Bree’s Selection
Sometimes lightning does strike the same place twice. Viphalay is located in the exact same building that our inaugural restaurant (La Tapa) was. With that in mind, Bree reserved an upstairs table near the window because we love the natural light. Our server was a real character. We neglected to get her name. She was incredibly flamboyant and outspoken. All in all, sge was a lovely lady (but she may not have been born that way). Enough said. Now let’s talk food. Our appetizers included Thai samosas (third favourite), crispy cream cheese wontons (number two because there was too much wonton and not enough cheese), and the appetizer of the year award goes to… Goong Laow Dang (red wine shrimps). Dang it was good! After that flavour fiesta, we moved on to the main course. Bree ordered Gaeng Kiew Wan (green curry). Ang chose the spicy beef stir fry. Dave decided on Gai Himapan (Orange Cashew Nut Chicken – that English description needs an adjective, don’t you think?). For good measure, we added coconut rice. Although we ordered separately, the dishes loaned themselves to being sharing and who were we to argue? All three main courses were amazing but the green curry was served with an extra dash of pizzazz. As this point we were fairly stuffed so we limited ourselves to two desserts. There wasn’t a huge variety anyway. Both of our desserts contained fried banana. One was served with vanilla ice cream and the other with cinnamon and maple syrup. They were both delicious! By our count, Viphalay was the third Thai restaurant that Bree has chosen and as usual, it did not disappoint. Great job, Bree!
