Somtum Der

A cute authentic Thai food restaurant that was Michelin recognized since 2018. We were a group of 4 people that came here to have dinner, and decided to sit outside, as the inside had a strong cooking smell that was tough for us. From the salads section we ordered the Tum Mamaung Pla Krob (spicy sour mango salad with crispy fish) and the Tum Kaopod Kai Kem (spicy corn salad with salted egg). Both salads were very well seasoned, but veryyyy spicy (although we requested them not too spicy). From the charcoal grilled section we ordered the Moo Rong Hai Der (grilled marinated pork) which was very delicious, served with a spicy sauce (yet again, very very spicy), and this was probably the best dish of our dinner here. From the rice & noodles section we ordered the Kao Kaprao Kai Dao (stir-fried holy basil with pork and fried egg on rice). This was also a very spicy dish, but it was tasty and the rice balanced the spiciness. After all of this, we were still hungry so ended up ordering another dish. It was the Pad Mee Hang Nuea Lai (stir-fried noodles with sliced marbled beef shank and egg), which was a bit meh, lacked seasoning and the beef slices were a bit dry. Our friends that have issue with spiciness ordered several different dishes and specifically requested to make them not spicy at all, but they were all way too spicy for them and they ended up returning some dishes up to 3 times until the kitchen got it right. Considering the entire experience from end to end, I'd probably skip returning to this restaurant, also noting that it wasn't very good VFM as we spent almost 600 baht per person.

5 months ago