Siam Samrarn, West End

Siam Samrarn is a Thai restaurant that keeps growing in popularity. I went here tonight with my boyfriend Les. For an entree, I ordered the Tom Yum Goong, a sweet and sour soup with prawns. For $7, I received a soup with 3 pieces of prawns. It tasted great but it was a little too much on the sweet side. Les ordered some deep fried coconut prawns. The coconut overpowered the taste of the prawns but the good news is that the prawns were huge in size and with 4 prawns for $8, its very reasonable. The same goes for the rest of their entrees, they are large portions and you only have to pay around $6.50-$8.00.

For the main course, I ordered the steamed barramundi with lemon juice and chilli while Les ordered a cripsy pork with basil stirfry. The steamed barramundi has always been a favourite of mine from this restaurant and once again, I was not disappointed. The fish was cooked perfectly. The lemon with the fresh coriander and mint gave it such a refreshing taste. The crispy pork with Basil was also nice. It was served with lots of ginger, onions and green beans. Unfortunately, the rice was gluggy, meaning too much water used during the cooking process that when it was done it was too moist and not dry and fluffy the way Thai Jasmine rice should be.

 

Overall tonights meal was ok, not brilliant but not bad. The gluggy rice and service tonight was the biggest let down. However, I have been here many times before and I know that is not always the case. Expect to pay around $15-$20 for a main.

Overall rating 6/10

Siam Samrarn

1/19 Boundary Street

West End QLD 4101

http://www.siamsamrarn.com.au/