Ignore Royal Orchard's billious chartreuse walls and unattractively dark demeanour. There are sveral dozen Thai restos between home and here, but this is the one. Their kitchen has the Midas touch. Never before in a life of hoovering Thai coconut chicken soup have I met one so flavourful; it's darker than the usual tom kha gai, made more tasty by tomato, chili and carrots.more...See more text
I have been and enjoyed everything at the Royal Orchard Thai Restaurant. So upon reading the rave reviews by Joanne Kates, I asked my girlfriends to take the drive up north and come for lunch! They got the order wrong and when I corrected it, they were put-off. When our meal came it was cold. We didn't send it back, since my friends and myself didn't want to complain. I was so very disappointed since I have had great meals there and I loved the new decor.
Over the past 5 yr. I have eaten at R.O. Thai. Both the service and food has been excellent. There has been a change in the spices since the renovation. Sauces are not as creamy but still good.
The curry was delicious - the 3 chili rating was...
The curry was delicious - the 3 chili rating was indicative of the spice level. Tom Yum soup was tasty, but could have been slightly more spicy. Pad Thai was very good too. Overall, quality of food is excellent. The one downside was that the portion of rice was very small.
