Step In and Get Comfortable

You may never want to leave Sabai Sabai - it's like a warm blanket on a cold day and boy was it cold outside today! Walking in, the decor wasn't particularly exciting but, thankfully, the food was. Note to weekday lunchers, I had heard that the service was slow, and it is, so if you are looking for a quick 1-hour lunch, look elsewhere. Our eyes were on three dishes and that's what we got: Chicken Khao Soi, Beef Massaman Curry and Pad Gra Prow. The Chicken Khao Soi was definitely the milder of the two dishes. I loved the contrasting textures with the crispy noodles on top and the softer ones once you breach the surface. The soup was thinner in consistency than a curry with a mild coconut flavour. It was good, but the other two were better.

The Pad Gra Prow with pork was the crowd favourite. We were told to break the egg and mix everything together and what we got was a surprisingly spicy, sticky, unbelievably flavourful concoction. Holy chillies batman; this one is not for the faint of heart.

My favourite was the Massaman curry; although I've had plenty of these in my lifetime, the beef in this one was spot on. It just melted in your mouth and took you to places you couldn't even imagine. I sometimes tuned out of conversations when eating this - loved. every. bite.

We also had the fried bananas with coconut ice cream to seal the deal. As you can see (or not, since we forgot to take a photo) that it was the bees knees. Although Sabai Sabai is not up to par with Khao San Road or Sukothai, it will surely get there.

Side note: Thanks to our awesome server/barman - great energy, warm personality and delicious drink-making skills. Loved the Thai mojito!