Pad Thai and tom yum goong for less than US$7 at Golden Prince Thai Restaurant in Causeway Bay
- The authentic Thai food, staff and surroundings are contrasted with a lack of flavour
- The portions were generous and inexpensive, but again, the blandness was a let down
Tom yum goong soup and pad Thai are on the menu of almost every Thai restaurant outside Thailand, and Golden Prince Thai Restaurant is no exception.
We felt like we were dining at a small restaurant in Thailand – almost all the staff were Thai, the music playing in the kitchen was Thai, and the handcrafted bowls and wooden decorations on the walls were Thai.
The tom yum goong chicken soup with rice (HK$48) looked appetising. Steamed Thai rice was soaked in a thick orange broth with a great variety of ingredients – tomatoes, oyster mushrooms, shredded chicken and coriander.
The chicken was tender, moist and generously portioned. It was a pity the sour flavour dominated the dish, masking the spiciness. It also lacked the aromatic flavour of coconut milk.
The fried rice noodles in the pad Thai, mixed with sauté pork jowl, scrambled egg, dried tofu and bean sprouts (HK$55), had a good texture, although the dish was somewhat bland.
