I understand this is the biggest chain of Thai restaurants in Malaysia, with 18 outlets across the Klang Valley, Johor, and Genting. They’ve relatively recently brought some vegetarian items onto their menu, so I tried it for the first time (wife is a fan). We went to the Wangsa Walk branch.
It had quite a weird ambience, as it was half black paint and industrial, half hipster cafe. It also had very loud aircon, which meant although the place was busy, it felt oddly quiet. Staff were a bit offhand, for instance putting down our drinks a bit hard without acknowledging us. Just a little strange.
Speaking of the drinks, they were very sweet, except for the watermelon juice. Wife is wise to their ways, so made sure to ask for it without added sugar. We also shared a lemongrass juice and a Thai iced tea. I think I’d just have plain water in future.
Broccoli with mushroom was fairly bland, but inoffensive. Daughter very keen, as it’s her favourite vegetable.
Plain omelette was the crispy bubbly type which I don’t care for but wife and daughter enjoyed.
Steamed siakap, or barramundi, had chilli, garlic and lime sauce, well, drowning it really. It was spicy enough to give my wife the chilli hiccups which doesn’t happen very often. I enjoyed the fact it was served in a fish shaped steamer tray.
Finally, my vegetarian green curry was a mix of tofu, peppers, aubergine and Thai ball aubergine, babycorn, long beans, broccoli, and carrot. It was also spicy, with occasional bursts of Thai basil flavour (which I find closer to mint than normal basil). Decent.
I didn’t really enjoy Absolute Thai enough that I felt I wanted to head back, but at the same time I think I would go again once I had exhausted the nearby alternatives. Wife didn’t think it was done justice this time. She is fond of their tom yam among other dishes, but wanted stuff to share with the little one. She might opt for that instead of the fish in future.
Address: G03A, Ground Floor, Wangsa Walk Mall, 9 Wangsa Avenue, Jalan Wangsa Perdana, Wangsa Maju, 53300 Kuala Lumpur
Telephone: 0341318633
Website: https://www.facebook.com/AbsoluteThai/
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