Nara Thai Cuisine - Loving the Tom Yum Kung Soup @ ION Orchard Shopping Mall [Singapore] #narathaisg #ionorchard

It's now 2019 and i find it baffling to find a pull-up banner extolling its awards from four years ago! Nonetheless, a friend enjoyed the food from Nara Thai and since he was treating me for a meal and it was my first visit; i honestly didn't see the need to reject his kind offer! 

Here's what we had; p.s. picture quality wasn't optimal as i accidentally changed the mode and it didn't dawn on me that the focus was a bit off until i got home. :(

Stir-Fried Seasonal Vegetables (Phad Pak Ruam) - the cabbage was under-cooked while the rest didn't elicit much surprise; oh well, let's treat it as a necessary dish to balance lunch.  

Thai Fish Cakes (Tord Mun Pla) - i had tried this appetiser in quite a number of Thai restaurants and never thought they were anything beyond our typical fishcakes with an otah twist.

But these were different as they were so addictive! There's bite and you must dip them into the spicy, sweet chilli concoction for that additional kick.

Tom Yum Kung - it's been a long while since i last had such nice tom yum soup; thick with an intense seafood flavour infused with lime and lemongrass! Before it's place on our table, i can already catch whiffs of its piquant spiciness! 

With six good-sized prawns, even my friend was surprised to see beads of sweat rolling down my face! Even so, i was relishing every spoonful. Guess my mom would enjoy this very much.

Red Ruby (Thub Tin Grob) - another reason for bringing my mom; she has a thing for red ruby and for a period of time, that's the dessert she would order if it's on a menu. 

Sadly, even though this was refreshing to have on a hot day and it had strips of jackfruit together with its red-coloured water chestnuts; it felt a bit diluted and i didn't manage to secure the satisfaction i would normally have with great desserts.

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Service could have been more attentive but what i encountered didn't appear to be as bad as those on google reviews. Maybe i was lucky? -shrugs- 

Address

2 Orchard Turn, 

#B3-21, ION Orchard, 

Singapore 238801 

Pricing

Stir-Fried Seasonal Vegetables - S$10.90 

Thai Fish Cakes - S$13.90

Tom Yum Kung - S$19.90 

Red Ruby - S$5.90

(Subject to GST and Service Charge)