La Rambla Thai
La Rambla Thai is actually a branch of the well known Thai Boulevard on Queens Road. They are both owned by Tasty Caterers. La Rambla is situated on Hotel Road Mount Lavinia. They used to serve Spanish/western food, but changed the concept to Thai a few years ago and have recently re-added a western menu due to popular demand.
The Thai Menu Starters
We started off by having Deep Fried Sesame Prawn Toast (Rs.890), this was not what we expected because generally prawn toast is a thin layer of minced prawn over toast, but this was a juicy, crunchy and prawn filled toast. They were definitely not stingy with the prawns. I would have preferred a sweet sauce to accompany it however. Next was the Chicken Satay with peanut sauce (Rs.840). The chicken was very succulent and very tender. Definitely a must try, however again the sauce wasn’t as peanutty as I expected.
Soup
The Tom Yum Soup (Rs.740) was honestly not overdosed with heat. The flavour really
comes through and the spice wasn’t overbearing, there was a generous portion of big prawns and mushrooms.
Mains
First in line was their version of Hot Butter Cuttlefish (Rs.1600). This was crunchy, soft but not really the HBC that we have at other restaurants, it had more of a garlic and pepper flavour. Nevertheless it was tasty. Next was the Black Pepper Beef (Rs.1360). This was actually rather delightful, crispy beef in a unique black pepper sauce, it had a nice change to the normal lemon grass tasting dishes. Try the green pepper corns used in this dish plain, they have a very interesting flavour. We went on to try the Deep Fried Fish Fillet in a black fungus and ginger sauce (Rs.1690). I’m generally not a fan of fish, but this definitely made me a believer. We were served a mango salad with peanuts (Rs.740), there was a nice amount of mango chunks and the dressing was a tangy one which complimented it all. The Pineapple Rice (Rs.920) was presented beautifully inside a pineapple. It wasn’t that special however when it came taste, it was tasty but not to the level I expected it to be. There were prawns and cuttlefish as well. Finally we were given the mixed vegetable dish (Rs.660), this dish had a lot of colour and I hadn’t seen anything like this before, it was not bad.
The first I tried was the banana coated in a juggery batter served with ice-cream and a juggery sauce (Rs.750). The batter was unusual and was quite tasty when it was hot, when it was cold not so much. Next was the Mango and sticky rice (Rs.760). The milk rice was not bad, the mango was a bit sour. Overall I didn’t quite enjoy the desserts as much.
Dessert Western Menu Mains:
The Roast Pork (Rs.1550), was very tasty. They said it was served with a BBQ sauce, however I thought it was something different, more peppery and sweet. It was served with roast potatoes, I guess you can ask for fries. Next was the Seafood Platter (Rs.1650).
This was honestly very tasty, each item had a different taste. The calamari rings were fried and then coated with a creamy cheese sauce, the fish was soft and had a lovely sticky sweet homemade sauce, the prawns were huge and were also prepared well and the backed crab was tasty but nothing to write home about.
The Service:
The service was very good, the food was served fast. Honestly for Thai food I expected it to take longer. The staff were very helpful and obliging. They knew the menu well and also made some good recommendations.
Would I go again?
I most certainly would love to go again. It most certainly is extremely pricy and not a place I could afford to visit on a regular basis, but certainly good for a special occasion.
Price Range:
As I mentioned before it is rather up there, in terms of price. However for the excellent quality of food they serve, it’s understandable.
For 2 people: Rs.4500-5000
Must try:
So something we weren’t officially served but since the manager liked us we got to try was the Prawns in Chillie paste. That was truly something else.
Parking Facilities: Delivery:
They do delivery, you can call and place an order and they do deliver it for an additional fee.