Date of visit: 25th September
Thai Basil @ Pacific Place
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"Hot and Sour Rock Lobster Soup" ($68)
rock lobster pieces, cherry tomatoes, shallots, ginger, hot and sour broth
A very strongly-flavoured soup of equal spicy and sourness. I enjoyed this mug of soup (despite its high sodium content), but the ridiculously over-cooked lobster pieces had lost its taste and texture, and became quite bland and soft.
"Char-grilled Prawn Salad" ($88)
grilled prawns, pomelo, green beans, Chinese garlic chives ('gau choy'), thai basil, fried garlic, chilli lemongrass dressing
This salad is really spicy! A twist on the traditional spicy prawn salad, this one incorporates other greens and pomelo fruit for a citrus zingg. There's an abundance of Thai basil leaves which I liked.
"Char-grilled vegetables" ($88/4 items)
sweet potato, pumpkin, asparagus, zucchini
Everything was cooked perfectly, and the charred bits were the best. They were brushed with a little olive oil before cooked so they were naturally flavourful without the addition of any extra sauces. Pumpkins were sweet, but the sweet potatoes were not (I guess they aren't in season).
"Char grilled basil chicken wok fried noodles" ($88)
Grilled chicken breast, basil, Thai asparagus, shallots, bean sprouts, vermicelli-like noodles, fried garlic
The chicken breast was not at all dry despite having been grilled over high heat to achieve its marks. The noodles are very lightly seasoned, and if you don't like fiery foods this is an option, as it contains no chillies. Sadly the charring ended at the chicken breast and did not extend to the noodles - there was no 'wok-hay' at all, which is what I look for in a good fried noodle dish.
"Wok fried Thai Spicy Crab" ($188)
Whole Crab, Thai basil, lemongrass, chilli, garlic, shallots, fresh green pepper, black pepper
My ma had tried this before and said it was good but extremely spicy, so we asked them to go lighter on the chillies, and it was indeed lightened. Nonetheless, it is still a rather spicy dish, so wouldn't recommend this if you detest any form of heat. The crabs were fried well, each piece equally coated with all the seasoning and spices, and the crab meat was not to soft (not over-cooked).
Overall I enjoyed the food here quite a lot for its big and bold flavours, and will be back in the near future to sample other items, but I still miss Lian!
Food: ♥♥♥1/2
Service: ♥♥1/2
Price: $$$-$$$$
Thai Basil
Shop 001, Basement Floor, Pacific Place, 88 Queensway
Admiralty, HK
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