good, my Indian palate couldn't take the idea of having rice for dessert. The sweet-and-sour sorbet, however, turned out to be the perfect ending to a sumptuous Thai dinner.
Recommended
Pla muk yang Thod man khau
Meal for two (alcohol extra) Rs 2,800
Radisson Blu Plaza, Mahipalpur
011-26779191 (Extn: 649)
