Delicious Thai food on a budget

Satisfying your craving for Thai fare is not a tough affair in Singapore as Thai cuisine can be easily found everywhere. However, great Thai food is hard to come by, in my opinion, especially if you're talking about affordability. Hence, many people end up at popular chain joints like ThaiExpress or Siam Kitchen. Don't get me wrong; while they are tasty, I find them a tad steep and not so value-for-money.

Hence, I was really happy to find the Thai stall in Marina Square's food court, The Gallerie #04-101/102.

 It was a fortuitous discovery as I happened to crave for Thai Tom Yum soup and this was the first stall I passed by that serves it. I order a bowl of Tom Yum fish rice noodles ($5.50) and the pineapple fried rice set ($5.90), which came with a soup and mango (or was it papaya?) salad.

Often, rice noodles are too soft that they stick together and then clings to your teeth. Either that, they are undercooked and they get stuck between your teeth. Whichever it is, good rice noodles are rare here. I was really therefore very pleased with this stall's rice noodles as it was firm to the bite, what the Italians would call al dente. The fish was fresh and fragrant, and most importantly, the soup was rich without being too spicy..that means I could drink more without difficulty. If you're a chilli powerhouse, the server would happily add more chilli for you.

The pineapple fried rice didn't disappoint either. The rice was a tad overcooked but overall, it tasted as good as what a casual dining restaurant could serve. In the rice is chockful of seafood, egg, pineapple cubes and raisins, certainly delightful. Topping it off is a slice of omelet which didn't taste any special but the thoughtful addition (note that there's already lots of egg in the fried rice) was much appreciated. 

The next time you're craving for Thai food, you might want to swing by this affordable outlet.

I'll sure be back to try out other yummy-looking stuff on their menu, including the phad thai and tapioca cake!

 Address: Marina Square, The Gallerie food court #04-101/102.

Rating: Will be back!