Amarin is owned by the same company as Absolute Thai, but the prices are more expensive at Amarin. Even though we destroyed our tongues with that super hot stir-fried duck, we enjoyed the food at Amarin Heavenly Thai. Eating here is definitely an indulgence, but we would come here again.
It was a perfect dinner for us. I was so regretted for having my dinner somewhere else before accompany my sister to the Thai restaurant for dinner. If not, I should have ordered their Thai Basil Chicken here. Second visit? A big YES!! Everything was good from the service to the foods. Thumbs up!!
Red curry [Pork (RM19.80)/ Seafood (RM23.80)] If you adore hot and spicy food, this dish is not to be missed. There's just something so unique about Thai's red coconut, which sits on the sweeter side in comparison to Malaysian curry, but delicious in their very own distinct way. This curry is ideal to be eaten with rice, its thick and savoury broth would make you engulf the rice in no time. We opted for pork, and they were pretty fresh and came in decent amount. Basically their curry is on par with most of the Thai food chains out there, but are more reasonably priced. So the next time you're craving for Thai curry but not ready to burn a hole in your wallet, this place is definitely your go to.
I can't believe that for lunch, I only had this bowl of Red Ruby dessert at Tiffin's, Midvalley Mall. It was just ok, nothing to go back for.
To finish off our Thai dining experience, we tried the Seafood Tom Yum (RM28.80). The soup had a little bit of heat but is not overly spicy. A small plate of chopped chillies is placed on the side for customers to put it according to their preferred level of spiciness. Needless to say we dumped it all. If you like spicy food like us, you will probably like the hints of spicy kick in this dish.
Moving next, we had the Christmas-on-Fire Spaghetti with Turkey Meatballs (RM32). The meatballs are made from turkey and then it is then fried till crispy perfection and topped together with the freid garlic and chily. The al-dente pasta paired with the boucy juicy meatballs were just good and whats more with the kick of spiciness that comes with it.
One of our favorite dishes from their festive menu is the Tom Ka Rice with Sun-Dried Beef Strip and Som Tam (RM36). The beef strips are first marinated, hung out to air-dry, then deep fried and is served with a tangy, spicy tomato jaew sauce. It's like beef jerky but meatier, slightly chewy and absolutely delicious. This also comes with a green papaya salad (som tam) and aromatic Thai-style galangal rice pilaf cooked in coconut milk.
Greyhound Famous Fried Chicken Wings RM18 Greyhound Famous Fried Chicken Wings , one of our favourite Thai street snacks. Thai chicken wings appear to be drier and smaller in size but it is amazingly good with the extra crispy, golden brown outer layer laced with umami-ness of fish sauce, and tender meat locked with juiciness.
What do We Like about Mr. Tuk Tuk, The Gardens? -Appetizing steamed squid
Went back to Boat Noodle, The Gardens for the chicken wings (5 pieces per bowl at MYR 10.80 nett). This time we ordered two bowls. Just the middle section and tip of the wings, no drumlets. Juicy, flavourful and tender!
I found the rice noodles to be flat narrow strips of translucent springy rice noodles similar to very narrow kway teow/hor fun with texture almost like tong hoon (glass noodles). The mini portion means that there are only about 2 tablespoons of noodles in each bowl. A big eater would require at least 10 bowls. This is a place to try out the various types of broth and sauces, not so much for the toppings because there are not much beef in each bowl.
Since I have a "kaki" today to share tom yum with, we also ordered the Spicy tom yum soup with seafood (RM19), And wow, the tom yum soup was really spicy but addictive at the same time, so we couldn't stop drinking it even though our mouths were burning. LOL. In the soup, there was one prawn, fish, and squid.
Siu Yuk stirfried with vege at MYR 17+ (6% sst = MYR 18.02 nett).
Chocolate ice cream topped with bits of bacon and a drizzle of Baileys - MYR 15 nett at Thai Hou Sek, Midvalley Mall but it is no longer on the menu because they revamped their menu recently.
Roasted Pork Belly Petai Stir Fried Bihun at MYR 20.75+ (6% SST = MYR 22 nett). Very flavourful dish. I like the petai. Portion is not enough for a big eater I believe.
The Amphawa Tom Yum Broth is flavourful rich and milky while bursting with a fragrant scent of spices, a lot spicier compared to what we used to have outside but definitely gains our “two thumbs up” recommendations. Portion wise was just “Okay” if you are just treating it as a snack, otherwise, you might need to order another bowl to call it a full course.
Oops! The newly opened Amphawa Thai Tea & Co at MidValley Megamall is known as Thai Milk Tea! Savoring sweet and tempting milk tea, it's almost impossible to drink every day! In addition there are other drinks here [Amphawa Soda Mix] is also pretty good, fresh and delicious!
Overall, it was so-so dinner for us. I should have brought them to somewhere for authentic Thai Food rather than spending our money here. It cost us RM 100+ for this meal.