review: The atmosphere at Pai is cool as well as the fact that you can make reservations (unlike Khao San Rd), and the service is pretty good; however, I felt the quality and taste of food was poor overall. I should note though, that I am a vegetarian so I can only speak through that lens (however my partner ordered their chicken wings and was underwhelmed by the flavours). In general, there were limited options on the menu (small menu overall); there was one vegetarian option. The menu identified which dishes could be made vegan (only about 2-3), which was good and identified which dishes had oyster sauce (which was helpful so that I could avoid those!). I ordered 2 dishes that could be made vegan (green curry and khao soi). I felt the dishes we ordered lacked flavour and depth and the curries relied quite heavily on coconut milk/cream, which made the curries pretty thick in consistency. The vegetables in the dishes were cut into huge chunks and tasted pretty bland. I have had vegetarian thai food at other thai restaurants and the flavours can be pretty amazing even without the fish sauce. Taste is very important to me and I feel that this restaurant let me down and I did not enjoy my meal. I had high hopes for Pai, but felt the food quality and taste is much better at Khao San Road (even for a vegetarian!)
question: Where is the cool spot the restaurant?
The atmosphere at Pai is cool