Fox' Bar & Restaurant Review: Siam Thai Restaurant (1 Amiral Vasile Urseanu St.)

ADDRESS 1 Amiral Vasile Urseanu www.siamthairestaurant.ro Tel: 021 210 9435

Finding good Thai food in these parts can be a struggle, fair enough you would say, the Thai population in Romania is very small. Infact whilst writing this article I rang the Thai Embassy in Bucharest as a point of interset to see how many Thai nationals live in Romania? I am sorry to say the Thai Embassy declined to tell. Anyway, I discovered Siam Thai on the strength of 2 independant recommendations, so really had to be tried. Having lived in the Far East for a few years and visit Thailand many times, I am a great fan of the cuisine so went in great anticipation with high expectations. Siam Thai did not disappoint, every bit as good as I had hoped. The food was very authentically Thai with a broad choice of dishes on the menu. The Chicken and Cashew nuts with vegetables I had for the main course I could have eaten twice! The restaurant is situated in an old villa on Amiral Vasile Urseanu, with no obvious signage outside not easy to spot, 10 minutes walk from Piata Romana in the direction of Piata Victoriei. The restauarant has simplistic decor inside with tables and seating for around 50 people, with an outside space in a walled garden at the rear which has 5 tables. So with the summer weather ring and book in advance to secure a table outside. This is a restaurant that I feel needs more research to sample the delights on the menu, looking forward to the challenge! They had run out of Chang beer, a Thai beer which was offered on the menu, that would have just completed the full Thai dining experience. Let's hope they are fully stocked for the next visit. Home delivery also available. By Richard Fox, fox@citycompass.ro